Cathy Butterfield, Collections Manager, recommends Guards! Guards! A Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.Sir Terry Pratchett (OBE) Here there be dragons. Of course, this is Discworld, supported by four elephants, traveling on the back of a giant tortoise swimming through space, where million-to-one odds come true rather more often than they … [Read more...] about Book Review: Guards! Guards!
Theodore Alexander Table at The Gold Mine
Beautiful hand finished side table with wrought iron base. This is an antiqued wood lamp table, with a polished iron scrolling 'X' support base with a verdigris brass finial. The original French Provincial. … [Read more...] about Theodore Alexander Table at The Gold Mine
ONA Camera/Messenger Bag at The Gold Mine
The Union Street Messenger Bag from ONA has room for your camera and three lenses plus a 15" laptop in its own separate, removable compartment with a security strap. It is made from a durable cotton canvas that has been treated with a special wax that will stand up to the demands of the photographer who spends much time outdoors. ONA has even added leather detail to the base for added durability. The bag is accented with antique brass hardware to give it an even classier, old-world … [Read more...] about ONA Camera/Messenger Bag at The Gold Mine
All the Seas of the World
by Guy Gavriel Kay The latest literary near-Renaissance novel from Canadian writer Guy Gavriel Kay, who may be the best historical fantasy writer nobody has heard of in publishing today. Find it in SCIFIC KAY in the New Book Foyer … [Read more...] about All the Seas of the World
We Measure the Earth with our Bodies
A novel by Tsering Yangzom Lama A tale of refugees, colonialism, and spiritual heritage, but also courageous family love. Find it in New Fiction/Foyer … [Read more...] about We Measure the Earth with our Bodies
Radicals: Audacious Writings by American Women, 1830-1930
Edited by Meredith Stabel Fiction, poetry and drama, with a foreword by Roxane Gay on the importance of literacy for all, and how illiteracy is a hallmark of oppressive societies. Find it in New Nonfiction/Foyer … [Read more...] about Radicals: Audacious Writings by American Women, 1830-1930
