Eureka Books Blog

Amy Stewart in the New York Times

Imagine my surprise when I went to the New York Times website and saw local author Amy Stewart (and Eureka Books co-owner) on the home page. The story is scheduled to run in tomorrow (May 20).

Wicked Plants an Indie Bestseller!

The American Booksellers Association just released their weekly list of bestsellers at independent boookstores.

This week, Eureka's own Amy Stewart's Wicked Plants (signed copies available in the store now) is #25, and "on the rise."

ON THE RISE
25.	Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities Amy Stewart, Briony Morrow-Cribbs (Illus.), Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565126831 A fascinating look at plants that "kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend."

Another Local Star

Barbara Kerley, the award-winning Humboldt County children's book author, added another kudo to her resume (which already includes a Caldecott Honor, among other awards)—a starred review from Publisher's Weekly for her latest: One World, One Day.

Barbara will be signing her latest at Northtown Books, in Arcata, on Friday, May 8.

Boing Boing Baby!

Wicked Plants by local author Amy Stewart is on Boing Boing.

I'm not really hip enough to know what this means, but as the Internet-savvy person who told me about it said, "As far as super cool web news goes, it doesn't get any better than this."

Here's a photo of the book launch party we held on May 2.

(Thanks to Robert Beckerdite for the pic)

Faces of the Forgotten

From time to time, we end up with collections of old photos. It can be depressing to buy up someone else's family history--all those long dead and nearly forgotten faces staring blanking from carte-de-viste photographs and cabinet cards. We adopt them hoping someone else will eventually give them a good home. We have at least a hundred of these photos--all dating from 1880 to 1910--priced at $1 right now. They'd be great for adding period charm to a house or office, or for art projects or altered books. You'll find them at the very back of the store, along with bags of postcards, old ads, and other oddments.

Walk In Traffic

 
You never know what's going to walk in the front door here at Eureka Books. Today we bought a nice 5th edition (second state, for those who like minutiae) of The Wizard of Oz, dating from about 1925. It has been protected by a reproduction dust jacket, so the book itself if very clean and bright. More pictures after the jump.

Hello Dali

Along with the Wizard of Oz book mentioned above, we also picked up a nice Salvador Dali etching of Don Quixote. It's not a great rarity, but it is a nice, classic image from the Spanish surrealist.

Shelf Awareness Comes to Eureka

Shelf Awareness, the e-newsletter for booksellers, sent a reporter to Eureka last week for an interview. (Okay, she happened to be driving through anyway on her way to someplace else.  The point is, we're just happy to be on the way to somewhere.)

Here's the story--scroll down about halfway--and if you're local, know that the May 1 date for our Wicked Plants party is a typo--it's actually happening on Saturday, May 2. 

We especially like the part about "the curated ambiance and purpose of Eureka Books."   I'm going to be thinking about our 'curated ambiance' this month.  Hmmmmm.....

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A Humboldt County Story

Not book related, but Dan Barry's story about Humboldt Creamery for the New York Times may be the best story I've ever read about life here in Humboldt County.

The Joint Was Jumpin'

Mel (at bottom of picture) from Curley's Grill, dished up their famous Caesar Salad as fast as she could to feed the hordes out on Wednesday night for the 17th Annual Taste of Main Street.