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Monthly Archives: January 2026
Why Are Americans Afraid of Dragons?
“In wondering why Americans are afraid of dragons, I began to realize that a great many Americans are not only anti-fantasy, but altogether anti-fiction. We tend, as a people, to look upon all works of the imagination either as suspect … Continue reading
Free Books For Kids
I’m a sucker for feelgood stories about folks who are promoting literacy programs for children in their communities, but when you add book vending machines with free books for kids I’m sold. Ymani Wince isn’t just the owner of a … Continue reading
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Tagged St.Louis, indie bookstores, Children's literature, literacy
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Paris 1970
I recently learned about an amateur photography contest called ‘C’était Paris en 1970’ (‘This Was Paris in 1970’), whose roughly fourteen thousand participants produced seventy thousand black-and-white prints and thirty thousand color slides of the capital in the midst of … Continue reading
Bookish TV
Folks in the UK may be au fait about this, but it’s news to me. Bookish, a new six-part murder mystery series created, starring, and written by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), will premiere January 11 on PBS, with … Continue reading
“Dissent is NOT Un-American!”
Twenty-five years ago San Francisco’s iconic City Lights Books initiated a bold project using a series of banners hung along the front of the bookstore. That 5-panel banner installation was the first in a series followed by a period during … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookstore Tourism, City Lights Books, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco
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So you’re going to New York City
Book lovers and bibliophiles who are heading to New York City this year will have an embarrassment of choices when it comes to special exhibitions at some of the city’s premier institutions. The Morgan Library & Museum‘s Come Together: 3,000 Years … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Grolier Club, Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, New York Historical
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Bookstore Tourism : Your Suggestions
Here at TBTP Global HQ we often get referrals to bookshops from readers who are regular customers and from travelers who are impressed with their discoveries. And, of course, there are the random gems that show up serendipitously. So, the … Continue reading
Not making any suggestions, but just in case…
During World War II, the U.S. government urged citizens to become everyday saboteurs when faced with Fascist regimes. In 2008, the US Central Intelligence Agency made public the handbook written for grassroots sabotage. Titled the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, the … Continue reading
Winter in America
And to the buffalo who once ruled the plains Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds Looking for the rain Looking for the rain Just like the cities staggered on the coastline Living in a nation that just … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 