Salutations!
It may be February, but we have the new Newbery and Caldecott award
winners, a new book club led by Sarah Willis, a book signing by our
neighbor Marian Morton, and
other great reasons to get out of the house! Come
share some tea with us and check out the new and improved cookbook
section and the growing modern first editions section. And Darwin and
Lincoln celebrate their 200th bithday on February 12th -- enough reason
for 20% off any evolution or civil war books, don't you think? Check
out some random other specials in the store, too.
Recent Acquisitions
- limited, signed Five Poems by the late John
Updike produced by CSU on hand-made paper
- Neil Gaiman's Newbery-Award winning The Graveyard
Book
- 17 new bookcases -- you won't even notice the difference,
but you'll notice the books!
- The Popes: A Papal History
- a nice leatherbound Francis Parkman set, 1891
- The Great Wall of China
- valentines for every sweetheart on your list
Annex Gallery
 Gloria Ritter: Finding
the Words
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 5, 6-8pm
~ first Thursdays ~
With
her unique combination of color, patterns, and calligraphy, Gloria
Ritter takes viewers on a journey of imagination. Her art, which she
calls "word inspired design," is the result of her life-long
fascination with words, language, and art. These elements come together
to create a vivid synthesis of literary and visual arts. Gloria
has always possessed a special sensitivity and passion for words. In
her mind, words and passages assume a life and vitality of their own,
which she communicates to viewers with her art. Described by the artist
as "Where's Waldo" for grown-ups, her art expresses feelings both
verbally and visually, conveying the written word along with all of the
connotations, thoughts, and images that it evokes. Gloria
was born into a family of gifted writers and artists of myriad ethnic
backgrounds, which has inspired her style. These influences are
expressed in her work and can be seen as Hispanic, Asian, Celtic,
African, Middle Eastern, or even some combination thereof, depending
upon the perspective of the viewer. Show continues through March 2.
Gene's
Jazz Hot
 Gene's
Jazz
Hot: In Concert
Thursday, February 12, 7pm-9pm
~ second Thursdays ~
Join us for a Valentine's night out with the cool, sweet sound of
Gene's Jazz Hot. Tap your feet, BYOB, and sit in the cozy LitArts
surrounded by books, good cheer, and happy music. And if Valentine's
Day isn't enough incentive to get out of the house, remember this is
the 200th birthday of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Mind
boggling. Sounds like a date
to me. Donations
for the band
gladly accepted.
Stump
the Bookseller Selection of the month
B669: Boy works for laundress, loves chicken
This is a thin kids book. Pictures may be similar to Ardizzone.
Boy, may be orphan, works for laundress and bikes around with all the
laundry. He loves chicken but never gets any. Steals a chicken? Or
somehow gets lots of chicken to eat and gets sick? A dog chokes on one
of the bones... Thank you.
N.O.B.S. Forums
 Ed Vermue: Preservation Tips
Thursday, February 19, 7pm
~ third Thursdays ~
The monthly NOBS Forums is a series of
conversations in the book world to increase our knowledge and
appreciation of the literary arts. This February, we'll host Ed Vermue
from the Mud Library at Oberlin College, where he is head of the
preservation department. Come hear some tales from the archives. $3
suggested donation.
 AHA!
At Home with the Arts
Friday, February 20, 6pm
Loganberry is
pleased to host the Shaker Arts
Council At Home with the Arts series again. This special
performance
features William
Clarence Marshall and his
impressive operatic voice. He's performed on Broadway and
regional stages, and is always a masterful force to hear.
Be
sure to catch this special opportunity to hear
him perform in his own hometown. $30 Admission to support
SHAC.
Book Clubs
Austeniana Book Club
Thursday, February 26, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
Having
finished the big six novels by Jane Austen, and almost as many
spin-offs and sequels, we've decided to go back in time to a novel that
influenced Jane herself. The Mysteries of Udolpho by
Ann Radcliffe was a bestseller of its day, a gothic romance full
of atmosphere and long-winded sentences that Jane Austen liked to spoof
and ridicule in her own works. Just how overwritten and wraught
is gothic romance? Find out for yourself: we'll be reading
and discussing Radcliffe's cliffhanger on the last Thursday of
Februrary.
 Praise the Unsung
Book Club
Thursday, February 26, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
We're starting a new book club! Are you a fan of an old novel no one
else has read? A evangelist for an unsung hero or heroine? A
collector of secrets in the library of gems and forgotten tales of
wonder? ... or perhaps you would like to be? Come join us as we
uncover excellent reads that aren't on today's best seller list. Local
author and Loganberry extraordinaire Sarah Willis kicks off a new book
club to discover unchartered territory. We'll start with the cult
favorite 84, Charing Cross Road and spin off from there (not
exactly an unsung book, but a good starting point!). Meetings will be
the fourth Thursday of each month at 7pm, here at Loganberry. Future
titles will be decided by the group.
Book Signing
 Marian Morton: Cleveland
Heights Congregations
Saturday, February 28, 1-3pm
Since the last quarter of the 19th century, dozens of religious
congregations have made their homes in Cleveland Heights. They have
been Presbyterian, United Methodist, Evangelical, Roman Catholic,
Jewish (Conservative, Orthodox, and Egalitariantraditional), Unitarian
Universalist, Greek Orthodox, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Church of
Christ, Lutheran, Christian Science, Episcopalian, African Methodist
Episcopal, and Congregational and now also include a wide array of
community and nondenominational churches. Their houses of
worship, ranging from modest renovated storefronts to stately
cathedrals, have enriched the city’s landscape; their religious
pluralism has nurtured ethnic, economic, and racial diversity, as well
as controversy and conflict; their calls to action have sometimes
aroused the community’s conscience. Religious congregations, in short,
have helped to sustain the vitality of Cleveland Heights. This is
Marian Morton's fourth local history book published by Arcadia Press.
Come support her book signing and ask her about some of the historic
photographs used in the book. Special: 10% off during the
booksigning.
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard; Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44120; 216.795.9800
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm;
Thursday 'til 8pm
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