Jolly Olde Bookstore December Newsletter
Store Reno – The Light at the End of the Tunnel
After months of work (mostly at night when the store was closed) we’re on the home stretch of the reno. There is MUCH more shelf space, and now comes the massive job of reorganization. The new store layout will make it much easier for you to find what you are looking for and showcase much more of our stock.
Improvements are happenning daily, and will continue over the next few months.
Gift Certificates – The Perfect Christmas Gift
Books are always a big hit at Christmas time, and in today’s economy, used books are the logical choice. Of course, it can be difficult to know what to get. You just never know what they have read (unless they’re kind enough to provide a "want list"!).
Gift certificates are the perfect solution. We offer them for any amount, and it’s a great way to ensure your loved ones get what they really want.
Plus there’s no wrapping…!
Terry On Books Blog – Review of EXIT MUSIC by Ian Rankin
After having it sit on my "to-read shelf" for several months, I decided to get to it and finish off the Scottish crime fiction saga featuring Detective
Inspector John Rebus; "Exit Music" being his
swan song. Now that I’ve read it, there’ll be no more Rebus books to anticipate and to savour; at least not until 2014, when his author has stated that he may bring Rebus back on board as a consultant.
Rebus would be sixty-eight by then, if he doesn’t drink himself to death in the meantime. Predictably, Exit Music is another good read from Ian Rankin. Our three main characters are here, as well as a few we’ve met before and a couple of newcomers. DS Siobhan Clarke is slowly and competently taking over the reins of the two related murder investigations in progress as Rebus’s last day looms large. Big Ger Cafferty floats in and out of the picture, irritating the hell out of Strawman. Not surprisingly though, Rebus still has considerable input in the solving of both cases, despite being somewhat handicapped by his latest and last suspension from duty.
Exit Music is another dark, seedy story that Rankin fans are sure to enjoy, although saying goodbye to our old friend, John Rebus, as he reluctantly accepts retirement, is a sad ending indeed. No doubt I’m speaking for many of you when I say that in a year or two, I’ll probably begin reading the Rebus books over again, in anticipation of his resurrection in 2014.
To read more of Terry’s Blog click HERE
Season’s Greetings!
From all of us at the Jolly Olde Bookstore, we hope you have a safe and happy Holiday Season!