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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Tower of Babel
The infographic below was created by Alberto Lucas Lopez and it manages to condense the 7,102 known living languages today into a visualization, with individual colors representing each world region. Only 23 languages are spoken by at least 50 million … Continue reading
The best view in town
I’m jaded when it comes to New York City tourist attractions, but I’m looking forward to the October 21st opening of the city’s newest site. Summit One Vanderbilt, which describes itself “the most immersive observatory” experience,” sits on top of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Tourism, USA
Tagged Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, New York City
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Another Tolkien Surprise
As a collector and bookseller, I’ve seen many versions and editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved novel The Hobbit over the years. However, it wasn’t until recently that I was aware of Swedish and Finnish language editions that were illustrated by the anti-Fascist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Finland, J. R. R. Tolkien, Moomins, Sweden, the Hobbit, Tove Jansson
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Heaven is not like flying or swimming
“Seascape” by Elizabeth Bishop This celestial seascape, with white herons got up as angels, flying high as they want and as far as they want sidewise in tiers and tiers of immaculate reflections; the whole region, from the highest heron … Continue reading
The one where I compare myself with Leo Tolstoy
You may be dubious that a humble blogger, bookseller, and failed author could possibly have anything in common with the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, but hear me out. Both Tolstoy and I have roots in Czarist Russia. The legenday … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged cookbooks, Leo Tolstoy, Russia, Vegetarian
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Six for Sunday
After reading Moby-Dick for the first time last year, Peter Gorman published a fascinating book called Kaleidoscope Brain that consists of 100 visualizations of Moby-Dick. The graphics, diagrams, and maps were his way of making sense of the iconic American … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Film, Hotels, Maps, Photography, Uncategorized, USA, Writing
Tagged Cartoons, Comics, James Baldwin, John Donne
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Erasing Books for the Sake of Art
I am always somewhat ambivilant when it comes to book art that actually damages or destroys books, however, I am a fan of Vermont-based poet and book artist Mary Ruefle’s decades-long project Erasures. Since 1998, she has amended more than 100 books … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Museums, USA, Writing
Tagged Book Artists, Book Arts, Robert Frost, Vermont
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Five For Friday
I just discovered this never before published novel by Simone de Beauvoir. It seems that it was deemed “too intimate” to be published during her lifetime. Inseparable has been described as a story of the power of female friendship and … Continue reading
taste the blood of revenge
Another hilarious re-issue from the brilliant folks at Paperback Paradise.
Open a Book, Open the World
The Library of Congress National Book Festival 2021 will run Sept. 17-26 this year in Washington D.C.. It will feature more than 100 authors, poets, and writers in a range of formats, including Tana French, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Claudia Rankine.The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Library of Congress, Literary Festival, Washington D.C
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Travel Between The Pages 