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A Night at the Movies

Saw Zombieland again last night, on DVD this time.  What a great movie, just as good this time as it was in the theater.  Who knew a zombie movie could be so clever, so downright funny?
Some of my favorite parts—
Tallahassee’s eternal search for Twinkies
The homage to the shoot-out at the OK Corral when Columbus (Jesse [...]

March 7, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  No Comments

The Chilly South

Last week’s vacation in Florida, with an overnight in Savannah, was really nice but not exactly what we expected.  The areas we went to were beautiful and, except for one day, the sun was bright.  Unfortunately, it was also downright cold in Florida.  Well, cold compared to what Florida should be like in the winter.

March 5, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  No Comments

Catty News 2

Author Sandra Parshall, a long-time friend of Creatures ‘n Crooks, has a new book out (see Wendi Chapman’s review here: Broken Places ).  If you’ve never read Sandy’s books, you’ve cheated yourself; if you used to come in the store, you’ve really missed a special treat in Broken Places.
Sandy herself tells the tale in her [...]

March 1, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Hamilton, Tales of a Bookseller  No Comments

Looking for Some Leads

I’ve been thinking lately about some folks I’d like to interview for Buried Under Books, authors but also some other folks like agents and publicists.  It might also be nice to interview some people that have nothing to do with the book world except that they are readers—that’s practically a must or they wouldn’t even [...]

February 28, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  One Comment

Road Weary

Annie and I left Richmond Monday morning, heading for Florida, a little for vacation but mostly so Annie can check out a couple of areas of the state she wants to move to this summer.  We drove through a whole state’s worth of rain (North Carolina) on the first leg and arrived in Savannah not [...]

February 25, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  One Comment

Sisters in Crime in Richmond?

Not so many years ago, fictional female characters were frequently the victims of graphic sadism and women writers were treated as less than equal to their male counterparts throughout the mystery field.  They were rarely nominated for awards and their books weren’t being reviewed at a percentage rate comparable to their participation in the field.
Sisters [...]

February 23, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  No Comments

Indies Rock!

I love being an independent business owner.  Obviously, I wish we hadn’t had to close the storefront, that this economy hadn’t been messing with so many of us the last couple of years, but I’m glad my daughter Annie and I took the plunge, the leap of faith.
Being an indy has made me so much [...]

February 21, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  2 Comments

Be Very Afraid, Amazon—We’re Here!

I’m thrilled to say that our webstore is finally up and running!  You can find it at Creatures ‘n Crooks Books (aka https://creaturesncrooksbooks.theretailerplace.com ) and you can also get to it through the links on the lists of upcoming titles, through the logo over there on the left or through the link on our main [...]

February 13, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  One Comment

Books and TV/Movies

Most of the time, when I see a TV show or movie that’s based on a book, I’ve already read it.  Many people have a problem liking the show because it doesn’t meet their expectations from the book.  Some will nitpick it to death–when the store was open, it seemed like droves of people had [...]

February 11, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  One Comment

#Snowpocalypse2 From My Windows

February 6, 2010   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  One Comment