Hi Everyone-

Hope all is going well with you. I wanted to start by briefly mentioning the fact that we have stock on hand of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, which is actually quite scarce at the moment. Gigantic, gorgeous, book that is is, it's quite a slow reprint, and the publisher has been out of copies for a few weeks now. So if you need a copy, call, stop by, or email us right away!

As for me, I'm getting to go on vacation (a nice road trip) for a few days. My reading plans always get more ambitious when I'm getting ready to travel, so here's what I'm hoping to tackle:

1. Off the Wall by Calvin Tomkins. This recently reissued and updated portrait of Robert Rauschenberg, the fascinating artist who straddles the worlds of Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism, and who is now being celebrated with a huge retrospective at the Met, appears to be a great addition to the superb art writing of New Yorker contributor Calvin Tomkins

2. Kafka Was the Rage by Anatole Broyard. I came across this in my basement and couldn't believe I hadn't read it yet. A brief, nifty recollection of life in Greenwich Village in the late 40's. I'm counting on it to help redeem the genre of memoir for me.

3. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Well, let's see exactly how ambitious I am, but I've been meaning for some time to read this biography of perhaps the most controversial founding father, and I was a huge fan of Chernow's great Rockefeller biography, Titan.

And hey - all three of these books are on sale as part of our current biography sale! Pick them up for yourself, and we'll compare notes. I'll let you know next week how far I got.

So I'm off! Talk to you next week!

Best Wishes,

Joe Murphy
Head Book Buyer