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).
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May 15, 2009
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." |
May 07, 2009
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.
May 06, 2009
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)
