It was about time for a triumphant return from Trader Vic's ( Read more... )

Tonight was the bookstore's staff party. The bosses host one every year after the holidays are over at a local cafe. They rent out the upper level and feed us and cap the evening with a gift exchange, a white elephant-style free-for-all with the twist that V&M provided all of the gifts. It's always a fun night, a chance to get everyone liquored up ( Read more... )

Just when I thought I couldn't adore the man any more than I do...

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop
By Michael Paulson
Jan. 8, 2019
Original article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/theater/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-drama-book-shop.html

Lin-Manuel Miranda is already a composer, a lyricist, an actor and an author. ( Read more... )

Today was supposed to be relatively easy. I would wake up early, go to church, go to work in the late afternoon to put up Christmas decorations ( Read more... )

We have a ticketed event for a pretty major children's author coming up and this guy is driving me nuts ( Read more... )

When working a store filled with thirty years of history, it's important for me to remember that what looks like trash to me might be very important to the owner ( Read more... )

It looks like HB's will be sending me to WINTER INSTITUTE this year ( Read more... )

Sometimes an author can slide completely under your radar for years, only to pop up and surprise you with his or her popularity and enthusiastic fan base. For me, that author was Shannon Messenger.


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This morning I had to go into work for a few hours to process payroll. It’s kind of important. I mean, employees like that sort of thing, getting paid ( Read more... )

Last year’s NCIBA Discovery Show was one of the highlights of my time at Village House of Books. I loved going to the different education sessions and talking to publisher reps about upcoming titles. This year, though, it didn’t look like I would be going. The owners of VHOB had missed the previous year and wanted to make sure they attended the ( Read more... )