Randall Jay

a woman with long black hair and earrings is making a funny face while sitting at a table . ALT: a woman with long black hair and earrings is making a funny face while sitting at a table .

America,

Bingo!

Book dust jacket with an image of the mythical Icarus falling from the sky with loose feathers flying, below a golden sun with long rays. The main title is in black, looking like it was painted quickly with an artist's brush.

Currently reading 👇
'All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art', by Orlando Whitfield.
#books #booksky #nonfiction #contemporaryart #art-dealing #London #OrlandoWhitfield #InigoPhilbrick

Book cover shows the face of author and Random House editor Toni Morrison. Her right hand holds a pencil just below her chin. Title is above the photo. The subtitle is below it and reads; 'The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship'.

Currently reading 👇
'Toni at Random', (HarperCollins, 2005) written by Dana A. Williams. #ToniMorrison #authors #editors #DanaA.Williams #books #booksky

Two photos of one cloud. 1 shows what the cloud inspired me to draw. My 1st Cloudthing was a helicopter on 10 June 2018 and I have been doing them ever since, some are old, some are new, some I spend 5 minutes on, some I spend 20 minutes on. Frivolous fleeting fun because why not. 😺☁️

Happy Birthday to President Barak Obama!
😺☁️💙

I miss Tim Gunn.

Oh my.

What's in a name? I will still be calling it The Kennedy Center, whatever the brainwashed lemmings decide. Likewise I will continue identifying the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali by their real names.

What the f-ck is the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts? Republicans are trying to fully cement President Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., after a Republican lawmaker introduced a bill to remove former President John F. ...

Oh good, more cowering by the Republicans at Dear Leader’s feet.

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A roadrunner sits on a rock facing the sun in a desert landscape.

A young male Roadrunner catching some rays on my walk this morning. #birdsky #desert #SoCal #roadrunner #CoachellaValley

Our housemate Andy playing in his cat tunnel.
#Caturday

My first hearing the word “pollution” at age eight or nine was in one of his brilliant & funny songs, set to a conga beat.

A paperback book cover with title in white against a dark background, and the author's name in red. The cover photo is in sepia tones and shows an index finger about to knock over the first in a series of standing dominoes.

Currently reading 👇
'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak.
#booksky #fiction #novel #war #books

Photo showing a green & white budgie sitting on what appears to be a cushioned seat, looking straight at the camera. Just behind the bird, through a window, a fluffy white cat stares at it with a desperate look of bloodlust in its yellow eyes.

#caturday desperation

The orange shirt. The hunched shoulders. An ex-con who misses prison?

#TheNewYorker nailed it.

A self-portrait by Robert Crumb adorns the front cover of the book. The artist is seen standing against a white background holding two of his publications; a copy of Zap Comix and a copy of Weirdo. The titles--drawn by hand as well-- are in bright red, yellow and black.

Currently reading 👇
'Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life' by Dan Nadel (Scribner, New York, 2025). #booksky #biography #DanNadel #RobertCrumb #R.Crumb #artists #comix #cartoons #illustrators

Book jacket for 'Landfalls' by Naomi J. Williams. The cover illustration shows two large 18th century wooden & masted ships in the process of capsizing in rough seas. The titles are in white, against the blue-green colors of the image.

Currently reading 👇
'Landfalls' by Naomi J. Williams
#booksky #novel #HistoricalNovel #Lapérouse #history #naval #france #explorers

Basic human decency shouldn't be "political."

Cover of sheet music 'The Happy Organ, printed in blue; with a photo portrait of doo-wop artist Dave "Baby" Cortez in the foreground. He sports a typical pompadour haircut of the era and wears a thin bow tie. To the left, in the background he can be seen again in slightly a more casual outfit. He appears to be dancing to the beat.

Yesterday the New York Times ran an official obituary of #Dave"Baby"Cortez (who died 3 yrs ago). He was the creator of the first non-vocal hit to make the U.S. #Top100 songs - reaching #1 in 1959. I have the #sheetmusic. #music #bookselling #AbeBooks #TheHappyOrgan

The only book in my online inventory written in #Estonian - an illustrated softcover children's sci-fi story called 'Remoste Planeet' (Remote Planet). The author is Eesti Raamat. #booksky #bookselling #childrensbooks #AbeBooks

A softcover book colorfully decorated with plants and animals described inside the book - including a Dancing Frog, a Flamingo, a Ribbon Eel, an Axolotl, a Cassowary, Monarch Butterfly, Dwarf Kingfisher, Cactus Wren, a Corpse Flower, a Narwhal and more. The subtitle reads 'In praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments'. All seen against a black background, framing the titles in the center. The main titles iridescent, and change color when the book is turned.

Currently reading 👇
'World of Wonders' by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Milkweed Editions, 2024). #booksky #books #nature #wonder #nonfiction #wildlife #plants #animals #ecology #earth

A two-volume set of softcover books entitled Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John L. Stephens (Dover books, 1963). This title first appeared in 1843. Covers are of old engravings of Mexico from the period, but deeply tinted in bright shades of yellow, orange and red. Titles are in white.

A quarterly journal 'Black Art: An International Quarterly', volume 3, number 1 from January 1979. Cover illustration shows an African sculpture of a man's head, seen in profile, superimposed on a wood grain background. All in shades of brown.

An horizontal format exhibition catalog of the work of American sculptor Kenneth Snelson, published by Marlborough Gallery, New York in 2003. The cover shows one of the artist's large modern stainless steel works set against a blue sky. Only the words 'Snelson' and Marlborough' appear on the cover in white letters.

The novel 'Thirst for Love' by Yukio Mishima, in an English translation by Alfred H. Marks. (Alfred Knopf, New York, 1969). The cover shows a simple profile silhouette of a man's head in solid purple, which appears to be splitting down the middle into two parts. Other colors include red and brown.

A diverse group of items shipping to new homes. #booksky #bookselling #travel #mexico #adventure #BlackArt #African #ArtsJournal #sculpture #ExhibitionCatalog #KennethSnelson #novel #YukioMishima

I love how Rex Harrison sings the line on the album: "She'll have a large Vog-NAIR-ian Mothhaaa".

Ask @alexanderchee.bsky.social
He knows roses.

A book jacket with the main titles printed in red on a a black background. Below it is a color illustration of a busy early printing shop. Ten workers are crowded into a small space. selecting & setting type, working with a large press, proofreading, etc.

Currently reading 👇
'The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives', by Adam Smyth (Basic Books, New York, 2024).
#books #booksky #BookHistory #publishing #AdamSmyth #bookselling

Book cover with the title 'Gould's Book of Fish, plus the author's name. Three fish swim across the cover, including a seahorse.

Currently reading 👇
'Gould's Book of Fish' by Richard Flanagan (Grove Press, New York, 2001).
#booksky #fiction #novel #books #RichardFlanagan

The Don is deranged.

Black & white drawing of a cat seated alone at a big round table full of plates, cups, utensils and other items. He's looking at us.

Fanciful line drawing of a sitting cat with a rose in its mouth. His face looks rather human.

Drawing of a white cat with black ears, reclining in a human-style pose, leaning on two throw pillows, with one paw raised to its cheek.

So much happening today, but can't forget #Caturday .
These felines are by Saul Steinberg from 'The Labyrinth' (Hamish Hamilton, London, 1960). #booksky #books #cats #drawings #art