–Kelly

You don’t need me to tell you that Ingmar Bergman was a great film director and artist. He just was. Rest in peace. –Jason

Danika: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (fiction) Jason: Super Spy by Matt Kindt (graphic novel of our current exhibiting artist) Jenni: The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout (creepy non-fiction) Kelly: I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle (fiction),  Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (young adult fiction) –Kelly

I’m no Potter maniac, though I did blitz through the seventh book over the weekend. But that was just so the ending wouldn’t be spoiled for me. Of course, I did read it while dressed as Hagrid, surrounded by my limited edition Harry Potter action figure set. Um… Anyway, and perhaps I’m the not the [...]

We’ve been remiss in not mentioning that our rare and collectible books are now listed through ABE. There are about 250 books or so for sale so far, and more are being added each week. If there’s a title listed that you’re interested in, feel free to give us a call at 314.862.6100 or email [...]

I have to publicly send out a GIGANTOR thanks to Jason and Danika for handling the Harry Potter release since, due to phenomenally bad timing, Jenni and I were *both* on vacation this past weekend.  I was relieved to hear that everyone had a good time and it sounded like things went relatively smoothly. Upon [...]

We’ve hooked up with Meshuggah to co-host a Harry Potter pre-release throwdown.  Only ours involves beer, wine, and trivia instead of wand-crafting and potion-concocting.  So if you need somewhere to hang while you wait the interminably long time it’s going to take to get to midnight this Friday(7/20), we suggest  a visit to our friends [...]

Danika: Race by Studs Terkel (non-fiction) Jason: The American Way by John Ridley (graphic novel) Jenni: Whistling Season by Ivan Doig (fiction) and Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA) and The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson (YA thriller) and *NINE* others–the deadline for the YA State Award thing-a-ma-jig was pushed to July 25. [...]

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want. I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want. I wanna, I wanna…I want an MLS franchise in St. Louis. That’s not happening in the near future, so I guess I’ll have to settle for a world-class footballer playing in the States. [...]

You can get a double dose of Kindt. Matt not only will be exhibiting here, but he and his wife Sharlene also have a show up right now at Gallery Visio, which is tucked underneath the escalator in the Millennium Student Center on the UMSL campus. Books or Your Friends showcases watercolors and prints by [...]