Thinking ahead...

Hi everyone!

I know the holiday season is far from everyone's minds right now, but I just wanted to pass forward some information that has been bubbling up from the publishing/shipping industry so that you all have fair warning.

If you have items that you are interested in getting specifically for various folks in your lives for holiday gifts, please consider ordering them as early as possible, perhaps even now.  I am happy to special order any titles you are seeking to gift new copies of to friends and family (or yourself!).

Booksellers (including myself now that I'm selling new books too) have been alerted that the book industry supply chain is facing a number of challenges going into late 2021, including truck driver shortages and lack of freight capacity, warehouse labor shortages, congested ports, and extremely high shipping container costs.  These disruptions stem from global setbacks during the past year.  We are already seeing this happen, and it will continue to cause unpredictable delays on orders placed throughout the remainder of the year.

So please be aware that this situation is unfolding and now is the time to get ahead of the curve with any specific items you are hoping to put under the tree.  🎄  The last thing I want is for any of you to be disappointed or frustrated during what would otherwise be a happy season.

Of course, if you are simply buying used books, you know that is a wonderfully unpredictable quest already, so no surprises there. 😉

Now back to your regularly scheduled fall glee!!!  🎃