35 Years Ago Today…
It was 35 years ago today that I opened the doors to my bookstore. It was called Star*Lite Books, later The Compleat Enchanter, and finally DreamHaven. I don't know where all that time has gone; I must...
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Dreamhaven Mentioned in Pulpfest Post
Dreamhaven books was mentioned in a blog post on the Pulpfest 2015 website: http://www.pulpfest.com/2015/06/jon-arfstrom-last-of-the-weird-tales-artists/ Dreamhaven will be attending this convention....
View ArticleLois McMaster Bujold Signing: Feb 3, 2016
Please join us Wednesday, February 3rd, as we celebrate Lois McMaster Bujold’s newest novel in the Vorkosigan universe. Set three years after the events in Cryoburn, Vicereine Cordelia Vorkosigan is...
View ArticleSo much to talk about
Struggles with new website engine continue, with all the uncertainty and workload you might expect. Will the shopping cart function properly? How much and which sections of the store to add to the...
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Mark Bodé signing Saturday Feb 27th, 6:30 PM
We are very much looking forward to our next author event, as Mark Bodé joins us to sign copies of his new book Cheech Wizard’s Book of Me, which collects art from both him and his father, Vaughn...
View ArticleThe Challenge of the Mountain
The mountain of titles, that is. With hundreds of thousand of SF titles available, and a couple hundred more being added each month, I struggle with which ones to add to the website here. I started...
View ArticleLooking forward to next week
On Wednesday, May 25th, the Speculations reading series convenes once again, and the marvelous Eleanor Arneson will gift us with reading from one of her works. I had already created an Event here on...
View ArticleAll web-works are works in progress
We are on the brink of going live with this new WordPress based website, and long past time for a new chatty blog post. There is still a ton of things that the website needs before it will be truly...
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New-to-us Used Bookshelves arrive
Earlier this week we cleared the back corner of the store, and installed some beautiful wood shelves that were originally made for the mystery bookstore Once Upon a Crime. A to Z Used paperbacks have...
View ArticleWhen your friend publishes his first novel – and it’s quite good!
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine came out in hardcover from Tor Books in mid-July, and has made quite the satisfying splash with a starred review in Publishers Weekly, and both a starred review and...
View ArticleGo Fund Me launched for Judy and Dave Peterson
Judy and David Peterson, owners of Fantanimals, intended to attend the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City and sell in the dealers room. But misfortune struck and their trailer full of...
View ArticleShelving added for Collectible Paperbacks
We’ve moved the last of the $1 books out of the main section of the store (and to the Garage), providing space to more than double the amount of collectible paperbacks we can display. Because of where...
View ArticleGetting ready for Furry Migration
Next weekend (Sept 9 – 11, 2016) is the annual anthropomorphic convention Furry Migration, and I’ll be there with a table of assorted favorite books and interesting things. The writer Guest of Honor...
View ArticleJon Arfstrom exhibit coming to the Anoka Historical Society
Check out our Event listing for the upcoming Opening of the Jon Arfstrom exhibit at the Anoka County Historical Society. Those in the Minneapolis area should make some time for come check it out. From...
View ArticleStill experimenting with Tags
While the organization of this website has settled down for the most part, I find I’m still fluctuating on what I want to see as far as specialization. I chose “Categories” to mean what -type- of thing...
View ArticleGreg, The Mummy and The Monkey – at Cinema Wasteland
The magic of the internet (and smartphones) means that even while Greg is right at this moment selling books and enthusing about films at Cinema Wasteland in Cleveland, we can all see this great photo...
View ArticleAdvance Publishing Information
One of the things I loved about my job at The Stars Our Destination (1988 to 2004 for those who haven’t heard me ramble about that place before) were the visits from publisher’s sales reps and the...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday!
And it can now be announced: Our Small Business Saturday specials include 20% OFF on ALL New Paperbacks (both Mass Market and Trade) 20% OFF on ALL New Hardcovers 20% OFF on ALL New Magazines 50% OFF...
View ArticleDreamHaven Open on Sunday Noon to 5 PM
From now until Christmas (but not including Christmas Day) DreamHaven Books will be open on Sunday as well as Tuesday through Saturday! Please join us from Noon to 5 PM on a day when we’re not usually...
View ArticleToday at DreamHaven – new Tartarus!
New today is another lovely limited edition hardcover from Tartarus Press from North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. This Spectacular Darkness is an assemblage of articles by noted essayist Joel Lane...
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