by Admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Interviews + Guest Blogs, News + Events
Earlier this year, LB chatted with Russel McLean about books, movies and more.
by LB | Dec 17, 2014 | Newsletter
Here’s a newsletter that went out Monday to subscribers: ‘Tis the season… …to sit around doing next to nothing, at least in our house. I should have spent the past several weeks peppering you with newsletters, reminding you of all the perfect...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2014 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, News + Events, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
For fans of the Burglar series, this book is comfort food. It’s all the greatest hits, played well and in order. Block remains an impeccable prose stylist, and the book has a jazzy, breezy flow that makes it read faster than it has any right to. For newcomers, it...
by LB | Nov 13, 2014 | Newsletter
I know, I know. Believe me, I’ve been trying to quit. But you know what Solomon said, in what strikes me as the most heartfelt passage in Scripture: “Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” Or, as the Duke...
by LB | Oct 30, 2014 | News + Events, Store
David Trevor here, wondering if any of this makes any sense, starting with the headline. Hot times? There’s a lot going on at the bookstore—new listings, reduced prices, and a 18-item auction—but there ought to be a better way to begin. I think the...
by LB | Oct 25, 2014 | Newsletter
Here’s a newsletter that went out to subscribers this afternoon: I know, I know. It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I try to strike a certain balance, neither overloading your mailbox (“Damn, another of these? I haven’t read...
