In My Book® Bookmark/Greeting cards

10/30/2024

Grandcat Esmeralda

10/29/2024

Eighteen different styles of “the greeting card and bookmark in one!” Find your favorites at www.inmybook.com.

10/24/2024

Etsy winners are great, but the rest of us have cool items too, like these greeting card /bookmarks! www.inmybook.com

09/24/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/books/amanda-jones-librarian-book-bans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.

09/03/2024

A little reminder that summer’s almost over…what does Fall have in store for us? Not sure, but we have 18 styles of In My Book cards in store for you; online at and Buy here: bit.ly/2sn0ouG or here: etsy.me/2rM25TG.

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09/03/2024

09/03/2024

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The late Dr. Ruth’s book about loneliness.

08/12/2024

Summer’s almost over…what does Fall have in store for us? Not sure, but we have 18 styles of In My Book cards in store for you; online at and Buy here: bit.ly/2sn0ouG or here: etsy.me/2rM25TG.

08/07/2024

Who doesn’t love their local bookstore?

“People feel differently about their bookstore than they do about their grocery store or electronics store,” writes Evan Friss, in praise of a retail ritual battered by the internet.

08/02/2024

From Shelf Awareness, a look at historic Olympic competitions by Robert Gray:

Did you know that until the middle of the 20th century art competitions were held at the Olympics? Find out how these competitions came to be part of the Games and why they aren’t still around today.

07/01/2024

Publishing today:

From Florida, whose “Don’t Say Gay” law prohibits K-12 instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation, to Texas, which is shuttering libraries in schools, America is in the middle of a far-right ...

06/02/2024

05/30/2024

The greeting card and bookmark in one! 18 styles at www.InMyBook.com

05/13/2024

Book Bans? So open a Bookstore (Novelist Lauren Groff’s new bookstore in Gainesville FL is called The Lynx).
https://www.nytimes.com

Hamas monitored political activity, online posts, and apparently even love lives. Palestinians were stuck between an Israeli blockade and a repressive security force.

04/30/2024

Does Mom read print books?Put a gift certificate inside one of our bookmark cards and voila, the perfect Mothers Day gift! www.inmybook.com

04/30/2024

✨ We're thrilled that Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, mental health advocate & author Taraji P. Henson will discuss her debut picture book, “You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!)" at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition!

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04/30/2024

Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)makes me wish I had Korean relatives. The food choices sound amazing. Recommended.

03/07/2024

The perfect greeting card for your book loving friends. www.inmybook.com

02/20/2024

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02/06/2024

A style for every genre! The “greeting card and bookmark in one” @ Etsy at inmybookcards.

01/29/2024

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12/21/2023

All about cats and dogs who help out their booksellers at indie bookstores, from Shelf Awareness.

By Robert Gray: Happy Holidays, Bookseller Cats & Dogs!

"What I say is, a bookstore isn't a bookstore without a cat or dog," author Neil Gaiman once observed. Well, not really. As you all know, what he actually wrote in American Gods was: "What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not fooling a soul." But you get my point.

In fact, a Fast Company article this week, headlined "All the ways offices got better in 2023," did report that "many companies know that bringing a pet to work is one of those small mixes of joy and convenience that can make an employee's life a notch or two better."

Indie booksellers have known this all along, of course. Unfortunately, I never worked in a bookstore that had a resident cat or dog, so in the spirit of the holiday season I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this last column of the year than by sharing the gift of a few posts I've been collecting recently from booksellers about their dogs and cats. Enjoy!

Cats

At Janke Book Store
Janke Book Store, Wausau, Wis.: "Read! Read to your cats!"

Deadtime Stories, Lansing, Mich.: "Just a couple mystery boxes left! I'm kiddddiiiiing... there's only one mystery box left. And it doesn't include living creatures, sorry. I'm contractually obligated to care for these two for the rest of their lives."

Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, Rome, N.Y.: "We're going to be collecting cat care supplies to benefit kitties in need right here in Downtown Rome! Please stop by with a can of food, some treats, etc. All contributions are greatly appreciated!"

From My Shelf Books & Gifts, Wellsboro, Pa.: "Huck & Finn, Bookstore Cats being extra cute."

At Deadtime Stories
Kona Stories, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: "Look who stopped by to sign books and visit Loki! An autographed copy makes a great gift."

Lock City Books, Lockport, N.Y.: "Come meet Cotton at Lock City Books."

The Haunted Book Shop, Mobile, Ala.: "Mr. Bingley wants y'all to know we'll be open tomorrow (Wednesday! 11-6!) so he can get more head scritches in before Christmas."

Librairie l'arbre à lettres, Paris, France: "In love with BD! We have a guest at The Letter Tree. Meet Shelby a.k.a. Bibou our new bookseller. But beware, he is a fierce, swift and growling beast."

Split Rock Books, Cold Spring, N.Y.: "The most disgruntled model with some of Jen's end of year picks. The holiday season can be stressful for retail workers, please bring treats and ask about our bookseller's favorite reads of the year."

Dogs

At Exile in Bookville
Exile in Bookville, Chicago, Ill.: "Welcome to Exile in Dogville! Leo, featured here, has renamed us. When you are this cute, you can get away with anything!"

Chevalier's Books, Los Angeles, Calif.: "Not book related but definitely book related: Please bring us your dogs so we can give them treats and tell them how much we love them. Emma made this dog smile 🙂."

Roebling Books & Coffee, Covington, Ky.: "New merch just dropped! Rory inspired and approved. If you're a regular at our Covington location, chances are you've met and fallen in love with this sweet pup."

At Bluestocking Social
Bluestocking Social, Evansville, Ind.: "We're getting closer and closer to Christmas, and Santa Paws (and your booksellers) want to remind you that books and art supplies are always a good gift idea. Not sure what they'd like? We also have gift cards! Shop local with your underground indie bookstore!"

Burke's Book Store, Memphis, Tenn.: "Pup of the day: this is Otis."

Village Books, the Woodlands, Tex.: "Oso has chosen his favorite calendar for 2024!"

Maze Books, Rockford, Ill.: "To Katie, Thanks for the moose stuffed animal. I have been carrying it around every day and I love to show it off to Dave and Kim. Sincerely, Pickle."

Furever homes

At Cupboard Maker Books
This holiday gathering wouldn’t be complete unless we gave a shout-out to the many bookstores that work closely with animal shelters to find furever homes for cats and dogs, including:

Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada: "Seamus can't wait to meet his new friends--a bonded adult pair arriving this evening to the bookstore."

Two Birds Books, Santa Cruz, Calif.: "How amazing would it be to get Charlotte, Granville, Blu, and China all settled into their forever homes this holiday season?"

And to all... a happy ending:

Cupboard Maker Books: "Congratulations and Merry Christmas Lila! You've found your Forever Home. We thank everyone who loved, commented on, and shared Miss Lila's story when it went up the other morning. You're going to have a wonderful life sweet girl. (((Hugs))) We thank every Castaway Critters volunteer who helps make each rescue and adoption possible."

Happy Holidays, furry booksellers everywhere!

12/15/2023

Last day for our Etsy sale…please visit https://inmybookcards.etsy.com and chose your favorites.

11/30/2023

Time for a sale at ETSY! https://inmybookcards.etsy.com Now through mid/December…don’t miss it!