Category Archives: Books

The Grim Reader

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Librarians on Horseback

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The Pack Horse Library Project was a  wonderful Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. The program created thirty libraries and served more than 100,000 people in rural communities. … Continue reading →

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Emily Dickenson Gamified

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I have never been much of a gamer, but I had to check out this bizarre video game based on the poetry of Emily Dickenson. Emily Blaster: is a little shooting game in which you attempt to piece together selected … Continue reading →

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When Life Imitates Art

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Margaret Atwood :  “I’m waiting for the first lawsuit. I’m waiting, you know, for the lawsuit in which the family of the dead woman sues the state… And I’m also waiting for a lawsuit that says if you force me … Continue reading →

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Library of Unwanted Manuscripts

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve been an admirer of the writing of Richard Brautigan since I first read his books In Watermelon Sugar  and Trout Fishing in America when I was a teenager. I was recently reminded of the existence in Vancouver, Washington, of … Continue reading →

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Another Caturday in Catopolis

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

To a cat Mirrors are not more wrapt in silences nor the arriving dawn more secretive; you, in the moonlight, are that panther figure which we can only spy at from a distance. By the mysterious functioning of some divine … Continue reading →

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Another World Just Waiting At My Fingertips

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Summer Reading

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Just Another Marbled Monday

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

This psychdelic marbled binding is on Le Terrecotte Figurate del Museo Nazionale di Napoli, or, “The Figured Terracottas of the National Museum of Naples.”  The book is by archaeologist and historian Alda Levi (1890-1950) and was published by Vallecchi Firenze Publishing … Continue reading →

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Do You Need A Reading Sheperd

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Shepherd is a curated book discovery tool based on author recommendations: “We ask authors to share their favorite books around topics and themes they are passionate about and why they recommend each book.” Although the website is relatively new, it’s off … Continue reading →

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