Tag Archives: UK

The Bookshop Band

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Today marks the end of Independent Booksellers Week in the UK. To celebrate their love of indie bookshops, the “Bookshop Band” composed and recorded “A Shop With Books In It’ and toured England for three weeks performing at indie bookstores.

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Ferry Cross The Mersey

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Hat-tip to Evan Smythe for this timely post: The spanking new Museum of Liverpool, designed by 3XN Architects of the Netherlands and Manchester-based AEW group, opens today. The exciting building establishes a nexus that naturally connects the city and harbor. Located … Continue reading →

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Visit London (then & now)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

These little BBC Motion Gallery videos offer a glimpse of London 50+ years ago and now.

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On the Road (around the world)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Earlier this year we covered the story of the filming of the soon to be released iconic Kerouac novel On the Road. Here’s a roundup of some vintage book covers that tackle the theme in some clever and some bewildering … Continue reading →

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Ne Vous Adore Dumbledore ?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Warner Bros will open its “The Making of Harry Potter” walking tour at Leavesden, England, the production base of the Harry Potter films, in spring next year. The three-hour-long tour will give fans the chance to see sets, costumes, props … Continue reading →

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Listen Up

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

 The following post was contributed by London based writer Evan Smythe. A new initiative from a writers’ collective encourages UK writers to pen stories, flash fiction and poetry based on overheard conversations, with the best to be published in an … Continue reading →

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I Was All Set To Visit Belfast and Then…

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

I was all set to visit Belfast and then I had to go and follow Irish crime writer Declan Burke’s advice and read Stuart Neville’s astonishing debut novel The Ghosts of Belfast. This tautly constructed thriller, originally published in the … Continue reading →

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