Category Archives: Books

Historical Inaccuracies

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld   

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Underground Library

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

The New York Public Library has partnered with the MTA and New York State to create the Subway Library project. Transit riders will have access to free e-books and other digital downloads this summer—and they won’t even need a library card. To … Continue reading →

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It’s Still 1984

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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It’s Always 1984 Somewhere

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

This week marks the 68th anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel 1984. In the extraordinary political environment that we now find ourselves, with Orwellian Newspeak the policy of the U.S. government and “alternative facts” flouted by an illegitimate regime, the … Continue reading →

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Pulp Fictions

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Imagine your favorite iconic novels such as Robinson Crusoe or Wuthering Heights with a pulp fiction makeover. Well, there’s a publisher reworking the classic in a pulp style. Pulp! The Classics is a new imprint from the UK publisher Old Castle Books, which is reissuing … Continue reading →

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Print Is Dead Is Dead

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I am no Luddite, but I do love an old-school print publication. So, I was chuffed to find that Kodak, the 129 year-old photographic film company has launched its first print journal. Kodachrome, named for the iconic 35mm color film, is … Continue reading →

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Getting Your Priorities Straight

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I love each and every edition of “Reading Quirks” comics. You can catch-up on the series, with illustrations by Laura Pacheco and scripts from The Wild Detective bookstore guys right here. 

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Little Books

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

British illustrators Emma Ehrling and Michael Driver created this amusing animation for Penguin Random House to promote the publisher’s imprint Vintage Minis. Cleverly summarizing twenty books in two minutes , the short film covers big subjects, with single word titles … Continue reading →

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Traveling Bookshop

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Although there is a long history of traveling regional bookmobiles, La Librairie Itinérante is a unique mobile bookstore and home. Stocked with 3,000 titles, this tiny house serves as both the owner’s home and business. The peripatetic bookshop visits small towns and … Continue reading →

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Just Saying

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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