Bookish Ambition

Hello Bookish readers,      This is how I feel at the end of Summer 2012.  Photo from Momology blog.  Credits unavailable. How...

"My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read." -Abraham Lincoln Courtesy Stowe Vintage

In Istanbul they have launched an ad campaign using public benches to promote poetry.  Eighteen works by native poets have been represented ...

"No one can possibly tell what tiny detail of a drawing or what seemingly trivial phrase in a story will be the spark that sets off a g...

"I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing." -Terry Brooks Art courtesy Sue Woo...

I love bookish things.  Below are three dolls by artist Wendy Lawton .  These characters are heroines in some of my favorite picture books. ...

Yesterday's quote by Lewis Carroll can be found in the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland . I considered a post regarding that peerles...

"What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" -Lewis Carroll Courtesy The Little Chickadee

Themed weddings have been a fad for decades, but the ones I'm familiar with have always been a costumed affair.  Who grew up in the 70...

I am adding a poll today.  I would like to know what you as the readers find interesting or valuable in this blog.  Please take a moment to ...

"The spare moments of my life are a constant seeking out of my next reading material." -Glenn Robert Gray From Zookyshirts ...

The most famous bookstore in Maine is up for sale .  Purchase The Owl & Turtle Bookshop and keep its bookish tradition going.  Indie bo...

". . .of making many books t here is no end." -Ecclesiastes 12:12 Thanks to Lew Jaffe, the  Bookplate Junkie

by Louis Moeller Here at Bookish Ambition we are obsessed with all things that have to do with books:  literature, publishing, illustra...

I thought I should elaborate on Monday's quote and show you some of my favorite bits of book furniture. Custom made; Featured on Des...

"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." -Proverbs 16:24 Bookplate courtesy Ruby Vi...