BIG SALE
We’re having the biggest sale we’ve ever had, with more titles and covering more genres than ever before. It’s very exciting to see so many people in the store, finding great deals! We recently did a complete inventory count and realized we had too many books that had been here for a year or more and needed to make room for fresh titles.
The other day, the second day of the sale, there were two women who became absolutely giddy when they found some Philippa Gregory titles they were missing from their own libraries. There was a discussion about who would get which titles and when they would share them. It was cute! I’m not sure if they were sisters, but they were certainly good friends. That’s one of the great things about books - sharing them!
We’ve had a lot of new visitors to the store, enticed by the enormous, hot-pink sale signs we put on our beautiful Palladian windows, the front door, and our sidewalk sign. I’m hoping all our familiar and new friends will visit us again when we’ve ordered our fresh stock. We really appreciate that they choose LitLife for books; without their business, we couldn’t be here, sharing the love of good books!
- Posted by Jennifer • Mon, January 30, 2012 - 4:47 pm
Sharing Books
We’re happy to share some changes going on here at LitLife. Zachary is transitioning to our primary Event Coordinator and so we welcome our newest bookseller, Josh! Josh’s passion for good writing is evident – the books he’s an advocate for become alive as he describes them!
That’s the best thing about working in a bookstore – getting to share books with people. I love to tell people about some of my favorites, old and new, that they might not know. I feel like I’m introducing two friends to each other when I can tell a reader about a book I love!
Death Comes to Pemberley, by the reknown mystery author P.D. James, is one such book (hardcover, $25.95). Anyone who knows me, even briefly, knows I love Jane Austen. Also, I’m a purist. Jane Austen does not need super-natural creatures, thank you (though Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane and Seth Grahame-Smith did make me laugh, I must admit). I’ve read a few post-Jane books that take place in her novels and have never been quite satisfied. Miss James, however, has written an engrossing murder mystery inside Jane’s world of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, and it is flawless! I absolutely love it and know you will, too.
Josh is a big advocate for The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach (hardcover, $25.95). It’s really hard to believe this is a first novel. Harbach has created a place (a small college in Wisconsin) and a cast of characters so real and believable, it will keep you up past your bedtime. The story revolves around the college baseball team, but what it’s REALLY about is relationships, betrayals, secrets, love… gosh, it just covers life! It’s an excellent book and worth choosing for your next book club meeting even if you don’t know an RBI from a GPA.
Josh and I are both delighted to share our love of books with you – and welcome your suggestions, too!
- Posted by Jennifer • Sat, December 31, 2011 - 1:28 pm
Happy Holidays!
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting our website, for reading our blog, for coming to our events, and most especially for spending your hard-earned money at LitLife. We know you’ve got a lot of options for getting books and literary-themed gifts for your loved ones and we just couldn’t be here without you choosing us! Thank you so very much. We enjoy being a part of Grand Rapids’ literary community and talking with you about great reads!
We at LitLife would like to wish you every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. Thank you for your support and your business—we look forward to seeing you often in the coming year!
All the best to you and your family,
Roni, Jennifer, Zachary, Josh, and Joel
- Posted by Jennifer • Thu, December 01, 2011 - 1:40 pm