Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

The Reviews Are In

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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True Stories

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Copenhagen-based artist and psychotherapist Johan Deckmann has a knack for creating devilishly clever bogus bookcovers that are at once humorous and insightful. Here are a few examples, but you can follow his thoughtful and funny work over at his personal … Continue reading →

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Black Books : Bookstore Tourism

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had a request from TBTP follower Bill C. from Oakland for a bookstore suggestion in walking distance from St Pancras International Station in London. Bill said that he expected to have an hour or two to kill before … Continue reading →

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The Call of Cthulhu

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Many readers consider H.P.Lovecraft to be the father of modern horror fantasy. In fact, the term “Lovecraftian” is frequently used to describe any particularly scary story, book, or film. But I’ve been surprised at the number of horror/fantasy genre fans … Continue reading →

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It’s fate

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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When is a book art?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

H/t to Bonnie Kuster Butler for this post. When is a book art ? A current exhibition at LA’s Getty Research Institute explores the many ways in which artists create objects that straddle the worlds of books and art.  The … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves A Bookmobile

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I have always thought of the bookmobile as an outreach tool for rural or suburban libraries, but even the great Brooklyn Public Library in New York City still sends them into the community. The little video below directed by Steve … Continue reading →

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Bibliophile Miscellany

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

If like me you frequent book blogs, it’s likely that you have seen the charming, book-celebratory art work and illustrations by Hawaii-based artist and bibliophile Jane Mount. Now she has a delightful new book titled Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany coming out next … Continue reading →

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Blue Mondays

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

This is what Monday morning looks like when you arrive to find the bookstore closed.

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Go for the bookstore, stay for the town

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I just discovered that The English Bookshop in Uppsala, Sweden was named the bookstore of the year  at the London Book Fair. It’s not surprising when you learn that founder and manager Jan Smedh personally curates the store’s stock of all English … Continue reading →

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