Wonder Book Blog
Last week's book story about my friend Barbara brought back so many memories I felt I should put more on the record while they were fresh. So this week's story will have lots of Barbara and perhaps a bit of London in it... Read More
The story of Barbara Mertz's impact on my life is so big it is hard to pick what to write about...but one has to start somewhere... Let's begin with Gandalf the White... Read More
I hadn't forgotten Sterling Lanier. Nor, then, had I thought of him for many years. But when I visited the 2018 ABAA International NYC Antiquarian Book Fair and was walking down an aisle browsing the amazing offerings in every booth, I was arrested mid-stride by... Read More
Thanksgiving. 2018. This day stands out like a bookmarked page near the end of the book that is each year. About ninety percent of 2018 is behind this day. The ten percent ahead will fly frenetically. For many people in this land, routines stop this... Read More
On September 27, 2018 Lorne Bair of Lorne Bair Books of Winchester Virginia and John and Karen Thomson of the venerable Bartleby's Books in Washington DC organized an event to honor Allen Ahearn of Quill and Brush Books. It was a brilliant concept. It was... Read More
About 20 years ago I wrote a "book": Bookends—A Biblio-Novel. A couple friends referred me to a couple agents. They weren't interested, so I put it aside. I was never a salesman. A career in old books has been perfect for me because they've always... Read More
