Category Archives: Europe

Books for Fighters

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The sign in the photo taken in Barcelona in 1938 reads “give books to fighters”. The campaign collected reading material for anti-Fascist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.

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You won’t believe what happened next

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bookstore of the Moon

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

La Librairie de la Lune, Brassaï 1938  

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Coffee Makes The World Go Round (pt. 2)

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Yesterday’s post on the new Museo Lavazza coffee museum in Turin got me thinking about just how important coffee is in my daily life and when I’m traveling. As a home roaster of raw green coffee beans, I take the brown elixir … Continue reading →

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Coffee Makes The World Go Round

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Lavazza, the world famous coffee producer, has just opened it new headquarters at Piazza Nuvola in Torino, Italy. While that might not be exciting to some readers, those of us who think that coffee makes the world go round are … Continue reading →

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True Stories

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Copenhagen-based artist and psychotherapist Johan Deckmann has a knack for creating devilishly clever bogus bookcovers that are at once humorous and insightful. Here are a few examples, but you can follow his thoughtful and funny work over at his personal … Continue reading →

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Black Books : Bookstore Tourism

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had a request from TBTP follower Bill C. from Oakland for a bookstore suggestion in walking distance from St Pancras International Station in London. Bill said that he expected to have an hour or two to kill before … Continue reading →

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Blue Mondays

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

This is what Monday morning looks like when you arrive to find the bookstore closed.

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Go for the bookstore, stay for the town

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I just discovered that The English Bookshop in Uppsala, Sweden was named the bookstore of the year  at the London Book Fair. It’s not surprising when you learn that founder and manager Jan Smedh personally curates the store’s stock of all English … Continue reading →

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Become Someone Else

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

“Become Someone Else” is a clever ad campaign for the Mint Vinetu which is a popular independent secondhand bookshop and cafe in the heart of Old Town Vilnius, Lithuania. The cozy shop also sells vinyl and provides a venue for local musicians … Continue reading →

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