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Buy the book (The Examiner)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:49:01 GMT It’s not that Dave Claflin wanted Books-A-Million to keep quiet about signing a lease for the Adams Dairy Landing project. “We really wanted to have a good, solid list of tenants who’ve signed on to the project before we announced it,” Claflin said. “A good, strong list would be about 10 tenants.”

Bookstore evolves as business changes (Wisconsin State Journal)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:00:13 GMT The store is one of the oldest in the city. It was around before the state Capitol burned in 1904 and during its time has been a prerequisite stop for most students attending UW-Madison. University Book Store, 114 years after it was founded as a cooperative, is no longer a must stop for students. Textbooks can be purchased at used book stores and new books on Internet sites like eBay and ...

Times that (book)bind: Biz booming for artisan (The News & Observer)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:33:06 GMT The only person tortured by Susan Soleil's 800-pound guillotine was the artist herself. After moving into her second-floor studio space on busy Weaver Street last year, she discovered that the metal beast would have to be hoisted up by crane and moved in through the window.

5 ways readers can cut costs (SouthtownStar)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:05:33 GMT Whether it's trading titles, downloading e-books or tapping discounts at major retailers, borrowing from the library isn't the only way readers can cut costs. Here are five ways to ensure your love of reading doesn't become a casualty to high food and gas prices.

Struggle for the Islands (New York Review of Books)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:39:40 GMT An article by Freeman Dyson from The New York Review of Books, October 23, 2008

Despite tough times, thrift stores are thriving (Republican-American)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:28:43 GMT As people pinch pennies, many local consignment and thrift shops are seeing a spike in business.

Houston is huge, but easy to navigate for tourists (Austin American-Statesman)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:02:36 GMT HOUSTON — The sheer size of the nation's fourth largest city — not to mention its legendary rush-hour traffic — could easily deter some folks from heading to Space City with out-of-town visitors in tow.

What's hot in local arts and entertainment (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:16:20 GMT TODAY AND SATURDAY Parents’ Night Out – 6 to 10 p.m.; Mitchell Books, 6360 W. Jefferson Blvd.; reservations required; cost, 432-2665. Photo caption: Performing today and Saturday in IPFW’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” are, from left, Blane Pressler, Jessica Butler and Brett Tubbs. Photo by Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

SFR Talk: Page Turner (Santa Fe Reporter)
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:02:55 GMT Henry Lewis is the owner of Gunstock Hill Books (308 N. Guadalupe St., 505-983-0088) and one of the organizers of the second annual Santa Fe Antiquarian Book Show, which takes place 4-9 pm Friday, Oct. 3 and 10 am-6 pm Saturday, Oct. 4 at El Museo Cultural, 1615-B Paseo de Peralta ($6-$10).

If you've seen the Alamo and Riverwalk, try something new in the Alamo City (Austin American-Statesman)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:02:46 GMT This is a great time to visit San Antonio, the seventh-largest U.S. city and home of the Alamo, four-time NBA champs the Spurs and some of the state's best Tex-Mex cuisine.

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