*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"When I was
your age, I had to walk 8 feet through thick shag rug to change the TV
channel . . ."
--Anonymous
1) POP GOES THE
WEASEL . . . We live in amazing times. Last week, James
Patterson released Alert (9780316407038) 28.00 his 131st book. In
a contest reminiscent of Barry Bonds chasing Hank Aaron's home run total, if
Mr. Patterson can stay healthy (and this means no writer's block, carpel
tunnel, tendinitis, etc.), I calculate that he will overtake Isaac Asimov in
December of 2022. By the way, Mr. Asimov is considered by many to be the
most prolific author with 469 titles to his credit, and I will admit that in my
misspent youth I read a good portion of them. So how exactly does
Patterson do it? I'm glad you asked! I would suggest you start
here: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/james-patterson-teaches-writing
. Yes, you read right, the James Patterson Masterclass Course. For
the low, low price of $90, you, too, can write exciting titles like the
upcoming Murder House (9780316410984) 28.00. You can't make this
stuff up . . .
2) ALONG CAME A SPIDER . .
. Now, on the flipside, if Mardi Jo Link was offering a
Masterclass on true crime writing, I'd pay $90. Heck, I might even pay
more. Ms. Link was in the Lansing area at Schuler Books in Okemos last
week, and we have some signed copies of some of her books. She signed
copies of her latest one, The Drummond Girls (9781455554744) 26.00 and a
few of Wicked Takes the Witness Stand (9780472051694) 26.95. As
per usual for signed copies, first come, first served . . .
3) YOU'VE BEEN WARNED . .
. Unless you've been stranded on Mars for the past year, I'm sure
you are aware that adult coloring books have been the next big thing in the
book business. These are a few of the more popular titles:
Just Add Color
Mandelas (9781438006130)
8.99
Colour Me Good
Benedict Cumberbatch (9780992777753)
13.00
Day of the Dead (9781574219616)
9.99
Mandela Magic (9781438006383)
12.99
Color Yourself
Calm (9781438007137)
12.99
Of course, we're taking
backorders on the two perennial favourites by Johanna Basford, Secret Garden
(9781780671062) 15.95 and Enchanted Forest (9781780674889)
15.95. Also, Johanna's new coloring book, Lost Ocean (9780143108993)
16.95, releases on October 27. Also, we are expecting the Studio Series
Colored Pencil Set (Set of 30) (9781441314512) 14.99 in here in about a
week to ten days. These are premium pencils that are a necessity for any
coloring book. I don't think this fad is going away any time soon.
Odds
& Sods
Speaking of
Mars, we have the tie-ins in stock for Matt Damon's upcoming movie, The
Martian (9781101903582) 15.00 trade paper and (9781101905005) 9.99 mass
market by Andy Weir. The movie releases worldwide on October 2 . . .
Also, if Haruki
Murakami was offering a Masterclass, I would be the first one in line.
And in a sense, the release of his first two books in English for the first
time, Wind / Pinball (9780385352123) 25.95 helps us understand how
Murakami became the author he is today. In the same vein, Cormac
McCarthy's new book, The Passenger is slated for 2016 . . .
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