Tag Archives: Bookselling

Blue Monday

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Michael Moon

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Baghdad Books

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Despite enormous obstacles—think bombs and bureaucracy—a 25 year-old Baghdad bibliophile has succeeded in launching both an indie bookshop and a bookmobile. Ali al-Moussawi has had a life-long passion for reading and books. With the help of friends and a like-minded … Continue reading →

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What Booksellers Do

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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Bookstore Tourism London

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

One of my favorite places to escape the tourist madness of central London is Hatchards Bookshop. The third floor, with its comfy sofas, is a great spot to spend a rainy afternoon. The popular Londonist blog recently profiled the city’s oldest bookshop … Continue reading →

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24 hour bookshop

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve never visited Guangzhou City, but when I do my first destination will be the wonderful 1200 Bookshop. The only 24 hour bookstore in China’s third largest city was the brainchild of architect Liu Erxi. After a long backpacking trip, … Continue reading →

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Fun With Books

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

It may not be an original idea, but the booksellers at Librairie Mollat in Bordeaux, France are having a lot of fun playing with book cover art. You can follow along on the bookstore’s Instagram page.

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Books Onboard

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know how this vintage steam locomotive found its way to the middle of a bookstore in Shenyang, China, but I’m onboard with the concept of trains in bookshops. Along with the engine, they are using the old carriages for bookshelves.

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Dystopian Literature Sells Bigly

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Since the election of the bloated, orange pustule, dystopian fiction has become so popular that George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984 has jumped to the top of bestseller lists around the world. Penguin publishing has announced that it is rushing another … Continue reading →

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without books there would be no history

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.” Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse, the 1946 Nobel Prize laureate for Literature, worked as a bookseller in the J.J. Heckenhaurer Antiquariat in Tübingen, … Continue reading →

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Books, No Books

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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