Exciting event at The Eclectic Reader today: PR-1 School System “Be Kind to Animals” Art Contest awards were presented by The Larimer Humane Society and the Fort Collins Cat Rescue and Spay-Neuter Clinic. Monty positioned himself at the front table to be sure no one would miss him and greeted people as they came in. … Continue reading
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Just In: New Inventory!
It’s always exciting when new books come in. Sometimes they just walk in the front door and sometimes I’ve been out book hunting. Hunting for books: the books you ask for, the books I think you should have, the books I’ve read and enjoyed, the most unusual and interesting books, esoteric books, scholarly books. We … Continue reading
Dear Kittens: How to Help Your Local Used Bookstores
Dear Kittens, We know you love used bookstores – finding great, gently-used, half-priced books. And then there’s that whole thing about discovering books you never knew existed or needed finding YOU as you browse. But used bookstores need your help to survive in the competitive world of corporate and investment-company internet bookselling. I know you … Continue reading
A Book Dealer’s Vacation
So what book does a book dealer buy when they visit another bookstore? What would I buy when I already have 20,000 books of my own? Could there be a gap in my personal library? My special collections? I am speaking of a casual visit to the kingdom of another bibliophile in another state, … Continue reading
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ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVER OPEN MIC NIGHT SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH FROM 7:30-9:30 at The Eclectic Reader Featuring – “Fragmentary Writing” ” ‘Fragmentary writing,’ what’s that? ” you ask. Well, that’s what most of us do first (before we publish our Opus Majus). It’s bits and pieces…