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Unusual Books for Quirky Readers. Weird books. Unusual novels. Alternative reading.

Literature, they say, opens doors. Which sounds like a good thing—but does anyone ever stop to ask exactly which doors are being opened? If they’re the doors to the many great homes of litera…

100 of the best book recommendations for people who like to read strange, unusual, and downright weird books and novels.

Back in 1990 I attended a workshop led by Swiss binder Hugo Peller where he taught how to make an unusual pop-up box of his own design. (You’ll find my detailed workshop notes here.) When it is opened, the book seems to levitate out of it as if by magic. I’ve shown this as a […]

I love the concept of this book by Magdalena Haras who has taken excerpts from 'The long Walk' by Slawomir Rawicz and made them into a book that is also a pair of shoes. Magdalena's interpretation alludes to secrecy with the information hidden within the soles, the shoes are the perfect vehicle for this story. 'Walking a mile in someone else's shoes' or looking at things from the point of view of others is a strong belief of mine and this illustrates it poetically and perfectly.

Scroll in a box This is another double-rod scroll format. The scroll is permanently bound inside a box where it can be rolled up in either direction to facilitate reading. As far as I know, there is no special name for a scroll in an box like this. Similar, but fancier, boxes are sometimes used for reading or displaying Qur'an and Torah scrolls. Peter and Donna Thomas' book, "More Making Books by Hand", has instructions for making a scroll like this.

Recently, we found out about a cookbook that you can actually eat after you’re done reading the recipes inside, which to us sounds pretty much like the best idea ever. Inspired by this elegant and — let’s face it — kind of crazy book, we went…

If she was in the habit of collecting appellations and had asked, medicine would have told her it was anxiety, postpartum, schizophrenia, mental illness

Craving a literary adventure? Delve into the intricate world of Japanese translated fiction. Discover hidden gems and cultural treasures in every page. Here are ten translated Japanese books that you can't miss!