The Book Parlor

08/21/2015

Just a friendly reminder that we are having a huge sale this Saturday! Everything in the store will be 50% off. Plus, we're offering a $1 "bag sale" on used books: fill a bag with used books, and take it home for just a dollar! We will see you on Saturday.

08/14/2015

Saturday, August 22nd, we will be offering our biggest sale ever at The Book Parlor: take half off everything in the store! Dollar books will be 50 cents!

In the meantime, come in for 30% off all new books and chocolate. It's our way of saying thanks for so many great years in this location.

08/05/2015

Dear friends,

On August 31st, we will close our store at 1425 W. Broadway. The Book Parlor will continue to serve the neighborhood as a simpler reading room in a new location, so watch this space for details, and please continue to consider us if you have gently-used books to donate. It has been a joy to serve this neighborhood with a retail store for so many years, and we are grateful for the support of everyone who has been a part of it.

If we have a book or a fair-trade gift item you've had your eye on, this is your chance. Starting tomorrow, all food and gifts (excluding consignment items) are 30% off! Look forward to great discounts on our new and used books through the rest of the month, too.

Thank you all for being part of a unique community of readers, thinkers and neighbors. We couldn't have done it without you.

01/16/2015

Join us this Saturday at 3:00 for a reading with local author Andrea Swenson. Andrea, who is living with cerebral palsy and speaks through the assistance of a Vanguard device, will be reading from her book about her experiences with therapeutic horseback riding. It's sure to be an eye-opening event!

http://andreaswenson.com/the-book-parlor/

I am very excited to be doing another book reading at The Book Parlor on Saturday, January 17th at 3 in the afternoon. It is located at 1425 W. Broadway. I hope that some of you can join me!

12/24/2014

We will be open until 3:00 tomorrow, for all of your book/chocolate/fair-trade gift needs before the holiday.

From our family to yours: have a great Christmas!

11/26/2014

Just a reminder that the bookstore will be closed on Friday. We are thankful, as always, to be part of such a vibrant neighborhood, and we wish you a great day of gratitude and togetherness.

We will be back on Saturday with our C.S. Lewis event, celebrating what would have been his 116th birthday. Readings start at 2:30, with kids' activities and readings based on the Narnia books at 4:00. Join us!

11/20/2014

The 2014 National Book Awards are in! Congrats also to Ursula K. LeGuin, who received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters tonight.
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2014.html #.VG1QBPnF-So

- Molly Antopol, The UnAmericans (W. W. Norton & Company)- John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)- Elizabeth McCracken, Thunderstruck & Other Stories (The Dial Press/ Random House)- Richard Powers, Orfeo (W.W. Norton & Company) - Jane Smiley, Some Luck (Alfred A. Knopf/ Random…

11/19/2014

This Saturday at 5:00, we're proud to host a Railtown Almanac reading! Join us for readings from Kathryn Smith, Liv Larson Andrews, Jacquelyn Barnes, Michael Schmidt, Stine Hanson, Zan Agzigian, Elizabeth Hansen, and James Decay. We will have more copies of the Railtown Almanac collection on hand, too, if you haven't picked up yours yet. Hope to see you there!

11/12/2014

Welcome Advent with us this Saturday at 4pm in the bookstore. The event features readings from Kat Smith and Cara Strickland, plus activities for the whole family. Hope to see you there!

11/07/2014

The Book Parlor is at Jubilee Market, today and Saturday at 1st Presbyterian downtown. Come say hi, and find some amazing fair-trade gifts from local sellers!

11/05/2014

Our cup runneth over with great, new poetry! Issue #9.2 of Rock & Sling is now on the shelf. (Miss an issue lately? We have limited back issues, too!)

10/31/2014

Lani Caraway caught a great picture of the "new & local" shelf. Railtown Almanac and Lilac City Fairy Tales are both in stock! Get yours today and discover some amazing local writers.