Sunday, September 11, 2011

Pencils YES!



As I've mentioned previously, I'm a certified pencil lover, so was delighted to see a link to this story in my inbox via my bestie-of-all-time, Lauren. Blackwings are back, yo! And apparently they're better than ever.

For the uninitiated, Blackwing pencils were discontinued in the 1990's and have developed a cult following due to their super-smooth lead and large ferrule, which is that thing that attaches the eraser to the pencil. I found this out because there is such thing as a Pencilopedia, which is totally blowing my mind. They're made of cedar, last forever, and have a fancy flat-eraser to boot. Pop culture eaters Boing Boing reported on their resurgence and I can only imagine the legions of folksy copy-editors or pencil weirdos who are snatching these things up.

They were previously fetching prices up to $20 on ebay for a single pencil but can now be purchased here for a cool $19.95 per dozen count box. I know you're as over-the-moon as I am.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Finders Keepers





Book sculptures by an anonymous artist have been popping up in Scotland libraries recently. Aside from the sweetness of the sculptures themselves, my favorite thing about this project is how librarians are using the poems referenced as clues to discern the identity of the artist.

Says Central Station (with a Scottish brogue, I hope): "Nobody knows whether there are more to come and if so, where they might appear. Some say the newly opened National Museum, others suggest the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It's all a bit exciting!"

Get the scoop and check out a few more sculptures here.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Book Icons





One of my favorite pop culture blogs, Flavorwire, just released their list of top 20 iconic book covers. I was thrilled to see that a few of my favorites had made it. Check it out here - are any of yours on the list?