An important part of being a community bookstore is hosting authors – emerging and established, and all of us in between. Playing host or…
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Open Books, Chicago’s Little Gem
This is a guest post by Open Books, click here for more information on submissions. Book it to the Open Books Store We’re all…
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Serendipity At Allentown PA Ephemera Show
Finding desirous books can be quite serendipitous. For example, last Saturday at a very large book and ephemera show in Allentown PA, I found…
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NY Antiquarian Book Show
At the annual New York Antiquarian Book Show, even the paper within a bookseller’s catalog, has a refined air. A fragrance if you will,…
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Easy Readers
Originally, I had intended to write an article recounting my interest in American primers and first readers, along with Kathy McMillan’s influence and knowledge….
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Primarily Basic Readers
By Kathie McMillan I did not set out to collect primers. It began quite by accident when I found Friends from the Children’s Own…
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Forgotten Children’s Classics
Having explored all the children’s classics I haven’t read, I thought I’d delve into those old kids books long ago buried, most for very…
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Unread Children’s Classics
For reasons that escape me, I’ve at least 3 editions of Gulliver’s Travels. I haven’t read it, have no plans to read it. Just…
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