Feb-Burrr!-ary Newsletter from Curious Book Shop

Greetings, Bibliophile!

Here's what's new (and used) at Curious...

"Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world." - Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen

Spring is coming. Eventually.
Until the ice recedes, stop by Curious and find the perfect book to take your mind off the chill.

February Sale:
Think Spring! and save some Green with big discounts in the following sections... 

GARDENING
NATURE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
MOVIE BOOKS


New Arrivals:
We have far too many books, this we know.

With new arrivals each day, it's hard to keep track of all the new items. Some of our recent favorite "gets" include mid-century books on electronics, electrical engineering, radios and "radio astronomy." They're pretty out of this world.

Other recent acquisitions include...
Beautifully bound novels by Louis L'Amour; Young Adult Fantasy;  Groovy old issues of High Times; Cook Books; Children's Books; Hardcover Science Fiction classics in marvelous condition; Ellis Peters paperback mysterys; and an assortment of moderately priced Movie Poster Compendiums, featuring terribly good B Movie posters, westerns, horror, and more!

A few collections of Irish Ballads and Pub Songs can be found in the Music Section. First come, first serve! May the luck of the Book Hunter be with you.

"What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?" -  John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley 


Shop Scuttlebutt:

We're making the most of quiet winter days by reorganizing, relocating, and expanding some sections of the bookshop.

The Counter-Culture section has a new home! It includes the writings of Ginsberg, Bukowski, Burroughs, Kerouac, Kesey, Plath, Miller, Nin, Vonnegut, and many more edgy 20th century favorites. Now, this beatific assortment of books is located directly across from the front counter.

This move freed up space for a (slightly) bigger and (much) better New Books section. We specialize in weird and wonderful, hard-to-find books, so please browse our unread oddities on your next visit. Treasures await you.

Snuggling up somewhere warm with a truly great book is so simple and pleasing, this time of year. Whether it be a creepy thriller, a heart-warming romance, a wild adventure novel, or gardening book to get you through the gloomy months... we've got it! Your next winter read is waiting for you. 

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet, The Works of Anne Bradstreet

Mark Your Calendar!

Woo-hoo! The Big Book and Paper Show is just around the corner, and we simply cannot wait!

Join us at the Lansing Center on Sunday, April 19th for the Midwest's LARGEST show of its kind. It's a literary wonderland, right in our own backyard.


THANK YOU for supporting this local, independent book shop! It has been a long, quiet winter resulting in a hard-scrabble existence. We simply wouldn't exist without those who brave the cold for a chance to wander among the stacks, here at Curious.

It's cosy-warm at the bookshop, and we'll validate your parking for City of EL parking lots... so what are you waiting for?! Come find your new favorite book, before someone else snaps it up.

Many thanks,
Ray, Mark, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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It's Not Too Late (Yet)! - Curious Holiday Gift-Giving Newsletter

Don't Fret!

Let Curious help. 

We have countless unique, inexpensive gift ideas 

for that hard-to-shop-for person on your list.

"Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!" - Neil Gaiman

The holidays are upon us, and the bookshop is hoppin' with holiday shoppers in search of a good read. (And a good deal!)

In addition to our selection gently-used books for all ages, and the latest bestsellers (which are 20% OFF!)...

We've recently acquired:

Vintage Maps ranging in age and price (1920s - 1960s; $2 - $12 each); Fabulousliterary classics published by Library of America, in slipcase (which are 25% OFF); a heap of books for all ages, perfect to stuff into stockings; Beautifullyillustrated books for Children; A mountain of YA Science Fiction and Fantasyhardcovers (currently 25% OFF); paperback and hardcover Mystery and Suspensenovels to keep you up all night; High-quality Art Books of all types (many are 25% OFF!), including the Masters, Gallery Collections, How-To guides, and pretty coffee table books sure to please.

Still need to get some gifts? We have books, magazines, posters, vintage comics, pulps, weird little pamphlets, pins and who knows what (even us, sometimes) for all gift purposes and porpoises!

Browse our selection of amazing, high-end First Editions and Rare books, Signed books, Limited Editions, hard-to-find Comics, beautiful Science Fiction Pulps from long, long ago, when robots and bug-eyed monsters constantly kidnapped women in metal bikinis, for some reason.

Our Children's Section is brimming with beautiful, inexpensive, gently-used books for all ages and interests.

We have Nostalgic gifts, Sentimental gifts, Funny gifts, Gag gifts, Unexpected gifts, and even some Secret gifts (Shh!). Content generated as little as a few weeks ago to thousands of years ago, across what you'd call a wide range of subjects. We've got what you're looking for, and what you don't even know exists.

If none of these things tickle your fancy, GIFT CERTIFICATES are 20% OFF. They make a great gift in case you have to buy for someone difficult (or if you like free money).

Current Sales: 25% OFF all Used Hardcover books! Even the rare stuff behind the counter! And, 20% OFF all NEW books! Every single one. Even the cool Zelda book, the latest Stephen King novel, and the new Lovecraft omnibus.

Holiday Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 10 - 8

Sundays: 12 - 5

Dec. 24th (Xmas Eve): 10 - 4

Dec. 25th: CLOSED

Save some cash, and your pockets will jingle all the way home --  We'll gladly validate parking if you park in a City of East Lansing lot or ramp. With a purchase, we'll cover a half-hour of your parking total. (If you're here for a while and buy a bunch, we'll help you out even more!) Oh, and PARKING IS FREE in Downtown East Lansing on December 24th.

Best Wishes in the Coming Year,

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

PS - The staff enjoyed this NPR piece on gift-giving in Iceland. Can you guess what one of the most popular gifts to give is, among Icelanders? Go on, try and guess! 

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September 2014 Newsletter

Welcome back, Spartans!

East Lansing is brimming with familiar faces and plenty of new booklovers.

We're celebrating the beginning of fall by offering some fresh deals. Stop by the shop and receive 30% OFF items from the following sections:

Geneaology
Drama and Theatre
Essays and Memoirs
Mystery
Golf
Television
All Magazines priced $5 or Less

Remember: With a purchase, we'll validate your parking for City of East Lansing lots and ramps.


New Acquisitions:

A slew of fabulous recent fiction bestsellers, a bevy of hardcover Stephen Kingnovels sure to make you squirm, plenty of 19th and 20th century American, Russian and European literary classics, and more paperback mysteries than we can fit onto the shelves!

Ray brought in a great collection of Astounding Science Fiction pulps, going back to 1930! High-quality Film Books and Hollywood Histories are also new to the shop.

Significant incoming collections include quality Military History texts, a collection of vintage Charlie Brown / Peanuts books, many international cookbooks, 20th century poetry collections, and a number of novels by fan favorites including Jodi Picoult, John le Carre, Stephen King, Sophie Kinsella, Lee Child, Nora Roberts, Michael Connelly, John Sandford, Ken Follett and more!

Also new are a number of new "Fandom" finds, including the new XKCD book, lots of unusual Neil Gaiman items, a fresh supply of vintage Dr. Who paperbacks, some neatMinecraft manuals, and Star Wars goodies, galore!

Speaking of Star Wars...
We have a limited number of the latest Star Wars novel, Star Wars: A New Dawn -- and they're 20% OFF! This book is in short supply in the Lansing area. The book serves as a prequel to the upcoming TV series, Star Wars Rebels. It's the starting point for a new era of Star Wars fiction, resetting many major canon plot points. 

Shop Scuttlebutt:

Too. Many. Books.
Please, come help us find homes for them.
We'll be very grateful!

Also, the BIG BOOK SHOW is just a month away.
If you're not sure what we're talking about, start here: http://curiousbookshop.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-you-want-to-attend-book-show-huh.html


Literary and Community Events:

The Kerrytown Bookfest is THIS SUNDAY, September 7th, in Ann Arbor! This literary festival is fun for the whole family, and features local authors, bookbinders, publishers, booksellers, librarians and more. More info:  http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/

The 60th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
is coming to Lansing on Sunday, October 5th! Find kindred spirits at this gathering of book and paper enthusiasts, and browse through over one million items from the past few centuries. More info:  http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html


September Literary Birthdays and Events:
Sept. 1: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sept. 2: Eugene Field
Sept. 3: Sarah Orne Jewett
Sept. 4: Richard Wright
Sept. 7: F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Zelda Sayre at a country club dance, in Alabama in 1918
Sept. 8: Ann Beattie
Sept. 9: Leo Tolstoy 
Sept. 11: D.H. Lawrence, O. Henry
Sept. 12: H.L. Mencken
Sept. 13: Roald Dahl, Sherwood Anderson
Sept. 15: James Fenimore Cooper, Agatha Christie
Sept. 17: Mary Stewart, Ken Kesey, William Carlos Williams
Sept. 18: Dr. Samuel Johnson
Sept. 19: Arthur Rackam, William Golding
Sept. 20: Upton Sinclair, Daniel Defoe
Sept. 21: H.G. Wells, Stephen King
Sept. 23: Euripides, Edgar Lee Masters
Sept. 24: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sept. 25: William Faulkner, bell hooks
Sept. 26: T.S. Eliot
Sept. 28: Kate Douglas Wiggins
Sept. 29: Miguel de Cervantes, Elizabeth Gaskell, Stan Berenstain
Sept. 30: Truman Capote

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Curious Book Shop's Newsletter for June 2014

Greetings from Curious! It's nearly summer, and we're rolling out the deals... June Sale - 30% OFF... Baseball General Fiction (Paperbacks & Hardcovers!) Poetry General Music Religion Travel   New Acquisitions: It's been a busy few weeks at Curious, and we've added many treasures, new and antique, to our ever-changing selection... English translations of Nordic, Swiss, Flemish, Danish and other centuries-old European stories; Issues of the Journal of Asian Studies (more coming!); Mythology & Folklore; Collections of American and European Folk Songs, Ballads and Drinking Songs Also New: Theatre (lots added to Clearance, too!); Painting and Drawing How-To Guides; Silver Age Comics (mostly DC); Cookbooks; Gardening Guides; American History; Political Science; Philosophy; Stephen King books; Memoirs and Essays We have obscure Bukowski titles in the New Books section, as well as current Bestsellers. New in stock is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, soon to be a major TV series! Also worth mentioning are new and popular books by Brandon Sanderson, George Saunders, John Green, George R.R. Martin, Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling and more! Shop Gossip: It's been a strange month at Curious - a mix of long, slow periods and chaotically busy weekends. Be a Tourist in Your Hometown and the East Lansing Art Festival brought droves of booklovers to our shop. We've also welcomed the first wave of students freed from the drudgery of the school year. They're stocking up on classic and new science fiction, fantasy and dystopian novels. Beach reads are also a favorite, though the water's still a bit cold up north. We're gearing up for summer, and for CLASSICON 45! Local Literary Events: CLASSICON 45 comes to Lansing on Saturday, June 28th. Classicon is Lansing's PREMIER convention for lovers of comics, pulps, glamour art and other 20th-century literary collectables. Specialties include vintage mystery and detective stories, science fiction, aviation, romance, westerns, and classics from the 20s - 60s. For more information you can contact Curious Book Shop, 517-332-0112. Admission is $3.00. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. University Quality Inn, 3121 E. Grand River Avenue, Lansing ( just off US 127 at exit 78, near Frandor) For more information you can contact Curious Book Shop, 517-332-0112. Great Lakes Postcard & Paper Expo Presented by the West Michigan Postcard Club Saturday July 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Wyoming, MI Featuring postcards, trade cards, photographs, maps, ephemera, local history and more!  More Info: Wally Jung (517) 230-0734 postcardwally@comcast.net PULPFEST 2014 / FarmerCon IX August 7 - 10 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio 'Celebrating Science Fiction's Golden Year of 1939 and 75 Years of Fantastic Fiction' Pulpfest is a neat event for pop-culture fans, and a great chance to shop around and network. Ray will be there, so stop by the Curious booth and say 'Hello!" Photographica Show & Sale Sunday, October 19 at the Royal Oak Elks Lodge 2401 E. Fourth Street. Hosted by the Michigan Photographic Historical Society, this event features vintage cameras, photographs, postcards, ephemera, and photography specialists ready to answer your questions. Postcard and Paper Shows by Wally Jung Wally Jung, local postcard specialist, is hitting the road this summer! Don't miss your chance to see some amazing items at a show near you: Frankenmuth (June 29), Toledo (August 3), Traverse City (August 10), Lansing(August 23), Metro Detroit / Troy (November 16) www.midwestpostcards.net More Info: (517) 230-0734 or postcardwally@comcast.net And of course... The 60th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show returns to Lansing on Sunday, October 5th. Mark your calendar! You won't want to miss the MIDWEST'S LARGEST show of its kind, featuring over 180 tables of first editions, children's books, Michigan history, military history, autographs, ephemera, photographs, art, postcards, vintage magazines, cookbooks, sheet music, and so much more.   Literary Birthdays: June 1: Christopher Marlowe June 2: Thomas Hardy, Carol Shields June 3: Allen Ginsberg, Larry McMurty June 5: Richard Scarry, Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett June 6: Aleksandr Pushkin, Thomas Mann June 7: Elizabeth Bowen, Gwendolyn Brooks June 9: Patricia Cornwell June 10: Maurice Sendak, Saul Bellow, Immanuel Velikovsky June 11: Ben Jonson, William Styron June 12: Johanna Spyri, Anne Frank June 13: William Butler Yeats, Dorothy Sayers, Fanny Burney June 14: Harriet Beecher Stowe June 15: Brian Jacques June 16: Joyce Carol Oates June 19: Blaise Pascal, Salman Rushdie June 20: Lillian Hellman June 21: Jean-Paul Sartre, Ian McEwan June 22: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, H.R. Haggard, Octavia Butler June 24: Ambrose Bierce June 25: George Orwell June 26: Pearl S. Buck, Walter Farley June 27: Alice McDermott, Helen Keller June 28: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mark Helprin June 29: Antoine de Saint-Euxpery June 30: John Gay  MANY THANKS to all of you lovely bibliophiles! We wouldn't be here without your continuing support, and can't find the words to fully express our gratitude.  Much love from Curious, Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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New Stuff! New Sales! New Gossip! New Newness! April Newsletter

Howdy-do, Reader!

Boy, do we have news for you...

First off, how to SAVE BIG this month, with 30% OFF books from the following sections:

TRAVEL
TV & MOVIE PAPERBACKS
WESTERN AMERICANA
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
WESTERN FICTION
GENDER STUDIES & SEXUALITY

New Acquisitions: 

Bukowski! So much Bukowski.
Seriously, we currently have almost every title in stock!

Also, we've acquired a nice collection of antique Easter cards, many more used Philosophy books, a good number of gently-read Science Fiction bestsellers, General Fiction, Swedish Language books for Kids, beautiful Early 20th-Century Series Fiction for Girls, Music books, Art collections, and much more. A myriad of vintage Beatles memorabilia can be found upstairs, in the Rock & Roll section.

Due to increased demands from customers in need of a surprise, we've restocked our selection of Mystery Books! Also restocked is our selection of locally made pins -- they're wearable antique graphics made from discarded books!

Shop Gossip:

Curious will be CLOSED on April 20th, Easter Sunday.

Whew!
Early April was a whirlwind for the folks at Curious, as we prepared for, attended, and recovered from the Antiquarian Book & Paper Show. The show, I must say, was a grand success! It was fun to see so many familiar faces, and to make great new connections with local collectors of all ages. THANK YOU, those of you who came out to join us. Be sure to mark your calendar for the next show, on Sunday, October 5th. (But hopefully, we'll see you long before October.)

We've just gotten word from the Lansing City Pulse that Curious has been nominated for the award of Best Bookshop. Thanks, everybody! We're tickled pink. The final round of voting begins April 30th, so watch for a link in the May newsletter if you'd like to support us.

NEXT WEEKEND Curious is taking part in the Downtown East Lansing "Selfie Scavenger Hunt"! This nifty event is organized by Original Heroes, a local organization dedicated to making a better community for children, in a multitude of ways. This is fun for the whole family! Join in and win some terrific prizes, while supporting your community and local heroes!  Proceeds go to the Love Like Lacey Foundation. (#LoveLikeLacey)
More info at the Facebook Event Page.

Saturday, April 26th will be an exciting day in town, not only because of the Selfie Scavenger Hunt, but also because of the big GREEN & WHITE GAME! We're hoping for good weather and a big crowd of alumni hungry for the nostalgia that comes with a visit to the ol' Curious Book Shop.

Also, don't tell anyone I mentioned this, but Saturday the 26th is the lovely Liz's last day at Curious. If you've come to know our always-smilin' Liz over the past few years, stop by the shop and give her a good send-off. <3
 

Upcoming Book and Paper Events:
Commune with bookish people at these neat upcoming events...

Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention
April 25 - 27 in Lombard, Illinois (Chicago area)
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
Includes an Art Show, Con Suite, Dealer Room and more, celebrating the 95th anniversary of Western Story and the 85th anniversary of Maltese Falcon. Ray will be at Windy City, so stop by the Curious booth and say 'Hello!".
For more info: (888) 627-9031

36th Annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair
A Benefit for the William L. Clements Library
Sunday, May 18, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Michigan Union,
featuring First Editions, Rare Books, Americana, Fine Printing and Good Used Books in All Areas.
Be sure to stop by the Curious booth and say hello!
More info: West Side Book Shop (734) 995-1891
www.annarborbookfair.com

Classicon 45
Classicon is Lansing's PREMIER convention for lovers of comics, pulps, glamour artand other 20th-century literary collectables. Specialties include vintage mystery and detective stories, science fiction, aviation, romance, westerns, and classics from the 20s - 60s.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the University Quality Inn. (3121 E. Grand River Ave, Lansing -- Frandor Area)
A few vendor tables are still available, at $25 each!
Please contact Ray at Curious for details. (517) 332-0112

Great Lakes Postcard & Paper Expo
Presented by the West Michigan Postcard Club
Saturday July 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Wyoming, MI
Featuring postcards, trade cards, photographs, maps, ephemera, local history and more!
More Info: Wally Jung (517) 230-0734 postcardwally@comcast.net

PULPFEST 2014 / FarmerCon IX
August 7 - 10 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio
'Celebrating Science Fiction's Golden Year of 1939 and 75 Years of Fantastic Fiction'
Pulpfest is a neat event for pop-culture fans, and a great chance to shop around and network. Ray will be there, so stop by the Curious booth and say 'Hello!"

Photographica Show & Sale
Sunday, October 19 at the Royal Oak Elks Lodge
2401 E. Fourth Street.
Hosted by the Michigan Photographic Historical Society, this event features vintage cameras, photographs, postcards, ephemera, and photography specialists ready to answer your questions.

Postcard and Paper Shows by Wally Jung
Wally Jung, local postcard specialist, is hitting the road this summer! Don't miss your chance to see some amazing items at a show near you: Metro Detroit / Troy (May 3),Frankenmuth (June 29), Toledo (August 3), Traverse City (August 10), Lansing(August 23), Metro Detroit / Troy (November 16)
www.midwestpostcards.net
More Info: (517) 230-0734 or postcardwally@comcast.net

And of course...
The 60th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
returns to Lansing on Sunday, October 5th.
Mark your calendar! You won't want to miss the MIDWEST'S LARGEST show of its kind, featuring over 180 tables of first editions, children's books, Michigan history, military history, autographs, ephemera, photographs, art, postcards, vintage magazines, cookbooks, sheet music, and so much more.


MANY THANKS to all of you lovely bibliophiles!
We wouldn't be here without your continuing support, and can't find the words to fully express our gratitude.

Much love from Curious,
Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." - Margaret Atwood

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50% OFF! The Sale MUST Go On!

Happy New Year, Booklover!

In accordance with a proclamation with Ray...

We're staring 2014 on the right foot, by extending our store-wide CLEARANCE SALE!

From now until January 7th, almost everything is a staggering 50% off (and most of our prices are awful low to begin with), and anything that isn't 50% off is still 20% off.


GO GREEN!

ROSEBOWL MEMORABILIA is on display at Curious!
We have original programs, pins, newspapers and unusual Rosebowl mementos sure to please your favorite Spartan.


Let Curious help you keep your resolutions, this year.

Want to acquire an greater understanding of the world?
Read books! Visit our Current Events and History sections.

Want to save money? 
Our books offer affordable, reusable and renewable entertainment opportunities without the need for batteries, chargers or expiration dates.
(They're especially cheap right now!)

Want to get fit? 
Check out our Fitness and Nutrition sections!
(Or, carry around a bunch of books.)

Want to grown your own food?
We have what you need to get your hands dirty!

Want to make art?
Study the masters of painting, photography, sculpture and writing with our massive collection.

Want to get organized?
Peruse our fairly-organized self-help and home-organization sections.

Want to travel to exotic and magical lands?
We're your portal into Narnia, Middle Earth, Oz, Pern and Westeros!
Or, for a more earth-bound experience, stock up on fabulous travel guides and coffee-table photo collections.

No resolutions? 
No problem! Come down to the shop and putz around with the best of us (and the rest of us).

THANK YOU for continuing to support this independent bookshop in the heart of East Lansing. We'll celebrate our 45th birthday this fall. Hooray!

Here's wishing you a joy-filled, book-filled 2014.

Many thanks,
Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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2013 Holiday Newsletter

Happy Holidays from Curious!

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently?
And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt;
and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” 
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
 

We're getting into the giving spirit....

... by offering 30% OFF Manga, Mysteries and Foreign Language through the end of December!

Gift Certificates are 20% OFF until the end of the month. 
Save some cash while giving your favorite booklover EXACTLY what they want -- and let them make the hard choices.

We've restocked the shop with Gift Books sure to please everyone on your holiday shopping list!
Find great books for your fashionista friend, beer-swilling brother, green-thumbed grandma or crazy co-worker. 

Be sure to browse our selection of little books for readers of all ages. 
They're just the right size to stuff into a stocking!
 

New Acquisitions:

We're packed to the gills with fabulous new acquisitions; far too many to list. 

Here's a sampling of what's new (and used!) at Curious:
Children's Holiday Books; Coloring Books; Vintage Paper Dolls; Gift-Quality Art Books; Agatha Christie paperbacks; Nature books (Horses! Orchids! Birds! Trees!); Ayn Rand paperbacks; Manga and Graphic Novels; Dr. Who paperbacks; Stephen King paperbacks and hardcovers; Arts & Crafts how-to guides; Beautifully Illustrated Books for Kids; Comic Books; Obscure Japanese Art Collections (in Japanese!); Michigan history; Poetry; World History; bestselling fiction paperbacks; hardcover Science Fiction and more.

JUST RELEASED -- A fabulous assortment of SIGNED Science Fiction and Fantasy paperbacks!
Stop by the shop and browse through this impressive collection, which includes a veritable laundry list of the genre's greatest authors. Ray Bradbury, Jack Vance, Frank Herbert, Glen Cook, Robert Asprin, Norman Spinrad, Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, Harlan Ellison, Donald Wollheim, Frederik Pohl, Michael Bishop, Robert Bloch, L. Sprague de Camp, Jack Williamson, Steven Brust, Patricia Wrede, Algis Budrys, David Brin, Roger Zelazny, Clifford Simak, Alan Dean Foster and MANY MORE! Prices range from $5.95 to $300. 

Our New Books section includes Lingg Brewer's "Dreams Gone Wrong," a local historian's take on MSU's involvement with the CIA and the Vietnam War. Read Ray's review, and pick up a copy for yourself! It's an interesting read, and a good gift for MSU alumni and East Lansing residents. 
 

Shop News & Gossip:

Holiday Hours:
Curious will CLOSE EARLY, at 6 p.m., on Thursday, December 12.

We'll be open until 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and closed on Christmas Day. 

On December 31st we'll close at 3 p.m., and will be closed on New Years Day.

 

Community Events:

East Lansing's Winter Glow Festival was a blast! 
Thanks to those who visited the shop, as part of their holiday celebrations. 
To find out more about upcoming East Lansing events, like the Mid-Winter Singing Festival, visit the Community Events page. 

MSU's Wharton Center has announced their upcoming season!
We're especially intrigued by Peter and the Starcatcher: A Grownup's Prequel to Peter Pan.

The next Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show 
will be held at the Lansing Center on Sunday, April 6th, 2014.
It's the largest show of its kind in the Midwest. Mark your calendar! 

Don't forget:
With your purchase, we'll validate your parking for City of East Lansing parking ramps and lots. 


Here's wishing you a safe, happy, healthy holiday season.
 

Many thanks, and we hope to see you soon!

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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October 2013 Newsletter

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

 - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Greetings, Book Lovers!

October's Sale -- 30% OFF...

Football Books

Music (Classical, Jazz, Rock & Roll and More!)

Horror

Don't Delay! This sale ENDS EARLY, on October 20th.

New Arrivals:

Help!  Help!
We're drowning in fabulous new acquisitions!

Here's just a taste of what's new at Curious:

Gently-used paperback novels by Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Wolfe,
Ayn Rand, William S. Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald,

Jane Austen, Stephen King, John Steinbeck, Terry Brooks, Larry Niven,

Chuck Palahniuk, Balzac, Louis L'Amour, Dave Eggars, Michael Chabon,

Orson Scott Card, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, David Eddings and more.

A collection of classics by Livy, Polybius, Plutarch, Xenophon and other historians.

Freshly-stocked sections include Poetry, Music, Michigan History, Science,

Psychology, Gender Studies, Bibliophilia/BookLovers and Beat & Counter-Culture.

This week, we released a batch of vintage Dr. Who paperbacks into the shop.
They're flying out the door! Hurry in (or use your TARDIS) to snag a copy for yourself.

Bargain Hunters, take note: the Clearance section was restocked this morning!

Don't forget -- we stock today's bestsellers, too! 

Stop by the shop to pick up your copy of the newest titles 

by Stephen King, Jonathan Lethem, Malcolm Gladwell, 

Jhumpa Lahiri, Margaret Atwood, Khaled Hosseini and others.

Bookshop Scuttlebutt:

Lansing's premier literary event, the  BIG BOOK SHOW is right around the corner,

 and we're "frazzled, but functioning" in this final week of preparations.

More on that later, though...

Are you attending the Chicago Book and Paper Fair, this Saturday?

If so, be sure to stop by the Curious booth and say hello to Ray!

We're looking forward to an influx of Spartan alumni visitors next weekend,

during the Michigan State University Homecoming Weekend.

Catch the Homecoming Parade (Theme: Spartan Super Heroes) 

on Friday, the big football game on Saturday at Spartan Stadium,

and the Big Book Show on Sunday the 13th, in Lansing!

Ray is making news!

He's featured in the Faces of East Lansing column, in today's State News.

"'At Curious, you never really know what to expect,' Walsh said. 'We like it that way.'"

Pick up your copy of the State News this weekend, and read all about the man behind Curious Book Shop.

And finally...

The 58th Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show

Spend the day with like-minded book-lovers,

as we browse thousands upon thousands of 

collectible books, photographs, art prints, posters,

postcards, maps, ephemera and so much more

at the MIDWEST'S LARGEST antiquarian book and paper show.

Centuries-old illuminated manuscripts and Gutenberg bible pages

may be displayed alongside rare sports and Hollywood memorabilia.

20th Century propaganda posters and frame-worthy magazine covers

deserve your perusal. New and classic children's literature favorites

are sure to please, and perhaps you'll finally discover that 

rare first edition or signed copy of your favorite novel.

Bring the whole family!

The show is easily navigable, with wide aisles that 

allow easy access for wheelchairs and strollers.

Enjoy soothing acoustic music by local musicians,

and have a bite to eat from the on-site concessions.

Location: The Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI

Show Hours: 9:30 AM - 5 PM (Sorry, no early admittance!)

Admission: $4.50 (Children 13 and under are FREE!)

Show Website: http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html

Get into the book show spirit by reading the virtual Show Guide and Press Release, 

or better yet, come down to Curious and "talk books" with us while we prepare.

 

It's a pleasure to serve the local literary community, and 

we're eager to celebrate our 44th BIRTHDAY later this month!

Thank you, THANK YOU (!) for your continued support.

Hope to see you at the show, next Sunday!
Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

"A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking." - Jerry Seinfeld

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East Lansing, MI  48823
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Dazzling Discounts - Splendiferous New Titles - Juicy Shop Scuttlebutt - Curious Book Shop Newsletter for August 2013

"The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul's reaching toward infinity; which is the only thing that raises us up above the beasts that perish." - A.E. Newton

Greetings, Friends of Curious! 

August's Sale -- 30% OFF...

Mystery

Geneaology

Drama/Theater

Essays & Memoirs

Golf

Television

Also, Magazines priced at $5 or less are 50% OFF!

New Arrivals:

In the past few weeks the shop has acquired...
Books on Opera and classical music composers; Louis L'Amour paperbacks; 

Maigret mysteries by Georges Simenon (en Français!); National Geographic magazines;

the works of Cicero (Loeb Classics hardcovers); a beautiful collection of books 

about Dance (Ballet, Latin, and more!); a variety of 20th century Poetry; 

Children's Classics; Travel; Mysteries; Political Science; and Science books. 

Other new acquisitions include Buddhism; World History; Nature books; 

Psychology (and it's going fast!); Art and Architecture books; nearly 70

titles by Andre Norton, about a dozen by Stanislaw Lem; Rex Stout;

collectible Michael Moorcock hardcovers;  a gorgeous collection of 

turn-of-the-century (and older!) Jules Verne novels; over 100 recent  

Science Fiction and Fantasy paperbacks; vintage Comics; Beat & 

Counter-Culture paperbacks and more!

We've expanded our selection of New Books this summer,

and now carry more titles by Vonnegut, Kerouac, Bukowski  and Palahniuk,

as well as new books by Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Neil Gaiman, John Green (DFTBA!), Sylvia Plath, Jim Hines,

Ernest Hemingway, Haruki Murakami,  Mardi Jo Link, Neil Gaiman,

Patrick Rothfuss, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many new Michigan books.

We also acquired more pin-back buttons, made from recycled books and magazines.
They've quickly become a shop favorite!  We add new buttons on a bi-weekly basis.

Shop Gossip and Literary Scuttlebutt:

We have sore arms and are covered in dust. Why? Because we're moving!
Moving book sections, that is. This week we've relocated many sections, 

including Horror, Erotica, Theater, Romance, and the Clearance Books. 

If you feel a bit discombobulated on your next visit, please ask us for guidance!

Have you read the new Jim Hines book, yet? Hines is a local, award-winning

fantasy writer with a burgeoning fanbase . . . and he's one of our favorite writers. 

Codex Born, book two of his Magic Ex Libris series, was released yesterday.

We have a few copies of Codex Born and Libriomancer (Book One) in stock.

Michiganders will get a kick out of Hines's subtle nods to Northern Michigan life, 

MSU and (gasp!) a mysterious East Lansing bookseller by the name of "Ray W." 

             WARNING: You won't be able to put down this book!

Upcoming Book & Comic Shows: 

The 58th Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show is just around the corner!

Join us on Sunday, October 13th at the Lansing Center for the MIDWEST'S LARGEST

antiquarian book and paper show! This event is fun for the whole family, and attracts book
collectors and bibliophiles from all over North America. 

Find show photos, vendor information and more on the show website and Facebook page.

Classicon 44, Lansing's premier Collectible Paperbacks, Comics, Pulps
and Glamour Art Show, returns to the University Quality Inn on Saturday,
November 2nd. Mark your calendar! You don't want to miss this nostalgia-
steeped event. It's fun for novices and serious collectors.

Townies, Take Note:

The Great Lakes Folk Festival is happening in East Lansing THIS WEEKEND!
Find out more here: http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/glff2013/


WELCOME BACK, SPARTANS!!!
Town is buzzing with excitement, and we've seen some friendly, familiar faces at the shop.

MSU students are back, and will begin moving onto campus in mid-August!
Sunday, August 25th is Freshman Move-In, and the Fall Welcome Cook-Out is the following Tuesday.

Be sure to get down to Curious soon! We'll validate your parking with a purchase. 

Thank you, THANK YOU for continuing to support this independent East Lansing book shop!
We have proudly served the MSU, LCC, East Lansing and Lansing communities since 1969.

It's been a wild summer full of fascinating acquisitions and visits from booklover friends, old and new. 

We're (almost) ready for September, the Fall Semester and plenty of book show hubbub!

Many thanks,

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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Curious Book Shop

307 East Grand River
East Lansing, MI  48823
(517) 332-0112

www.curiousbooks.com
www.facebook.com/CuriousBooks
http://curiousbookshop.blogspot.com/

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