Thursday, October 8, 2009

Newsletter



Rather Sweet
October 15th, 4:00 to 7:00
Rebecca Rather will be here signing her fabulous new cookbook, Pastry Queen Parties: Entertaining Friends and Family, Texas Style. WE will be THE first store to have her signing her new book! If you can’t make it to the signing, Rebecca can sign one (or a bunch) and we will hold it for you, or ship it to you. Pre-order by calling us at (830) 997-1535 or e-mail info@berkmanbooks.com. Ummmm, can’t wait.



Book Marketing Workshop
October 22nd, 6:30 – 8:00
Local author and expert book seller George Arnold will be here for a workshop for writers who want to be published and published authors who want to sell more of their books.  Seating is limited to 15 and there is a $30.00 registration fee.  George’s book BestSeller: Must-Read Author’s Guide to Successfully Selling Your Books is included.  Call the store to register (997-1535) or e-mail info@berkmanbooks.com


Wine and Cheese Night
The next one will be November 5th, 7:00 - 9:00


Special Orders Are Baaaaack!
We will finally be able to order those books you want. We will place orders every Tuesday and they should arrive every Friday. That means the cut off for taking orders will be Monday at noon to get your book by that Friday. Of course, we will work with you if there are special circumstances.


Generally Hangin’ In
We cannot thank you enough for hanging in there with us during this crummy economic episode. Rumors of recovery keep whistling by and we keep reaching for them. Let’s hope the talking heads (newscasters and politicians) know what they are talking about. We hope the best for everyone; it has been tight for all. Our recovery would mean a return to our former self with new releases, full shelves and the happy register ding. What's that bumper sticker? 'Visualize Book Mania'?
Remember the Frequent Buyer program, too. For every $100.00 you spend, you get a $15.00 Gift Certificate. If you have not been in for a while, come back and see us, soon! Let’s hang in together.


New Arrivals

Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel signed, 2003


Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. We have a stack of 1920’s and ‘30s, some first editions, too many to list on the newsletter. I’ll send you a list of titles if you are interested, or go to the blog to see the stack.


Forgive My Grief - A Critical Review of the Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Penn Jones Jr., vol 1,,signes first ed., 1966


Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel, signed, 2003


Diary of a Writer by Dovstoievsky, 2 vols., 1949


Fabre’s Book of Insects by Mrs. Rodolf Stawell, illustrated by E. J. Detmold, revised ed., 1935


Alfred Striglitz Photographs and Writings by Sarah Greenaugh and Juan Hamilton, first ed., 1983


Ireland by Ludwig Bieler, first ed., 1963


The Iliad of Homer translated by Richard Lattimore, first ed., 1962


Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy, 2 vols., 1949


The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, first ed., 1979


The Glorious Nosebleed by Edward Gorey, signed second printing, 1974




Email Newsletter

This month's Literary Birthday is Howard Hawks

“I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!”


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