$42.50
ISBN: 9781523502196
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - October 12th, 2021
My favorite coffee table/gift book of the year! With every entry sumptuously illustrated and enormously fascinating, Gastro Obscura is the ideal gift for anyone interested in the lunatic fringe of food the world-over. From jam-stuffed camel spleen to maggot pecorino, and from carved-lard sculptures to caribou fat ice cream, this is a book to savor. ~ Reviewed by Dafydd Wood
$14.95
ISBN: 9781611803082
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Published: Shambhala - February 2nd, 2016
I reference this book every time I feel stuck. Goldberg speaks from experience and provides wonderful guidance, wisdom, and inspiration on every page. A great addition to every writer's (or creative's) library. ~ Reviewed by Arabella Peterson
$13.00
ISBN: 9780241475218
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Published: Penguin Books - June 8th, 2021
A brief, stimulating collection from the French Oulipo writer fond of puzzles, classifications, categories, and intellectual games. A perfect gift book for the franco- or bibliophile in your life, a glittery and arcane slice of postwar French culture. ~ Reviewed by Dafydd Wood
$19.99
ISBN: 9781683692362
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Published: Quirk Books - September 15th, 2020
Anything can be cursed -- dolls, tombs, treasure, chairs, body parts (I'm serious!) -- and this book has 'em all. Written with a surprising amount of wit and humor, this collection details the legends and lore behind each ill-fated object and reads like a series of deliciously spooky ghost stories! ~ Reviewed by Virginia Edinger
$26.00
ISBN: 9780374134709
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 20th, 2020
Dark Archives, a macabre investigation into books actually bound in human skin, becomes a powerful testimony to medical ethics, consent, and the indubitable progress of medicine since the time when doctors associated with graverobbers and didn't think twice about saving enough skin from some poor corpse to bind a favorite book or two. A fascinating, if grisly, read that humanizes the mostly anonymous victims. The vast majority of "anthropodermic bibliopegy" books originate from 19th century surgeons, and Rosenbloom stops along the way dispelling rumors and misunderstandings and exploring the contrasting ethical perspectives of librarians, scholars, and institutions. Most importantly, these books don't look anything like the Necronomicon. ~ Reviewed by Dafydd Wood
$25.00
ISBN: 9780399590801
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Published: Random House - April 4th, 2017
Many writers have attempted to teach writing, but they often render the craft elusive and arcane with too much focus on the technical aspects. McCann's down-to-earth approach to writing is as inspiring as it is informative, and his poetic prose makes his lessons a joy to tear through. Letters to a Young Writer is closer to an anthem than a handbook, and it will leave you aching to create. ~ Reviewed by Digby Baker-Porazinski
