Labor Day Weekend in Northport

 

Colorful pennants on a grey day

Friday and Saturday were busy in Northport. For one thing, the first UnCaged crew was installing colorful pennants around town because--why wait? Our annual street fair, Leelanau UnCaged, will take place on Saturday, September 26, but why not start telling people about it now?

The other bookshop excitement was a surprise visit from author Ren Brabanec, who signed copies of his new book, Beyond the National Parks.

Dog Ears Books will be closed on Sunday, September 6, then open on Labor Day Monday, September 7, after which your bookseller will be taking a little vacation for about a week or so. The sun is shining today and will shine on Monday, so stop by!

Postscript: In looking at Bonnie Jo Campbell's appearance schedule, I realized I had to correct the day of her visit here. I had the date right (on Books in Northport) but the day wrong. It's FRIDAY, October 30, that she will be in Northport, fresh from the U.P., with her new novel, The Spirits.

End of Summer Sale Cart and Other New and "New" Old Books

 

Bargain cart book prices reduced again!

I have a rolling cart of books that have been priced at three dollars each, four for $10, but the cart is getting too full, so starting TODAY, books on the cart are only a dollar each ($1/book). There are all kinds -- very old and nearly new, cookbooks, novels, etc., etc. This is a fun way to shop, so come on down!

Note, however, that the bookstore will be closed on Friday, August 30, but I'll be back for Saturday and Sunday of that Labor Day weekend. Can you believe it will be Labor Day weekend so soon?

This has been my bookiest summer ever, with boxes of printed treasures arriving and departing daily. Below is a tiny sample of my current new and newly restocked and newly arrived old books, all ready to go to good, loving homes.

Restocked

New to my shop

Old one from storage

Newly arrived OLD book

Bookstore Fall Hours, 2023

 

 

Dog Ears Books

FALL HOURS

September-October 2023

 

Monday-Tuesday: by chance or appointment

Wednesday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

This is the story for September and October. A winter plan is not yet in view.

Re-Opening July 1

Author Robert Giles came in Saturday morning to sign copies of his book, When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years Later (see my review here). A couple copies are being held for customers as special orders, but I have more available, so contact me if you're interested.

Emita Hill came in earlier in the week to sign her Northern Harvest: Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming, and copies of that book (my review here) have been so much in demand that I'll be ordering another carton for July, but I have a few still available now.


So now, the plan as July looms is THIS: 

The bookstore will re-open officially on Wednesday, July 1 (at present I am only taking deliveries and allowing customers to come in to pick up special orders), with these COVID-19 precautions: 

(1) You must wear a mask. I will not be providing masks, as you should all have your own already to be out in public at all. 

(2) Number of people in the store at once will be limited to six. If you are part of a large group, plan accordingly.

(3) Hand sanitizer will be available, and its use will be encouraged as you enter and again as you leave.

For now, this Saturday, June 27, book-hungry people without special orders to pick up may browse the sidewalk cart, where a wide variety of books are available (as are bags). The price there is $9.43 for three books, which works out to $10 with the sales tax. I will continue the cart throughout the summer for sidewalk perusal and for the special comfort of those not yet ready to go into stores.

I thank you for your loyalty and for your patience and hope we can all manage to have a safe, healthy, fun- and book-filled summer!

CLOSED FOR THE WINTER!

Yes, Dog Ears Books is closed for the winter, so that your aging bookseller in Northport can avail herself of "seasonal retirement," but we will be back in the spring. Meanwhile, we urge friends in Leelanau to buy and order books from Leelanau Books in Leland, Bay Books in Suttons Bay, and the Cottage Bookshop in Glen Arbor. And wherever you travel during the winter, please shop independent bookstores! Your purchases keep alive these places you love to visit!

And now, we wish all of our friends and customers and visitors and browsers happy holidays and a safe and healthy winter!