Lucinda Fleeson discusses her new book "Waking Up In Eden" at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Saturday, July 11, at 6:00pm. Like so many of us, Lucinda Fleeson wanted to escape what had become a routine life. So, she quit her big-city job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the island … Continue reading Cheap Ticket to Paradise
Don’t Forget to Water Your Books
Honbachi--book pots--are available from a website called Tokyo Pistol. More than that I cannot tell you, as my Japanese is quite rusty.Thanks to the Bibliophile Bullpen for the tip.--David E
Judging a Book
Seth Godin, marketing maven and author of Small is the New Big, posted an interesting item on his blog today. He wrote, "Tactically, the [front] cover sells the back cover, the back cover sells the flap and by then you've sold the book." Do you agree? I really do think that a lot of books … Continue reading Judging a Book
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