Pick a book, any book
Nick Davies
It can be a thrill to discover a new book by chance — happening upon it on a shelf at a bookstore or library, or at the home of a… Read more »
Antiquarian bookselling
Giant, Texas-sized book auction
Valerie Merians
It’s finally happening. We warned you. Out of Archer City, Texas, comes Larry McMurtry’s giant Last Book Sale. According to the Austin Chronicle: Larry McMurtry is putting two-thirds of the inventory… Read more »
Rare Book of Mormon taken from unpopular little old lady not because of “divine retribution” but because of Mitt Romney-inspired “Mormonia”
Dennis Johnson
The rare first edition of the Book of Mormon stolen from an antiquarian bookstore in suburban Phoenix, Arizona (see the earlier MobyLives report) has been recovered after having apparently been… Read more »