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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Helping the Ukrainian Book Community
Donations of rare books, artworks, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera are being sought for an auction aimed at raising funds for Ukrainian booksellers and publishers affected by the Russia-Ukraine war, the Guardian reported, adding that the proceeds will go to Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB), … Continue reading
Let Freedom Read
The American Library Association has announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2023: “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week will take place October 1 – 7, 2023. “As we’ve seen throughout National Library Week, as long as there are libraries, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged book banning, censorship
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“I’ve been everywhere, man”
I was recently killing time in an airport waiting for a flight and spent a fun time trading travel recommendations with another flyer. We had both seen lots of fabulous places, but neither one of us could compete with the … Continue reading
Mainly Miscellany
You should check out Postcard Past: A site collecting contemporary photo recreations of scenes from old postcards, which neatly contrast the stylized presentation of the often-future-seeming architecture depicted in postcards of the past with the reality of today. To quote … Continue reading
The World’s First Coffee Hotel
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my coffee obsession. It all started with an old school stove top percolator when I was just five years old. My Mother taught me how to set-up the coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hotels, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged coffee roasters, coffeeshops, Rotterdam
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Project Gutenburg Open Audiobook Collection
The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection is a brilliant initiative and an excellent resource for free audio books. “Project Gutenberg, Microsoft, and MIT have worked together to create thousands of free and open audiobooks using new neural text-to-speech technology and Project Gutenberg’s large … Continue reading
Scotland by the book
I am fortunate to have spent quite a bit of quality time visiting Scotland over the years and hope to return in the not too distant future. When I do, the new free app Scotland by-the-Book from Birlinn Publishers should be … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Art, Books, Europe, History, Maps, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Scottish culture, Scottish Highlands, Visit Scotland
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A river of Portuguese red
While I was in Portugal earlier this month, I read a local news story about a tragic loss of thousands of liters of red wine due to a storage tank collapse. And in an odd coincidence, I just spotted a … Continue reading
Seeing London for Free
Starting today, visitors to London will be able to book free tickets for the new viewing gallery called Horizon 22, which gets its name from the unique view of the London horizon that you’ll get to see from the skycraper … Continue reading
Florida ! Love it or hate it
Florida is one of those places that you never really know unless you’ve lived there. Having spent the better part of my twenties in the Sunshine State, and having resided in both South and North Florida, I feel that my … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Maps, Photography, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged alligators, book illustration, key lime pie, sharks, Walt Disney
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