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Unruly Islands will blow your mind, so buy it

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Liz Henry

If you don’t really like poetry because it usually sucks and is embarrassing, buy my latest book of poems, Unruly Islands. Buy some extra copies for your friends and one for your giant robot. It goes well in hackerspaces! Poems … finish reading Unruly Islands will blow your mind, so buy it

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Neophile links: Marx, Signifying, Leibowitz, Lezginkas

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Liz Henry

I read very quickly and am a hardcore neophile, traits that go well together. It makes me super happy to have tons of new information flying into my brain. Take these links, please, to help me close the tabs in … finish reading Neophile links: Marx, Signifying, Leibowitz, Lezginkas

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Historical Hipster San Francisco Poetry

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Liz Henry

As I was reading up on the controversy about Blue Bottle Coffee putting a generator-drive truck with espresso machines into Dolores Park, I came across this mock documentary by “Kenita Burns” about the battle between Ritual Roasters and Blue Bottle … finish reading Historical Hipster San Francisco Poetry

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The Collected Works of Marita Bonner

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Liz Henry

I’m reading Frye Street & Environs: The Collected Works of Marita Bonner. Marita Bonner was a writer of the Harlem Renaissance who graduated from Radcliffe in 1922, moved to Chicago, and wrote a series of stories about a street of … finish reading The Collected Works of Marita Bonner

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HTML Markup for Amazon Kindle and ebooks

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Liz Henry

I have two awesome interns for Tollbooth Press right now, with the agreement that we’ll blog about what we work on or learn. Both are friends of the family; former volunteers at the local history museum bookstore; and fierce readers, … finish reading HTML Markup for Amazon Kindle and ebooks

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Intern Log Stardate 10/3/2010

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Ellie

Today, we explored very basic html, and publishing to Amazon for Kindle. I managed to upload an article I wrote a year ago on the history of buildings in earthquakes, on sale for $.99. Apparently, one cannot upload articles/stories/whatever to … finish reading Intern Log Stardate 10/3/2010

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How to bind an inside-out book

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Liz Henry

After looking at David Merritt’s little hand-bound recycled books I started trying various ways to make my own. Tollbooth Press books have ranged from xeroxed and stapled booklets to printed perfect-bound books to hand-sewn books with stiff textured Tibetan lokti … finish reading How to bind an inside-out book

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Living in a boat

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Liz Henry

A month ago I moved onto a boat, a 37 foot Chris Craft Catalina built in 1987. The engine is in scattered rusted pieces. There’s a faint bilgey, seaweedy smell and a gentle rocking motion. Pelicans, grebes, coots, ducks, geese, … finish reading Living in a boat

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Too cool for school

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Liz Henry

Moomin has been in “science and art” camp for weeks: Camp Galileo. They’re really organized and send home daily newsletters (mostly canned…) and at the end of the week, photos of all the kids and a certificate. I think the … finish reading Too cool for school

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Potlatch sf convention’s Books of Honor

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Liz Henry

Potlatch, a small, book-focused science fiction convention, wanders up and down the West Coast of the U.S. Every year that I’ve been to it, it has a Book of Honor instead of a Guest of Honor. There is only one … finish reading Potlatch sf convention’s Books of Honor

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