Category Archives: Books Bound in Human Skin

Die or Evolve

Patton Oswalt has opened a can of worms: Fast-forward to now: Boba Fett’s helmet emblazoned on sleeveless T-shirts worn by gym douches hefting dumbbells. The Glee kids performing the songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. And Toad the Wet … Continue reading

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Save Our Souls (And Our Book Store!)

Moby Lives has two unrelated stories that have a sort of symmetry: Amazon.com employs Dickensian work conditions in its UK warehouse, forcing workers to toil in unreasonable conditions for up to 7 days a week. Meanwhile, Powell’s books, here in … Continue reading

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Tales of Beadle The Bard

Now here’s a Christmas present any Harry Potter fan would love to receive: We’re incredibly excited to announce that Amazon has purchased J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard at an auction held by Sotheby’s in London. The book … Continue reading

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Sorry, We Discarded Our Copy of the Necronomicon Back In 1986

A common feature in the Lovecraftian horror sub-genre is the idea that there is some class of knowledge that Man Was Not Meant to Know. This usually involved some mind bending aspect of the cosmos that turns our psyche inside … Continue reading

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Every Library Should Have At Least One

If our library had a book bound in human skin, it would be the best Library, ever!

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