Category Archives: Books

It’s Not Hoarding If It’s Books

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Reader’s Block

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

   

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Everyone Loves A Pop-Up

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

The 1964 World’s Fair was a two-year event centered on peace, understanding, and apparently, pop-up books. Released in 1963, Peter and Wendy See the New York World’s Fair shows two children, Peter and Wendy, – no relation to Peter Pan or … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

President Barack Obama recently posted on Facebook his summer reading list. This year it’s a mix of fiction, memoirs, and instructive non-fiction. If you are searching for a good vacation read, you can never go wrong following the lead of … Continue reading →

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Caturdays

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Joy of Books

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

A big h/t to the clever folks at Type Books in Toronto, Canada for this marvelous little video.

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Dog Days of Summer

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

July 12th to August 20th are the official “Dog Days of Summer,” the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which in astrology is connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.Here … Continue reading →

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Feed Your Head

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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RIP Toni Morrison

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

You think dark is just one color, but it ain’t. There’re five or six kinds of black. Some silky, some woolly. Some just empty. Some like fingers. And it don’t stay still, it moves and changes from one kind of … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism: The Wandering Bookshop

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Jean-Jacques Megel-Nuber wanted to open a bookshop, but he also wanted to be free to travel around France. Fortunately he discovered a way to accomplish both goals. Now he visits rural towns and villages in his itinerant bookshop that also … Continue reading →

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