New Books
Updates and information about new releases or featured new books.
All My Friends are Dead | Book Signing Event with Jory John and Avery Monsen
On August 28th from noon to 5pm, Logos Books & Records is proud to be hosting the hilarious and creative duo Jory John and Avery Monsen, authors of the book All My Friends Are Dead. If you’re a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you’re a pirate, all of your friends have... »
Mark Bittman’s 101 Summer Grilling Recipes
Every year Mark Bittman does 101 summer recipes for his column, The Minimalist, in the New York Times. This year’s 101 recipes focuses on grilling, and they are just as amazing as his previous summer lists. Written more as a list of ideas and flavor combinations than actual recipes with short how-to explanations, this... »
NEW IN FIBER: Sale Books and New Releases!
Vacations are here and what better time to take up a new hobby or skill. There are several noteworthy fiber arts books new to the store and great for leisure time learning. Knit Tricks by Rebecca Wat is out at a remainder price, $9.98, and is a book easy enough for beginning knitters and... »
The Prince of Mist – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
I got really excited about Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s young-adult fiction because he is just the sort of writer I would have loved to read when I was growing up. I craved dark, mysterious tales of the unexplained, which of course exist in abundance — but I wanted them to take place in this one... »
All-Star Superman – Grant Morrison & Frank Quietly
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely are geniuses. Maniacal and occult and challenging and profound, Morrison has the Midas touch as far as I’m concerned. And never is his writing more exceptional than when it’s paired with Quitely’s dense, precise artwork. I’ve been reading Superman since I could read anything at all and never a... »
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Seth Grahame-Smith
Out now is Seth Grahame-Smith’s new novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter! Graham-Smith is the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which quickly picked up a cult following leading to a tedious series from Quirk books (Quirk Classics, by Steve Hockensmith and Ben H. Winters). His new novel breaks away from the mash-up genre... »
New Coloring Books From Pomegranate
We have just received some beautiful new coloring books from Pomegranate! Audubon’s birds, Hiroshige’s flowers, Norman Rockwell, Edward Gorey’s The Wuggly Ump, and more! Check out the samples below! ($7.95-$8.95) »
The Red Book is here!
The long awaited Red Book, Carl Jung’s illuminated manuscript, is finally here and on display at the middle desk! We currently only have one copy, but more are on the way! »
Weekly Picks: Gift Books
This week we bring you a special edition of our weekly picks as a way of highlighting some of the amazing, beautiful pocket sized books we are carrying at the front desk. From various publishers, focusing on literary, political, philosophical, and critical theory, the portable well made books make perfect small gifts for any... »
Slingshot Planners are here!
Slingshot Planners are finally here! Slingshot is a quarterly, independent, radical, newspaper published in the East Bay since 1988 by the Slingshot Collective. For the past 16 years they have been making amazing pocket planners with a DIY aesthetic and durability. This year they also have desk planners, which are larger spiral bound notebooks!... »
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- The signing has begun! http://twitpic.com/2j2s7w - posted on 28/08/2010 11:06:40
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- @joryjohn and @averymonsen have confirmed for an author signing of their book #AllMyFriendsAreDead ! Saturday August 28th, 12-5PM - posted on 17/08/2010 19:05:28
- New Fiction from Annalemma http://www.logosbooksrecords.com/?p=2453 - posted on 12/08/2010 15:18:59
- Favorite Fiction in Recipes! http://www.logosbooksrecords.com/?p=2446 - posted on 12/08/2010 15:18:43
- Wizard of OZ http://twitpic.com/2coqs5 - posted on 07/08/2010 20:21:46