Category: New Arrivals

  • If You Missed the Book Signing…

    If You Missed the Book Signing…

    We had a fantastic event here on Saturday with seven local authors signing their books and food, coffee, and door prizes to embellish the occasion.    If you missed it there is still a chance to buy their books.   So come on in and take a look at this diverse (ok, “eclectic”) collection by our awesome…

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  • Let There Be Light…and Candles

    “Don’t be afraid of your dark places.  If you can shine a light on them, you can find treasure in there.” Jeannette Walls (author of the awesome, highly recommended memoir on surviving a dark childhood – The Glass Castle). JUST IN AT THE ECLECTIC READER: a  truly impressive  collection of candles to choose from to…

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  • “Winter Madness” Book Sale Starts This Week

    “Winter Madness” Book Sale Starts This Week

    Beginning this Thursday, January 29th, and continuing through February 7, all books in the store will be 10-25% off.  Rare books and consignment books will be 10% off.   Regular stock will be 25% off.   The doll collection will be 30% off.  Michael Ricker pewter will be $30 each.  Many of the Lenox Castles of the…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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