In Other News

• We are on the cutting edge of social media! For a (nearly!) 31 year old store, I’d say that’s pretty good.
• Dean Bakopoulos is crowned ‘Winner of the Conference’ at Westminster’s Writers@Work. I think his ‘miscreant’ shirt, purchased from yours truly, is not only accurate but a great complement to his, ahem, accoutrements. On his next visit to Salt Lake, we’ll have a sash made up for him. That’ll be a reading you won’t want to miss! Note: I have to add that I think that Kim Addonizio deserved an award as well — maybe a golden harmonica? — for her amazing spontaneous harmonica performance at her reading; an unforgettable moment, I assure you!
• We are celebrating the pants off Indie Week this year: a 17.76% discount off pretty much everything in the store, plus a special 40% off section on our patio; Indie-tastic handouts celebrating the ABA’s new IndieBound initiative; Local First Utah directories, bumper stickers, et al; displays of our favorite local authors and books on the importance of independent businesses; even the store is decked out!

Working Hard, Hardly Working

As locals will know, the Writers@Work Conference is in full swing down at Westminster. The author line-up this year is fantastic: Steve Almond, Dean Bakopoulos, Victoria Redel, Kim Addonizio, Abigail Thomas, Ladette Randolph, Martha Rhodes, Kate Coles, Rick Campbell, and Peter Rock are all teaching workshops, doing readings, and generally dispensing their knowledge and author-glow to all the attendees. For aspiring and practicing writers, there’s nothing in Salt Lake City that’ll get you more bang for your buck, as they say. If we didn’t have to man the book table, we’d be crashing workshops ourselves — maybe next year!