Salutations!
  Visitors to the shop have admired Otis's new
fashion accessory. The "daisy hat" is meant to prevent him from
licking the nifty stitches he earned after, um, breaking his leg near
the hip socket. He's recovering nicely, although he did have to
withdraw from this summer's Olympic games in Beijing. We've got some
Olympic and Chinese books in the window to nurture his competitive
spirit, however.
Fiction is always good healing escapism, too, and the August 20%
sale on
fiction continues through the end of
this month until the Sidewalk Sale on August 30, when everything
in the store will be 20% off. Now that's worth jumping -- I mean,
celebrating.
Exciting
recent acquisitions
- in honor of Brenda's recent trip to the UK, an early
edition of 84,
Charing Cross Road signed by Helene
Hanff
- lots of old railroading magazines from the '30s and '40s
- Elephant Poo Poo cards and journals -- yes, it really is
- enough copies of the out-of-print Women's
Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian
Schlissel to start your own book club!
- Artist to Artist: 23 Major
Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art by Eric Carle
- a huge collection of Judaica and academic
Jewish religious studies
- a collection of books by and about adventurer T.E. Lawrence
- Blackstone's Commentaries, eighth edition from
MDCCLXXVIII (that's 1778), in nice leather re-bind
- The Grift by Debra Ginsberg, a brand new
novel about a pseudo-psychic who suddenly becomes a gifted
psychic and wrestles with the morality of that gift
- Poems of Childhood by Eugene Field with full-color
plates by Maxfield Parrish
- 2009 Calendars, oh, say it isn't so...
Larchmere Sidewalk Sale
 Saturday,
August
30, 11am-5pm
It's time! The Larchmere Sidewalk Sale returns on Saturday,
August
30th! Specials and summer sales abound up and down Larchmere
Boulevard. Really, if you haven't walked Larchmere lately, you really
must treat yourself to a smoothie in the garden patio at Flying Cranes,
the wonders of yesteryear in the various antique shops, and the lush
colors and textures at Fine Points (to name but a few local
attractions). And then there's Loganberry Books -- famous with
tourists! -- which offers a store-wide 20% off sale
during Sidewalk Sales. This store-wide sale happens only twice a year,
so come enjoy, especially since we've just unpacked some treasure
troves that we found sleeping in storage for over a decade ('tis true).
Annex Gallery
 Chin-Tsai Liao:
The Journey of Harmony: Chinese
Calligraphy & Paintings
Thursday, September 4, 6-8pm
~ first Thursdays ~
A well-known artist in Taiwan, Chin-Tsai Liao, brings his excellent
Chinese calligraphy and
watercolor paintings to his American debut here at the Annex Gallery.
Liao studied calligraphy from Master Tien-Su Huang, and is now the
executive director and instructor of Taiwan Calligraphy and Painting
Education Association. He has won numerous awards in Taiwan for
calligraphy and now runs a gallery called Huang Hsueh Art Gallery in
Chang Hua City, Taiwan. Loganberry was pleased to be featured about
this show in the Erie Chinese
Journal. Show
runs
September 4-29.
Gene's Jazz Hot
 Thursday,
September 11, 7pm-9pm
~ second Thursdays ~
Think of it:
an easy evening with happy jazz, surrounded by friends and tons of
books. What could be better? Bring a friend, make a night
of it. Grab some eats from a local Larchmere eatery, and listen to
Gene's Jazz Hot in their favorite acoustic venue. Then sit back and
enjoy the show. Donations
for the band
gladly accepted.
N.O.B.S.
Forums
 Bob
Baris: Printing and Farming
Thursday, September 18, 7pm
~ third Thursdays ~
Bob Baris is the proprietor of Press on Scroll
Road. There he makes small editions of the authors he most admires. He
designs, handsets type, prints on dampened handmade papers in a pair of
iron handpresses. Most commonly the books are illustrated with
commissioned wood engravings and bound by Priscilla Spitler at Hands on
Bookbinding. His work can be found in the libraries of many major
institutions and private collectors and viewed at www.pressonscrollroad.com.
Bob will discuss the beginnings of his press, its evolution, what he
chooses to print and why, and discuss a year at the press on his farm.
$3
suggested donation.
Stump
the Bookseller Selection of the month
 N113: Nursery rhymes and stories
My grandfather gave me a book he found about 1958 (I do not know
what year the book was published). It was a red book (kind of a cloth
cover) with a picture of Little Red Riding Hood on the front, a
somewhat smaller picture of her in the center on the front of the book.
The book was a volume of nursery rhymes and stories and it appeared to
be part of a set. He always told the story of finding it at the local
dump and picking it up and giving to me. Well, years passed and I let
my son use the book, but ultimately I lost it in a divorce. I would
give anything to find a copy of this volume. It contained one rhyme in
particular “I Had a Little Doggie” who used to sit and beg, but doggie
fell down the stairs and broke his little leg……etc. The pages were
kind of glossy with bright illustrations. Can your readers provide any
assistance? I greatly appreciate it.
Bloomsday Club
Thursday, September 25, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
The Bloomsday Club valiantly progresses with
Chapter 13 of James Joyce's Ulysses. I know some new
Clevelanders who are old pros at Ulysses, and of course there
are other vetrans of the book out there, and we invite all of you to
join us. We need a little peer pressure
and reassurance to keep on going, but mind you, this is a dedicated
group. And we're still going.
Austeniana Club
Thursday, September 25, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
The Austeniana Club has finished all the
completed novels of Jane Austen and is now dipping into some
spin-offs. We loved the first one on our list, which is also the
oldest: Old Friends and
New
Fancies by Sybil
G. Brinton. Next we'll try the
sequels penned by Julia
Barrett, starting with The Third Sister in September
and
continuing in October with Presumption. Newcomers welcome
anytime.
Neighborhoods of Shaker Square Home
Tour
 Saturday,
September 27, 2-6pm
The first-ever home tour of the Shaker Square neighborhood features
some humdinger homes you've been dying to see. Now's your golden
opportunity. Some of the highlights include: a single-family home
seeking Gold LEED status; two spectacular suites in Moreland Courts; a
two-story Shaker Courts penthouse with terraced rooftop garden; a
newly-renovated Cleveland double in the Larchmere neighborhood; a new
restaurant in a restored turn-of-the-century home; and a new
construction townhome on Larchmere. Tickets are $15 and can be
purchased online.
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard; Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44120; 216.795.9800
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm; Thursdays 'til 8pm
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