Holiday Hours At Landmark Books
Landmark Books will be closed Christmas Day and New Years Day. Here are our upcoming hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm Friday 10:00am-7:00pm Christmas Eve 10:00am-4:00pm CLOSED Christmas Day Monday-Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm Friday 10:00am-7:00pm New Year’s Eve 10:00am-4:00pm CLOSED New Year’s Day WINTER HOURS BEGIN January 2nd Monday-Thursday 10:00am-5:00pm Friday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm Or By Appointment/Please call 231-922-7225
Landmark Books Has Latest From Squirrel Cane Press
Back in 1989 I had an idea that would become Squirrel Cane Press. I wanted to publish broadsides and postcards by poets whom I respected and enjoyed their work. I was in college at the time and so I didn’t really have the funds to publish much. I managed to publish a couple of postcards […]
Landmark Books Answers Frequently Asked Questions
As a used bookstore owner there are some questions we get asked a lot and I thought we would share them with you. These questions might even be questions you have wondered yourselves. Question #1 How do you find your books? That is a good question and I joke that if I were to tell […]
Learn How To Build A Home Library
This Saturday, November 12th Landmark Books will offer another workshop in their continuing Book Collecting 101 series. The workshop will tackle How To Build A Home Library. The event is free and will feature a special guest from Sheffield’s Fine Furniture to discuss different shelving options and how to pick out the best type of bookcases to […]
2016 Haiku Contest Winning Poem On Sale Now!
Last year Landmark Books partnered with Squirrel Cane Press to offer our first ever Haiku contest. For those who are unsure what a haiku is, here is the definition from the Academy of American Poets: A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. We had few expectations when […]
Landmark Books Turns Three
October 1st marks our third year as Landmark Books. It has been a year full of growth and change as we continue to settle into our store. We have seen author readings, a birthday party and crowned a new King of the Beats of Traverse City. Here is a brief selection of events and excitement […]
Happy Birthday William Golding
British novelist, playwrite and poet William Golding was born on this day in 1911. He is best remembered for his Nobel award winning novel, “Lord of the Flies”. Golding was also awarded the Booker Prize in 1980 for his novel, “Rites of Passage”. During his career he published fourteen novels, a collection of poetry and […]
Landmark Books Fights Censorship
Banned Book Week 2016 is a week worldwide event that celebrates the freedom to read anything you want. In the United States it is supported by the American Library Association and is usually the last week of September. This year the dates are September 25th through October 1st. During this week we help draw attention […]
Learn To Clean And Maintain Your Typewriter
For those who love their typewriters, you know they need to be cleaned and maintained. And that means more than just changing the ribbon. On September 10th at noon I will demonstrate how to clean a typewriter and also what you need to do to maintain your machine. I have listed some of the basics […]
Upcoming Events At Landmark Books
Landmark Books has some exciting things happening over the next four months, here is a list of a few things we will be featuring. We hope to see you at the store! September 10, 2016 Typing 101: Cleaning and Care; Begins at Noon We will show you how to clean and maintain your manual typewriter. […]