Category Archives: Writing

Black Books Matter

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

In honor of Black History Month, the National Book Foundation has published a timeline of National Book Award honorees.

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READ

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

To honor the passing of David Bowie, the American Library Association is re-issuing the classic poster (above) of the late artist. If you spent any time in a library or school during the 1990s, no doubt you saw the iconic … Continue reading →

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Bringing Back The Athenaeum

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Before there were free public libraries in North America, there were membership funded libraries. Often called Athenaeums, these literary associations were supported by dues paying members whose fees were used to buy books, pay librarians, and lease space. You probably … Continue reading →

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Silmarillion with an accent

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I was searching for an illustrated copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion for a client when I stumbled across this Russian language version with exceptional black and white drawings by artist Denis Gordeev. I don’t know anything about him, but he … Continue reading →

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Be Who You Are

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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Reading By The Numbers

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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I Love A Good Mystery

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

You can follow the brilliant Tom Gauld on his blog.  

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Between Words

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Chicago-based artist and web developer Nicholas Rougeux’s project “Between the Words” strips all of the letters, numbers and spaces from complete texts of iconic novels leaving just the punctuation. The remaining symbols are arranged in a continuous spiral. You can … Continue reading →

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Egypt and Its Monuments

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

A book buyer just requested some images from this fantastic 1908 edition of Egypt And Its Monuments by Robert Hichens with illustrations by Jules Guérin so I thought I’d share them here as well. Over the years, I’ve bought and … Continue reading →

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Reading Is Good For You

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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