Archive for November 19, 2009

Review: Soulless

Soulless
Gail Carriger
Orbit, October 2009
ISBN 9780316056632
Mass Market Paperback
British Victorian society has never been seen quite like this before.   Along with the usual obsessions with wealth, status and collecting clutter, one must also deal with the coexistence of the supernatural.   Werewolves and vampires, in particular, have been an open part of this society for years [...]

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A New Phone Number Is a Mighty Thing

Apparently, when you get a new business phone number, that’s the signal for all the business services outfits to come out of the woodwork.  Yesterday, we had seven—count ‘em seven—calls in two hours from credit card processing companies.  I suppose the next batch will be the folks that want to add us to some obscure [...]

November 19, 2009   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  No Comments

Catty News

For those who visited our store, a Hamilton update—
Hammie (our overlarge, fluffy, gorgeous Maine Coon with his own extensive fan club for those of you who never had the pleasure of knowing the big guy) moved right on in to his new home and has pretty much taken over.  Apparently, he has everybody in the [...]

November 19, 2009   Posted in: Hamilton  No Comments