May 11, 2025
B. Traven's novels and stories have sold more than 30
million copies over the past century in more than 30 languages
worldwide. He was Einstein's favourite novelist. Der Spiegel ranks
his The Death Ship as the third greatest German novel ever
written (okay in the past 100 years), after Thomas...
Mar 28, 2025
Some years ago I interviewed David McKnight about a collection of Canadian “little magazines” he’d hunted down and later donated to the University of Alberta’s Bruce Peel Library. It was very easy to get caught up in David’s enthusiasm, and I was really impressed by the catalogue he’d produced. Shortly...
Dec 31, 2024
Tony
Fekete is a book collector who for
years specialized in collecting erotica. He's best
known for the catalogue he produced for a Christie’s
auction that took place in 2014 that featured highlights from his
collection. More than
200 books, manuscripts, lithographs and erotic
photographs went up...
Jun 20, 2022
Why did I interview Mark Andrews?
Because he's a fellow Canadian, he's an exceptional book collector
who brings an engineer's mind to the task, and he's just published
a beautiful book featuring selections from his book collection,
entitled The Science and Engineering of Water; An
illustrated catalogue of books and...
Jun 13, 2022
Why am I interviewing Mark Samuels Lasner for a third time? Because he's a recognized and respected book collector who knows how to speak intelligently and amusingly about books. And though we've already talked about his impressive collections that cover late 19th century British literary culture, and The Bodley Head,...