Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Reading is good for you

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Belief and Technique by Jack Kerouac

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bookstore Tourism Philadelphia

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

It took a big leap of faith for the New York City bookshop Shakespeare & Co to open a branch in the high rent Philadelphia Center City Rittenhouse Square neighborhood two years ago. Somehow they’ve managed to hang on during these crazy … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Planet Word

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Last week a long-awaited new museum opened in Washington, D.C. that will be a must-see destination for readers and language lovers. Planet Word is promoted as “a revolutionary museum dedicated to the power, beauty, and fun of language and to … Continue reading →

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Into the Haunted Looking Glass

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey’s selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters … Continue reading →

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Capturing Zeitgeist

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Artist and graphic novelist Christopher Sperandio has perfectly captured the mood of the United States as we creep up to the abyss with this terrific series of cartoons. You can check out his last graphic novel at arglebarglebooks.com/product/pink-joe  

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Writers Not Writing

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Climactic Moments in Literature

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

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Modern and Vintage too

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

If you have ever spent any time browsing secondhand bookstores or used book markets, it’s quite likely that you have run across many editions from the old Modern Library series. Founded in 1917, the Modern Library was eventually subsumed by … Continue reading →

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Building Bridges

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve crossed the historic Charles Bridge in Prague dozens of times and never stopped to consider what an amazing feat of engineering it took to build this beautiful structure.The animation below details how the  famous 14th-century Charles Bridge was built … Continue reading →

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