John Butman

@hjupiterhill I think this should explain things.

I will be meeting writers at the 2019 Boston Writing Workshop, a one-day writers conference on Saturday, Sept 7 -- come say hello! Join my course on nonfiction proposal writing! thebostonwritingworkshop.wordpress.com

Thrilled to see my book New World Inc go into paperback today! It should be in a @Waterstones near you, as well as independent book shops and, of course, on amazon.co.uk Thanks to @AtlanticBooks for producing a fine edition.

Fun to find one’s book in unexpected places—here at the New Mexico History Museum ⁦@nmhm⁩ on shelf featuring “thought provoking” reads.

A riveting tale! So says Thomas Urquhart in @PressHerald (Maine!) book review of NEW WORLD, INC. "Religious freedom wasn't all that drove the founding of America" pressherald.com/?p=1837280 Thanks for the smart review and appreciation of our "lively style"—citing my favorite line!

A @nytimes and @BostonGlobe bestseller! #Patriots #SuperBowl #PatsNation

A rare piece of advice writing: useful, humble, amusing, perceptive. A synthesis of others' thinking, but not a rehash or another restatement of the obvious. Kindness Is a Skill nyti.ms/2HFaeVE Brooks is taking on the mantle formerly worn by Mr. Rogers.

Nice when old writings find new expression.

I'm delighted to be working with @KWLitAgency as affiliated agent, developing idea-driven, non-fiction projects in business, history and the social sciences, technology and current affairs. Also continuing to offer publishing services with Idea Platforms, Inc. Ideas abound!

@Tim_Org NOT “Home for the Holidays” which is a perplexingly empty, worse-than-TV-sitcom movie, which seems to have stalled Jodie Foster’s directorial career. Basically unwatchable, we fast forwarded to “key” scenes just to see if it was completely useless all the way to the end. It was.

Best Thanksgiving movies? Go!

@Peggynoonannyc soppy op-ed on 1st Tday on.wsj.com/2R7u77V celebrates Pilgrim myths 1st advanced by Cotton Mather in 1702 & embellished by agenda-ed advocates ever since. Plymouth Colony was remarkable but Peggy's pageant ignores its problems & belies its real contributions.

Listening to @susanorlean talk about THE LIBRARY BOOK reminded me again of how precious is the physical library—and, in particular for me, the @bostonathenaeum, where I love to roam the stacks, get lost in the legendary "drum", and even explore the slightly scary basement.

@simontargett05 @skinnershall @FT125 @littlebrown @AtlanticBooks You’d look just right in a ruffed collar, Simon!

Thrilled to get up close + personal with one of the big characters in my book New World Inc: Sir Thomas Smythe, as a 20-year-old. This portrait is in ⁦@skinnershall⁩ where I attended an ⁦@FT125⁩ talk. ⁦@JohnButman⁩ ⁦@littlebrown⁩ ⁦@AtlanticBooks⁩

The lure of precious metal is as strong and devilish as ever. In my new book @newworldincbook we write about the founding of this silver mine by the Spanish in 1545 and how it provoked the English into American exploration. @simontargett05 @littlebrown wapo.st/2pdwQAB

@wawabilly Blankness?

Insane longing—that's what drove the English into a mad rush for gold across the Atlantic in 1576. Complete bust made them realize American LAND was a much better bet. @JohnButman and @simontargett05, @FinanceMuseum, based on @newworldincbook @littlebrown bit.ly/2OWQU5U

Thanks Glenn! Looking forward to our interview in a couple of weeks.

Will you be in the Greater Williamsburg Area for #LaborDay? Do you love #archaeology? Join Dr. Bill Kelso on a #behindthescenes tour, September 4th. More info: bit.ly/2tMXbYX Tickets: bit.ly/2KILrNq (📷: Cindy Decker) #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownRediscovery

Nothing like sailing a ship across the WSJ masthead.

Great to get a positive review for #newworldincbook, written with @simontargett05, published by @littlebrown, edited by @vanessamobley, from @petermancall, academic and author with deep knowledge of early American history, in on.wsj.com/2KnfCIZ.