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Friday, February 3, 2012
Objection Overruled
“Uncle Blogsy!”
“Gracious, young Bookhopper! I wish you wouldn’t come up behind me when I’m nailing wanted posters to the wall. I might drop the hammer on your foot.”
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Flakes of History
So this last weekend, if you used Google, you noted that this is the 125th anniversary of the day snowflakes measuring 8 x 15 inches fell in Montana. My definition of the word “snowflake” has been forever altered.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Professional Literature
One problem is that old books are getting newer all the time.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Word for the Week
I had another one of those visitors this week. “So what are the prices?” he said. “Five dollars for a hardback and a dollar for every paperback?”
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Addressing the Problem
I have mentioned that this column is not going to steer away from controversy. This is an election year, after all, and that wouldn’t be the American way. I want to be known as the blogger who considered the Big Issues
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Monday, January 23, 2012
The Joy of SIGs
I do not like to use this space for overtly political matters, but once in a while a blogger has to stand up and be counted. This is an election year, and I feel I must point out a matter which may have slid past you, i
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Forget-Me-Nots
I think I’m going to have to make over a section of the collectibles table for Memorial Books this year. We get them all the time, of course, but never by the boxful before now. A memorial book, as I suppose you could guess, is a book published in honor of som
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Supplementary Data (Just More Stuff)
Looking over the past year—as one is expected to do in January—I see a few items previously blogged about which could do with some updates. I know you want to keep up on the newest and latest in Book Fair news, or at least t
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Yeahbut
I was selling collectibles at a small Newberry gathering once, and a gentleman who had been a bit overserved came to study my wares.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Declutter de Clutter
I was asked, by someone old enough to know better, to explain what I mean by opposing the soul-cleansing movements of the new century. “Decluttering is the wave of the future,” he said. “Clearing your path. Freeing yourself of your past. Streamlining.”
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