Category Archives: Books

existence and being

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

German graphic artist Henning M. Lederer has turned vintage book covers into a mesmerizing series of animated gifs. Check out the video of the project and visit the website to learn more.

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Reading Is Magic

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

This sweet stop-motion video created by unPop Studio captures the magic of reading in a delightful tribute to J K Rowling.

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Books on the L

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

In order to encourage users of their system to read more, the Chicago Transit Authority will be leaving books in train cars from October 12 to 18. Riders will be able to choose from a selection of fiction and non-fiction … Continue reading →

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Around the World in 80 Postcards

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Lehel Kovacs is a Budapest-based artist and illustrator who dreamed of traveling around the world. When those travel plans did not pan out, he decided to take a virtual world tour using Google Street View. That inspired the creation of … Continue reading →

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At The Bookbinders

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The folks from the London Review Bookshop paid a visit to London’s Shepherds Bookbinders to observe the creation of a limited special edition of Tom McCarthy’s novel Satin Island.

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Ban This Book

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Hemingway the Hoarder

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Ernest Hemingway was one of the 20th century’s greatest writers, but he was also a big time hoarder. A new exhibition, “Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars”, at New York City’s grand Morgan Library and Museum is packed with examples of … Continue reading →

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Literary Cartography

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The Map of Literature is featured in a terrific new book just released by Penguin. Vargic’s Miscellany of Curious Maps: Mapping Out the Modern World is the work of a precocious 17-year-old cartographic genius from Slovakia named Martin Vargic. The … Continue reading →

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Defend Your Freedom To Read

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Held during the last week of September each year, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and raises awareness about the ongoing threats of censorship in the United States. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community—readers, authors, … Continue reading →

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Craft Endures

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

If you have followed the career of travel show host/celebrity chef/author and raconteur Anthony Bourdain, you won’t be surprised to hear that he has collaborated with the makers of Balvenie single malt whisky to create a series of short films … Continue reading →

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