Category Archives: Writing

London Is Out of This World (for the summer)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Writers and artists through history and around the globe have long imagined “other worlds” through the genre of Science Fiction. Science Fiction allows writers to ask the big questions such as: “Who are we?”, “What is reality?” A new exhibition … Continue reading →

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Emily Bronte in Ireland

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  IT is one of the best-selling novels of all time. But a sharp-eyed bargain hunter has managed to turn a €8,000 profit on a copy of a book that is found in homes up and down the country. The … Continue reading →

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Bukowski on the Block

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

On June 2, 2011, PBA Galleries of San Francisco will offer at auction one of the finest private collections in existence of the literary and artistic work of the poet Charles Bukowski. Featuring a large selection of original typed, signed … Continue reading →

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Not All Progress Is Good

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  It revolutionized the way people worked and communicated, becoming an essential piece of office equipment for more than a century. But after decades of service, the humble typewriter has reached the end of the line. Mumbai, India-based Godrej and … Continue reading →

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Baudelaire : In His Own Words

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Author and artist John Sokol has created a series of engaging and original portraits of literary greats crafted from the lines of their own novels and poems.

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Rick Santorum, Gay Poet ?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Rick Santorum is backpedalling as fast as he can from his campaign slogan featured on the new website for his Presidential exploratory committee, “Fighting to Make America America again,” after it was pointed out to him that it was from … Continue reading →

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PEN World Voices Festival Pt.7

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

A veritable United Nations of world literature will convene next week in New York City for the 7th annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Hundreds of writers from more than three dozen nations will meet in NYC to … Continue reading →

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Big Brother Is Watching (the libraries)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  Justin Richardson’s and Peter Parnell’s “And Tango Makes Three” tops the list of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top Ten List of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010.  The list was released on Monday as part of the … Continue reading →

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Charles Bukowski Loved His

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

   

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Amy Sedaris Can Be So Nasty

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Along with pithy book reviews and commentary on the New York literary scene, writer Bill Ryan posts cleverly insulting book dedications that he elicits from his literary heroes on his wildly funny blog Insulted By Authors. Be forewarned, the language … Continue reading →

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