Just lately at Nowhere Bookshop we realized that we’re greater than 5 years in and each time somebody asks us for skilled images we simply shrug and ship them what we took on our telephones that day as a result of we aren’t nice at advertising. However this yr we determined to be grown-ups and rent an incredible native images crew and we bribed a few of our regulars (WE HAVE REGULARS. STAY CALM EVERYONE. ACT COOL) with free drinks to return in after hours and the pictures had been so pretty! I can’t discover any of them proper now as a result of I’m too disorganized however I do have this one they took of me making an attempt to put in Beartram’s head whereas Elizabeth tries to dissuade me and actually, it’s perhaps not extremely skilled but it surely’s extremely correct.
In associated information, this was a great yr for the bookstore and cafe despite the world being on hearth (THANK YOU!) and due to your assist we’ve been in a position to supply medical advantages and 401Ks to our crew, which is a very massive deal for an indie bookshop. WHOOP! This might solely occur due to the assist of you and the group and our superb crew and I’m so fortunate to be a part of this.
This yr we’re relaunching the Improbable Strangelings Books Membership for its sixth yr. All our e-book golf equipment are particular however Improbable Strangelings was our first and it has saved us out of the purple yearly, in order a thanks we’re going to start out sending out a number of little present surprises to you thru the yr, together with customized membership bookmarks with particular code phrases that may get Improbable Strangelings 20% off something on-line or in retailer. It’s lower than $30 a month and also you get a brand new hardback e-book every month that I select myself. (We ship in every single place.) I have a tendency to choose unusual however pretty books from debut authors or marginalized writers, heavy on sturdy feminine characters, magical realism, weirdness, queer-friendly, progressive, hopeful…books that may not get the eye they deserve. If you wish to be a part of simply click on over right here for particulars. And for those who had been a former member who paused their subscription you may rejoin at no cost. 🙂 Additionally, it makes an important present so be happy to ship this to your important different with the title “hint-hint” in the event that they complain you might be too onerous to buy.
Talking of books…for those who’re a Improbable Strangeling this month we’re sending you Cape Fever from award-winning South African creator Nadia Davids. It’s a gothic psychological thriller set within the Twenties, the place a younger Muslim maid finds herself entangled with the spirits of a decaying manor and the secrets and techniques of its enigmatic proprietor. Haunting.
And for those who’re a member of our horror membership (Nightmares from Nowhere) we’re sending you Darkish Sisters by Kristi DeMeester, a historic horror novel that connects three ladies throughout three centuries by means of a shared legacy of feminine rage and energy in opposition to patriarchal oppression. YES PLEASE.
(We even have a romance membership and an image e-book membership if my tastes are too darkish for you. No judgement.)
And (sorry that is so lengthy!) we additionally simply launched our newly-redesigned web site so pretty-please go test it out as a result of we’re fairly pleased with it. OH, and I simply realized that a few of our new photographs are on the brand new web site! So it completely labored out that I couldn’t discover them earlier than.
Seeing a really curious lack of bear head footage over there although.
