Lemuria Bookstore Blog

back in december of 2007 i read an awesome little book of short stories titled st. lucy’s home for girls raised by wolves. about a week ago when our random house reps were here for a sales call they met with all of us lemurians to share their big upcoming titles.  one that i had [...]

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“My mind is bent to tell of bodies changed to other forms.” – OVID, Metamorphoses welcome to the wonderful world of mutants.  this book jumped out at me several months ago while i was looking for a book for a customer in the science section (a section i don’t get to spend much time in).  [...]

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as i’ve been totally consumed with shipping the latest First Editions Club pick and Grisham’s new book i’ve been too exhausted to read much.  so i’m going to share with you a flier that i had made up not too long ago that accompanies all of my ship outs that’s about the First Editions Club.  [...]

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Join us as we welcome John Brandon to Lemuria for the first time.  He will be here on Tuesday July 12th at 5:00 signing and reading from his latest book Citrus County. As this book will be the August First Editions Club pick, I’m quite excited about this event and hope to see you there.

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First Editions Club: July 2010 The Story Behind the Pick: Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross “In 1995, my father told me about the suspicious death of my second cousin, who was morbidly obese, struggled epically with depression, and also suffered from lethal nut allergies.  According to her husband — who was, conveniently, the only witness [...]

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i recently finished reading our july First Editions Club pick, Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross.  damn fine book mr. ross, damn fine indeed.  i don’t think i was aware before starting to read it that one of the characters is dr. sam sheppard who was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in 1954.  i’m absolutely [...]

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it’s the day before your ninth birthday and you mother is baking a practice birthday cake in preparation for tomorrow.  you take your first bite and instead of tasting your all time favorite, lemon cake, you taste your mother’s sadness.  thus begins a lifetime of being able to taste peoples emotions in the food that [...]

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wow.  i’m not too sure what to say about this one.  i know that i can’t get enough of chelsea handler.  i’ve read her two previous books and laughed my ass off the whole way through.  i truly hope that she doesn’t make this stuff up and at the same time can’t imagine a life [...]

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yes, this is another book about school shootings but at least this time it’s fiction.  although i’m only about 100 pages into it so far i think i’m gonna love it.  it’s told in the perspective of several different people who were present at the shooting and the detective assigned to the case.  it’s told [...]

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i’ve been reading all of roald dahl’s childrens book here lately and have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them.  it’s weird how when read as an adult some childrens books are very twisted.  dahl has a knack for the twisted and is very good at disguising it for the younger crowd.  at the [...]

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