November 5, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
If you’re looking for a nice gift for the person who likes to read, then you might want to check out Penguin’s list of books which you can personalize with your own dedication page. Add a photo or a short message and give the gift of great literature!
October 9, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
Penguin sent over two copies of the limited edition Penguin Classic covers illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
The two books above are part of a collection of 8 literature classics that will be going on sale starting October 27th. Each cover features a foil pattern stamped on linen cases with colored end papers and ribbon markers.
The other covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith, known for her illustrations in The Dangerous Book for Boys
All 8 titles will be $20, but if you head on over to Amazon.com now and pre-order the books, you can get them each for $13
September 20, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
For $325, you too can have a mini library hanging from your neck. Yay.
August 4, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Renown Cuban fashion illustrator, painter, sculptor, and filmmaker Ruben Toledo has teamed up with Penguin Books to put out 3 of literature’s greatest works in a brand-new illustrated cover series.
Ruben Toledo’s work, which have been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The New Yorker, Interview, and The New York Times, will don the covers of Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte), Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), and The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne). These are truly remarkable and beautiful paperbacks which Penguin Books has graciously sent over to me for review.
Each book features a French flap and will go on sale for $16 each starting August 25, 2009 (just in time for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City)! If you pre-order on Amazon.com however, you can save a couple of dollars on each title as they are each selling on Amazon.com for $10.88.
Check out some more images of the books below.
August 4, 2009 @ 10:12 am
Check out these beautiful Polaroids taken by Patrick Tobin of a set of cover logos for Life Nature Library books published by Time Life Books in the 1960’s. [via]
Here are a few of my favorites from the set.
July 12, 2009 @ 9:57 am
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The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of Americans to see how they go about spending their annual salaries. Not surprisingly, the largest sums of spending go toward housing and food and healthcare. I love how this infographic shows a 0.2% for “Reading”.
