Please join us! Loganberry's Annual Holiday Open House is this Thursday  Loganberry News December 2022 Magical things in store... It's that time of year, and we're all decked out in our holiday splendor and hoping you and Magical things in store... It's that time of year, and we're all decked out in our holiday splendor and hoping you and yours are merry and well. Some of my favorite things in Otis' Old Curiosity Shop this year are little ceramic "bookworm" characters, DIY painting pendulums, Cleveland coasters, recycled metalworks sculptures, and snarky catnip pouches. We also have a ton of jigsaw puzzles and Jellycat plush, and every single one makes me smile. I hope it all brings a smile to your face, too. | Annual Open House + Perks Members-only sale! Thursday, December 8, 10am-8:30pm ~annual~ It's the holidays, and we drink a toast to you, our lovely and loyal customers. Our Annual Open House is a celebration of the year and show of our gratitude for your support. Come drink a toast with us, tell us your favorite read of the year, eat some fine cheese, and listen to the intricate guitar work of Brian Henke. Help us put another leaf in our Gratitude Tree! Perks members and Broaden Your Bookshelf members will receive 10% off* all day, plus there's a raffle and some pretty great freebies, and complimentary gift wrapping, as always. Wine & Cheese event begins at 6:00pm, live music begins at 7:30pm. *Perks/BYB members only; some exclusions apply. | Fundraiser for Writers in Residence Thursday, December 15, 10am-8:30pm Writers in Residence is a local nonprofit working with youth who are incarcerated to empower their voices and assist in their re-entry into society. To support their work in our community, Loganberry will be donating 10% of all sales on Thursday, December 15 to Writers in Residence. We encourage you to stop by and do some holiday shopping--or shop our website--to help us make as generous a donation as possible to this organization. | Berry Good Book Club Marlen Haushofer: The Wall This month's bookseller host: Sarah Thursday, December 15, 7pm ~3rd Thursdays, in-store and virtual~ The Wall by Marlen Haushoffer, translated by Shaun Whiteside is a staff favorite here at Loganberry, and we are excited to talk about this beguiling and unforgettable book with you. The Wall is a dystopian survivalist page-turner for people who don't read dystopian fiction and people who love it. Bookseller Sarah says, "It’s about a woman who wakes up in the Austrian mountains to find an invisible wall has come down, cutting her off from the world. Written in 1963 and recently republished, it is still relevant and unforgettable." Join Sarah for the discussion in-store or register for the online meeting here. Purchase the book from Loganberry here | Peculiar Book Club Damon Young: On Getting Off Thursday, December 15, 7pm ET ~virtual~ Finally, a book club for the Peculiars! Join host and local author Dr. Brandy Schillace for book club dates with your favorite authors of strange history, medical marvels, and weird science. In this episode of the Peculiar Book Club, Brandy is joined by prize-winning philosopher and writer Damon Young. Young's 2021 book, On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy, draws on personal experience, literature, myth, art, and philosophy to explore the paradoxes of the bedroom. Want to learn more and meet the author? Register for the event here and get a signed copy of the book from Loganberry's online store here. | Collectible Books for Any Budget A dedicated roundup of special editions and collectible titles from the Sanctuary will hit your inbox in just a few days, so keep an eye out! Special highlights include a hard-to-find Disney story collection; a piece of comic book history; an autographed Everest memoir, and much more. Got a special someone you'd like to get a special collectible book for, but not sure where to start? Email wendy@logan.com with your budget and some information about the person you're shopping for, and she'll get back to you ASAP with suggestions for a gift they'll never forget! | Vintage Cleveland Ephemera For a truly unique gift for yourself or someone else, come check out the collection of original historic photographs we've recently acquired from the archives of the Cleveland Press. Pictured here: the bitter reality of a 1920s winter commute. | Click any title below to purchase a book for mailing or in-store pickup! | Harriett recommends Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz: "One of my favorite reads of this year, now in paperback, perfect for readers who love words, family stories, and happy endings!" | Elisabeth recommends Spear by Nicola Griffith: "This perfectly sized novella is the queer retelling of the Arthurian legend that I--and maybe you--have been waiting for my whole life, and from a masterful prose stylist, to boot." | Toni recommends Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott: "This is my very favorite kind of book – big, fantastical, wide-ranging and rollicking! It combines Jewish folklore with innovative storytelling in a delightful tale about the Yaga siblings and their sentient house on chicken legs, which will appeal to readers of Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Erin Morgenstern, and Susanna Clark.!" | Devon recommends The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak: "The Book Thief is an incredible story of the Holocaust told from the perspective of Death following one orphaned young reader, Liesel. Liesel is taken in by a German couple who later begin harboring a young Jewish man. We follow Liesel and her adoptive parent’s lives as they secretly fight against Nazi ideologies book by book. This is a book everyone should read, and then read again." | Bulk Order Discounts Does your church, synagogue, school, or company need to order 10 or more copies of a book for a group read or special event? Order from Loganberry and receive a discount! We can even deliver to your location free of charge! Contact elisabeth@logan.com for more details! | Used Book Buying Hiaitus We're getting ready for the holiday busy season so are taking a break from buying used books for the rest of 2023. We'll look forward to seeing your books in the new year, though! We'll announce when we're ready to start buying again in January 2023! To prepare for when we restart used book buying in 2023, you can check out our protocols here | ▪ Open Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat: 10-6, Thurs: 10am-8:30, Sun 12-5 ▪ Masks required ▪ It's so nice to see you, thanks for stopping by! ▪ | Open Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat: 10-6, Thurs: 10am-8:30, Sun 12-5 | ▪ | It's so nice to see you, thanks for stopping by! | | Thanks for reading, Harriett & all the Loganberries | | | | |