The Book Shopper

Books As Art Sampler

Here's just a few of the pieces from the Books as Art exhibit at the Decatur (GA) Public Library. About the only thing these pieces have in common is that they are books. The month-long exhibit runs through September 29th:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sconce by Dawn Peterson, of Tybee Island, Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goode's School Atlas by Lynn Skordal of Mercer Island, Washington.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Knowledge by Megan Mattax of Richmond Virginia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Taxonomy of Shapes by Radha Pandey of Iowa City, Iowa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacred Geometry - Reliquary by Daniel Essig of Asheville, North Carolina.

 

A list of all the works with artist commentary can be found the exhibit home page.

 

 

MARTA Book Club #32: Buried Yet Alive

It’s been awhile since we posted anything from the MARTA BOOK CLUB, Atlanta’s Premier Public Transportation Reading Club, whose only membership requirement is to read something while riding the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.  There are no club dues, nor discussion groups and reading tastes can run the entire spectrum. Here’s a book

spotting list of what people have been reading:

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah.

Since we Fell: A Novel by Dennis Lehane and Julia Whelan

A Guide to Those Left Behind in Georgia by Amelia Pohl

The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance by Edward Gaines

How to Retire Happy by Stan Hinden.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan. This was my contribution which I wrote about in depth for the Tropics of Meta blog.

Annihilation: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Book 1 by Jeff VanderMeer and Carolyn McCormack

Antarctica (Continents) by Leila Merrell Foster

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Fires and Furies by Lauren Groff

Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama by David Garrow

Dear Ijeawele or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Fodor’s Florence & Tuscany: with Assisi and the Best of Umbria

Working by Studs Terkel

No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein

A lot has happened since our last posting in October of 2016.  During the I-85 Bridge collapse there was a brief uptick of riders and readers, but that surge evaporated with the re-opening of the bridge. Also, the resignation of MARTA of CEO Keith Parker comes as a shock.

The MARTA Book Club will miss Mr.  Parker, who once gave the MARTA Book Club a commuter trophy for it contributions to public transportation culture. We also appreciate how Mr. Parker stopped the financial hemorrhaging of the system after he took control in 2012. Service had been on the decline in terms of train frequency and we appreciate that the trend was reversed under Parker’s tenure. Personally,   my biggest regret is that I never found a way to get a copy of my book, Down & Outbound: A Mass Transit Satire into his hands. I stalked him once at the Peachtree Station, but he gave me slip. Nevertheless, Mr. Parker, if you see this posting send me your mailing address, I still have a book with your name on it. You look like a guy who can appreciate a good chuckle.