Stock Local to Shop Local
Livingston is a unique literary gem, with more writers per capita than New York or San Francisco, or as I always say, “You can’t walk out of a bar around here without tripping over a writer.” As a bookstore owned by two writers, Elk River Books makes it a priority to support these local writers [...]
Book of the Month – Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
This month’s feature is perhaps the greatest anti-war novel yet written, Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun. We have a very good hardcover copy of the 10th printing from 1970 that includes an addendum to the author’s introduction concerning the Vietn
Book of the Month – Catcher in the Rye
This month we feature a beautiful edition of a perennial classic, J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye — the book that inspired countless writers of anti-hero, youth angst novels, everything from The Bell Jar to Less than Zero (and, of course, CIA-pro
Book Review of Mike Palecek’s JOHNNY MOON
Mike Palecek is an independent journalist, radical novelist and political activist who I met years ago at a reading event at The 303 back in Saginaw, Michigan. His website and podcast is http://newamericandream.net/ and you can read more about his la
An Entire Library of Woodworking Books Waiting for You
Our new neighbors; Ashley, Josh and Elle at Golden Glow Sun Spa, 119 E. Callender, just dropped off an amazing collection of woodworking books – all in fine or like new condition. Everything from designing your woodshop and using your tools to
