Brian Selznik - author illustrator

Here is an author interview with Brian Selznik - about his influences, where he lives, how he works, etc http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/selznick

He is also asked about his favourite bookshops - some places I'll add to my wish-to-visit-one-day list - they sound wonderful :

• Books of Wonder, 16 W. 18th St., New York, NY 10011
• Fairy Godmother, 319 Seventh Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
• Politics and Prose Books & Coffee, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
• Children's Book World, 17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA
• Chris' Corner Books, 1940 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 10103
• Aladdin's Lamp, 126 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA

This interview must have been done before Brian Selznik's amazing book The invention of Hugo Cabret but go here for the official website of that book -

http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_hugo_intro.htm

which has information about the character Hugo Cabret, inspirations for the book - pioneering film maker Georges Melies, and author /illustrator Remy Charlip and also about Brian himself - including some links to his friend's websites and "weird websites I like" which are full of gems - pavement artists, miniature books, optical illusions...

I loved this one about moving sculpture by Arthur Ganson - a blend of art and engineering - another TED talk
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/arthur_ganson_makes_moving_sculpture.html