AmNews: Besides the historic and even monetary value of these items, what is a major reason you find customers come to rare book fairs? What could visitors to this weekend’s event expect?
Three new books make the case for music as medicine. In “The Schubert Treatment,” the most lyrical of the trio, a cellist takes us bedside with the sick and the dying. By Alexandra Jacobs ...
It also means that your time on earth is nearly up. Horowitz, a rare-book dealer of matchless temerity and flair, has sold the papers and possessions of more Nobel laureates than anyone else ...
Owner Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez (right) shows Pablo Peralta a rare book at his new shop, Livra Books and Curiosities, in Hyde Park. If you’re looking for rare books or – even better – rare books in ...
“Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports” by Mark and Matthew Jacob. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield. 320 pages. $35. Short in physical stature but a giant in his ...
By Sara Novic In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. By Abby McGanney Nolan How ...
Taking on the cadence of Abe Simpson telling one of his stories, they speak of a time before widespread streaming and modern social media. The meme’s image comes from season six, episode 24 of ...
Thanks to Gonzalez’s experience, he’s been able to pick up on this distinction, noting that the more specialized the book, the better it is to sell online. For example, Gonzalez holds a rare ...