Lemuria Bookstore Blog

For folks that grew up in the 80′s the America’s Most Wanted TV show was part of life. The Fox network was new and starting in 1988 we watched America’s Most Wanted most every Saturday night. We were also a generation that grew up with the fear of crime: kidnappings, murder, etc. We saw it [...]

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John Evans has always a very clear business plan, to make Lemuria the best bookstore he can for our community, the best bookstore for Jackson, MS. For us that has been a lot of different things – a great environment, a well chosen selection, first editions for the collector, and in recent years a dynamic [...]

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Surprise! St. Valentine’s Day is this coming Monday! It’s not too late to run by the grocery store Monday evening and buy that big heart shaped balloon and some wilted flowers, but here’s a better idea . . . books. I could list all of the reasons why books are a great idea but I [...]

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As mentioned below Borders has been in the news a good bit in the last two weeks. It seems that they’ve had a great deal of trouble keeping in good standing with publishers. Well, the announcement came out yesterday that they are finally meeting with publisher representatives this afternoon – so we’ll be expecting an [...]

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January’s First Editions Club can be one of the hardest to pick, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Think about it, there are so many books coming out in the three months before Christmas, holiday sales etc., that January turns out to be somewhat of a dry month for publishing. So, [...]

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As we finish up 2010 we reflect on the our work and our favorite books – Mark lists his favorites here. Many of my favorites were first editions club picks. Steve Yarbrough’s Safe From the Neighbors and Karl Marlantes’ Matterhorn immediately come to mind because this time last year we were just learning about the [...]

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It’s going to be a pretty big week next week at Lemuria. It’s the week before Christmas, so please let us help you pick out books for your friends and family. We also have a whole bunch of book signings going on. Come get a book inscribed as a gift or for yourself. Here’s what [...]

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When I drive Harper (4 years) to pre-school we have to drive right past the bookstore. One day a couple of weeks ago she said, “There’s the bookstore,” and I said, “I like the bookstore.” Her response? “Me too, I like the book part”. No better response could she have given. “I like the book [...]

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Bobby Rush showed up unannounced. Yes he did. You should have been there.

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I’m often promoting the short story. I tell people, life is busy and stressful – I put two kids to bed, read bed time stories, and am exhausted, but it helps so much to have one complete reading experience at the end of the day. I can’t sit down and read War and Peace so [...]

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