World Zombie Day?!

From Twitter @jsmithready Today is World Zombie Day (appropriate, given my sleep deprivation). Raise a glass (of brains) to our undead friends!

The Ignoble Prizes are out

The folks at the Annals of Improbable Research have awarded this year's Ignoble Awards. For Literature: Ireland's police service (An Garda Siochana), for writing and presenting more than fifty traffic tickets to the most frequent driving offender in the country — Prawo Jazdy — whose name in Polish means "Driving License".

WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: [Karolina Lewestam, a Polish citizen and holder of a Polish driver's license, speaking on behalf of all her fellow Polish licensed drivers, expressed her good wishes to the Irish police service.]

More information on the rest of the awards ceremony can be found here.

Tea with the Author Saturday, 3-5pm

Join A.M. Boyle, author of the thriller Turn of the Sentry for tea, coffee and cookies. Jack Gardner must overcome amnesia and unlock the key to save mankind.

All Poe - All October

Yes, Poe is everywhere this Bicentennial.
The Baltimore Sun has collected a great resource for all things Poe here.

Wine Tasting Tonight 6-9pm!

Join us for wine, munchies, and tea tonight at the bookstore!

Tea with Mare Cromwell tomorrow 3-5pm

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3-5pm, Tea with the Author Join Baltimore writer Mare Cromwell, author of If I Gave You God's Number… Searching for Spirituality in America. Tea, coffee and cookies will be available. This book is a good choice for those readers who liked The Shack.

NPR DISCOVER SONGS! NEW!!!!

Constellation Books is delighted to be part of NPR.ORG's new Discover Songs program. We will be stocking 6 different/new titles every 6 weeks; many of them folk, world or acoustic in style. This first batch includes ---