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Aug

24

2018

Celebrate 20 Years of Harry Potter– and Third Place Books!

  Celebrate twenty years of Harry Potter … and twenty years of Third Place Books! Harry Potter and Third Place Books were both born in 1998: is that a coincidence? Or was something magical afoot that fateful year in Lake Forest Park? Either way, come celebrate the anniversaries of Harry and Third Place with an …

Jul

18

2018

Hanna Fischer on her bike as Waldo

Bookseller Bike Races as Waldo

As bookstores and communities around the country take part in the Where’s Waldo? local business campaign, bookseller Hanna Fischer of Rediscovered Books in Boise, ID, took it to a whole new level. Folks from the store took part in the Boise Green Bike Celebrity Race at the Twilight Criterion on Saturday, July 14, and bookseller …

Apr

27

2018

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Independent Bookstore day logo

Independent Bookstore Day Approacheth

Saturday, April 28, 2018, is Independent Bookstore Day. Local, independent bookstores around the country and their fans will celebrate. Click here to find participating bookstores near you. (Please note: Even more stores than are listed on the map may be doing something special. They just might have missed the deadline to sign up for inclusion …

Jul

22

2016

Enzo's Very Scary Halloween

Secret Garden Bookshop to Host Halloween in July 7/26

Seattle author Garth Stein is launching his latest, Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween, at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard in Seattle. In keeping with the title, the shop presents Halloween in July, complete with costumes and trick-or-treats. Just think: You can pick a costume that doesn’t have to work under a rain coat! Something with wings? …

Oct

17

2013

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Sontag in a bear suit

Halloween Costume Inspiration

Flavorwire has a  slideshow of “20 Photos of Famous Authors in Awesome Costumes.” Among my favorites are Susan Sontag dressed as a teddy bear, Jeffrey Eugenides as Henry James (from a Vogue photoshoot!), and Maya Angelou in a stunning slitted dress as “Miss Calypso.” For Halloween, I’ve dressed as characters from books. I can only find …

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