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Dozens of new friends have found their way to 604 East Spring Street since last we posted. Our store Christmas party was blessed with good weather and despite my insistence that the store was closed, we wound up delivering a few Christmas gifts on Sunday, too.
The profile in the Trib has created quite a stir as we still have many of the most book-friendly people in town declaring they had no idea we were here. And many of those admit they didn't believe it would be a full-service store with such a broad stock of books.
Saturday's Rhyme & Reason session was our best yet and I've got every reason to believe that as more and more writers find out about us, the festivities will only get better. R&R is our workshop night for writers published and non-, where they can try out their works in progress in an atmosphere of critique rather than criticism. Of course, we'll also use the night to expose new works of poetry and prose. In fact, this Saturday at 6 we'll discuss the implications of Michael Crichton's new blockbuster, "State of Fear." That should be lively as Crichton's take on terrorism and misinformation has rocketed to the forefront of national debate in this post-election, pre-inaugural period, especially among the world of bloggers.
Next week, I'll tell you more about the scheduled author appearance by Patrick Naville on Thursday, Dec. 23, timed to coincide with lunch for most folks, from 11 to 1.
We added a large number of new titles to the periodicals this weekend, including some long-awaited ones requested by our patrons, like The Futurist and Stone Soup, plus a raft of new history magazines, including Civil War Times.
Tuesday's Dessert Night may be enlivened by the presence of the Floyd County Young Democrats organization. Friday's Third Space Night (at 8 p.m.) may well turn out to be the liveliest event in town as one new patron has issued a challenge that he can beat all comers in a trivia contest. Keep an eye on this space for developments. If the challenger chickens out, we'll divert to our own version of balderdash. Topping Saturday's Rhyme & Reason Night will be tough to do, but we'll try to do so this week at 6. It's still not a certainty that we'll have writers willing to perform Saturday, so we'll have Neil Brewer's The 8 O'Clock Bell in reserve.
The profile in the Trib has created quite a stir as we still have many of the most book-friendly people in town declaring they had no idea we were here. And many of those admit they didn't believe it would be a full-service store with such a broad stock of books.
Saturday's Rhyme & Reason session was our best yet and I've got every reason to believe that as more and more writers find out about us, the festivities will only get better. R&R is our workshop night for writers published and non-, where they can try out their works in progress in an atmosphere of critique rather than criticism. Of course, we'll also use the night to expose new works of poetry and prose. In fact, this Saturday at 6 we'll discuss the implications of Michael Crichton's new blockbuster, "State of Fear." That should be lively as Crichton's take on terrorism and misinformation has rocketed to the forefront of national debate in this post-election, pre-inaugural period, especially among the world of bloggers.
Next week, I'll tell you more about the scheduled author appearance by Patrick Naville on Thursday, Dec. 23, timed to coincide with lunch for most folks, from 11 to 1.
We added a large number of new titles to the periodicals this weekend, including some long-awaited ones requested by our patrons, like The Futurist and Stone Soup, plus a raft of new history magazines, including Civil War Times.
Tuesday's Dessert Night may be enlivened by the presence of the Floyd County Young Democrats organization. Friday's Third Space Night (at 8 p.m.) may well turn out to be the liveliest event in town as one new patron has issued a challenge that he can beat all comers in a trivia contest. Keep an eye on this space for developments. If the challenger chickens out, we'll divert to our own version of balderdash. Topping Saturday's Rhyme & Reason Night will be tough to do, but we'll try to do so this week at 6. It's still not a certainty that we'll have writers willing to perform Saturday, so we'll have Neil Brewer's The 8 O'Clock Bell in reserve.
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