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This week, to kick off our tremendous list of recommendations for everyone shopping for the holidays (or simply for a good book), we’re highlighting titles that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you’d like to take … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
Last week we received this email from Kristina, one of our customers: "...my friend Elizabeth and I started this little tradition when our kids were just a few months old to take a picture every 6 months or so at the couch upstairs near the bathroom. A friend suggested I send them in to see … Continue reading Babies and Books. Nothing Beats This Cuteness.
This week, to kick off our tremendous list of recommendations for everyone shopping for the holidays (or simply for a good book), we're highlighting titles that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you'd like to take … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
In no particular order..... The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson "The first thing to know about Adam Johnson’s marvelous book is that nothing is as it seems. The protagonist, after an arduous childhood, does not really have a name. Like many things in North Korea, appearance is more important than substance; thus, his name … Continue reading BookPeople Best of 2012: FICTION
With the holiday shopping season officially in full swing, we have tons of recommendations to offer over the next few weeks for the book lovers on your list. To kick things off, we're going to spend this week taking a look at some of the books we and our indie bookselling colleagues across the country … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan Reviewed by Andrew H. It's hard to imagine a world without the Mario Bros, but it was never a sure bet. Nintendo was a struggling arcade company in the 1980s known more for their cheap knock offs rather than genre-defining innovations. This book by Jeff Ryan … Continue reading From Trading Cards to Cheap Motels to Donkey Kong: The History of Nintendo
Ladies and gentlemen, allow us to introduce you to our new partner in eReading, Kobo. Since we launched Google eBooks a couple of years ago, we've been heartened by how many of you have made the choice to support your independent bookstore while reading digitally. Now, we're thrilled to offer a new, improved eBook experience … Continue reading Introducing Kobo
Help us bring holiday cheer to some very well-deserving local children by participating in our annual Giving Tree program! This year our Giving Tree will benefit children through the Storybook Project of Texas and Foundation Communities, two great organizations that help children with incarcerated mothers and children from homeless families in the area. We encourage … Continue reading The Giving Tree is Up
American Express is getting behind local businesses again this year with their Small Business Saturday campaign. It works like this – American Express card holders can get a one-time $25 statement credit from AmEx if they register or link their AmEx card (visit the Small Business Saturday website to find out how to do this) … Continue reading Shop Small on Small Business Saturday!
We're in the business of selling books for two primary reasons: we love to read, and we love to share what we read. And then also, in addition to doing those things that we love, sometimes we get to come to work and meet Willie Nelson. Here's a little photo montage of our day yesterday. … Continue reading Mamas, Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Booksellers
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