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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Word on the Street: San Diego
h/t Thomas Paine
Posted in Art, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged California, San Diego, Street Art, Thomas Paine
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Don’t Tip Toe Through The Tulips
I have been lucky enough to have been in the Netherlands many times during the spring flower season. It’s quite a sight to see millions of tulips and other flowers in bloom. Sadly,the well-loved fields in the Netherlands have been … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Holland, Keukenhof, Netherlands, tulips
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High Above the High Line
New York City’s High Line, the formerly abandoned elevated train tracks on the lower west side of Manhattan, is opening the last remaining section of the wildly popular attraction on June 5, 2019. The Spur section includes the Plinth, which … Continue reading
Weekday Links to Love
I was recently asked: “Why do you call softcover books paperbacks ?” So, I had to get an answer and here it is. Not to burst your bubble, but here are 5 reasons you shouldn’t work in a bookstore. Although I stopped visiting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Film, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Hilma af Klint, New York City, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Venice
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Vintage Covers
I know that it’s my juvenile sense of humor, but I do love these silly re-imagined vintage book covers. You can find more of these parody covers at the website for Vintage Covers and even purchase posters and postcards of … Continue reading
All Books
H/t to Canadian illustrator and author Elise Gravel.
Minima Muralia
Those of you who regularly visit this humble blog are all too well aware that I am an enormous fan of street art and basically obsessed with books. So when I stumbled upon the book Minima Muralia, which explores more … Continue reading
Books a gogo
GoGoBooks is a new mobile bookstore specializing in books for young readers that has hit the road in the state of Delaware. Owner Kate Keeper has turned a former delivery truck into a bookmobile carrying a couple thousand titles that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, children's books, Delaware, Pennsylvania
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Making Your Mark
Most of us don’t give a second thought to the greatest human achievement in history. But now the British Museum’s new interactive exhibition Writing: Marking Your Mark is celebrating more than 5,000 years of our most amazing legacy. The exhibit, which runs … Continue reading
