Category Archives: Bookstore Tourism

What Makes A Good Book

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

 

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, Writing | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, USA, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Freedom of Speech, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Grate Expectations

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Film | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Only In Japan

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Located in a southwestern Tokyo suburb, within sight of Mount Fuji, Shonan T-Site is a uniquely Japanese take on the bookstore. Owned by the entertainment retailer Tsutaya, the store is situated in a former Panasonic factory complex that is being … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Give A Book This Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Bloomsbury Publishing—whose authors include Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and Khaled Hosseini—produced this little video to remind folks of the power of reading and the importance of great writing in our lives.

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Take a kid to a bookstore (please)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Tomorrow is the Fifth Annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day. More than 750 bookshops in all of the 50 U.S. States, plus bookstores in 7 Canadian Provinces, Germany, the UK and Australia, will be hosting special events to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, Europe, USA, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Indies First

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

For the second year, Indies First—the campaign in support of independent bookstores—is celebrating Small Business Saturday by turning authors into volunteer booksellers at bookshops across the United States. The now annual event brings together writers, readers and booksellers to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Save London’s Only Floating Bookshop

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

A few months back we posted story about London’s only floating bookshop Word on the Water. The terrific secondhand shop, moored on the Regent’s Canal in west London, is facing an existential threat from the Canal & River Trust which is planning to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

h/t to follower Akira O for the link to this video series Based on the bestselling novels by En Mikami, “The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files” (Biburia Koshodo no jiken techo) is a popular Japanese television series that features Shioriko, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment