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READING LIST: SWEETU PATEL of C'H'C'M' May 18, 2012
READING LIST
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SUMMER READING LISTS We'll be posting summer reading lists from a few of those we know and admire throughout the summer months, but here are some of the books we plan to have with us for this summer's lakeside cookouts, laying-in mornings, and long plane rides. Many more to come from some amazing contributors, so check back often...
_______________________________________________________________ May 8, 2012 A very good 2-minute explanation of why old books smell the way they do from Abebooks.
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We had a great time yesterday with other SF area makers & small retailers at Magasin Général, a lovely weekend pop-up market sponsored by the very nice ladies behind Anaise and Lofti. We saw several old friends, and made a few wonderful new ones as well. Here are a few shots of our space there, including a few from this excellent write-up at Still the Sky is Blue.
_______________________________________________________________ BOOK/SHOP AT HOME: TYKE O'BRIEN April 9, 2012
We love seeing our offerings in our customer's homes. These pictures came to us from Tyke O'Brien, "an educator who moonlights as a decorator". They show the vintage Richard Brautigan wideside "Five Poems", (a few copies of which are still available from our Art selection) framed beautifully above a Saarinen dining table. Have you bought something from us that has beautified your space? Send a picture to info@book---shop.com. Thanks, Tyke!
_______________________________________________________________ APRIL 21ST POP-UP SHOP: San Francisco April 4, 2012
On Saturday, April 21st, we'll be participating in Magasin General, a weekend pop-up market at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California. We'll be selling lots of goodies you can't get on the website, plus, there will be loads of other vendors there, selling some really lovely wares. We hope to see you! Details, directions, and a vendor listing can be seen here: http://lotfilotfi.com/magasin/ As always, you can contact us with questions at info@book---shop.com
_______________________________________________________________ T.S. ELIOT'S "WASTE LAND" READ BY JEREMY IRONS & EILEEN ATKINS March 30, 2012
A remarkable reading of T.S. Eliot's Modernist masterpiece, "The Waste Land" is available for listening on the BBC Radio 4 website right now, read by two justly famous actors and introduced by the Archbishop of Canterbury, no less. The introduction is long-ish, but worth the wait to hear a performance of the poem that brings a lot of clarity to a work famed for its supposed obscurity. The recording is only available until April 6th. Hear it here.
_______________________________________________________________ NEW ITEM: PARIS REVIEW FOUNTAIN PEN March 30, 2012
New on the site today: Paris Review "Kaweco Sport" fountain pens. Limited quantities of these pens, custom made for one of our favorite quarterlies are available here.
_______________________________________________________________ FROM THE ARCHIVE: THANK YOU, FOG by W.H. AUDEN March 24, 2012
Still available from our January book collection is Thank You, Fog, poet W.H. Auden’s last personally-selected and titled group of poems, with the addition of his last work for the stage, THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE SENSES. A beautiful vintage edition from 1974, get it while you can. As a further enticement we present this picture of the poet in his Berlin kitchen, fetching tea for guests, taken by Mark B. Anstendig. See more of his Auden images here.
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