Picture Postcards: A book sculpture in Toronto CanadaTopics of the World June 23, 2013 2 Today’s literacy-related photo is by our Contributing Editor, Ana, and was taken in Old Town, Toronto, Canada. [...]
Picture Postcards: A room of books BooksCanadaTopics of the World June 10, 2013 This photo is by Loozerboy on Flickr and was snapped in Toronto, Canada. I can just imagine [...]
Picture Postcards: Reading room at Ana’s house Topics of the WorldUSA June 2, 2013 2 Today’s reading and literacy related photo comes to us from our Contributing Editor, Ana, who is letting [...]
Picture Postcards: Children’s cultural book section in an Auckland library New ZealandTopics of the World May 27, 2013 I snapped this photo in a local library here in Auckland, New Zealand because it reminds me [...]
A Buenos Aires bookshop in a theatrical setting: Libreria El Ateneo ArgentinaBooksTopics of the World May 24, 2013 2 A few years ago, Librería El Ateneo made the top ten best beautiful bookshops list. I couldn’t [...]
Books from around the world, recommended by our contributors ArgentinaBooksGermanyHong KongIrelandKazakhstanNew ZealandTopics of the WorldUKUSA May 22, 2013 1 In a recent online chat between PocketCultures contributors from around the world, we talked about books which [...]
Picture Postcards: A free library in Auckland New ZealandTopics of the World May 6, 2013 1 From this week we will be looking at libraries, books, reading and literacy on Picture Postcards. I’ve [...]
Librería de Ávila, Buenos Aires’ oldest bookshop ArgentinaTopics of the World August 31, 2012 The Librería de Ávila is located on the corner of Adolfo Alsina and Bolivar Streets in one [...]
The Bouquinistes-Book Sellers along the Seine River BooksFranceHistoryPeopleTopics of the WorldTravel February 29, 2012 7 Bouquinistes, a trade that goes back to the Middle-Ages and is unique to Paris The story has [...]
Our City of Literature: Melbourne AustraliaBooksMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World August 2, 2010 12 State Library of Victoria by animm on Flickr Last month, my favourite city Dublin, was appointed the [...]
The end of Australian writing? AustraliaBooksTopics of the World September 8, 2009 1 It may get less international attention than British or American literature, but Australian writing has a distinctive [...]