We hosted 16 relatives (seven in our house) over the long Thanksgiving weekend. My job, besides cooking some stuff, was to read to the four little children in my daughter’s room each night before…
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Adventure, True Love and Seafood
December 19th, 2008 — Graeme Base, Reads, books, children's books from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Cup-of-Jo Gift Guide Part #7: Your handsome, bearded fiancé who always kisses you like it’s the first time ever.
December 11th, 2008 — books, design, gift guide, gift guide 2008 from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Trapper hat to keep his ears warm, $75.
Kiehl’s Pour Homme, the sexiest men’s fragrance ever. $58.50.
A wise T-shirt, $30.
The Rules of Engagement, since we’re, well, engaged.
An indoor lemon…
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British Stamps
December 9th, 2008 — books, design, fashion, stationery from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Aren’t these new stamps amazing? They feature ten British design classics and will be released in England this January.
(Via Automatism)
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December 8th, 2008 — books, design, fashion, gift guide, gift guide 2008, movies from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Since everyone loved Paul Newman, especially dads, $40.
A skinny wool tie. He’ll be the raddest dude in Detroit. Whattup! $62.
A shoe bag for traveling, so he’ll come visit you, $13.95.
A vintage…
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Cup-of-Jo Gift Guide Part #1: Your Mom Who Bakes French Bread and Adores Paris.
December 2nd, 2008 — books, design, fashion, gift guide, gift guide 2008, movies from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Elegant earmuffs (finally!), $80.
The Red Balloon book, to put on her desk and make her smile on rainy days, $16.95.
A cozy hat made from a vintage wool sweater, $28.
The Look Book, all about New…
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It’s the Kind of Diversity that Matters
November 21st, 2008 — Diversity, Monica, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, books from Monica @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
I was reading a picture book to the baby this morning and after a few pages, noticed that the photographs of the children had been very carefully selected. There were a pair of African-American girls with two ice cream cones,…
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November 18th, 2008 — books, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I just finished my book and am looking for another one. Any suggestions, my sweets? What have you loved lately?
P.S. I wrote about five of my favorite books over on The City Sage.
P.P.S. Have you…
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I always knew books could save the world
November 18th, 2008 — Causes and General Do-Gooding, Reads, better world books, books, carbonfund, literacy, national center for family literacy, onine bookstore, worldfund from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
I suppose they could’ve come up with a different name for Better World Books, but when you’re really making a better world for everyone through a love of books, well, the name fits. Perfectly.
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November 5th, 2008 — books, dinner parties from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, today’s giveaway is the fabulous new party-planning book, Extreme Entertaining: Made Simple by Eduardo Xol, the designer of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The book’s recipes and…
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Leaves, Leaves Everywhere…
November 3rd, 2008 — Fall, book reviews, books, leaves from lcherylc @ PACL Kids
After the much needed rain on Friday and Saturday, I had a front-yard full of leaves that had fallen from my huge liquidambar tree. So I spent yesterday afternoon raking and weeding, and I thought about some of the great leaf books we have at the libra…
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October 31st, 2008 — books, design, fashion, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Have a fun weekend, my lovelies, and enjoy these posts from around the web…
A great way to carry your books–straight from Tokyo.
Jenny’s new haircut is really pretty.
Ballerina birthday…
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Truant Magazine: New York Issue
October 30th, 2008 — books, illustration, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Force-of-nature Erin Loechner and Jessica Goldfond of Shiny Squirrel fame have just launched an amazing new web magazine all about travel: Truant. The debut issue–about New York–features over 50…
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The Sartorialist writes a book!
October 27th, 2008 — books, fashion from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Street-style photographer The Sartorialist is rumored to have a book deal–and it’s about time! His book will rival the Sex & the City tome and the Domino guide as The Fave Coffee Table Book of Women…
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Wednesday Giveaway!
October 15th, 2008 — Art, books, illustration, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Today’s giveaway is from artist Sofia Barao. Two readers will get her beautiful “Memories of a Black Cat,” printed over vintage book pages, signed and dated. Wouldn’t it be especially perfect for a…
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Definitely not your grandma’s book club
October 10th, 2008 — Helpful Services, Reads, book club kids, books, books for kids, children's books, giftlit from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Giving the gift of bibliophilia just became effortless–certainly more effortless than spelling bibliophilia. GiftLit knows that good books make great gifts, and their gift series just keep on…
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Put some more money in the therapy fund
October 6th, 2008 — How to traumatize your children, Reads, books, funny book for parents, gag gift, self-hurt series from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
If How to Traumatize Your Children had been available when I remarried, I totally would’ve bought it as a wedding present for my husband. I think it would’ve been a fitting welcome to…
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Bookshelves as Narrative
October 2nd, 2008 — books, genius, typography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
See how these stacks of books tell stories? Artist Nina Katchadourian has done more than 130 book clusters. It makes me want to take a longer look at my bookcase…
(Via BBlinks)
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Best book covers
September 23rd, 2008 — books, design, typography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
This post was originally published on March 21st, 2007.
Inspired by the books section of Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Triennial, I recently started looking more closely at book design. Here are…
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Respect vs. Love
September 23rd, 2008 — books, girls, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
This post was originally posted on April 16th, 2007.
At my birthday dinner last year, my friend Chris brought up this interesting tidbit: If people had to choose between being loved OR being…
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You’re never too little to be a bibliophile. Only to know how to spell it.
September 17th, 2008 — Helpful Services, Reads, books, bookworm baskets, gift baskets, gift baskets kids from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Like tons of practical moms like me, my favorite gift to give or to get is a book. And if you want to get fancy about it, check out Bookworm Baskets, where the great book is just the beginning of a…
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The Beautiful People’s Beauty Book
September 16th, 2008 — books, fashion from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Check out this rad 1971 beauty book from etsy. Princess Luciana Pignatelli was an Italian socialite and complete nut. She tells you how to get the “look and manner of the world’s most attractive…
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Have a smoochy weekend.
August 22nd, 2008 — Art, books, design, fashion from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Have a wonderful weekend, my dears. Congratulations to the lovely Lina, who is getting married this weekend! I’m so excited to be one of her adoring bridesmaids.
Also, here are some great posts from…
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Exercise with John Travolta
August 22nd, 2008 — books, genius, movies, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Um, what? This John Travolta work-out book is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. He teaches you how to stay fit through modern dance, and I love his super-intense gaze. Of course the copyright is 1984.
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Domino Decorating
August 18th, 2008 — books, design, home from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alphabet Books
August 15th, 2008 — Art, books, genius, illustration, typography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Check out the awesome alphabet series from Lazy Soosan. (So far, she’s done A, B and C.)
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August 12th, 2008 — books, genius, movies from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Have you guys read this fascinating true story about the French con man Frederic Bourdin? As I was reading it this weekend, I kept exclaiming, “Oh my God!” out loud. I highly recommend printing it…
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Animal Bookends.
June 13th, 2008 — books, design, home from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Sex & the City book
June 9th, 2008 — books, fashion, movies from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I know, I know, everyone’s getting a little sick of Sex & the City coverage, but I wanted to mention this new book about the movie. It shows EVERY ensemble worn by Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and…
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The Grammer Pollice
May 26th, 2008 — books, genius from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Speaking of words, these guys are traveling around the United States correcting typos and grammar mistakes on signs and billboards. Double thumbs up; I always have a dorky urge to correct things like…
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March 27th, 2008 — Art, books, guest bloggers, illustration from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I found Maira Kalman via my sister Lizzy (a freelance writer) and her five-foot stacks of The New Yorker. Maira has illustrated lots of great covers. Another find from Lizzy’s bookshelf: The Elements…
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It’s Friday and That Means Poetry!
March 21st, 2008 — Children's Library, Poetry Friday, books from Jill E @ PACL Kids
When new books come to the library we get a chance to preview them before they make it to circulation. A few day ago a new poetry book caught my eye that I’m anxious to share with you. It’s called, Shout! Little Poems That Roar and is filled with great…
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