Category Archives: Books

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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What Makes A Good Book

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Mark Your Calendar

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

On April 8,2015 a new website aimed at bibliophiles will be launched. Literary Hub, founded by Grove Atlantic, City Lights, PEN, Tattered Cover, Tin House, Europa Editions, and more than 60 other publishers, booksellers, and literary magazines, aims to be … Continue reading →

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Which Way To Mordor

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Save a publisher and fight oppression

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Since its founding in 2000 by Ihar Lohvinau, the Lohvinau Publishing House and Bookstore in Minsk, Belarus has been a beacon for freedom. The international award-winning press and bookshop has been a consistent thumb in the eye of the country’s … Continue reading →

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Judge Not Lest You etc. etc.

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

We have all heard that old adage “never judge a book by its cover”. Well the Amsterdam-based studios This Page Cannot Be Found and Moore have created an actual book that embodies the reverse of that hackneyed maxim. “The Cover … Continue reading →

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Eating Poetry

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

National Poetry Month isn’t until April, but the Academy of American Poets has already unveiled the new official poster. New Yorker cartoonist, and National Book Award winner, Roz Chast created the poster which will be distributed to libraries, schools and … Continue reading →

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Grate Expectations

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Love Letter To Libraries

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Canadian artist/tour guide/urban geographer Daniel Rotsztain has been devotedly visiting every branch in the extensive Toronto Public Library system and documenting the project with wonderful, whimsical drawings of each branch. With 102 individual libraries to visit, it’s a big project. … Continue reading →

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Printing Is An Art Form

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

London’s Folio Society has been publishing beautifully crafted editions of great literature for nearly seven decades. Each book is a treasure of typography, printing, illustration and binding. They recently produced this wonderful video profile of master printer Stan Lane. If you … Continue reading →

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