George Whitman died today. Our hearts are with Sylvia, the Shakespeare and Company family, and all of Paris. It’s a bit dimmer in the City of Lights tonight.
Author Archives
Festival Reax: Seal of Regal Approval
November 18, 2011
Harriet Lye and Rosa Rankin-Gee have written a flattering take on our festival weekend for Harriet’s swish Literary Arts Magazine Her Royal Majesty. Support their cause, buy an issue – it’s quite a piece of work and it’s for sale online and, as of this month, at our shop as well. Thank you ladies for [...]
Episode 3 in the Works
November 18, 2011
Get Up At Once fans, rejoice: First of all, episode 2.5, “Sounds Like Caldera Festival” will be hitting the waves any minute now. Here’s a taste: Lucky Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Ross Sutherland: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Download here so you can play it at my funeral.) And just as [...]
Caldera Arts & Literature Festival
November 1, 2011
If you happen to be in the neighborhood this weekend of November 4-6, stop by Atlantis Books for our grandest celebration of fine things. The schedule of events, all of which take place at Atlantis Books, Nomikos Street, Oia: Sunset (17:30) Friday, November 4: A Culinary exhibition and tasting by celebrity Greek chef Vefa Alexiadou [...]
Get Up At Once, Episode 2: What Took Us So Long?
September 28, 2011
The long-awaited, given-up-on, and now resurrected second episode of the bookshop radio show is ready for streaming and download. 90 minutes of great music, shop news and updates, some stories about bookshop personalities, and ancillary ruminations.
Paravion off the Ground
August 26, 2010
We’re very excited to announce the launch of our publishing imprint: Paravion Press. We’ve produce handmade editions of short works we love. We think that once you have read them you’ll want to share them with someone else, so we’ve packaged the books in envelopes that are ready to mail onward. Thanks for giving it [...]
Pretty nice company to keep.
July 6, 2010
The French journal L’Internaute posted a gallery of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. Somehow we snuck in. (We’re in photos #18 and #19.)
A Double Dose for the Ladies!
May 12, 2010
Friends and family, I’ve had the pleasure of posting many links on this site over the years. Thank you all for indulging me, waiting for something truly transcendent to appear. Wait no longer. The harvest has come. Sometimes you have to step back, sip your coffee, do a little dance with your new puppy, and [...]