When a book dealer gets their paws on a special book, it is sometimes hard to part with. I love children’s picture books, especially those with fanciful or fine illustrations. Adrienne Segur’s The Snow Queen and Other Tales, filled with “angelique heroines” and woodland creatures, is a work of art. This copy is in fine … Continue reading
Filed under Books …
Well, damp rainy weather washed out our “Tell a Story” Conversation Cafe. Just two of us were there but we had a good time sharing some farm remembrances. Farms are a fertile source of darn good stories. Y’all missed the story of my amazing farm cat – Annie – and her love of chickens. I … Continue reading
Book Signing at The Eclectic Reader: Local Author Bill Lamperes
Join us on Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. when local author Bill Lamperes will be at the bookstore to discuss and sign copies of his eight novels. About the Author Bill Lamperes grew up in Chicago and spoke Greek and German in his home. After spending thirty years as an educator in … Continue reading
Times Atlas of the World
We have an exciting new offering: The Times Atlas of the World, Mid-Century edition, in 5 volumes. Published by the Riverside Press Cambridge/Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1958, this is considered the “high water mark of printed atlases.” I have so rarely seen atlases like this in my 30 years in the book business. We are … Continue reading
Children’s Books
Part I: Juvenile Picture Books I have two granddaughters, age two and three and a half. I am delighted when the first thing the littlest one does when I arrive at their house is shout “book, book” and run and get one. When they come to my house they start hauling books off the special … Continue reading
The Eclectic Reader 