Category Archives: Books

Don’t Just Recycle Book Cycle

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Over the years I’ve seen photos of the quaint Book-Cycle shop in Exeter, UK, but never thought to explore what it was all about until TBTP reader Evan S. suggested a post on the project. Since 2007, Book-Cycle has been … Continue reading →

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Take Your Child To A Bookstore

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The ninth annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day, a project developed to “instill a love of bookstores in children so that they will value and support this most precious of resources as they go on to enter and create … Continue reading →

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Or Is It ?

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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Ou est la petite bibliotheque gratuite ?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

H/t to Cécile C. for the photo of this wonderful little free library in the town of  Relecq in Brittany, France.

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Native American Heritage Month

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. These illustrations are from the Model First Reader by Stephen Return Riggs published in 1875. The rare volume is a primer for lessons in English and the Santee Dadota dialect. You can … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism : Paris

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been quite a few years since a large indie bookstore has opened in Paris. The new  ICI Librairie et Café looks like it would not be out of place in Stockholm or Copenhagen. The multi-floor bookshop offers a wide ranging collection, … Continue reading →

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Book Week

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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Hard Day At The Writing Desk

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauls

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Another Caturday

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

h/t William Blake

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Literary Road Trips

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

For the last century, American road trips have inspired authors to write great novels and memoirs based on their travels by car, bus, or motorcycle. From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac the open road has launched a special form … Continue reading →

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