Calendars! The Easiest Panic Gift!

Don't worry.  There are plenty left.  They're beautiful and everybody likes them.  Go on.  Pick a few.  Maybe one for yourself.

It's That Strangest of Weeks

It's between Christmas and New Year's, that peculiar time which doesn't exactly fit anywhere.  School is still on vacation, people are still traveling, and no one wants even one more piece of chocolate.  Well, maybe just one.  I'm sure you got everything you wanted for the holiday season, but if not, we can still help you out.  Maybe you didn't get The Autobiography of Mark Twain; we've got it in stock, like we did all through the shopping season.  Perhaps you heard good things about Decoded by Jay-Z, and were thinking you should check it out, only Santa didn't put it under the tree.  Don't worry.  We've got that one, too.

On the other hand, maybe you did get what you wanted, and what you wanted was a gift card or the always festive cash.  Perhaps even now you're wondering what to do with that.  Here's a few suggestions that might have gone under the radar: Tartine Bread, a beautiful bread baking book that will make your house smell lovely all through the chilly winter months; the other Bill Bryson book of the season, Seeing Further (he edited it, and it's kind of connected to his Short History of Nearly Everything).  Or the delightful It's A Book, about a donkey presented with a strange new thing.  Seattle, Then and Now has a new revised edition showing all the ways in which this city has changed over the years; and then there's a favorite of mine for the season, How To Live, or, A Life of Montaigne, a truly charming volume about the world's first essayist and his wondrous, delightful life.

And if nothing here has tickled your fancy, you can just wait a couple of more days until it's 2011, and come in for our calendar sale.  50% off almost all of our wall, engagement and page a day calendars.  It begins January 1, when we're open 12-5 because of the holiday, and then continues from there.  The widest selection is at the start, so come early to get something lovely.  Or several somethings, and make a collage?

Happy New Year, everyone.

Is it 2011 yet?...a conversation with Calendar girl.

Hello!

You may have been glued to your seats as each and every 2010 calendar found a home in the last episode of 'Days of our Calendars.' (Or not.) And although not quite the cliff-hanger, we were left with a number of folks who wanted to know if we had held onto any stragglers for purchase throughout the year. Sadly, we had not.

But this year marks a new beginning for the bookstore calendar collection as Kathy---our very own beloved calendar diva---has decided to keep some of the local offerings around for stock throughout much of the 2011 season. A marvelous idea.

You will be pleased to note that many of your favorites will be coming our way again this year: the surprise hit of 2010, 'Goats in Trees'; the ever popular Inuit art collection; and many, many more.

Consider purchasing the new-to-stock calendar featuring Abraham Lincoln, or perhaps revisit your childrens' fictional pal the 'Whimpy Kid,' and don't forget about all those hilarious 'Cake Wrecks!' Further it is no surprise that Zombies have also found their way into stock in the title 'Fold your own Zombie' ... and as such we are currently mopping up the copious amounts of red dye number 2 that was used ... so much fake blood is needed for the shocking effects to shine.

One title has me curious, and that is the 'How to Live in Flip Flops' offering. I imagine that we will find a good part of the university district populace wants to know the answer to that question. lol.

So, don't be surprised that many folks will be putting in their orders early this year to secure their calendar of choice. Please know that Kathy, Jan (aka calendar girl), and the entire bookstore family are poised and ready to assist you with your order(s).

Be seeing you soon!
Calendar Girl