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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Get Thee To A Bookshop
Today is Independent Bookstore Day across the United States. It’s an annual party to celebrate independent bookstores, authors, readers, and literacy. If you are in the U.S., you can find one of the 500+ participating indies right here. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookshops, indie bookstores
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Literary Road Trip
You might not agree with all of the choices that Mike Nudelman made for this literary map of the U.S. —I certainly didn’t—but it’s a good effort.
Posted in Books, Maps, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Cormac McCarthy, John Grisham, Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, Stephen King
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Helsinki Rebranded
I was surprised to discover that up until very recently Helsinki never had a single or consistent brand system. Last summer, Finland’s capital finally commissioned the creative group Werklig to develop a contemporary brand design that would work across all … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Finland, Graphic design, Helsinki, Nordic travel
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Book Power
BOOK POWER by Gwendolyn Brooks BOOKS FEED AND CURE AND CHORTLE AND COLLIDE In all this willful world of thud and thump and thunder man’s relevance to books continues to declare. Books are meat and medicine and flame and flight … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Children's literature, Gwendolyn Brooks, Poetry
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Long Walk To A Dark Place
A big h/t to Cameron Booth for the link to this marvelous Middle Earth “transit” map. Commissioned by Empire magazine,the brilliant map which plots the journeys of the key characters through the Peter Jackson film adaptations of The Hobbit and Lord of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Film, Maps, movies, Public Transport
Tagged J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, the Hobbit
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The Art of Shinkansen
Who doesn’t love an anime inspired gif ? The Central Japan Railway (JR Central) has commissioned a series of fifteen fun gifs by Japanese and international artists and animators to celebrate the world famous bullet train. The Art of Shinkansen project illustrates … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Asia, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged bullet train, Japan, rail travel, Train Travel
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How the dead communicate with us
Last year, British cartoonist, artist, and children’s book writer Chris Riddell published this wonderful series of sketches that illustrate comments by the great Neil Gaiman on a variety of book related topics.
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Writing
Tagged Cartoons, Illustration, Neil Gaiman, Reading
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The Dutch Are Religious About Libraries
A few years ago, a disused 15th century church in Zwolle, Netherlands was transformed into a modern library. Now, a 19th century church in ‘s- Hertogenbosch has been turned into a stunning 21st century combined library/museum/community center. What a great … Continue reading
Bowie : Station to Station
This week, New York City transit riders have been lining up to purchase special edition David Bowie MetroCards. The city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has teamed up with Spotify to offer five different options each celebrating the late artist’s varied personas. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged David Bowie, Manhattan, MTA, New York City, NYC
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Travel Between The Pages 