John Butman

Principal at Idea Platforms, Inc.
Affiliated agent at Kneerim & Williams.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

@hjupiterhill I think this should explain things.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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! https://t.co/5mnmBh3XvG

[simon targett @simontargett05]

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 https://t.co/Hl3gIUHPDC Thanks to @AtlanticBooks for producing a fine edition.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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" https://t.co/VhIcnf0WzR Thanks for the smart review and appreciation of our "lively style"—citing my favorite line!

[Kneerim & Williams @KWLitAgency]

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

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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 https://t.co/MHY2PckgUr Brooks is taking on the mantle formerly worn by Mr. Rogers.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

Nice when old writings find new expression.

[HBR France @HBRFrance]

Et si vous écriviez un livre ? https://t.co/XZJ29wxP4M par @JohnButman #carrière #communication #personalbranding

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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!

[John Butman @JohnButman]

@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.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

@Peggynoonannyc soppy op-ed on 1st Tday https://t.co/NeVRjnc5Cm 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.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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.

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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 https://t.co/iSF8oBhs5R

[John Butman @JohnButman]

@wawabilly Blankness?

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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 https://t.co/YzLaNFe6PO

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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

[Glenn Leibowitz @GlennLeibowitz]

@simontargett05 @WSJBookReviews @JohnButman @littlebrown @AtlanticBooks Well deserved congratulations, Simon and John!

[HistoricJamestowne @JRarchaeology]

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: https://t.co/hnxRXiRODW Tickets: https://t.co/ud4bU8Sp5g (📷: Cindy Decker) #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownRediscovery

[John Butman @JohnButman]

Nothing like sailing a ship across the WSJ masthead.

[simon targett @simontargett05]

Location, Location, Location. It applies as much to book reviews as property. So I was pleased to see my book #newworldincbook prominently displayed in the masthead of the @WSJBookReviews today. @JohnButman @littlebrown @AtlanticBooks

[John Butman @JohnButman]

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 https://t.co/495dfHHCZE.