Status of the Original [2]
BookLab's drive to create art and artistry made it one of the most well-respected book-working facilities in the nation.
— Clay Smith, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 
A Book for Bibliophiles [3]
Review of "The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making."
— AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 
Media Mix [4]
We thought you'd be interested in a little smut perspective on days of yore.
— TUCSON WEEKLY
 
The Look of Love [5]
Swan and her swain, neurotics in verse, and assorted gypsy charms.
— Leonard Gill, MEMPHIS FLYER
 

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Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses reviewed [8]
A review of Isabelle Allende's new erotic novel/cookbook.
— Virginia B. Wood, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 
Legacy Of Letters [9]
Dame Iris Murdoch may have been lost to Alzheimer's, but her literary contributions are here to stay.
— Randall Holdridge, TUCSON WEEKLY
 
Two Bios of Barbara [10]
Reviews of "Barbara Jordan: The Biography" and "Barbara Jordan: American Hero."
— Clay Smith, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 
Now What? [12]
Love to read? Need some clever ideas? Our library of resources and staff picks are guaranteed to turn on plenty of mental light bulbs via your electrified eye sockets.
— WEEKLY WIRE
 

ookbinding is hardly glamorous work, but it is very much an art form. Austin Chronicle's Clay Smith gives us a look behind BookLab, an Austin based custom bindery that has followed the path of the classic American business. A review of a new book on bindery and the art behind it is featured in "A Book for Bibliophiles."

Also up this week, a look back at some of the history of smut. Fiction works reviewed include Dan Vinik's "Blue Paige" and "The Story of O." Non-fiction reviews include Isabelle Allende's "Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses," "Elegy for Iris" by John Bayley, and a couple of looks at influential politician Barbara Jordan, plus more in Mini-Reviews.

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Blue Print [6]
Danny Vinik's new novel, "Blue Paige," is like a Russ Meyer movie set in print—fun, randy, over-the-top, and a little bit rough around the edges.
— Stacey Richter, TUCSON WEEKLY
 
Who Says Adultery Doesn't Pay? [7]
The story behind the pornographic classic "The Story of O."
— Jolie Chat, TUCSON WEEKLY
 

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Speed Reader [11]

• The Big Bad City by Ed McBain
• Black Gold by Billie J. Cook

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