Three favorite romance-section titles:
3. Real Vamps Don’t Drink O-Neg
2. The Devil Wears Tartan
1. Let Sleeping Rogues Lie
(What does the title of this post mean? It’s a special treat for people who know my REAL favorite romance novel title, but it’s one I can’t publish in the blog.)
Fun news: I’m setting up some individual blog posting [...]
Archive for January, 2009
B.S.A.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Consumer protection? (I’m getting on my soapbox)
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Like most people I don’t have the time or energy to follow every law that is enacted, then somewhere down the line I notice the results which are in turns fantastic, dicouraging or outrageous.
Like everyone here, when high lead levels were revealed in toys coming from China last summer, I was concerned. Like some, I [...]
And the Winner is….
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now that I’ve shed my allotted few tears, on to that other important thing that happens in the second half of January. The Newbery and Caldecott!
I’ve gotten into a few discussions this week with some of my favorite librarians about who the winners will be. My answer? I’ve got no clue. Without fail, it will [...]
Obambarded
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It seems that since the moment the election results were announced, I don’t go a day without an email in my inbox either announcing or urging me to order more Obama books.
A chunk of the publishing obamachine was suddenly barackupied with capitalizing on our new presidential barack star. And I start to wonder when it crosses the line [...]
My Favorite New Word
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Don’t you love it when you find a new word? One that immediately strikes your imagination? You just want to wrap it around yourself and snuggle down with a cup of coffee.
I heard the greatest one the other day: resistentialism. [re-zis-'ten-chê-li-zêm] (For those who don’t often play dictionary, it’s the TEN syllable that is emphasized). [...]
Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Table Books (part 2)
Posted in Vineyard Books on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
4. The Houses of Martha’s Vineyard by Keith Moskow. 11.5 x 9.4, 223 pages, $50.
Again, oversized, gorgeous glossy photos. This time: Profiles of 24 houses built in the past 20 years on Martha’s Vineyard by a variety of renowned architects. The photos show the way these houses fit into their surroundings, as well as interior [...]
Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Table Books (part 1)
Posted in Vineyard Books on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had a comment asking about Martha’s Vineyard “coffee table” books, and it got me thinking that there are so many Vineyard books, there are a whole bunch of ready-made posts waiting for me… and people might actually find this useful…
So here goes… Obviously, there are quite a few books that we will have again [...]
New Hours
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick update on our hours: we won’t be staying open late on Friday nights for January-March. So, as of today, we are open 7 days a week 9am to 6pm.
2008 Top Ten
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Everyone’s been giving their top ten lists for the year, so I thought I’d share the list of the Bunch of Grapes’ top ten bestsellers for 2008.
A couple things to keep in mind: Obviously our sales were affected by the fire. There are books I know without a doubt would have been on this list [...]
