Escape the library

On a rare occasion I post a link to a game. Since there are not a lot of ‘bookish’ games around, I seize the opportunity to bring you this one. It is one of those typical escape games. Except this one is in a library. I found it quite difficult, until my finance told me just to click on a lot of things. You can find the game here. Have fun!

Book corners

If you want to protect the corners of your favourite hardcovers, this product might come in handy. It is a set of galvanised steel plate book corners. For 8,50 pounds you get 24 small ones, 24 medium ones and 12 large ones. You can order them here.

Librarian bar

If you are ever in New York and you want to go out for a drink, go here! (And tell me all about it…) It is called the Library Bar, but do not take this too seriously. As they describe it: “Home of bad grammar, good music and adorable staff”. The only thing librarian about this bar is the staff, which kind of dress like librarians. Kind of: the wrong and over the top sexy way. As said, if you dare to set foot in it, let me know afterwards!

Ex libris

Or: bookplate. Personally, I hate it when people put bookplates in books. For me it is a real turnoff when I spot a second hand book and the previous owner glued one in. I feel the same when someone felt the need to write their name in a book. Why do people feel that need, I wonder? For collectors the books become worthless.

But… I do like the look of some bookplates. The art on them can be really nice. There is whole bunch of people who feel the same. Hence The Bookplate Society. Or this blog, by a self confessed ‘bookplate junkie’. The history behind these Ex Libris is actually quite interesting. You can learn about it here.

If you do like to put bookplates in your books, or collect them, I have a few links for you. Here you can find really pretty high quality Ex Libris. Also check out these that depict reading women.

Kimbooktu interviewed

A couple of days ago I wrote about a new bookish forum, LitMinds. They have conducted an interview with me that is now shown on their homepage (click here or here). So if you want to know more about me, or how I came up with ‘Kimbooktu’, you can read the interview!

The World’s best book store II

I recently wrote a post about the World’s best bookstore. You can find the post here. Michelle send me an e-mail about an amazing bookstore in Buenos Aires. It used to be a theatre and it looks fantastic. You can see an image of it here and more information on it here.

If you know of an amazing bookstore, that you think is the best of the world, please post it here. (You can also click the new category I made, named ‘bookstores’.)

Edible book festival

I posted about bookish festivals before. Make sure you enter your local bookish festivals here! I found one that is worth a separate mention. Every year on April 1. the “Edible book festival” takes place in a lot of countries. “This festival is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a way to concretely share a book; it is also a deeper reflexion on our attachment to food and our cultural differences”, the organisation writes on their website. You can find it here.