Three more days before heading up to Portland, Oregon for Christmas, and gifts are already carefully packed unwrapped–security will know what my son is getting
This is a heads-up for all of you who take the time to read a bit about what I’m reading. Although books carry the burden
JUST IN TIME THANK YOU GROUPON (From ShelfAwareness 12/20/2011) Groupon’s Anti-Amazon Price Check Promotion Like eBay’s deal offering consumers a discount for purchases in some bricks-and-mortar
Dear Bookin’ with Sunny, my niece is ten years old and crazy about horses. Can you recommend any good horse stories? I can’t afford to
What a delight to read the following article from the NYT: http://nyti.ms/vqUDax There’s no denying the convenience of downloadable books. And the brouhaha over hardcovers
I am happy to welcome Aubrey Siino to Bookin’ with Sunny as our newest reviewer of Children’s books. Aubrey Siino graduated from the University of
I have just posted a review of Madeleine E. Robins Point of Honour and am happy to announce that the third book in the Sarah
I am a bit late on letting my readers know about this project: The Date of Disappearance M. Allen Cunningham, better known as Mark Cunningham
The NCIBA trade show has been over for four days and my head is still reeling. I belong to the association and yet I am
The Northern California Independent Booksellers trade show in Oakland last week added another chapter to the organization’s activist reputation. The following is taken from today’s Shelf Awareness,
One more event before this long day is over. I’ve just left a panel discussion on how to make Facebook work for your bookstore or
I am so happy to tell you about this great event, and not just because friend and fellow-poet Florence Miller is a part of the
ATTENTION ALL BOOK BARGAIN HUNTERS ! ! ! FALL 2011 BOOKSALE BONANZA Please join us October 28 through November 6, 2011 for our spectacular
The machinations of our communities may take place in City Halls, but the heart of our communities lives in our local libraries. If Mr. Carnegie
I was back down in the Bay Area this week–book club in Clayton, prose critique group in Walnut Creek and grandkids in SF. While waiting to
This is an older poem, but one I thought just as relevant today as when first written. At The Superior Court Counsel speaks before
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