THE CATS ARE HERE. We're spending the early night finding the food dishes and water dishes, the box in the special cat room, and the stairs. Carpeted stairs are fascinating. Also railings, which heads fit through but bodies do not. Also windows from which we can see a different street. Also being able to go in one door and come out another. And the new house purrs, then shoots warm air out of the walls. THIS IS WHAT HOLIDAY CHEER IS ALL ABOUT, PEOPLE.

Have a merry from Logan & Nierme.

We've got a new home!

 At long last, we have bought a home for the bookstore - a beautiful 1847 Greek Revival house in the Northside neighborhood of Iowa City. It's our privilege to care for this National Register landmark and to enjoy its beauty!

Sneak peeks of the new upstairs...

Remember the green room picture I posted a while back? This is now science and languages:

Blue room: Religion, philosophy, and cultural studies (yes, that's a full set of Calvin's commentaries at the top)

Gold room: World history, economics, labor, business.

Red room: US history, politics, military history.

Ah, the gleaning of the shims from under the bookcases.

Tomorrow we've got case assembly, box filling, and book shelving to do. It's amazing what help from Allie, L, and Brooke and a few extra hours from Brendan and Marie can do: tomorrow I can start posting sneak previews of our new place!\

This just in. Take a stroll to the Northside on this surprisingly lovely afternoon and get your copy now!

Things to do with your family this holiday season... Build Rome in a day! (3000 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring the Roman Forum)

Today we bought a house. --- With the Ghost at the soon-to-be Haunted Bookshop.

Have you been in since Renaissance and Medieval History had to be moved to another bookshelf because we added so many titles? How about since all the Raymond Queneau, Haruki Murakami, and Christopher Moore showed up? And about a shelf of plays, including both Wilsons and Soyinka? Most importantly, HAVE YOU WISHED LOGAN HAPPY BIRTHDAY? He's 7.