Tag Archives: Bookstores

Words Have Power

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Libraries, booksellers, publishers, schools, writers’ groups, and other organizations in North America are gearing up to mark Banned Books Week 2017, which runs from September 24 to the 30th. Many bookshops and libraries have gotten a jump on the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Spend Your Money Wisely

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Roughly translated: Spend your money wisely, buy a book.  

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Infinite Books

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

The Zhonghuge Bookstore in Yangzhou, China has been transformed by XL-Muse Architects into an inception-like space for bibliophiles. The illusion of infinite bookshelves is achieved with mirrors, lighting, and arched ceilings meant to reference local waterways.

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Getting Your Priorities Straight

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

I love each and every edition of “Reading Quirks” comics. You can catch-up on the series, with illustrations by Laura Pacheco and scripts from The Wild Detective bookstore guys right here. 

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Why I Smell So Good

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I smell so good because I spend my days surrounded by antiquarian books. This video explains why that is the case. Okay, it’s just one man’s opinion.  

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Into The Sun

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Check our cartoonist Peter Chiykowski’s blog Rock Paper Cynic for more like this.

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Dancing Books

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

This lovely video was choreographed and performed by Renee Kester and directed by Tim Milgram. The music is Forever sung by James Bay.

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Self-Serving Sunday

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

What everyone should do today:

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The Last Bookstore

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Arizona-based photographer Bryan David Griffith spent the better part of the last year traveling around the United States in an old camper documenting the surviving and thriving American independent bookstore. Using a large format camera, Griffith created a project called “The Last … Continue reading →

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Nothing beats a good literary map

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Brooklyn Magazine recently published this wonderful literary map of NYC’s hippest borough highlighting books that represent the very diverse neighborhoods of my family’s ancestral homeland. Now they’ve followed-up with a neat map that pairs American states and representative book titles. … Continue reading →

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