Category Archives: Books

The Art of The Book

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Littlefly literary jewelry by  British artist Jeremy May, is created “by laminating hundreds sheets of paper together, then carefully finishing to a high gloss. The paper is selected and carefully removed from a book, and the jewelry re-inserted in the … Continue reading →

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And So It Goes…

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Many thanks to Perry Hall for this post: Good News For Vonnegut Fans: The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library is a public benefit, nonprofit organization championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist and Indiana native Kurt … Continue reading →

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If You Want To Help An Author…

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to reader Ret Marut for this post.   If you have friends or family members who have written a book: 1. Buy your friend’s book. Encourage other friends to buy the book. Go to your local library or bookstore … Continue reading →

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Visions of the Apocalypse

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

After a summer of reading Justin Cronin’s The Passage, Margaret Atwood’s After the Flood ,Marcel Theroux’s Far North and re-reading A Canticle for Leibowitz, I was well and truly psyched for next month’s Scientific American “ Apocalit” features. All things … Continue reading →

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Real Locations – Imaginary Crimes

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

  Whether it be the London of Sherlock Holmes or the Ystad of the Swedish Wallander, Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco or Donna Leon’s Venice, the settings chosen by crime fiction authors have helped those writers to bring their fictional investigators … Continue reading →

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Do It In Public

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Brian Heater from Read Comics In Public Day for this post Like so many great things in this world, Read Comics in Public Day has its roots in a joke. I don’t remember the exact wording, but it … Continue reading →

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Will You Help A Brother (Therapist) Out?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Please check out this post from the innovative travel psychologist and travel writer Dr. Michael Brein and then support his new project on Kickstarter. THE TRAVEL PSYCHOLOGIST E-BOOK SERIES You wouldn’t believe the incredible stories people have told me about … Continue reading →

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Gotta Love Strange Maps !

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Frank Jacobs has been curating and writing the Strange Maps blog since 2006 and has recently joined the culturally minded Big Think collective. You can also find a terrific selection of Frank’s bizarre and brilliant work in the Strange Map … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Waiting For The Paperback, This Time

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The first dictionary of slang, out of print for 300 years, is being published by the Bodleian Library, Oxford from a rare copy unearthed in its collections.Originally entitled A New Dictionary of Terms, Ancient and Modern, of the Canting Crew, its … Continue reading →

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Be A Bookstore Hero

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Located in the colorful Mission District of San Francisco, Modern Times Bookstore is facing a financial crisis and urgently needs an influx of cash if they are going to survive through the summer. Modern Times is, as the store put … Continue reading →

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