Join us tonight for Arts Alive! and check out some vintage prints by illustrator W.W. Denslow. Perhaps most recognized for the illustrations in L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the prints tonight are from St. Nicholas, a magazine for boys and girls, circa 1909.
July 02, 2011
June 17, 2011
Local author Cathleen Cahill at Eureka Books
Join author Cathleen Cahill at Eureka Books to celebrate the publication of her first book, Federal Fathers and Mothers: A Social History of the United States Indian Service, 1869 - 1933.
Cathleen will be available to meet and to answser questions about her research with teh Indian Service (today known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs), the bureau's connections to Northern California, and how she used local archives for her work.
Saturday June 18
3:30 p.m.
Eureka Books
426 Second Street
For more information call (707) 444-9593
Cathleen Cahill is assistant professor of history at the University of New Mexico and is a graduate of St. Bernard's High School in Eureka.
June 16, 2011
New old journals
Come check out our freshly restocked blank book bins which are filled to the brim with a new shipment of unique journals recycled from old hardcover books.
We are especially fond of these journals because we hand-pick old or damaged hardbacks from our own overstocked shelves to be re-purposed for a new life as a blank book. Each journal is one-of-a-kind. They make great gifts but you're bound to find one that's perfect for your own strokes of genius.
May 03, 2011
April 23, 2011
April 21, 2011
Wicked Bugs in the New York Times
Our own Amy Stewart is creeping out insectophobes from coast to coast with the release of her latest book, Wicked Bugs and the attention it's getting from the New York Times:
Ms. Stewart, who grows poison plants in her garden in Eureka, Calif., likes the dark side.
Like the Arab warriors, back in 198 A.D., who hurled pots of scorpions at the Romans. (The scorpions fell into their eyes.)
Or the body lice that tortured Napoleon’s soldiers as they marched across Russia in the winter of 1812, suffering freezing temperatures with little food or shelter. One soldier, maddened by the “unbearable tingling” of the lice, stripped and threw his clothes into the fire. If he didn’t die of exposure, the typhus carried by the lice might have killed him.
Wicked Bugs is on sale now at Eureka Books and bookstores everywhere.
April 15, 2011
Wicked Bugs -- Hot off the presses!
Eureka Books is excited to announce the arrival of Wicked Bugs, the latest book by best selling Eureka author Amy Stewart.
And don't think we're biased just because Amy is co-owner of Eureka Books. This handsome little hardcover is beautifully illustrated by Briony Morrow-Cribbs, the same artist who put her talents to the Wicked Bugs' big sister, Wicked Plants.
You can come get your copy now, but Eureka Books is hosting the official book launch party with Amy from 6-9pm on May 7th during Arts Alive! We will also have Briony's signed, hand-colored prints from the original copper plates used to illustrate the books on display (and on sale) for Arts Alive!
April 07, 2011
Springtime in Old Town
Not only do we have great books, we have a great view of the signs of spring. There's nothing like big, pink blossoms to signal a change of the seasons.
April 02, 2011
Local Author Joan Dunning at Eureka Books for Arts Alive!
Saturday night is Arts Alive! in Eureka from 6 to 9 pm, and stores will be open late showing art.
Local author and artist Joan Dunning will be at Eureka Books signing her new children's book about the marbled murrelet, Seabird in the Forest. It's a very touching and beautifully illustrated tale about the life cycle of one of the North Coast's endangered creatures.
Come meet the author and check out Joan's original paintings from the book which will be on display on the Eureka Books art wall.
Seabird in the Forest is Joan's latest book on the natural world. Her previous works include From the Redwood Forest, Secrets of the Nest and The Loon. She also illustrated the children's book, Leaving Home.
March 25, 2011
Especially special blank journals
Our blank book bins are restocked with recycled blank journals -- former hardcover books repurposed for a new incarnation to fit your blank book needs.
We are especially excited about this batch because our staff hand picked these great, old hardbacks from our very own overstocked shelves for a trip to the book doctor to have their guts ripped out and their spines severed so that you can keep your most intimate thoughts between two stylish covers.
