This is what happens when you trap a book person inside by dumping a blizzard on her…
Apologies for offending your ears…
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas, book folk!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
December 10!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to all the great stuff happening all this month and every Twilight Thursday (see this post) today, December 10th from 5-7, we will have author signings from Tom Dunlop, Alison Shaw and the Athearns for MORNING GLORY FARM; Carol McManus for TABLE TALK; Tina Miller for VINEYARD HARVEST and Shirley Craig for DELISH. [...]
WRITERS’ GROUP
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Would you like to have some fun? Join the Bunch of Grapes Writers’ Group with Cynthia Riggs. The group meets every Tuesday morning from 10 to 12, upstairs in the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore. Give writing a try! Brand new and seasoned writers are welcome. Lots of laughter is part of the deal.
CONTACT
criggs@vineyard.net
For the birds…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’ve just gotten in a new shipment of our book birdhouses, and if you haven’t seen them, they are fantastic!
All are handmade from books found at library and estate sales. The roof is the book itself, then images from the pages decorate the walls. Each house’s perch is chosen to match the book it is made [...]
Twilight Thursdays!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No… not like the vampires…
The Tisbury Business Association is hosting Twilight Thursdays this holiday season and tonight is the first!
Businesses in Vineyard Haven are staying open late to help you get your shopping done… here at the Bunch of Grapes, we will be open until 8:00 tonight!
From 3:00-8:00:
20% off all Vineyard books!
Receive a free Bunch [...]
BUNCH OF GRAPES BOOK CLUBS
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BOOK CLUB
DO YOU WANT TO START A BOOK CLUB OF YOUR OWN?
DO YOU WANT US TO START A BOOK GROUP?
WOULD YOU LIKE A SPECIAL KIND OF BOOK GROUP……CLASSIC FICTION, BIOGRAPHY, MYSTERY? YOU NAME IT AND WE CAN TRY IT.
DO YOU NEED HELP WITH BOOK CHOICES?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET IN THE BUNCH OF GRAPES?
(EVEN AN [...]
Holidays?! But it’s still November!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today on twitter, I gave an hourly reason why you might want to consider doing your holiday shopping now instead of waiting until after Thanksgiving.
For those who don’t tweet, here’s the finished list:
1. We have not yet started playing Christmas music.
2. That feeling of self-righteousness over starting so early translates into treating yourself to something [...]
10 Great Books by Female Authors
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You may have heard some of the kerfuffle this week as Publishers Weekly announced their top 10 books of 2009, and there was not a female writer among the bunch.
There’s been a lot of response to this, most of it said better than I ever could. (Take that last sentence as your proof right there.) [...]
In which I think about ebooks, libraries, paper, the next generation and magic
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
You may have seen this summer that a highly regarded boarding school decided to dismantle its physical library in favor of a digital one. (You can read the article here.)
You may have read a piece on the NYRBlog about the lost art of browsing. (You can read the post here.)
You may have heard we are [...]
I Know We’ve Been Quiet
Posted in Uncategorized on August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hi. I just want to send out a quick note. I know the blog’s been sparse lately, but you know how it is in the summer on the Vineyard and the real life store has to take priority. Labor Day’s in just a couple weeks and we should be able to get back to regular [...]
