As some of you may have read, in last week’s Victoria Times-Colonist there was a nice piece about Gallowglass Books as part of a promotional insert on businesses in Downtown Duncan. The article was about Jeff and I (Alanah), and how we originally met. (Here’s the link [PDF] if anyone wishes to read it. Our thanks to Erin Morgan for the thoughtful article and to Agnes Caravati for the lovely photo!)
Anyway, one of the wonderful benefits of that article was all the people it brought into the store to congratulate us on our impending parenthood. We were particularly touched by Zoë, Mike and their gorgeous daughter Abigail who, despite only knowing us through a brief visit to the store last summer, came all the way up from Victoria today — Christmas Eve — to drop off a thoughtful gift for our baby. What an amazingly kind thing to do! We certainly hope they’ll stay in touch! Our thanks to them and many others for making this Christmas even more special for us.
And on that note, to all our customers and friends in Duncan and beyond, thank you so much for your patronage. We’re ever grateful and humbled that you continue to support our shop, and wish nothing but the best for all of you this holiday season and throughout 2010.
This past summer, Google Street View cruised through southern Vancouver Island and caught some shots of the bookstore. Nice photos for us, and especially handy for people visiting from out of town and not sure what the store looks like.
Below, you can see the store’s front entrance on Ingram Street, and a peek at the side entrance in the Duncan City Square.
P.S. You can find the original source image at Google Maps here, and then use it as a starting spot to see the rest of our beautiful downtown area.
Looking for a new book to enjoy by a local author? Stop by the store on December 16th where you can meet Trish Bishop and check out The Question Journey.
Here’s the invite from Trish’s Facebook page for the event:
Hey, drop in and say hello at Gallowglass Books. It will be totally informal, pull up a chair and let’s have a chat, maybe a cup of tea and some yummies! A great respite from the holiday shopping craze:)
Time: 5:00PM Wednesday, December 16th
Location: 40 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC
If you want to call us in advance, or need detailed driving directions, go to this page. We’ll look forward to seeing you there! Meanwhile, to find out more about The Question Journey, be sure to check out its dedicated website where you’ll find all sorts of detailed information.
The book is available at Gallowglass Books anytime for $29.
November 27th kicked off the annual Downtown Duncan Christmas Lightup, featuring music, Santa and fireworks. A Christmas entertainment trifecta!
We didn’t get much time to take photos once the crowds were in downtown, but we snapped a few of the store and some decorations, for fun. Thanks to everyone who joined us downtown and at the store for the event.
Just a quick note to let you know the store is open again. Our apologies for the unexpected closure — building maintenance took much longer than we’d hoped.
We have a sale starting pronto, so we’ll update you about that next. Stay tuned!
Regular customers to the store will have noticed Gallowglass Books has been closed on and off this past week. We’re so sorry for the inconvenience. The reason is due to unexpected building maintenance issues (some work being done upstairs and requiring some drywall fixes to our ceiling as a result) and it’s been a bit unpredictable.
We’ve been assured (knock on wood) that the work will be done in the next day or two and that we should be able to re-open the store on Wednesday at the latest. Maybe sooner, but your guess is as good as ours, I’m afraid.
We’ll be sure to post here as soon as we re-open. Meanwhile, feel free to contact us by emailing books@gallowglassbooks.com or phone and leave a message at 250-746-4104.
The Raise-a-Reader event took place here in the Cowichan Valley today with four locations where folks could donate and enter for prizes. All funds raised are to help local literacy programs and will be matched by the Province of B.C.
The Downtown Duncan location was at City Square, alongside Gallowglass Books. Among other notables in attendance, there were Cowichan Valley Capitals hockey players Curtis Gedig and Shayne Taker, as well as local MLA Jean Crowder, all there to help kick the event off.
Our appreciation to everyone who came out to support local literacy campaigns!
While most readers probably seek out biographies to learn the intimate details of people’s lives and the history of different eras and cultures, there are some for whom autobiography is meant to be outright comedy. (Whether it was written comically or not!) Which brings us to the off-Broadway production of Celebrity Autobiography.
Recently on CBC’s show Q, host Jian Ghomeshi interviewed the producer (?) and Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch, one of the players from the New York production, which is where we first heard about it. The video below is a taste of the style, an odd and frequently very funny mixture of melodrama and witty spins on the personal stories of your favorite celebs.
A unique and fun way to put your biography library (or our collection) to fresh use, perhaps? You decide!
In addition to showing off our books, the Gallowglass Books Blog shares stories about the bookstore, our Vancouver Island home, and the people and places around us.
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As some of you may have read, in last week’s Victoria Times-Colonist there was a nice piece about Gallowglass Books as part of a promotional insert on businesses in Downtown Duncan. The article was about Jeff and I (Alanah), and how we originally met. (Here’s the link [PDF] if anyone wishes to read it. Our thanks to Erin Morgan for the thoughtful article and to Agnes Caravati for the lovely photo!)
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