From the monthly archives:
How did the universe emerge? What is the nature of time? What is life? What makes us human? What is the connection between mind and brain? Bestselling authors Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow first met in a televised Caltech debate on “the future of God,” one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent [...]
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Smithsonian.com has a great list up of the top 10 books that have been lost or left incomplete through the ages. Maybe your favorite author has a missing or near-forgotten work that you didn’t even know about! Check it out: 1. Margites by Homer 2. The Lost Books of the Bible 3. Cardenio by William [...]
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Banned Books Week starts tomorrow (the 24th). Vroman’s celebrates Banned Books week every year – it’s a great time to think about censorship, honor freedom of speech, and laugh at what strange books have been banned and why. Seriously, some of these are just nuts. Check out our list of five cool things related to [...]
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This week, we’re launching a new guideline for our author readings – to join the signing line, we are now asking that you purchase at least one copy of the author’s newest title from Vroman’s (your receipt will serve as your line ticket). In addition, if you are bringing books with you to get signed, [...]
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Today’s post comes from Dolores, the manager at our Gifts and Stationery store and a very talented baker! I have never written a blog but was encouraged to do so when my co-worker here at Vroman’s, Anne, saw a picture of the Lemon Debutante Cake I created for one of my staff members’ birthdays, and [...]
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Tonight’s event features author James A. Reeves, who is discussing and signing his new photography book/travel adventure story/memoir called The Road to Somewhere: An American Memoir. I’ve been excited about this event since I knew we had scheduled him – I’ve always been curious about this country of ours, why people would rather visit Europe [...]
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One more cheap e-book for your e-reading fun! Stephen King’s Mile 81 is on sale for just $2.99 for the rest of September. Check out this summary of the book, which is only available electronically: At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink [...]
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Plus, the Slammin’ Sliders and Lake Street Creamery trucks will be joining us for a good old fashioned Vroman’s labor day barbeque! You don’t want to miss it.
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(A better title didn’t occur to me, plus it’s the truth!) Random House just announced that they are offering a great e-book promotion for the month of September! They have a wide selection of e-books for as little as $1.99, including a bunch of great children’s books. I haven’t seen a lot of kids books [...]
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