Posts Tagged “bookseller”
I’ve been slacking. I’ve been so excited to be working in a bookstore that I’ve been neglecting the blog (and just about every other thing, besides reading). My position at Crawford Doyle is coming to an end, along with the (…)
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Holy shit. If there was a nuclear apocalypse, and everyone that survived was trapped underground for two years, and then the air was neutralized and everyone resurfaced and proceeded to slowly, raggedly repopulate the city of Los Angeles, and the (…)
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One of my favorite things about Three Guys One Book is their ongoing Why We Love What We Do series. If you don’t know it, you should. This time they feature Emily Pullen, of Skylight Books in Los Feliz. I (…)
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I spent the weekend in Goleta, and was eager to find a good local bookstore. Friend and writer Patrick James recommended Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara. Oh, love. I love you, love. Chaucer’s is a dream. I don’t know if my standards (…)
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It took me a week to find a copy of Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon, in Los Angeles. Which wouldn’t be surprising (try finding any of her other excellent novels) except that it just won the National Book Award (…)
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Yesterday, I went to The Library Store (located inside the central branch of the LA Public Library) and met with Christine Romero, the Director of Retail Sales, about volunteering there. If you haven’t been, The Library Store is a gem, (…)
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