QUITE BY ACCIDENT I HAVE DISCOVERED A WONDERFUL JUVENILE PICTURE BOOK How many hundreds of children’s picture books have I read since the 1950s? I am always hopeful that the next one will have the perfect combination of story and illustrations. So many have one without the other. Some are clever with confusing modern art … Continue reading
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Cartooning and Animation/ Recent Arrivals
I don’t often see such a collection of books on this subject. The book on Disney animation is spectacular. Priced at $45. If this is your field of study better come in soon.
The Top Twenty-two Requested Books in 36 Years of Bookselling in Fort Collins
No one even tried to guess the books on my list for last month’s contest. I’m disappointed in you. Well, what do you think of them? How many have you read? Are any of your favorites on the list? At the bottom of this post I have listed a few more that have come to … Continue reading
Tale (Tail) of a Sale
Nina announces our February sale on all mysteries, thrillers, westerns, and romance. We need more room! All books in these CATegories will be 25%-50% off our regular discount prices. (Ok, just a few, a very few exceptions.) The percentage off will depend primarily on the age of the book and how long it has been … Continue reading
Bookdealer Musings: The Post Crypt
Once upon a time, back in the sixties, I was a college student/hippie who volunteered in three different theatres at Wayne State University in Detroit. It was natural that I also volunteered in a coffee house that held open-mike events for poetry readings and guitar playing, etc. This particular coffee house was in the spooky … Continue reading
The Eclectic Reader 