Logos Bookstore’s Recommendations  
by H. Harris Healy, III, President, Logos Bookstore

Logos Bookstore
1575 York Avenue (Between 83rd And 84th Sts.)
New York, New York 10028
(212) 517-7292, Fax (212) 517-7197
WWW.NYCLOGOS.CITYSEARCH.COM

Celtic Tales of the Strange
by Joanne Asala, illustrated by Marlene Ekman
(Sterling Publishing, $7.95)

As the leaves fall, the days are shorter and the nights longer as Halloween turns into Thanksgiving, a good book can brighten up the darkness or stimulate the imagination. One such book is Celtic Tales of the Strange by Joanne Asala.

These eerie stories take only a moment to read, but are so vivid in images, some quite chilling that they stick in one’s memory. A Celtic version of Red Riding Hood gives one the appropriate scare, although the little girl, Lorna, does recognize the wolf that only gets her golden hood, which gives it an electric shock. In the tale, ‘The Water Nymphs’, seductive nymphs as deadly as they are beautiful lure young village men to their death, their only remains, three crimson, bloodlike streaks stretching from the shore out to sea at midnight.

Marlene Ekman’s black and white illustrations add atmosphere and flavor to the book. A Celtic Tales Glossary, a Celtic Pronunciation Guide and an index are provided at the back of the book. The tales are divided into such sections as: Demons & The Dark of the Sea, The Howl of The Banshee; Water Beasts, Worms & Creatures of the Supernatural; Miracles, Churches & Holy Wells; Faerie Forts, Stone Circles & The Gap In Time and Wise Women & Witches.

Meanwhile during the upcoming holiday shopping season, one can purchase books at 20% off retail price and other items at 10% off retail price if one has in one’s possession a Block Party Card, valid through January 20, 2004. To get one, come to Logos Bookstore and pick one up. There, on the front door is a local merchant map which shows where all the participating merchants are. Buy your books, holiday cards and other items at Logos, then go enjoy free wine tastings, pickle tastings, deluxe gift coffee packages and many other fine deals at the other stores! For more information call Logos at (212) 517-7292 or go online to www.blockparty.com.#

Upcoming Events at Logos:
Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at 7 P.M., KYTV Reading Group will discuss:
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean.

Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 7 P.M., KYTV Reading Group will discuss:
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem.

Children’s Story Time with Denise Dumaine is every Monday at 3 P.M.

Transit: #4, #5, #6 Lexington Avenue Subway to 86th St., M86 Bus (86th St.), M79 Bus (79th St.), M31 Bus (York Ave.), M15 Bus (First and Second Aves.)

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