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Closed for a Vacation
Read more: Closed for a VacationJames Lee Burke fans…look what just came in! Ah, so sorry, you will have to wait another six days. We will be closed for a short vacation so that I can wiggle my toes in the Pacific Ocean and see my granddaughters. Hopefully you will stop by in a week to see what else has…
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On The Road At The Eclectic Reader
Read more: On The Road At The Eclectic ReaderA rich collection of 50s-60s counterculture: hippie, Yippie, Beat, and bohemian writers just came in. Bukowski, Burroughs, Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, Richard Brautigan, Ed Sanders, Jerry Garcia, and Ken Kesey. Did I forget someone? Move your feets to snag some of this. This stuff never lasts long. You…
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The Beauty of Old Book Covers
Read more: The Beauty of Old Book CoversOnce there were books with bindings which could be considered works of art. In the days before dust jackets became a marketing scheme, and before paperback books were printed in lurid covers, or mysteries in black (with dripping red blood), or thrillers in metallic silver covers as if we are crows or raccoons attracted by…
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Plant and Book Sale: May 25, 26, 27 – 10-6 p.m.
Read more: Plant and Book Sale: May 25, 26, 27 – 10-6 p.m.“Amazing, don’t miss it, you’ll be sorry if you did,” Monty says. We’re helping someone downsize their houseplant collection and throwing in a few plants of our own. Plus: all thrillers, all mysteries, all romance, all westerns will be 25% off our half-price prices. Furthermeow – there will be in-store discounts on several CATegories. …
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Bedtime Reading
Read more: Bedtime ReadingConfession: My reading is not limited to classics, literature and deep philosophical tomes. I am an eclectic reader. A compulsive reader. Couldn’t pass up reading the back of a cereal box when I was a kid. Today, I am enchanted by the blurbs in Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer. The American Science and Surplus catalog has…