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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Game of Thrones (by the numbers)
Like all good fantasy-lit geeks, we’re anticipating great things from HBO’s launch of the Game of Thrones this weekend. Travel Between The Pages takes a look inside Game of Thrones: $50 million-$60 million: The estimated budget for the series. 4.5 … Continue reading
How to Recycle Paperbacks
New York City’s new Japanese restaurant Brushstrokes (30 Hudson Street) has cleverly recycled 12,000+ discarded paperback books by utilizing them to build the walls for its bar/lounge. The restaurant, which opens on April 20th, is a long-delayed project from chef … Continue reading
The English Obsession
Hat-tip to Simon Wallace for the post idea. If you’ve spent any time in England during the past decade, you will probably agree with London-based photographer Peter Dench that “the English have turned drinking into a national obsession, nearly an … Continue reading
Big Brother Is Watching (the libraries)
Justin Richardson’s and Peter Parnell’s “And Tango Makes Three” tops the list of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top Ten List of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010. The list was released on Monday as part of the … Continue reading
How High Is Too High ?
Saudia Arabia’s Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, the despotic nation’s construction czar, has just approved the construction of the world’s tallest building in the coastal city of Jeddah. The “Kingdom Tower”, designed by architect Adrian Smith, will be a full … Continue reading
It’s…National Library Week
It’s National Library Week from April 10th through April 16th. This annual event celebrates our local libraries, library workers, learning, and of course books. Begun in 1958, National Library Week is a nationwide observance sponsored by the American Library Association … Continue reading
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At the Intersection of Books & Art
Eugenie Torgerson is an award-winning illustrator, photographer, writer and book artist whose fantastic three-dimensional objects are based on book and box forms.
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Harry Potter : The Exhibition
New York City’s new Harry Potter: The Exhibition openen this week at the Discovery Times Square building . Featuring sets, costumes, props and memorabilia from all eight films, the exhibit offers fans a chance to walk through replications of Hogwarts … Continue reading
