Category Archives: Bookstore Tourism

Booksellers Join The Fight

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

The wildfires currently raging in Australia have burned millions of acres and devastated the country’s wildlife. To date, twenty-five people have  also died as a result of the months-long blaze.Now, the book community is rallying around those working overtime to … Continue reading →

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Better News From Iran

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Before the U.S. media begins flooding the airwaves with propaganda about the Iranian “enemy”, I thought it would be a good time to share this story. Mahdieh Ahmadi is a 23 year-old woman from the city of Arak in the … Continue reading →

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Seattle Little Free Library

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Little Free Cookbook Library This unique take on the Little Free Library project is outside the PCC Natural Market, West Seattle  

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George RR Martin’s Beastly Books

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

On November 30th, the legendary author George R.R. Martin officially launched his own bricks and mortar bookshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beastly Books—named for Beauty and the Beast—is located nextdoor to the cinema that Martin purchased and rehabilitated in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Think Globally, Shop Locally

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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More Than Words

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers young adults who are in the foster care system, court-involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a book business. They believe … Continue reading →

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Yeah, That’s Me

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Little Bookshop, Big Mountains

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

On my recent road trip around New Zealand, I stumbled upon what has to be the smallest bookstore that I have ever visited. The owners of the Twizel Bookshop describe their homey establishment as “a little shop, in a little town, close … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism : New Zealand

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Some followers of TBTP are aware that I recently returned from a three week roadtrip around New Zealand. Since I was hellbent on seeing as much as I could of Aotearoa as possible, I vowed to limit my time in … Continue reading →

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New Zealand : Littlest Free Library

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

If you are familiar with the BBC television series Top of the Lake, you may also know that much of the outdoor shoots were in and around the tiny New Zealand village of Glenorchy. The mountain community quite literally sits at the … Continue reading →

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