Category Archives: Writing

It’s Elementary

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print almost 127 years ago. The subsequent novels and short stories inspired more than 200 films and television series. The recent legal ruling in the United States on Sherlock Holmes … Continue reading →

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Books of Dublin

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Dublin, Ireland’s capital city, is a popular travel destination for a myriad of reasons. But for book lovers and bibliophiles Dublin is synonymous with great literature and a must visit for its renowned libraries, amazing antiquarian and indie bookshops and … Continue reading →

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Books vs Films

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The British book selection website Lovereading has created an interesting infographic called, “The Ultimate Showdown: Books Vs. Films”, which asks the question, “which is better the book or the film?” for popular films based on books for the past twenty-two … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day is Always Kafkaesque

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

comic by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

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The Book Is Not Dead

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Brian D. Butler
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Free Houses (for writers)

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Are you are writer looking for free housing? Are you willing to relocate? Maybe Detroit is the place for you? Write-A-House is a unique non-profit group based in Detroit, Michigan that helps to train people in construction skills by renovating … Continue reading →

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Library Science

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Here’s a little library trifecta for you: The British Library has released over one million images into the Public Domain by placing them for all to use for free on the Flickr Commons. The images are taken from digitized books … Continue reading →

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Everything Comes To An End

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I read this week that Nordstedts, the Swedish publisher of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series has engaged author David Lagercrantz to write an “original” sequel to Stieg Larsson‘s Millennium series using characters from the trilogy. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Little Failure

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I generally ignore video book trailers, and I’m not much of a memoir reader, but I’m a big fan of Gary Shteyngart‘s novels ( and his wacky book trailers) so I watched this one. The amusing, self-deprecating trailer for Shteyngart’s new … Continue reading →

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The Great War

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had a number of conversations with young friends and family members about their difficulties with their history classes in high schools and at university. As a former history teacher, I found the lack of connection with the subject … Continue reading →

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