Around the beginning of the year, I started wondering about using this blog in a more "professional" manner, considering the growth of e-books and what that means to my job security ( Read more... )

My poll yesterday prompted a response from jl_merrow that set my brain a-buzzing. Even after several drafts I'm still not sure I have it right, but here goes.

This reply is more to the world at large than to jl_merrow in particular, who kindly gave me permission to repost the comment here. (Thank you!)

I voted "no" on both. The reason? Several times I've been ( Read more... )

As long time readers of the blog might recall, I've been a bookseller for a very long time. My first bookstore job was when I was fresh out of college, at the local independent where I shopped and the staff of which helped my find the few Pimpernel sequels that were in print at the time. I had to leave my resume three times and was always told ( Read more... )

I've just moments ago found out that Neil Gaiman will be in San Fransisco during my trip, as part of the tour for the tenth anniversary of American GodsThere was a moment of panic as I frantically checked my opera performance dates, but his event fits neatly in between Pride and the first Wagner performance ( Read more... )

It's the charity booksale season in my hometown. The one being currently held is taking place in a curling club (a room about 2000 square feet). Paperbacks for a dollar, hardcovers for two ( Read more... )

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The 30 Day Book MemeDay 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about ( Read more... )

Death of a Deadline, a script.

(Ext.) Bookstore parking lot.

We meet out heroine, Cate, the camera picking up her silver Cavalier as it enters the parking lot. The 2002 car is starting to show its age with specs of rust along the bottom of the door -- Cate knows she should really see to them, but frankly, she loves her car (nicknamed Emma II) ( Read more... )

I'm going to buy a book today when I could have got it for free.

I've been lucky enough to do some beta-reading for amazoniowan on books that have subsequently been published. Ever since, we have been in a playful war as to whether she gets to buy me copies. I admit, the girl is at a disadvantage because we live so far apart. Otherwise, I could see her ( Read more... )

Being a writer working in a bookstore makes for some interesting conflicts, what with being on both sides at once. I've been debating for a long time about starting to post about the various stupid things that my fellow writers and booksellers do to each other ( Read more... )