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Saturday is Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day
On the heels of the very successful author as independent bookseller day comes Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day. A day devoted to getting the kids out and among the books. Founded four years ago by Jenny Milchman, a writer herself, the event continues to pick up speed. Over 500 bookstores including one from very US state, seven Canadian provinces, England, Australia, and Germany are currently signed up. Milchman understands the value and necessity of the bookshop: Bookstores hold a place in the hearts and times of our community. They are places to discover an author, a story, a life....
Happy Thanksgiving and some gift help for the holiday season!
Proclamation of Thanksgiving by Abraham Lincoln, 1863Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the U.S. and we wish everyone, wherever you are, a peaceful holiday season. While you are enjoying the festivities here are a few Thanksgiving-related goodies from the book world. Above is the original proclamation "For a Day of Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer." A new national holiday declared by Abraham Lincoln in 1863! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] How the Wogglebug Got a Thanksgiving Dinner by L. Frank Baum, 1904[/caption] And who knew L. Frank Baum produced a 27-part comic strip series, Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, which ran weekly...
“If every bookshop tells a story…”
Loving this ad placed by Unity Books in New Zealand in the literary magazine Sport 13 in the Spring of 1994. Published before e-commerce would forever change the business of bookselling, the ad reeks of independence, community and book love. via the New Zealand Electronic Text collection
Some LitCrawl Love
Last week I had the pleasure of being able to attend Seattle's second annual LitCrawl, A three hour blast of literary goodness featuring over 60 authors reading at 19 different venues. Unfortunately family life prevented me from crawling all night but from what I did catch it is safe to say that, at least here in Seattle, the printed word has lost none of its luster. The energy was fantastic, the turnout out was impressive and the reading I went to was quite memorable. Cooper Canyon Press hosted Poets with Candy featuring Matthew Dickman and Ed Skoog. "Come for treats,...