Thanks for shopping local!

So far, the holiday season has gone beyond our expectations as more and more customers, new and frequent, are keeping it local this year. We can't thank you enough for supporting our dream. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa to all!

Book Launch Party for Silent Assassin by local author Leo J. Maloney

The public is invited to the book launch party for Stoneham author Leo J. Maloney's new book Silent Assassin on Friday September 6th , 2013 at the Stoneham Public Library (downstairs) at 7pm. The Book Oasis is proud to be supplying copies of Leo's new book as well as the first Dan Morgan thriller, Termination Orders for purchase and signing. Signed books make great gifts for Yankee swaps, birthdays, holidays etc. See you there!

The Book Oasis has been invited to provide the books for the book launch of Leo Maloney's thriller Termination Orders. Kensington recently added Maloney to their ranks and this is sure to be a series worthy of water cooler chat. Maloney, a former sniper, weaves a fictional adventure based in fact and personal experience. Come see Leo and The Book Oasis at the Boston Public Library, McKim Bldg, Lower Level A on September 6th from 6 to 8:30pm.

This year's Romance Writers of America NEC conference was a blast! Thanks to all the great authors and readers that made it so much fun!

Stay tuned for more info on our next author event - Sheila Cunningham's new book Willow's Walkabout comes out on May 16th and we'll be hosting her book reading/signing at the Stoneham Theatre on June 6th. We are hoping illustrator Kathie Kelleher will also be able to join us. This delightful story is based on the real escape of a wallaby from Stoneham's Stone Zoo in the 1970's

Willow the Wallaby escapes from the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA and goes on a tour of Boston from Foxboro to Back Bay, riding Swan Boats, running the Marathon, hopping into the Science Museum and the Children's Museum before touring the Freedom Trail and taking the Duck Tour and the T to dozens more exciting places.Written in bouncy Wallaby Verse, practical and delightful, this guide will become a treasured memento of any visit to the Patriot City!

Inventory helpers make a big difference!

A big thanks to the customers that gave up some of their weekend to help us count books, lots and lots of books. We managed to get the task completed in just over 4 hours - a record for sure. Now if I could just get motivated to start the taxes....naw, not yet, reading Louise Penny's Still Life instead.

Happy New Year's Eve readers!
I'm happy to report that we had a Dad in with his sons yesterday to show them what a real bookstore looks like. Usually it's the other way around and customers say "If you don't have it, I'll just go to a real bookstore this weekend." I assume they mean Barnes & and Noble. Like Pinocchio, we strive everyday to be as 'real' as possible. We offer new books, games, T-shirts and bookmarks along with a wonderful selection of second-hand, eco-friendly books. After nine years it's hard to think of ourselves as anything but REAL.

Here's to keeping it real in 2012 :-)

All best from your real booksellers,
Deb & Dan

This past Saturday was Small Business Saturday and we want to thank everyone that made the day such a huge success for The Book Oasis and many of the other independently-owned small businesses in our area (and across the country)! By shifting just one of your holiday purchases to a small business, you do good things for your community. You add to the tax base, you help the business give more back to schools and community groups, you keep your Main Streets alive and vibrant. Now consider shifting more than one purchase to your community's small businesses....and see more good things happen!