Algren, The Movie

CRIME MARCHES ON

The following is reprinted from the bookstore's facebook group page, a site bearing the same name as this one, or close to it. Close enough so as to eliminate confusion. Or confusing enough so as to eliminate readers, but who's counting? And now to that reproduced post:

  We reflect upon the old days when customers didn't know our name and called us "Used Books." "I'm goin' to Used Books, honey, and don't come lookin' for me", they would say. The fault lay in our signage, since greatly improved by the addition of a second flag. Another hand painted sign was so well done that it disappeared immediately, stolen by one of our book scouts, we are so certain, but it was never proved. ¶ Also unproven is our strong suspicion that a murderer, fleeing the crime scene just beyond Quake Collectibles, struck a parking meter causing it to loft through the air and into our plate glass window. The meter's post bore a car's paint traces, but the detectives ignored our observation and in fact seemed to lose interest in finding the killer when they concluded it was a gay lovers quarrel that caused the murderer to inflict fifty stab wounds. On the plus side, fag bashing is no longer tolerated in the force, so far as we know. Cops as a group are slow to evolve, for reasons explored in some of the books we have here in the shop, or just stop by for a chat and we'll share our unprejudiced theories on social anthropology and class warfare.

Tales of the Supernatural

Sir Jim returns on the morrow! The ship's gotta shape up! Generally, I don't like to share my store-keeper secrets. As in any apt magician's case, a smokey air of riddle and flash fosters a healthy wonder. I do not relieve my observers of their superstitions. So what I am about to show you is a once in a lifetime experience. And whatever you do,

do...not...blink. 

beginning to feel like
the cask of amontillado... 

 AAAAAAAND...

Voila! I have reduced
the stacks to teeeeeensy crumbs!

Did you catch that? Go now, young apprentices, and awe the masses!

(In the embarrassing instance that you did not, indeed, catch that feat, 

you may want to do your research. 

Come in the store for one of these supernatural greats):