2nd Year #5
April 2020 …. Our favorite books, literary quips, and great merchandise from our mercantile.
“First and foremost, we hope you and yours are safe and well. Our heartfelt sympathy to all those who may be affected by this treacherous pandemic and our deep gratitude to all those first responders, health care professionals, and essential service providers on the front line. As we continue to shelter-in-place, socially isolate and do our part to keep the pandemic from escalating,reading continues to be a delightful pastime. Even a great escape. ”
What We’re Doing
April in Sausalito
As most of you know, our bookshop is essentially “closed” but we are still working round the clock to keep your bookshelves full, your family entertained, and your mind stimulated. We are also doing a lot of shipping to family and friends who are house-bound across the country, making sure birthdays and other celebrations aren’t missed.
FREE Home Delivery – right to your doorstep
FREE Shipping Anywhere in the U.S
TAKE-OUT / CURBSIDE PICK UP – order books, jigsaw puzzles, gifts 7 days a week Noon-2PM (free downtown parking)
We are stocking up on jigsaw puzzles, word games, crossword puzzle books, craft/creative project books, cookbooks and other inspirational resources.
For any of the above Call 415.887.9967 or email staff@sausalitobooksbythebay.com
Support Your Local Bookstore NOW
Become a member of our Community Supported Bookstore. Open up an account and you can simply call and charge your purchase to your CSB account. Call us to set up an account at 415.887.9967.
For more information CSB program
If you listen to audio books, sign up for Libro.com. We have a partnership with them so your audio book purchases will benefit us.
Buy a Gift Card.We think this is a great gift to thank all those teachers who are continuing to school our children remotely.
What We're Reading
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Children's Books
As mentioned in a recent Facebook post, I believe one can find great solace in reading children’s books. In fact some of them are as profound, if not more so, than many “adult” books. Even better, most of them can be finished in a day! A quick and highly satisfying foray – for all ages.
Ann Patchett penned a similar sentiment in a recent piece for the NY Times. She also touts the Kate DiCamillo books.
Homage to Spring & Easter on April 12
We have lots of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter books as well as the classic Velveteen Rabbit. We also have Easter craft & coloring books, and darling handcrafted Mon Amie stuffed animal dolls.
Our gold rimmed Annie Glass plates and votives make great gifts to send to a loved one who you can’t gather with for the Easter or Passover holiday. We’ve also got a great collection of beautiful floral/garden books in stock to celebrate Spring
April is National Poetry Month
The venerable Poetry Night at the Sausalito Woman’s Club had to be canceled this month. So we asked the Mistress of Poetry, Barbara Holmes (the doyenne who has orchestrated this event for years) to share some of her favorite poets with us. Not an easy task! But here is her list which should keep you busy for a while.
Billy Collins - Mary Oliver - Szymborska - Liesel Mueller - Stephen Dunn
Pablo Neruda - Tony Hoagland - Rita Dove - Charles Simic - Robert Bly - Langston Hughes
Walt Whitman - Jack Gilbert - Nazim Hikmet - Galway Kinnell - Wendell Berry
If we don’t have the prose you’d like to pursue, we’ll get it for you. There are also some great anthologies.
Lavish a Little Luxury on Yourself or a Loved One
Now might be a good time for a bit of pampering. We have a most indulgent collection of lotions, lip balms, bubble baths, body scrubs, and whipped body butters that will soothe the soul.
All that alcohol-based hand sanitizer dehydrating your poor hands? Margot Elena Tokyo Milk hand lotions (“Honey & The Moon” is my favorite with honey, jasmine & sandalwood) or the Cottage Greenhouse cucumber and honey shea butter creme will revive those hands.
What's New
The Bookshop Bakery
No reason to deprive ourselves of an occasional sweet treat or savory snack right now. Our own Sausalito-Cordon Bleu-trained chef Pam Henry has boxed up “Get ChipFaced” Quarantine Cookies – packages of chocolate chip, peanut butter/brickle chip & oatmeal cranberry cookies with walnuts. We also have "Anxiety Quarantine Kits" with decadent chocolate brownies. Also a "Quarantine Pity Party Kit for One” of spiced pecans and sweet & savory mixed nuts.
These are great home-baked goods that can be picked up curbside at the bookshop or delivered to your doorstep. We have several boxes in stock at the store this week and will be taking orders (via phone or email staff@sausalitobooksbythebay.com).
2nd Year #5
““I am coming to understand our current moment of uncertainty and isolation as an invitation. We are lifted out of our daily routines, maybe our ruts, and invited into a place where imaginations awaken.” ”