Category Archives: Writing

The Great American Read

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Nearly everyone has a favorite book, but what about an entire nation ? Beginning next week, PBS ( our public broadcasting network ) is embarking on a quest to discover what is America’s favorite read. The eight-part television series about … Continue reading →

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The Writing Game

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Star Authors is a 19th century American card game that requires a player to match notable authors with the books that they wrote. The improved 1887 edition includes 54 book title cards and 18 author cards. Based on these examples, impressive facial … Continue reading →

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Pick Your Spot

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

You can follow Grant and even purchase prints and posters of his wonderful comics right here.

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tl:dr

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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A New Home for Readers and Writers

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The Center for Fiction, which describes itself as “the only organization in the U.S. solely devoted to the creation and enjoyment of fiction,” has announced that its new home will open in Brooklyn, N.Y. in January 2019. The three-story complex, … Continue reading →

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Wild Books

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”                      … Continue reading →

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Mean Streets of Dublin

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Be More Pirate

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

First-time author San Conniff Allende’s new book Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win is all about audacity and risk taking. To prove that he walks the walk, Allende, disguised as a contractor, plastered an eight-meter-long … Continue reading →

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The Kind of Books They Read

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

William Carlos Williams  

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Bookstore Tourism: Rome

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t remember if I found the Open Door Bookshop on my first or second visit to Rome, but I do recall meeting the store’s founder the writer and journalist Charles Nopar. Secluded on a lovely street in the picture-postcard … Continue reading →

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