Lemuria Bookstore Blog

“Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.” (Salman Rushdie, “One Thousand Days in a Balloon,” New York Times, December 12, 1991) This is [...]

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Lemuria is thrilled to be a part of World Book Night this year. Read on for details about how to get involved. From World Book Night. org We have a goal of getting 50,000 people to go out to places in their communities on the evening of Monday, April 23, 2012, and give a book [...]

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It’s that time of year when we start noticing the wildflowers pop up in unexpected places. I grabbed Wildflowers of Mississippi as my guide and found the one I saw this morning: Crimson Clover. This wildflower is a familiar sight as it beautifully carpets our fields and roadsides in early spring. Wildflowers of Mississippi by [...]

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There’s a lot to be said about Winter Institute 7, a conference attended by booksellers, publishers and authors this past week in New Orleans, but one thing is for sure: it was a literary love fest. There were so many people talking about the books they love, and for a change, Kelly, Emily and I [...]

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Earlier in the week, I posted a blog about The Orphan Master’s Son: Today is the official release to of what I believe to be one of the best books of the year, The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson.  (Yes, I know it is January 10th!) To add to the excitement, Adam Johnson will [...]

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Today is the official release to of what I believe to be one of the best books of the year, The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson.  (Yes, I know it is January 10th!) To add to the excitement, Adam Johnson will be at Lemuria for a signing and reading on Friday, January 27th. The [...]

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Knopf thought this was their kind of tree. We do, too.

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Join us tomorrow at 3:00 for a signing and reading with Jesmyn Ward. Salvage the Bones, released in September, won the National Book Award in November. The signing will take place in the bookstore with a reading to follow in our Dot Com Events Building just across the parking lot from Banner Hall. In case [...]

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BeanFruit is something that everybody at Lemuria is really excited about. In this blog post we’re going to tell you a little bit about our own experience with BeanFruit coffee. First, here’s Joe: I know the exact day I met Paul Bonds. It was April 26 and I was selling books at a Millsaps event. [...]

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