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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Which Side Are You On
I recently spent three weeks in New Zealand driving on the “wrong” side of the road. Needless to say, it was sometimes a challenge, especially in cities like Wellington and Auckland. As the map above shows, in most countries, people … Continue reading
Chanukah Lights
In the holiday spirit, here’s the pop-up book Chanukah Lights, published by Candlewick Press in 2011, with a text by Michael J. Rosen, illustration and paper engineering by Robert Sabuda, and additional design work by Simon Arizpe and Shelby Arnold, explores the eight day Jewish “festival of … Continue reading
A Little Mistletoe
Mistletoe : legends, myth & folklore written & illustrated by Maryline Poole Adams This little small press book explores many traditional aspects of Midwinter holiday festivals, including the mysteries of mistletoe. It looks at various stories, legends and traditions from … Continue reading
Ho.Ho.Ho.
Beijing-based graphics studio 39 degrees north created this animated version of author Neil Gaiman’s dark Christmas poem Nicholas Was. I never was that into the holiday any way. Ho.Ho.Ho.
Seattle Little Free Library
Little Free Cookbook Library This unique take on the Little Free Library project is outside the PCC Natural Market, West Seattle
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, USA
Tagged Little Free Library, Seattle, Washington
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Decolonizing the Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of my favorite go to places in the city. In fact, I’ve been visiting the Met since before I could walk. The museum’s grand entrance hall never fails to awe. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Canada, History, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged First Nations, Metropolitan Museum of Art, mural arts, New York City
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George RR Martin’s Beastly Books
On November 30th, the legendary author George R.R. Martin officially launched his own bricks and mortar bookshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beastly Books—named for Beauty and the Beast—is located nextdoor to the cinema that Martin purchased and rehabilitated in 2013. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, George R. R. Martin, Santa Fe
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Nothing Happens (for a reason)
This captivating 11-minute film by Michelle and Uri Kranot is a mysterious, melancholy animation in which a diverse group of people slowly gather in a snow-laden field in Denmark. Nothing really happens in Nothing Happens and that’s kind of refreshing.
