Booklegger

If graphic novels and comics are your thing you are in luck, our coworker Mike is an expert! In addition to working at Booklegger he also works for Marvel. He’s a great resource for information about your favorite graphic novels or for helping you find new titles. He’s curating a great collection for our inventory, with excellent choices for all ages!

Happy Halloween, bookish ones.

Reading books to the littlest of kids is one of life’s great pleasures. Make sure to chose books that the grown ups like as well. If we’re enjoying what we are reading to them we convey that books are a source of joy.

This book is an award winner!

Here’s our great friend Samantha holding a book I recommended to her by another Samantha. If you are not yet familiar with the hilarious essayist Samantha Irby you may want to check her out. Humor is one of the things that’s helping me get through this elaborately stressful time we’re all enduring. I recommended writer Sam to friend Sam because both Sams are good at making me laugh out loud, and now she’s as enamored as I am.

We’ve been getting some great used books in!

We are done with this card rack. Free to a good home!

A friend sent me this illustration from 1915 today. It’s from the site The Golden Age of Illustration. Isn’t it lovely?

Indigenous People’s Day.

Covid has been hard on independent bookstores. So has Amazon. We appreciate how much you support us with your patronage, loyalty, and commitment to shopping locally. We want to be here for our community in all the ways that Jeff Bezos can’t. This article is a great explanation of what indies do, and what we’re up against.

Helpful information from The HOPE Coalition on which organizations support which propositions.