Monthly Archives: May 2011

What will we do without Oprah!?

As I’m sure we all know, Oprah is leaving our daily talk show lives for good. Well, at least The Oprah Winfrey Show is and with it goes the Oprah Book Club. I admittedly have never watched an episode of … Continue reading

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Interview with Mary Jane Cedar Face

Interview with Mary Jane Cedar Face, Collection Development/Social Sciences librarian and editor of BookMarks. Tell me a little about yourself? (What’s your education background? How did you become the Collection Development/Social Services librarian? Have you or do you work on … Continue reading

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Helvetica

I watched a documentary called Helvetica tonight and it totally blew my mind! I didn’t think it was going to be good, and it wasn’t amazingly riveting, but it was really interesting and made me think about typeface in a … Continue reading

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History of the Book Cover Art

I am finding some really interesting information on cover art. When I started research for this paper, I was certain I wouldn’t be able to find anything, but I have. For anyone who is interested in learning more about book … Continue reading

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