"My general conclusion about it has been the same as my conclusion about Britney Spears - some of the masses need to be opiated." - Nialle, regarding the really wonky stuff in the New Age section

"I wasn't questioning your logic, I was making sure you were in your right mind..." - Ali

"They need to hid the spice rack filled with different angst." - Anna

"I can juggle for, like, two seconds. But then I drop the eggs on the carpet and my mom gets mad." - Luke

"There are people trained to avoid subtleness with violent, screaming bounciness." - Nialle

Over the next few months, you'll see big changes at the store. We have purchased The Bookery,Along the Iron Curtain (a recollection of his military service) and Booking in Iowa (a memoir of bookselling and of the many bookstores of Eastern Iowa). We're looking forward to adding 13,000 volumes of history, religion, philosophy, science, children's nonfiction, and more to our collection. Check in frequently - we're already adding new titles to the shelves, and we'll be unpacking more as quickly as we can! long an Iowa City landmark, upon the retirement of owner Joe Michaud. Joe is looking forward to finding more time to write; he has already published two books,

Nobel Prize in Literature 2009

Herta Muller is the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Man Book Prize Winner 2009

So, it is time, once again, for one of the major book awards to be announced. This time, it's the Man Booker, 2009, and the winner is Hilary Mantel with Wolf Hall. Stop on by the store and we'll see if we can hook you up.

Customer: "Oh you look so sensitive..."
Ali (as Harbour Seal hand puppet): "You should see my iPod."