| “RESIST MUCH, OBEY LITTLE” PinOur enamel pin is stamped with Walt Whitman’s rallying cry for individual and collective liberty: “Resist much, obey little.” Spread the word by pinning it to a lapel, backpack, or bookbag. The poem in which the line appears, “Caution,” was first published as one of the “Messenger Leaves” in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass. The poem was later retitled “To the States.” Libraries Save Democracy Tote Bag “Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress in 2016, calls the idea that anyone can tap into the knowledge contained in books a ‘great equalizer and unifier.’ But although libraries offer information, Hayden adds, they do not interpret it... ‘The books battle it out,’ and readers form their own opinions. She calls the process ‘democracy in action.’”—The Pew Charitable Trust. | “WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?”
Language Pencils This set of blue pencils with black lead is imprinted with the all-important query “WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?” in five different languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Made in USA. The text is engraved into, not printed on, the pencil. | “Life is Difficult” Peanuts Cards Share the humor of life’s difficult moments with these letterpress cards featuring an original comic strip from Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts comics. This strip, first published in 1966, features the sardonic wit that has made Peanuts’s popularity so enduring. In it, Charlie Brown shares his encouraging new philosophy with his pal Linus: “I only dread one day at a time!” | Women Who Changed the World From secret agents, scientists, and suffragists, to politicians, presidents, and paleontologists—and of course writers—this amazingly detailed design celebrates women who have had a significant impact on the world, from Ancient Egypt to the present day. Available on a mug, tote bag, and notebook. | Eudora Welty Cuff Bracelet “All serious daring starts from within.” For anyone interested in writing, reading, and creativity, Eudora Welty’s autobiographical One Writer’s Beginnings is an iconic work. Read Banned Books Enamel Pin “Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord.”—Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 The best way to protest the banning of books is to read them. Spread the word by pinning this “Read Banned Books” pin to a lapel, backpack, or bookbag. It’s one inch in diameter and made of brass with a white nickel finish. | Libraries Save Democracy PinShow your support for public libraries and the essential role they play in a democracy by wearing this enamel pin on a collar, lapel, backpack, or tote. Benjamin Franklin was the driving force behind the country’s first libraries, institutions he knew were crucial to maintaining and strengthening a democracy. He founded the first public library in the US in 1786 to provide all citizens with equal access to information. | “What Good Shall I Do?” Pin Best known as a Founding Father and polymath (writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, politician, diplomat, printer, publisher, and philosopher), Benjamin Franklin led a deeply committed moral life. Its clearest expression was his daily practice of asking himself, “What good shall I do this day?” when he awoke, and, before retiring, “What good did I do this day?” | Woody Guthrie’s New Years Rulin’s Greeting Cards Woody Guthrie wrote these heartfelt and playful resolutions on New Year’s Day, 1943. Including “Don’t Get Lonesome,” and “Dream Good,” to “Love Everybody,” these all-occasion cards delight and inspire in any season. | Janet All-Occasion Greeting Cards
by Glen Baxter “Janet set aside an hour each day to work on her threatening letters.” Glen Baxter is “a kind of mad cross between Magritte, S. J. Perelman, and pulp fiction.”—The New York Times | Votes For Women PaperweightThis glass paperweight is based on a button, worn by marchers at the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade, now housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Historians later credited the event with invigorating the suffrage movement. | County Library: We Want One PaperweightThis glass paperweight reproduces a 1928 photograph now in the collection of the Library of Congress. The photo captures the longing of a rural community for a permanent library, and memorializes early bookmobiles. | Frida Kahlo Watermelon Silk Chiffon Scarf The vibrant watermelon pattern on this scarf is taken from Viva La Vida, Watermelons, the last painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Kahlo is celebrated around the world for her outspoken advocacy of women, people with disabilities, and indigenous people, especially those of her native Mexico. | Bodleian Library Silk Chiffon Scarf This artful silk chiffon scarf features a montage of Victorian and Edwardian girls’ books with enchanting period titles (Queen of the Dormitory, The Girl of One Hundred Dresses, and more), collated by the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. | Anti-Education NYRB Baseball Cap Whether you’re a teacher who loves tongue-in-cheek humor or a person who is drawn to Nietzschean thinking, this baseball cap makes a strong and surprisingly intellectual statement. Based on the title of the NYRB Classics Original book Anti-Education by Friedrich Nietzsche. Other NYRB title hats available: Stoner, A Time to Keep Silence, Perfection, Transcendence for Beginners, Loved and Missed, You'll Enjoy It When You Get There, Surviving, Inverted World, When We Cease to Understand the World, Life and Fate, Hothead Paisan, Fatale, Lies and Sorcery, The Dud Avocado. Women in Science: 500-Piece PuzzleThis jigsaw puzzle features colorful portraits of fifteen trailblazing women from the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. The puzzle celebrates well-known pioneers like Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, as well as less well-known but equally inspiring heroines of the sciences. Featuring art by the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky, this puzzle is the perfect gift for budding scientists and anyone who wishes to learn more about the great contributions women have made to all branches of science. | Women in Art Postcard SetThis set of postcards features portraits of fifty pioneering female artists by Rachel Ignotofsky, the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Art. The 100 postcards celebrate women artists throughout history with vibrant and colorful portraits. Some of the artists are well-known, like the painters Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe. Others, like nineteenth-century African American sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis and Hopi-Tewa ceramic artist Nampeyo, are gifted artists now coming to light. | Card Catalog NotecardsEvoking memories of wooden card catalogs, this replica cardboard box includes thirty flat notecards and envelopes. The front of each card is a reproduction of an original from the Library of Congress and features a different classic work of literature. | Classic French Market Bag Whether you’re at the Marché Raspail or Rue de Buci, you’ll see this net bag on the arm of almost every shopper. Chic as Chanel, it’s eminently practical: it takes up hardly any space in a purse or tote, and is machine washable, durable, inexpensive, and made of 100% cotton. The company's tagline says it best—Le IT BAG écolo (the ecological IT BAG). | Midsummer Toddler Tee
in Hot Pink For that pint-sized certain someone in your life. A hot pink tee for a special toddler. “And though she be but little, she is fierce!” is a quote from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The quote is written across the front of these soft toddler tee shirts. “William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is printed beneath the quote. | We know a few small wild and free creatures who embody Thoreau’s deeply held belief that “all good things are wild and free.” This T-shirt is for them. The line is from a lecture Thoreau delivered more often than any other, entitled “Walking.” It was later published posthumously and is regarded as one of the most famous essays of the Transcendentalist movement. | Walt Whitman Earrings “Resist much, obey little.” The poet’s rallying cry for individual and collective liberty, from the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass, is stamped on these sterling silver domed disc earrings, for pierced ears. They are handmade in the US. | Banned Books SocksThese unisex cotton blend socks are “mismatched.” On one sock are printed the titles of fifty famous banned books; the other sock lists the same titles, only redacted with a black bar. Choose between adult small or adult large sizes. | When We Cease to Understand the World NYRB Baseball Cap These words elicit a common experience: to grapple with questions about our very existence. It is a maddening feeling held by many of us who walk this strange path called life—even felt among the greatest mathematical and scientific minds like Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger. These are some of the luminaries into whose troubled lives Benjamín Labatut thrusts the reader, showing us how their discoveries reshape human life for the better; while others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. | Inverted World NYRB Baseball Cap Sport a hat that matches the absurdity of this day and age featuring the title of the NYRB classic Inverted World by Christopher Priest. The 1974 science fiction novel is about a city in crisis: the people are growing restive, the population is dwindling, and the rulers know that, for all their efforts, slowly but surely the city is slipping ever farther behind the optimum. Journey to this unique fictional world with this chic accessory. The words “new york review books” are embroidered on the side of the cap. It features an adjustable strap to accommodate all sizes. | David Levine IllustrationsA print of a favorite writer, artist, historical figure, or personal hero makes a thoughtful gift for anyone on your list—or for your own home or office. We offer framed prints of the hundreds of caricatures by celebrated artist David Levine that enriched the pages of The New York Review of Books for more than four decades. Shown here clockwise from left: Walt Whitman, Georgia O'Keefe, Henry Thoreau, Marie Curie, Friedrich Nietzsche |
