Hey kids! Phew, it’s been since January that I’ve said anything here, and for that I apologize. I’ve been reading, but I haven’t been catching up on any of my reviews, as I’ve been sort of taking an unannounced hiatus from blogging to focus on my offline life/work. I’m coming back, though, with many things to say about the books I’ve been reading and what I’ve been doing!
In the mean time, I’d like to take this opportunity to annouce that I’ll be hosting the 30th edition of the Bookworms Carnival, and my theme is Books About Books! So if you have anything to submit along those lines, please email me at admin [@] inthelouvre.org (take out the brackets, of course).
This includes (but is not limited to) memoirs on reading experiences, literary criticism, those “50 books you should read before you die” sort of guides, fiction works involving literary themes (The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, as an example), etc. I’d even be interested in including links to your short stories involving booklovers or influential literature.
The deadline for submissions is May 22, and I’m looking forward to including your reviews, articles, thoughts, and ideas!
In other news, if you’re linking In the Louvre as a book blog, I’ve moved all the bookish entries over here and am using that domain as an experiment in fiction… sort of. :P In any case, change your links to Biblio.me if you want to keep up with my book thoughts!
Examples of Books About Books
I’ve had a few people email me asking exactly what I mean when I say “books about books,” so I’m providing a few examples. Read the descriptions to get a better idea of what I mean, and of course feel free to interpret this in your own way as well. :)
Nonfiction/Essay Types of Books
- A Passion for Books: A Book Lover’s Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love & Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz (Amazon.com)
- Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman (Amazon.com)
- A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes (Amazon.com)
- Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Amazon.com)
- Only in Books: Writers, Readers & Bibliophiles on Their Passion by J. Kevin Graffagnino (Amazon.com)
- A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel (Amazon.com)
Some Fiction
- The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield (Amazon.com)
- Firmin by Sam Savage (Amazon.com)
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (Amazon.com)
- The Dante Club: A Novel by Matthew Pearl (Amazon.com)
- Pinkerton’s Sister by Peter Rushforth (Amazon.com)
April 27th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
This is such a great topic! I really look forward to it because I love books about books. I’ll have to find something for you.
May 24th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Hi Michelle, I saw the post on the Bookworms carnival site that there haven’t been many submissions. Are you still taking them? If so, I could do another post today telling people to send things in. I really was looking forward to this topic…
May 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I was really looking forward to this edition as well…if you still need any help spreading the word just let us know!
May 26th, 2009 at 10:58 am
When are you planning to put up the carnival? I’m happy to send readers here that day.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
I’m actually making the post right now; it’ll hopefully be published tonight or tomorrow. :) I got quite a few submissions, so I’ve been reading through & organizing them into a post the past few days.
June 2nd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I’m looking forward to it!