Salutations
~
and autumnal greetings! Did you
know October is World Vegetarian Month? Well, it is. It's an
international celebration, in fact. As such, I've encouraged my
neighbor Laurie at the
Larchmere Tavern to cook up some special vegetarian selections this
month. With the help of Loganberry's extensive cookbook collection, as
well as her own secrets, she has. Stop in the Larchmere Tavern anytime
this month and savor some meatless morsels. And enjoy a 10% discount
on any cookbooks at Loganberry Books this month, too. Go Veg!
Don't
forget to admire Gene
Epstein's altered book sculptures on display at the new Cleveland
Heights
Public Library. It's at the top of the stairs, on the way towards the
famed bridge.
Exciting
recent acquisitions
- Mommy?, a new pop-up book by Maurice Sendak and
Matthew Reinhart
- small prints and lithographs, suitable for framing
- The Art of Peter Max
- 2007 calendars, including We'Moon, art, and vistas to
make you smile all year
- Tinkerbelle, the sloop that sailed the Atlantic
- some fascinating old theatre books
N.O.B.S. Cleveland Antiquarian
Book Show
Friday, October 6, 4:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, October 7, 10:00am-4:00pm
Case Western Reserve University's Adelbert
Gymnasium
The Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society
has been sponsoring antiquarian book fairs for about twenty years, but
it's been awhile since we've had one in Cleveland. Cuyahoga Falls,
yes; Akron, yes; Chagrin Falls, yes; but not recently in Cleveland.
So, welcome back to the world of antiquarian book fairs in Cleveland!
Over 40 regional dealers are expected to show their best wares in the
book-reknown Adelbert Gymnasium of Case Western Reserve University.
Co-sponsored by Case's Kelvin Smith Library, this new location should
be the perfect venue for book enthusiasts of all kinds to seek and find
biblio treasures.
$4 general admission, free to NOBS members,
half-price to Case community.
http://www.nobsweb.org/
Book
Signing
Saturday, October 14, 1-3pm
J. Mark Souther, New Orleans on Parade
book signing
New Orleans on Parade tells the story of the Big Easy in the twentieth
century. Mark Souther explores the Crescent City's unique culture and
reveals how New Orleans became a city that parades itself to visitors
and
residents alike. The book traces the ascendancy of the tourism
industry in New Orleans through the final decades of the twentieth
century and beyond, including the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane
Katrina. Narrated in a lively style, New Orleans on Parade is a
landmark book that allows readers to understand the image-making of the
Big Easy.
Author Bio: J. Mark Souther is assistant professor of history
at
Cleveland State University. He lived in New Orleans for seven years
and now resides in Cleveland Heights.
Louisiana State Univ Press, 2006, hardback, $34.95
http://academic.csuohio.edu/souther_m/
N.O.B.S. Forums
Thursday, October 19, 7pm
Ken Palko: Fine
Binding in
Cleveland: Hardy,
Maillard and Pilon
Ken Palko is a book collector, dealer, and professor of philosophy
at Notre Dame College. He found a book bound by these three
French book binders working in Cleveland at the beginning of the last
century and researched their story. He discovered a tale filled with
appreciation for art and craftsmanship, immigration, exploitation,
business failure and even suicide!
Free to NOBS members, $3 non-members.
http://www.nobsweb.org/
Book Signing
Saturday, October 21, 1-3pm
Tom Matowitz, Cleveland Metroparks (Images of America)
book signing
A century ago, William A. Stinchcomb, aged 27, closed his annual
report as chief engineer of parks for the City of Cleveland with a
challenge to create an outer ring of parks and boulevards to benefit
all residents of Greater Cleveland. By 1912, legislation authorizing it
had been enacted, and three acres of land were acquired through a
donation. This formed the nucleus of the vast park system that now
includes almost 21,000 acres. Cleveland Metroparks has provided
generations of area residents with readily accessible facilities for
year-round recreation. The park provides opportunities for hiking,
horseback riding, swimming, cycling, golfing, and boating. Use of the
park, which crosses the boundaries of approximately 48 communities in
the Cleveland area, has become a tradition for many families.
Author Bio: Thomas G. Matowitz Jr. is a lifelong resident
of the
Greater Cleveland area who grew up on the edge of Cleveland Metroparks
Rocky River Reservation. He tells the park’s story with pictures from a
wide range of local sources, including the Cleveland State University
Library, local historical societies, and the park’s own collection.
Arcadia Publishing, 2006, 128 pages, $19.99
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/
Book Signing
Saturday, October 28, 1-3pm
Sharon E. Gregor, Forest Hill: The Rockefeller Estate (Images
of America)
book signing
John D. Rockefeller's Cleveland roots
stretched across the oil-drenched banks and murky flats of Kingsbury
Run in Cleveland and ended in the wooded sanctuary at Forest Hill. Six
miles east of Public Square, Forest Hill was the Rockefeller family's
country estate and summer home for four decades. It had formal gardens,
greenhouses, a lake and lily pond, a golf course, a horse track, and
acres of farmland. In the early 1900s, tourists and local residents
rode the streetcar out Millionaires' Row to East Cleveland, where they
peered through the imposing iron gates scrolled with an R to peek at
the gatekeeper's lodge, the manicured lawns, and the road that led to
the mansion atop the hill. Unfortunately, in 1917, Forest Hill burned
to the ground. Because so many records, mementos, and photographs
perished, the estate remains as shrouded in secrecy today as it did
during its lifetime. Forest Hill: The Rockefeller Estate unveils the
story of the estate, how it evolved and changed over the years, and how
its legacy continues.
Author Bio: Sharon E. Gregor
coordinated the effort that placed 81 Rockefeller homes on the National
Register of Historic Places. She is a founder of the Forest Hill
Historic Preservation Society and served as its first president. Gregor
most recently served as chairperson of the City of East Cleveland's
Historic Preservation Board.
Arcadia Publishing, 2006, 128 pages, $19.99
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/
Stump
the Bookseller Selection of the month
G351: Ghost story teenagers & rituals
I read this book when I was about 11 back in 1981 & it was
definitely set in modern times - I'm English but don't remember if the
book was. The characters were (a group of?) teenagers & it was set
in a house haunted by a malevolent spirit. There may have been a
poltergeist involved beacause I clearly remember a wardrobe falling
onto a character & pinning them to the bed. One character used to
use rituals to try to ward of the evil spirit or to help them calm
down? It was a very dark novel aimed at young adult readers. Not quite
sure why I'd like to re-read this but it's just one of those books that
has stuck in my brain!!!!
Gaming
Girls
Thursday,
October 12, 7pm
Texas Hold 'em? Nah, go futher south. It's Mexican Train we're
playing, a version of dominoes. About as much fun as a double twelve
in pea green. Make that army green, or olive. Nah, dusty loden.
Verde.
Annex Gallery
Thursday, October 5, 6-8pm
Jon Abrahamson: Urban Wonderland
Annex Gallery Opening Reception
Jon Abrahamson is a Cleveland Heights
resident who loves
puttering around Cleveland on his bicycle recording the bitter and
sweet tableaus that make this city charming and alarming. Come meet
the artist and chat about photography, existence, etc. Show continues
through October 30.
I hope to see you browsing at Loganberry soon!
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard; Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44120; 216.795.9800
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
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