The wheels of publishing grind slowly by 21st century standards. Once a manuscript is completed—no rapid thing itself—it can take months or even years for it to be accepted, edited, scheduled, printed, and distributed. This is frustrating when you’re waiting for a new book from a favorite author (or you’re a bookseller explaining to an …
As season three of the HBO series “Game of Thrones” looms, Village Books is letting their Stark flag fly (we assume there are no Lannisters in the mix). Any customer who purchases any George R.R. Martin title, Song of Ice and Fire series or other, from this regal and decadent display by April 2 will …
“In a restless world like this is,” as the song used to say, our customers can always go . . . elsewhere. That’s what makes the loyal ones such a boon and a comfort, no? Well, find me a more faithful body of readers, a better bunch of folks and better customers than the Science …
