Category Archives: Writing

Embrace Vellichor

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Revel in vellichor and forget your worries.

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Books are there for you

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

This encouraging message was recently spotted on the sidewalk chalkboard outside of Books A Plenty indie bookshop in Tauranga, New Zealand.  

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Read Dostoyevsky

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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Books to the Ceiling

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Some Abridged Classics

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Ontario-based Canadian cartoonist and humorist John Atkinson can save you some serious reading time with his new book Abridged Classics. The hilarious book, out this month from HarperCollins, pokes fun at some of our most beloved novels. You can also check out … Continue reading →

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Some Books Make Us Free

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not on Oz anymore

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

We all know L.Frank Baum from the famous Oz series, but did you know that he wrote other children’s fantasy novels? In 1903 he published The Enchanted Island of Yew, with wonderful illustrations by Fanny Cory. Along with imaginative book illustrations, Cory … Continue reading →

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Abridged Editions

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld  

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The Immigrants

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The Immigrants: A Poem by Joe Napora  is based on a photograph of his immigrant father’s family. The chapbook was illustrated and letterpress printed in 1993 by Jim Lee for his Blue Moon Press in Glastonbury, Connecticut in an edition of 90 copies. The types are Jan Tschichold’s … Continue reading →

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H.G. Wells for kids

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

 When you hear the name “H.G. Wells” what comes to mind? Most likely science fiction, right? But did you know though that Wells also dabbled in children’s literature? The Adventures of Tommy, published in 1929, is a witty account of a … Continue reading →

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