What a year it has been, things change each day, some for the good and some not exactly so. Too hot, too much rain, not enough rain, life somehow goes on. I am sure that I am not the only one making plans for working with the children to do their ‘distance learning’ school lessons come September.
I certainly have to be thankful for the resources that we have here but I only wish we could help more children as there are scores that have to try to figure things out for themselves because their parents work or they may not have the technology structure to make it all happen each day. I have to take a deep breath each day and say a prayer for everyone to ‘carry on as best you can’.
Seven new miniature books are reviewed in this issue. One of the books ‘Stu’ is by a new author and book artist. Gail Curry continues to charm us with her article on music and miniature books. Stephen Byrne reflects on some of his music related MBS keepsakes. Nina continues the exploration with her series on the MBC. Cathie Abney relates the story of her first miniature book purchase and Todd Sommerfeld talks about Black Cat Press’s ‘Purrings.’ There is also a special article on an ‘edition of one’ only book.
In the meantime, please share a copy of The Microbibliophile with a non-subscribing friend or even the staff at your local library or favorite bookstore. Then, just drop me an email message with the contact information and I will mail out a sample copy to keep on their desk for sharing.
Finally, as always, I ask that you please consider joining other contributors to our little journal by sharing your own creations, possibly your book search adventures and finds, or simply your passion for all things “bookish.” If you have an idea, but need composing help, Sherry and I are available to lend a thought or two to get your idea onto paper. Let me know of any ideas for articles of interest to you that might be explored in a future issue; I always enjoy the research .
The production and mailing costs to keep The Microbibliophile humming along continue to increase. I hesitate to just say ‘the new subscription price is’ without asking the readership for your input and suggestions. I can put together a ‘survey’ but would like to hear from you first. We could shrink the physical size of the publication (not much savings) or we could go to an ‘all digital format’ with electronic distribution (a big savings and price reduction) but a significant ‘format change). Maybe a tiered subscription offering both paper and or electronic publications?
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