Author Archives: Harriett

About Harriett

Harriett started Loganberry Books in 1994, acknowledging that what she liked best about perpetual school was the physical objects called books. Her personal biblio interests range from Robert Lawson to Virginia Woolf and various and asundry illustrated editions of Alice in Wonderland and old lepidoptera.

Pearl of a Present

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Harriett

Today in our Lost in a Good Book series, we present a pearl, or rather, The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1947), with a charming little gift tag. The front of the card reads, “for Pat my nice friend.  Helen.” The … Continue reading →

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Stump the Bookseller, BETA format

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Harriett

We are pleased to present the new BETA model for Stump the Bookseller.  We’re still working out some kinks, but the basic format is now in WordPress (like this blog), which should make commenting simple and faster, and spam-free.  It … Continue reading →

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Sandwich Board

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Harriett

We’ve wanted to have a sandwich board for over a decade, but the number of options and choices seemed boundless and no one agreed.  I finally ended the dormant debate by simply buying one, and putting it to use.  So, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Work-a-day

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Harriett

What do we do all day in the bookstore?  Here’s a snapshot. Today, we have a new online ordering system with our main book distributor, Baker & Taylor.  Title Source 3 has been retired, and Title Source 360 replaces it.  … Continue reading →

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ALA TV Day

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Harriett

It’s a big day, folks! For me, it started at 4am.  I can’t believe people get up this early on a regular basis, but, hey, some people have jobs that start early!  For Joe and Derek, and their guests, that … Continue reading →

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Larchmere Mural Dedication

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Harriett

We are very excited about the new Larchmere Mural that graces the east wall of Loganberry Books.  It is of course about books.  And community.  After all, the book list was created by soliciting nominations from the neighborhood.  As such, … Continue reading →

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Accounting

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Harriett

Otis is bored with all the business paperwork I’ve been doing lately. So I gave him a new hangout box, with a view.

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double your market share

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Harriett

I’m a big fan of Instapaper.  Instapaper is a service (program? app?) that allows you to bookmark websites (articles) so that you can explore (read) them later on various other devices.  For instance, you can bookmark interesting newspaper articles that … Continue reading →

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Get a view

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Harriett

Sometimes you need a little elevation to get a good view of the world. My pronouncement for the day: spring cleaning brings lots of books to the bookstore. How are we going to process all of these fast enough for … Continue reading →

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O.

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Harriett

Otis has detected a certain apathy and negligence of this blog. He is annoyed. See that furry face? Well, if the boss can’t keep up with the blog, perhaps the cat can. Yes, you heard that right. I’m handing over … Continue reading →

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