Category Archives: USA

Bookstore Tourism

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The following post was written by Larry Portzline, author of Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addict’s Guide To Planning & Promoting Bookstore Road Trips for Bibliophiles & Other Bookshop Junkies. My goal when I started the Bookstore Tourism “movement” was to … Continue reading →

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Best Thrillers, Ever ?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

  Last summer, NPR readers voted on a list of Best Beach Books Ever. This summer it’s the Best Thriller Ever. Last month NPR asked audience members to submit nominations for a list of the 100 most pulse-quickening, suspenseful novels … Continue reading →

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The Chekhov of Cleveland, RIP

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

In the brave new world of the 21st century comic books have been re-branded as graphic novels and their creators are the subject of graduate school seminars and regular coverage in the New York Times Book Review. But back in … Continue reading →

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Envisioning The World

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

“Envisioning The World” is a collection of early printed maps that offers snapshots of a world that was largely unknown at the time many of the maps were made. For most people, then, familiar territory encompassed not much more than a neighborhood. … Continue reading →

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I Was Looking For A Street

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

  I first discovered Charles Willeford while living in Miami in the 70s; what better place to meet the master of pyscho-pulp fiction. Willeford’s darkly humorous novels were often deceptively simple meditations on being and nothingness packaged as police procedures … Continue reading →

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American Bronze

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

We were recently fortunate to spend some time with the exceptional American artist & sculptor Jonathan Hertzel. Take a look at his website and his brand new blog to see his exciting work in progress.    

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To Kill A Mockingbird at 50

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s beloved classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and numerous events—Read-A-Thons, film screenings, courtroom scene reenactments, etc.—are being held around the country. The heart-breaking coming of age tale set in … Continue reading →

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Should you shield the canyons…

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross                 

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Mulholland Drive: New Suspense Imprint

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The following post is courtesy of Miriam Parker: Little, Brown and Company announces new suspense imprint’s name and launch list On June 15, 2010, Little, Brown and Company announced the name of its new imprint devoted to publishing suspense fiction: … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

If you are going to be in the NYC area this Fall be sure to plan on visting the Morgan Library for Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress which runs from September 9, 2010 until January 3, 2011. The Morgan Library … Continue reading →

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