There are fewer and fewer survivors of the concentration camps of World War II. Each new testimonial published could be the last. That of Léon Placek, 89, I was 10 years old in Bergen-Belsen was released on May 5. Any book by concentration camp survivors today could become the last published and extinguish a strong … Read more
The fabric of traditional clothing does not withstand the book binding process and is not strong enough to serve as a cover. In the 1820s, publisher William Pickering and bookbinder Archibald Leighton developed the first commercially viable process of coating cloth with starch, filling in gaps in the weave to produce a strong material: the … Read more
“When I grow up, I’ll be a painter. Like Michelangelo. But I don’t say it too loudly. What dad thinks. I know very well.” Translated from Swedish, here The bird in me flies where it wants by Saraj Lundberg. Berta Elisabet Hansson was a Swedish artist. She was in the 1940s and 1950s an expressionist … Read more
Alexandra Lapierre has embarked on a grand tour. The novelist, known for her ability to find exceptional women and outline their biography, made a stopover in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), at the Le Failler bookstore. There he presented his book. beautiful green which focuses on the woman who was director of the Morgan Library, the library of … Read more
Alexandra Lapierre has embarked on a grand tour. The novelist, known for her ability to find exceptional women and outline their biography, made a stopover in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), at the Le Failler bookstore. There he presented his book. beautiful green which focuses on the woman who was director of the Morgan Library, the library of … Read more
Alexandra Lapierre has embarked on a grand tour. The novelist, known for her ability to find exceptional women and outline their biography, made a stopover in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), at the Le Failler bookstore. There he presented his book. beautiful green which focuses on the woman who was director of the Morgan Library, the library of … Read more
Author Coulibaly Fabama presented his works to technical advisor Ndiaye Khadidia (on the left) and Cidfor director Brigitte Agnissan. (DR) On April 21, 2022, the Inspector General of Technical Education and Vocational Training and Retired Apprenticeship, Coulibaly Fabama, pedagogical engineering consultant, dedicated two books to the Mohammad VI multisectoral vocational training center in Yopougon. These … Read more