http://cabinetofwonders.today.com an exploration of books & culture Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:39:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (First of all, apologies for the silence. I'm new at this gig -- finding interesting things to write about? eep! -- and have been a bit busy with work and other things in addition, but really it is mostly me procrastinating. Have been reading a lot more lately, however, so ... http://cabinetofwonders.today.com/2009/06/14/book-review-84-charing-cross-road/ Su Blackwell is a Sheffield, UK artist who creates her strange and fairy-like panoramas out of paper cut-outs: frequently from books. Often her sculptures have literary themes, or use cut-outs from vintage illustrations. I'm always a little wary at the idea of cutting up a book, but I've also ... http://cabinetofwonders.today.com/2009/06/04/bookasmagoria-the-art-of-su-blackwell/    Sometimes you read a book and it immediately feels like coming home. I've often tended to gravitate towards a certain category of books I sometimes refer to as 'cosy British fiction', even if some of it tends to be a bit grim, or at least high-stakes, and some of ... http://cabinetofwonders.today.com/2009/06/03/book-review-a-countess-below-stairs/ Good evening, ladies & gentlemen of the blogosphere. Welcome to the Cabinet of Wonders, where unimaginable marvels await you (and perhaps cake*). Pressed in these (figurative) pages, you will find examinations of literature, from physical to metaphysical; story, mythology, book-binding, and the Lost Library of Alexandria. Which is to say ... http://cabinetofwonders.today.com/2009/06/01/and-now-for-something-completely-different/