Just arrived: New gardening books to add to our impressive collection of hundreds of books in the horticulture section. The robins are back. The grass is greening up in places. The tulips and daffodils and crocus are up. It’s time to plant annual seeds (indoors) and clean up the garden and divide your perennials outdoors. … Continue reading
Lucia Berlin, Black Sparrow Press, 1993, $30
Just in at The Eclectic Reader…look! An astonishing array of books about a young boy and his tiger friend. “Whither goest thou, young rogue? Can there yet remain some villany thou hast not committed?” Priced from $5-$15.
I have begun the difficult task of thinning out my personal library and acknowledging that piles and piles of books on the floor must find their way to a bookcase. In the process, I have re-discovered some gems that have been squirreled away. Little Pictures of Japan by Olive Beaupre Miller, illustrated by Katharine Sturges … Continue reading
Fortune cookie: “Somewhere in this collection of new arrivals you will find your personal meaning of life.”
The Eclectic Reader 