I have a confession to make. I am a font nerd. Of course, it’s nothing compared to some of the real, hardcore font nerds out there, but I enjoy my typefaces perhaps a little more than the next person. I look forward to the monthly newsletter from MyFonts.com, and their What the Font tool has [...]
This post was originally written for a KCET series on things to do over the summer in Southern California (reading included!) Southern California is an amazing place to live. We have beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, rivers, food and people from everywhere in the world, fresh produce, and a reasonable excuse to have a story on [...]
Check out the book trailer for Katie Alender‘s new book, From Bad to Cursed: Super creepy, right? Also a really well-produced book trailer. From Bad to Cursed is the second book in the Bad Girl’s Club series, following Bad Girls Don’t Die. It’s a YA series that focuses on sisters Kasey and Alexis, who have [...]
Karineh, one of our cashiers, traveled to New York for a week, and visited bookstore while she was there! This is her travel journal: The journey begins when a friend announces that her wedding will be in New Jersey. So, after I buy my dress and earrings, I convince my brother to purchase my ticket [...]
When I started at Vroman’s five years (or so) ago, visible tattoos were against dress code. Today, we take a much more liberal view of body art. To celebrate this, and help understand why we’ve changed our minds, Amber put together a display of awesome books related to tattoos. I’ll let her explain: “In the [...]
This time it’s Harper Perennial that is offering a selection of 20 ebooks for 99 cents each! If you like your books electronic and have yet to purchase an ebook from Vroman’s, let me help you out. Sign in to our site with your Google account, search using this form, and add them to your [...]
Yesterday, our very own Alison appeared on KPFK’s Uprising Radio show to discuss the closure of Borders. You can find a link to the clip at the bottom, but before we get to it, she had some additional thoughts to share about bookstores, ebooks, the future, and doing a (live!) radio interview. Check it out: [...]
To kick off the week, we have another guest post from Amber, who has also recommended horror books and books about cabaret and burlesque in the past. Let her know what you think of her picks! I didn’t grow up in Motley Crue’s heyday but I’ve been a diehard fan of theirs since I first [...]
To get you in the mood for the Slake reading on Sunday, I have a couple of excerpts from the new issue for you! The first excerpt comes from Marc Cooper, who will be reading alongside his daughter Natasha Vargas-Cooper on Sunday. He is also a journalist and the author of Pinochet and Me, Roll [...]
Slake literary magazine makes their third appearance at Vroman’s this Sunday. These multi-author events (actually more like parties) are tons of fun, and I always find a new author I want to read. Check out their poster, below, and tune in tomorrow for a preview of the readings! Read the Full Story at Vroman’s Blog
