Evening in Tibet

Greetings and Salutations!

Long time no talk to, eh? We've much to catch up on, so grab a cup of tea for the duration. I'll post this in two entries, one business, one fun.

First, business:

We have recently added two new sections to the bookstore: romance and vintage paperback! The romance section is a hodge-podge of all the sub-categories in that genre, and are all priced at 1.25 per book. I'm really excited about the vintage paperback section. There's everything from classic pulp fiction (featuring menacing lagoon creatures, classy dames, cynical private eyes, and larger than life starship captains...though not all in the same novels, of course) to historical works. It's hard to pick a favorite out of them all, although the frighteningly upbeat government-issued 1961 chapbook on nuclear fallout protection for the whole family is definitely a top contender.

By the way, we are now carrying Brodart covers and other book-friendly preservation and storage products.

We're having our Grand Opening at the end of this month. Details of activities are still in the works; I'll post the schedule when it's finalized.

The Open Mike Poetry night has been going strong for several months now, and has become a personal favorite event. It's open to everyone, poet or no, so feel free to drop in whether you have something to read or not. Original work is encouraged but not required, thank goodness; I would not be able to participate otherwise! Poet I am not. Anyway, we meet at 7pm on the third Thursday of every month (which for this September is the 21st). All I ask is that you drop me a line or drop by the store to RSVP--that way I can brew enough java to go around.

We are starting up the Penny for Your Thoughts lectures this fall. Again, details will be up soon.

Fall is for Football here at the Lion. Yes, really! October we will feature all literary works pigskin. Whether you're a die-hard fan or would rather have a root canal than watch sports, I have a couple of surprises up my sleeve that will appeal to both ends of the enthusiasm spectrum....

Let's see...am I leaving anything out? Oh! There is another book group forming here. They will be meeting once a month in the evening--I don't think the group has fixed a specific date or time. They will be reading general fiction, which includes a pretty broad range of novels. A few people have approached me with the hopes of starting a Sci-Fi only group. There's not quite enough call for it yet, but if a couple more people would like a discussion over that genre, perhaps we'll get that together.

Guess that's it for now. I'm working on a second post about the latest crazy bookstore adventures...stay tuned.

GBTFB,
Sarah

Later Tonight...

Sorry about taking so long to update the blog. I've been in Tibet visiting my 172 year old great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother, and my yaks, of course. Sarah's new entries should be up tonight. I promise that the goat pictures will be posted, for those of you who have been so patiently waiting.
-The Shepherdess