A Book Lover's Diary
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2003
- Category
- General, Books, Books & Reading
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781552090152
- Publish Date
- Sep 2003
- List Price
- $14.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."
-- Oscar Wilde
A Book Lover's Diary is a journal for noting personal discoveries from the books read and recording the books on a wish list. A Book Lover's Diary is a welcome companion during forays to libraries and bookstores when the titles of books wanted can vanish from memory.
Well-organized and practical, this book features separate sections for:
Beautifully detailed woodcuts illustrate the pages and quotations describe the joy of books and reading. By keeping track of the books read and noting their effect, this journal becomes a valuable personal history.
About the authors
by Shelagh Wallace and illustrated by Lorraine Tuson and Brian Bean
Shelagh Wallace's profile page
Scott McKowen is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer of books, magazines and theater posters. He is the illustrator of the Sterling Unabridged Classics series (34 titles) and received international praise for his illustrations of Neil Gaiman's eight-part graphic novel, 1602. In 2009, Firefly Books published A Fine Line: Scratchboard Illustrations by Scott McKowen. Born and raised in Michigan, he is based in Stratford, Ontario, where he operates his small design studio, Punch and Judy Inc., which creates theatre posters and graphics for leading performing arts companies across North America.
