New Year’s Eve 11-5 New Year’s Day CLOSED

The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak (Knopf, $11.99, young adult).  Set in the suburbs of Munich during the build-up to World War II, he deals with very heavy subject matter in a non heavy-handed way.  It’s perfect for young-adults.  His snappy writing style and spunky characters are compelling.  Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Random House, $15.00, [...]

Since I’ve only read about five books that were first printed in 2007, I expanded my field of choice to all the books I read through the course of this year for this list. Mea culpa. In no particular order…   **Michael Moorcock : Behold the Man During my evangelical childhood I often daydreamed about [...]

to Rebecca and Rachael for filling in during this busy crazy time when we were short-staffed, to Jenni for adding hours here on top of those that she already works at her “other”  (read: less important) full-time job, to Jason for tirelessly (right? no exhaustion there?) and spiritedly helping to match the perfect gift to the [...]

How is it that working retail can induce the same repercussions as a night of heavy drinking?  I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck.  Something about that is just not fair. You know it’s time to take a break when you find yourself dreaming about helping folks pick out gifts. But, see, that’s [...]

**Update**  He just brought by more.  Nabokov this time. Matt Kindt just dropped off more hand-drawn writer t-shirts.  (Matt, the series really needs a name.) There are shirts with Vonnegut, Salinger, Pynchon, and Kerouac.  They come in a variety of sizes and colors and styles, both girly and, um, manly.  Each shirt has been hand-drawn with [...]

Lookit.  We added a tab at the top called Goods that showcases all (well, many) of the fine non-book items we stock.  Fancy, jah?

Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Penguin, $24.95, cloth, fiction).  The brief stories of four generations of a Dominican family.  The novel is told in a style that alternates between slangy and literary and includes irreverent footnotes outlining the history of the Dominican Republic.  The writing is nice and the story is interesting.  [...]

 Three cheers to Jeremy, staff member emeritus, for modeling the men’s shirt.  Available in medium, large, and xlarge. We have some new women’s shirts (left).  They are ribbed knit, so they’re a bit more clingy, a little longer, and a slightly darker shade than the first batch of regular girly tees (right).  Both styles available in small [...]

Hey everyone, Victoria here! This weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) I’ve been making free treats, so come in and get a festive sweet to make you smile, (while supplies last) and browse our holiday selection.