Mike, Mike & Mike—Scouts and Anti-Scouts
Book scouts. Many booksellers, especially those with open shops, have had scouts. I've had numerous over the years... Read More
Wonder Book Blog
Life of a Bookseller
Remains of the Daedalus
The Daedalus of Greek mythology was a mechanical, architectural and engineering genius... Read More
Journaling
Many of us make New Year's resolutions. They're famous for being broken or not acted on at all. On December 31, 2013 I made a resolution... Read More
Smitty and Bernie—Two Stories. One Old. One New.
Smitty: "Thank God I am an old maid with no issue." ... Bernie: The earliest email I can find from Bernie is from October 2007... Read More
Ireland To and Fro
It has been about twenty years since I first visited Ireland with Allen and Pat Ahearn of Quill & Brush. They were good friends... Read More
Grumpy Old Booksellers and World Wide Web Version 0.0
The world of bookselling and booksellers has changed dramatically in the last 30 years or so... Read More