A Novel Idea Bookstore

08/24/2026

8/24: NEW ARRIVALS ~ Top Shelves!
https://anovelideabookstore.com/new-arrivals/ for a closer look at the pic. Comment "dibs" on titles you'd like held for you. FCFS

THIS WEEK ~
Wed 8/26 - Sun 8/30
Get a FREE $20 Gift Card for EVERY $20 you spend on Books & Gifts
@ A Novel Idea Bookstore

Thurs 8/27, 4pm-8pm
Tsuru, boutique next door, celebrates 19 years w/storewide sales, drawings, gifts, & treats

Sat 8/29
Zombie Walk AND
Bob Hall Monsters Series Release Party @ Metro Gallery, right around the corner

Remember to use our "Dorothy Map" to get to the garage right across the street - & pick up your "Wizard of O St" Adventure Card at any Parrish Project (our building) business!

Thanks, friends, for keeping Parrish going strong!
🥰,
Cinnamon, Kat, Izzy, Morgan, Lily, Erin...
and Charlie & Cricket

08/24/2026

8/24: NEW ARRIVALS ~ Bottom Shelves!
https://anovelideabookstore.com/new-arrivals/ for a closer look at the pic. Comment "dibs" on titles you'd like held for you. FCFS

THIS WEEK ~
Wed 8/26 - Sun 8/30
Get a FREE $20 Gift Card for EVERY $20 you spend on Books & Gifts
@ A Novel Idea Bookstore

Thurs 8/27, 4pm-8pm
Tsuru celebrates 19 years w/storewide sales, drawings, gifts, & treats

Sat 8/29
Zombie Walk AND
Bob Hall Monsters Series Release Party @ Metro Gallery

Remember to use our "Dorothy Map" to get to the garage right across the street - & pick up your "Wizard of O St" Adventure Card at any Parrish Project (our building) business!

Thanks, friends, for keeping Parrish going strong!
🥰,
Cinnamon, Kat, Izzy, Morgan, Lily, Erin...
and Charlie & Cricket

08/21/2026

The Long Hangover by Shaun Walker.

A deeply reported, thoughtful exploration of the legacy of the Soviet collapse and how it has affected life in Russia and Putin's policies. Published in 2018.
Hardcover, $12.50

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!

08/21/2026

Fannie Flagg's Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook.

For those who have read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, here is a themed cookbook! Includes more than 150 down-home recipes for dishes like chicken fried steak, sweet potato pie, and of course fried green tomatoes.
Hardcover, $10.00

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!

08/21/2026

Pick up your Wizard of O St card - and get your Parrish Studios stamps from Gabriel & Art at Dorm Days Sidewalk Sale tomorrow!!

10/11 News at 4

08/20/2026

Turning Pages by Sonia Sotomayor.

This picture book is the life story of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, sharing how books shaped her life. They helped her to connect with family, deal with health issues, cope with her father's death, uncover secrets of the world, and to dream of a future for herself in which anything was possible.
Hardcover, $9.00

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!

08/20/2026

Face by Anne Gray.

Featuring 54 portraits by 34 artists, this book takes a fresh look at Australian portraiture from the 1800s late colonial period to the mid 1960s and the move into abstraction.
Paperback, $20.00

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!

08/20/2026

TODAY is Izzy’s AND Cricket’s Birthday!
Stop by 11-6 & wish them a joyful day!

08/19/2026

The Hidden Beauty by James Weiss.

Illustrated with photos throughout, this is a beginner's guide to the invisible life that surrounds us, from the most simple single-celled life, to complex micro-animals. Learn how these lifeforms work and what lessons they can teach about our own existence!
Hardcover, $13.00

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!

08/19/2026

Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin.

Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the moon landing and insight into his life as a superstar astronaut, he also opens up about his struggles with depression, his marriage, leaving NASA, and overcoming alcoholism. Includes an insert of photos!
Hardcover, first edition, $12.00

Comment "dibs" OR email us at [email protected] if you're interested in this book!
SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sat, 11am - 6pm, and Sun, 1-5pm
Call (402) 475-8663 with questions. Thank you!