since 1971Tumblr (3.0; @communitybookstore)http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9366a312f7144ddfa9a76102ec533e1/tumblr_mkzv195d5M1r7tl6lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to Nell Freudenberger for featuring us on the Penguin UK tumblr today. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://onthestrand.tumblr.com/post/47542998694/and-finally-i-asked-the-community-bookshop-in">onthestrand</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>And finally, I asked The Community Bookshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn,to fill out the <strong>On The Strand bookshop Q&A</strong>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Recommended novel and why: </strong>We recommend Flann O’Brien’s <em>The Third Policeman</em> because it is brilliant, insane and deserves a wider readership.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Favourite (other) bookshop: </strong>Three Lives & Company</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Bookshop name and location: </strong>Community Bookstore / 143 7th Avenue, Park Slope / Brooklyn, NY (<a href="http://www.communitybookstore.net/" title="http://www.communitybookstore.net/ blocked::http://www.communitybookstore.net/">communitybookstore.net</a> / <a href="http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/" title="http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/ blocked::http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/">communitybookstore.tumblr.com</a>)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Any information you believe is relevant or interesting: </strong>Our store is also home to a store cat named Tiny, who is very popular on the internet. He can be reached via <a href="https://twitter.com/TinytheUsurper">@tinytheusurper</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">(photo thanks to Michele Filgate)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em>- Nell Freudenberger</em></p> </blockquote>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/47554811220http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/47554811220Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:07:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a08e70d06f3e31be44a5c481dfa3bbb/tumblr_mk1gl2Fh7H1qel3kxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://michelefilgate.com/post/45958381935/tinytheusurper-doesnt-care-for-laphamsquart">readandbreathe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>.@tinytheusurper doesn’t care for @laphamsquart, even if it is all about him.</p> </blockquote>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/46014023807http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/46014023807Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:56:07 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c8ca9ad9097816170ef6acacbf88e4/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e76cf1a2907d4e1abb84a4c8086220e2/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b7aa085fc5e42679252b2d5ff9205f12/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo3_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f83d202f7adf30b4180060803aab7446/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo4_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3bd54a67ff54b7de17bb3664f0495bf0/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo5_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f30e6c584c747679b568a442d7e3cf08/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo6_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e8ab2659ba16c6ae35225972d6ab874/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo7_r2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c4514e48b6f2ef21bced91e3587fcc5/tumblr_mjpoy9ZftD1r3yeffo8_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>It’s a happy coincidence that our April events feature only female writers (but Lev Grossman will be there for one).</p> <p>Find out more <a href="http://communitybookstore.net/events/">here</a>.</p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/45671028519http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/45671028519Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:30:00 -0400litliteratureeventsbookstorefunjoylivewomenbooks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9e31d411456a3b1df8b03637b3cb97f/tumblr_mixui74j7i1r3yeffo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90cbcab408a964ccadc6953c14ec00d4/tumblr_mixui74j7i1r3yeffo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>This is tonight!</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, February 28th at 7pm</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Matthew Goodman, author of Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World and Christopher S. Stewart, author of Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Join us for a night of journeys! Matthew Goodman’s latest book is the true story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, two Victorian women who set out to travel around the world in less than eighty days. Christopher Stewart’s Jungleland is also a true adventure story. As Rich Cohen says, “This stunning book takes you deep into the jungles of Honduras, telling a story that explains all of Europe’s adventures on this side of the world: the quest for a lost city full of gold, a search that, in the end, reveals the treasure to be the journey itself. ”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">More info, future events: http://communitybookstore.net/events/</p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/44222233777http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/44222233777Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:15:43 -0500litliteraturebookstorebooksadventurecommunity bookstoreeventfreenyc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b749ca6a20413b9e07780df779bebf0a/tumblr_mijbadbs5Q1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s chalkboard by <a href="http://perilouspaper.tumblr.com">A.C.</a></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43582097987http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43582097987Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:54:13 -0500bookstorelitrobotschalkboardcommunity bookstorebooksliteraturefun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a410582695eb952c622007e497817529/tumblr_mih2f2xiRV1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>TONIGHT: Tuesday, 2/19, 7pm:</strong><br/> The Small Press Book Club meets to discuss <a href="http://site.booksite.com/6994/showdetail/?isbn=9781590175750"><em>Lucky Jim</em></a> by Kingsley Amis.</p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43486550836http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43486550836Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:47:26 -0500litliteraturedrinkingbook clubfunjoykingsley Amiscommunity bookstorebookstorereadingbooks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7b2e3262e31d92025c8e21326612c8f/tumblr_mi9r1mvkr41r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #9:</strong> Umberto Eco’s <em>The Name of the Rose</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43400550760http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43400550760Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:00:47 -0500litliteraturebooksellerbookstorehumorlolfunnycommunity bookstoredisgruntled booksellerbooksreadingeconame of the rose<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a63876e5d54afa8638d3c7c0529281ed/tumblr_mi9qx7GYvw1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #8</strong>: Nabokov’s <em>Pale Fire</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43151885382http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43151885382Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:55:55 -0500litliteraturehumorlolfunnybooksbookstorereadingcommunity bookstoredisgruntled booksellernabokovpale fire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1260410a65653e7a61ef631f7a019524/tumblr_mi7u720zvB1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #7:</strong> Ben Lerner’s <em>Leaving the Atocha Station</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43084343433http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43084343433Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:30:45 -0500litliteraturehumorfunnybooksbookstorelolcommunity bookstoredisgruntled booksellerstaff picks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa44ebe03580e1ab08f194dae650ee95/tumblr_mi6iz4GOPV1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #6:</strong> Thomas Pynchon’s <em>Gravity’s Rainbow</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43075837054http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43075837054Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:00:44 -0500litliteraturehumorbooksbookstorecommunity bookstoregravity's rainbowpynchonlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6fbcd63868edf201b5d60491d8daff29/tumblr_mi65i5ZuLD1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Books that should NEVER be given to anyone as Valentine’s Day gifts. </p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43009824510http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43009824510Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:20:00 -0500valentines daylitrothtropic of cancerbooksgifts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/838b3cf302cf756b289b1e13d919b2e2/tumblr_mi4b7aoLfR1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #5:</strong> Graham Greene’s <em>The End of the Affair</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43000603387http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/43000603387Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:00:48 -0500litliteraturehumorbooksreadingwritingcommunity bookstorelolfunnybooksellerdisgruntled booksellerstaff picksgraham greeneend of the affair<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b19aad2bdce91517c7ae7105ac4c0a32/tumblr_mi4bk0MfYL1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We now have beautiful leather bookmarks available for $10! Come in, touch one, and try not to buy it! We dare you.</p> <p>Made in the USA by master craftsman, Kenny.</p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42933406611http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42933406611Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:36:00 -0500litbookmarksbookstorecommunity bookstorebookscoolartlogoreading<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/007fbccb111e5eb8ac5f452b49dbdaf0/tumblr_mi49ytJI5R1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #4</strong>: Michael Ondaatje’s <em>The English Patient</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42931622824http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42931622824Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:01:41 -0500litliteraturehumorbooksbookstorefunnyenglish patientcommunity bookstorestaff picksreadingondaatje<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a476fc7b2d7d64d6926ae5901d3c9eb3/tumblr_mhvckoxPen1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #3:</strong> David Foster Wallace’s <em>Infinite Jest</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42843482325http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42843482325Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:01:04 -0500litliteraturehumorlolfunnybookscommunity bookstoredfwdavid foster wallacedisgruntled booksellerblurbinfinite jest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ea5630a083dc6a8ce45ff48de82d99d/tumblr_mi0vafNhYO1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When you ask the cat for assistance, the answer is always an emphatic no.</p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42780741206http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42780741206Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:51:51 -0500Tiny the Usurpercommunity bookstore<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e11a51360ab839c164554e1f199b362/tumblr_mhvcfgfTuC1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller Staff Pick #2:</strong> Happy Valentine’s Day, Dante’s <em>Inferno.</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42582647091http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42582647091Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:00:38 -0500litliteraturehumorfunnylolbookstorecommunity bookstorestaff picksbooksreadingpoetry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5e39c372d19cae22ae59feaec512b89/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b152f9e7075f6517978bfee70e86028/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02617e14d1586505c398b98ea660bb84/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a50e5215d14ebb13f7fbdd6f81970677/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5346a99f31f212226af5f27455b1b88d/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0eba923eb54af820f7875d8ba0842b7/tumblr_mhv4dhLG7N1r3yeffo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Check out a year in chalkboards from <a href="http://perilouspaper.tumblr.com">A.C.!</a></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42514818020http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42514818020Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:22:29 -0500litliteraturehumorbookschalkboarsfuncatscommunity bookstorebookstore<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/779fc9f4c14615a083402ca23b0d01b5/tumblr_mhv2ot7Ypm1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Disgruntled Bookseller’s Staff Pick #1:</strong> <em>The Savage Detectives</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42512903853http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42512903853Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:46:05 -0500litliteraturehumorlolbookstorecommunity bookstorefunnydisgruntled booksellerreadingwritingbooksbolanosavage detectives<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6735cfbdb82f8f3f1c4b0a25c4764ff3/tumblr_mhux8cFhVA1r3yeffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>STAFF PICK:</strong> Allison recommends Sara Maitland’s <em>From the Forest</em></p>http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42507244283http://communitybookstore.tumblr.com/post/42507244283Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:48:12 -0500litliteraturebooksbookstorecommunity bookstorestaff picks