As you know, I like to get bookmarks from every place I visit. I’ve never been to Rapa Nui (formerly known as Easter Island), but my neighbours did and they thoughtfully picked me up a keepsake. The next best thing to being there.
Book: The Hitler Conspiracies by Richard J. Evans
This is a sturdy metal bookmark with what I think is a traditional Japanese theatre mask as the emblem. But I might be wrong with that identification. Whatever its origin, it certainly looks fierce.
Book: The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones
You don’t have to spend money to start collecting bookmarks. You can pick up lots of them for free at bookstores and libraries while you’re at the checkout. And if you hold on to them you’ve got a little piece (OK, a very little piece) of history. As an example, here are some bookmarks I’ve picked up over the years commemorating the 2003, 2004, and 2008 Governor-General’s Literary Awards. Two of the 2004 bookmarks are shown so you can see both sides.
Not that I think arts awards mean anything, because I sure don’t, but dated bookmarks like this do add something to every collection.
Book: Complete Works by William Shakespeare (ed. Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen)
A pair of very nice Robert Hall originals, pewter and ribbon. I’m not sure if there’s any connection to be made between a bagpiper and an inuksuk, but for just this once you can see them lying side by side.
Book: History of Italian Renaissance Art by Frederick Hartt and David G. Wilkins
At least I’m pretty sure this is supposed to be a dragon. It’s Chinese.
Book: Somebody’s Husband, Somebody’s Son by Gordon Burn
Picked this up at the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto about twenty or so years ago. But hemp lasts forever.
Book: The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire by Peter Clarke
The googly eyes make this one.
Book: Thucydides: The Reinvention of History by Donald Kagan
Just another novelty bookmark, this one illustrating the adage about raining cats and dogs. It’s hard to tell from the picture, but it has a 3-D effect.
Book: Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty
I don’t think I’m really keen on beaded bookmarks, at least ones where the beads go between the pages. But this is nice.
Book: The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by Thomas Childers
This is an index to my posts showcasing items from my bookmark collection. Bookmark it!
#1: Kiki the Cat
#2: A is for Acorn
#3: The Church of the Presidents
#4: Forest Vision
#5: Blessings
#6: Bookworm
#7: Ivory and Gold
#8: Leonine
#9: Opera Masks
#10: Pancake Bay
#11: Beaded
#12: Raining Cats and Dogs
#13: Computer Man
#14: The Fabric of Our Lives
#15: Dragon Time
#16: Piper and Stone
#17: The GG’s
#18: Fearsome
#19: FKA Easter Island
#20: Scotland Forever
#21: Tapestry Castle
#22: Miró, Miró
#23: Good Wood
#24: Ribbons ‘n’ Beads
#25: Magic Carpet Ride
#26: All Aboard the Ark!
#27: Library Card Art
#28: The Citadel
#29: Butterfly Bookmark
#30: Another Butterfly!
#31: Happy Bookday!
#32: Wisdom for the Ages
#33: The Cat is Back
#34: By Way of an Obit
#35: Dragonfly
#36: Licensed to Read
#37: Bookstores No More I: Classic Bookshops
#38: Bookstores No More II: The Bob Miller Book Room
#39: Bookstores No More III: World’s Biggest Bookstore
#40: Flower Power
#41: In the Beginning
#42: Going Big
#43: Bookstores No More IV: The Book Room
#44: Bookstores No More V: Lichtman’s News and Books
#45: Summer Palace
#46: Another Bookworm
#47: Dare to Dream
#48: Bon Voyage!
#49: Kitty Corner
#50: Bookstores No More VI: Book Depository
#51: Bookstores No More VII: Book City (Annex Location)
#52: From the Glassworks
#53: Animal Crackers
#54: Woody
#55: Hitting the Slopes
#56: Bookstores No More VIII: Macondo Books
#57: Bookstores No More IX: Booksmith
#58: A Wild Goose Chase
#59: Book Sale Bookmarks
#60: Canoodling
#61: A Strange Bird
#62: Sweet Liberty
#63: Bookmark Like an Egyptian
#64: Scary Stuff
#65: Coin and Elephant
#66: War and Peace
#67: Bookstores No More X: Albert Britnell Book Shop
#68: National Book Festival
#69: Bow-wow Bling
#70: Book Hoard
#71: This Is Not a Pipe
#72: Pandamonium
#73: Chinese Names
#74: A New Leaf
#75: Writers’ Trust
#76: Bookstores No More XI: The Book Cellar
#77: Bookstores No More XII: Longhouse Bookshop
#78: Awarded for Distinguished Bookmark Collecting
#79: Medieval Times
#80: Napoleon in the Library
#81: Stone Mask
#82: Bookstores No More XIII: Co-Op Bookstores (Stone Road Mall Location)
#83: The Pot of Basil
#84: The Rich Coast
#85: Portrait of the Artist as a Grumpy Old Man
#86: The Luck of the Irish
#87: Throwing Darts
#88: Reporting on the Afterlife
#89: Hungry Like the Wolf
#90: New Zealand Wood
#91: Memories of Suzhou
#92: Memories of Suzhou 2
#93: Montreal Moose
#94: Mush!
#95: Bookmark Like an Egyptian 2
#96: The Man in the Iron Mask
#97: The Girls with the Jugs
#98: Return to the Rich Coast
#99: Alnwick Castle
#100: Kylie Too!
#101: Hello, Frank Lloyd Wright
#102: Shiny Eyes
#103: Osprey
#104: The Canadian Encyclopedia
#105: Shark Week
#106: Bookstores No More XIV: Nicholas Hoare
#107: Bookstores No More XV: Highway Book Shop
#108: May the Bookmark Be with You
#109: Tassel Time
#110: Souvenirs of Scotland
#111: Oh, Garfield
#112: Turkey Day
#113: Kafka Offshore
#114: Tablet
#115: More Scary Stuff
#116: Happy November!
#117: Remembrance Day
#118: Panda Poo!
#119: Tom Likes Books
#120: Snowflake
#121: Stained Glass
#122: Felt
#123: That Most Wonderful Time of the Year
#124: Christmas 2025
#125: Eek! A Mouse!
#126: English Country Estates
#127: Do Not Disturb
#128: Celeb Sex Shenanigans
#129: Book Pile
#130: A Trip to the Taj
#131: Bookstores No More XVI: The Children’s Book Store
#132: Bookstores No More XVII: Bryan Prince Bookseller
#133: Prince Edward Island
#134: Book Shelves
#135: Dolphin Flip-flops
#136: S Marks the Spot
#137: Brass Butterflies
#138: Memories of Budapest
#139: Hopping into Spring
#140: The China Set
#141: The Fun Years
#142: Libraries are Forever
#143: Bookstores No More XVIII: As the Plot Thickens Mystery Bookshop
#144: That’s a Wrap!
#145: Hiiiii-yah!
#146: May Flowers
#147: Lulu the Giraffe
#148: Poppies
#149: Scratch ‘n’ Sniff
#150: Here Be Dragons
#151: Canada Day 2026
#152: Irish Heritage
#153: Paper Cuts
#154: Quilting Bee as in Bookmark
#155: Reading by Moonlight
#156: Get Ready for John Galt Day!
#157: A Rose in Winter
#158: On Walden Pond
#159: Upper Canada Village
#160: A Rose by Any Other Name
#161: Red Skies
#162: Pressed Flowers
#163: Celebrating Indonesia
#164: Walk the Dinosaur
#165: The Event of the Year!
#166: My Little Buttercup
#167: Elephants Never Forget
#168: Bookmark from Another Planet
#169: Astérix et Obélix
