"Every bleeping flowery word of it"

Little Shop of Stories gets the scoop:

"LeBron James, formerly of Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cleveland, has accepted a new position. 'This fall, I'm going to take my talents to Miami Beach and join Books & Books.'"

I want to see this quote on an Anne of Green Gables dust jacket:

"Know what else? I liked it. Every bleeping flowery word of it."

Northshire gets a second appearance in this week's post because Chris asks some important questions:

"Is it obvious that if many fewer people buy books here, that their resource for good book ideas will disappear? Or should we try to find a skillful way to make this connection in people’s minds?" (see also)

I do believe there's an opportunity for King's Books here:

"After 36 years (give or take) of writing stories, I find myself hungry—not for food, but for power. I’ve decided to build a virtual empire, but I need your help." (via)

Brian takes on human nature:

"In 27 years of 'faster, better, cheaper', I’ve learned that getting people to change what they do, how they do it and what tools they use is pretty much impossible without either absolute power or some controlled destruction."

I didn't know such things existed, but wow:

"This is an iPhone painting of the Boulder Bookstore in Boulder, Colorado." (via)

Not book-related (unless someone writes his biography!):

"Today, at 100, Gibson is the oldest surviving Pullman porter, according to records kept by the Randolph museum." (via)