Lemuria Bookstore Blog

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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Greetings from Honolulu, Hawaii! When the opportunity arose last fall for a week long vacation to Hawaii, there were no second thoughts for this girl. And, since no vacation is complete without several books in tow (not to mention that it is a loooong flight from the main land to this gorgeous island,) I packed my [...]

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

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Saturday at Noon Neil White will be signing Mississippi’s 100 Greatest Football Players with Kayo Dottley. Neil tells the story in this Lemuria guest post: Kayo Dottley ran a 9.7 second 100-yard dash in 1946. Two college coaches attended his high school graduation — Bear Bryant and Johnny Vaught. Both were desperate to sign Dottley. [...]

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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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Hey, fellow Lemuria fans! We’d like to introduce ourselves as our favorite bookstore’s newest neighbors up on the third floor. Our family-run studio, Creative Distillery, provides design and writing for brands. You may have seen Darren’s graphic and web design for Cups Espresso Cafe and Melia’s writing for the Jackson Free Press. Today between 5:30 [...]

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“All good things, as they say in the trade, must come to an end sooner or later. Please accept my genuine, my honest and heartfelt thank you for the kindness that you have displayed to me during my 58 years. It has been one genuine pleasure to be associated with such a magnificent university.” – [...]

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Liz Sullivan is our Random House/Double Day rep, and we were lucky enough to have her join us for Chuck’s Damned Night. Liz also writes a blog about her Adventures in Book Land with another friend who also works in the publishing industry. I enjoy reading their unique perspectives, and Gianna and Liz are also [...]

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