Across the Globe with Issue Five.

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I am proud, delighted, and honored to be included in this wonderful issue, which revolves around the theme of culture. My contribution is “Correspondence on Culture: There is Such Beauty in Doing Your Own Thing,” but everything in this month’s edition is worth your time. Thanks!

Jayde-Ashe's avatarThe Paperbook Blog

Well, here it is folks. 

Despite the world’s best efforts, Issue Five of The Paperbook Collective is here for your viewing pleasure! 

Without further ado…

THE DECEMBER ISSUE!

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The Paperbook Collective Issue Five 2013

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The Paperbook Collective Issue Five 2013

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It has been an absolute honour and a privilege, once again, to be entrusted with the publishing of such incredible work.

I am continually amazed at the diversity of work that is submitted each month, no two pieces are the least alike. It has been wonderful to see how people have interpreted the ‘Culture’ theme, I have had a fascinating insight into some incredible cultural phenomenon’s across the globe.

It has been quite a difficult week for me over here in my little corner of the globe, but I am thrilled to finally publish the very last issue of The Paperbook Collective for 2013.

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[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Fourth Stop: The Reader’s Catalog

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THE READER’S CATALOG

This beautiful site is a one-stop shop for the understated reader in your life. Be warned: if you, too, are of a quietly bookish mind, you’ll want at least a dozen things for yourself. The Reader’s Catalog is full of useful goods with a literary bent, which automatically makes any purchase guilt free! That’s how it works, right?

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:

Bodleian Winter Titles Wrapping Paper

Bodleian Winter Titles Wrapping Paper. $6.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.

Writer's Pencils

Writer’s Pencils. $18.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.

I Am Born Infant Tee

“I Am Born” Infant Tee (David Copperfield). $19.95. Image from The Reader’s Catalog.

DETAILS:

FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE

SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP

THIRD STOP: OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING

[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Christina Rossetti/Claude Monet Mashup

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“Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their head, The wind is passing by.”-Christina Rossetti (born on 12/5/1830)

Three Trees in Grey Weather by Claude Monet, 1891

Claude Monet (died on 12/5/1926): Three Trees in Grey Weather, 1891

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Third Stop: Out of Print Clothing

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OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING

Out of Print Clothing is the perfect shop for those who love to wear their bookish allegiances on their chests. Their mission statement says it all: “Out of Print celebrates the world’s great stories through fashion. Our products feature iconic and often out of print book covers.” Pretty nifty, eh?

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis. $28.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Tote Bag

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Tote Bag. $18.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.

The Little Prince

The Little Prince. $22.00. Image from Out of Print Clothing.

DETAILS:

  • OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING: GO HERE
  • PREDICTED SHOPPING TIME: 20 MINUTES
  • BEST AWESOMELY UNEXPECTED ITEM: MATCH BOOK SET
  • PRICE POINT: REASONABLE
  • BOOKWORM HAPPINESS SCALE (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 10): 10++

FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE

SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP

The Adventurous Robert Louis Stevenson Died 119 Years Ago Today

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Robert Louis Stevenson died on 3 December 1894. He was forty-four years old. Here he is, looking elegant in a John Singer Sargent portrait…

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson by John Singer Sargent, 1887

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson by John Singer Sargent, 1887

He was as dashing as the best of them…

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1879

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1879

His spirited wife, Fanny, also excelled at living life to the fullest …

Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne Stevenson

Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne Stevenson

“So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.”-Robert Louis Stevenson