"We believe that the object themselves are sacred, not just the stories they tell. We believe that books posses the power to transubtantiate, to turn darkness into light, to make being out of nothingness. We do not want the experience of reading to be stripped of this transcendent componant and become rote and mechanical. That would spoil everything." - One for the Books - Joe Queenan
I have relished reading Joe Queenan's work for years, since he wrote for Movieline ages ago. This book comes out in October. If you love to read, love books, buy this one. Its pleasures are various and many.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Welcome to Crimson Books
Spending as much time online as I do, I would think it would be easier to think of something to write about. Maybe it is because this is for my lovely and beloved employer, Crimson Books. Maybe it is because it has been hot, hot, and hotter this summer, and all of my good thoughts are hiding. Maybe it is just me.
Crimson Books Inc. has, over the last three years, gone from being a seller of military history titles to hobbyists, to a vendor to the steampunk community, supplier to the crafter, publisher of military art and collecting titles, and a place for people with enthusiasms. In this blog I want to tell some of the stories of the places we have been and are going, the people we have met and befriended, and the strange and marvelous books we sell.
Stay tuned, I promise it will get more interesting.
Crimson Books Inc. has, over the last three years, gone from being a seller of military history titles to hobbyists, to a vendor to the steampunk community, supplier to the crafter, publisher of military art and collecting titles, and a place for people with enthusiasms. In this blog I want to tell some of the stories of the places we have been and are going, the people we have met and befriended, and the strange and marvelous books we sell.
Stay tuned, I promise it will get more interesting.
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