Category Archives: Writing

Give A Book This Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Bloomsbury Publishing—whose authors include Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and Khaled Hosseini—produced this little video to remind folks of the power of reading and the importance of great writing in our lives.

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Take a kid to a bookstore (please)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Tomorrow is the Fifth Annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day. More than 750 bookshops in all of the 50 U.S. States, plus bookstores in 7 Canadian Provinces, Germany, the UK and Australia, will be hosting special events to … Continue reading →

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Kafka Heads Back To Prague

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, Czech artist David Cerný unveiled his amazing statue of Franz Kafka’s head outside of the Narodni trida Metro station in the heart of Prague.

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Yes, It’s Illegal!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Launched in Copenhagen last year, Illegal! is a controversial magazine created to be sold by addicts to earn legal income specifically to fund their drug use without resorting to crime. Vendors can earn about $3.15 per copy sold. While the … Continue reading →

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Fame Is Relative

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Brian D. Butler
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Indies First

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

For the second year, Indies First—the campaign in support of independent bookstores—is celebrating Small Business Saturday by turning authors into volunteer booksellers at bookshops across the United States. The now annual event brings together writers, readers and booksellers to support … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Brian D. Butler
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The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

h/t to follower Akira O for the link to this video series Based on the bestselling novels by En Mikami, “The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files” (Biburia Koshodo no jiken techo) is a popular Japanese television series that features Shioriko, … Continue reading →

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Books Everyone Should Read

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Writer and designer David McCandless created this challenging infographic for his new book Knowledge Is Beautiful. How many have you read ?

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Reality Simulator

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

This wonderful short film explains why literature matters and what books do for us. The animation is by Marcus Armitage and Ignatz Johnson Higham with voice over by Alain de Botton, who wrote the script.

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