HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2024
Welcome to the 2024 LCB HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE!
Helping you find something for everyone on your gift list!
2024 in review
HowtopossiblyrecapthelastyearatLCB?Wethrewourselvesaleapyear1stbirthdayparty,commemoratingour grandre-openingafterourrenovationsinFebruary2020(goodtimes!) Manytattooswereadministeredanda goodtimewashadbyall Inthespring,wecelebratedIndependentBookstoreDayandwatchedasolareclipse, hostedourfirstSalon We’vehadabanneryearforevents!Wethrewourannualsummersalebeforewealltooka muchneededbreak.WehadafrontrowseatastheAdamsMorganstreeteriesweredestroyedandrebuilt...exciting stuff!WethrewourfourthannualFrightFête,withdrinks,dancing,amazingcostumes,andlotsofMalört!Yikes!
Theendoftheyearishere,andwe’renotquitesure whatthenextyear(orfouryears)isgoingtolooklike forusandourneighborsinDC Amidmuch uncertainty,wearecommittedasalwaystobeinga welcomingspaceforourcommunityofbooklovers Thankyoutoeveryonewhohassupportedusthisyear, oranyotheryear--wecouldn’tdoitwithoutyou!
PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE ON YOUR LIST...
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NEW FICTION
EVEN MORE NEW FICTION
BEST OF SMALL PRESS
FICTION NOW IN PAPERBACK!
NEW NONFICTION FOR WHEN THE WORLD IS MAYBE PROBABLY ENDING
AND A LIL SOMETHING FOR THE NIHILIST INSIDE US ALL
DAD STUFF!!!
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE COFFEE TABLE BOOKS
BOOKS FOR A FREE PALESTINE
CULTURAL STUDIES
MUSIC & FILM
GRAPHIC NOVELS
POETRY
FOR YOUR FOREST HAG FRIEND
“I NEVER SEE YOU AT THE CLUB” OKAY, I NEVER SEE YOU IN THE GENRE ROOM OF LOST CITY BOOKS
ROMANCE
COZY FANTASY FOR PURE ESCAPISM
“CLUB CLASSICS” aka niche picks from our booksellers
Beccarecommends OrangesbyJohn McPhee:“Alittleworld history,alittleAmerican history,some agriculturalscience–JohnMcpheecraftsan ethnographicsketchof theOrange Thisbookis aremindertolovethe simplethings It'sshort It'ssweet.Readthis bookandthentreat yourselftosomefruit. Quenching.”
AbbyrecommendsMyLesbianNovelby ReneeGladman:“DidyoureadSheila Heti’sHOWSHOULDAPERSONBEand think:apersonshouldbe…alesbian? Well,metoo,andhere’sthebookforyou. Gladmanhasperfectedthebookwithin abook,anovelwithinaworkofliterary criticism,aromancewithinarejection ofconventionalromancetropes Allthat, andgirlskissing!Youknowthishadto enduponmyshelf.”
MegrecommendsTheWall byMarlenHaushofer:“For alltheintrovertsand homebodieswhoever secretlywished*ustalittle bit*thateveryoneelsewould disappearsotheycouldlive aloneinthewoodswitha dogandacatforcompany andnotbebothered…The narratorofthisnovel discoversthattheworldhas stoppedandshemightbe thelastpersonalive The restofherlife,aloneinthe AustrianAlps,isbyturns blissfulandnightmarish As theforcesofnature,time, andsolitudeerode everythingsheoncebelieved tobetrue,anewperspective emerges Iplantoreread thismanytimesto experienceanewtheclarity, peace,andamazement ”
SteverecommendsAGeneral TheoryofOblivionbyJose EduardoAgualusa, translatedbyDanielHahn: “Ajournalistwho investigatesdisappearances, amanwhodiesandis reborn,diamonds,awoman wholocksherselfinher apartmentforoverthirty years,apigeon,soldiers, prisoners,musicians,and children Allofthesewill connectandreconnectina varietyofwaysinthisnovel setagainsttheAngolanWar ofIndependence People becomesuccessful,lose friends,gainfamilies,hope tobeforgotten,find forgiveness”
TalitarecommendsIfan
EgyptianCannotSpeak
EnglishbyNoorNaga:“This istheweirdest/mostcreative formatofabookI'veever read ForgetaboutCortázar's creativityinbuilding Hopscotch'snarrative.First, Noorwillmakeyouconfused: Whoistellingmethis story?Then,shewillmake youfeelverysympatheticto thecharacters(atthesame timeyoumighthatethem). Finally,youwillbegladto readthisbook Getreadyto challengeyourselfaboutyour conceptionofidentity,love, andguilt
PS:Additionally,you'llgeta strollthroughCairo's streets”
the booksellers with the best taste in town!
Jacintarecommends GentlemenCallersby CorinneHoex,translated byCaitlinO’Neill:“An absolutelystrange,kindof poetic,sillyandsensual storyfromBelgianauthor CorinneHoex Exactlywhat itsaysonthebackofthe box acollectionoferotic dreamsournarratorhas featuringdifferentmen. FromMuseumGuardto GasStationAttendantto YoungPriest2,each encounterprovesthatyou trulycanmakea euphemismoutof anything HMUifyou’re tryingtobetheoverheated tradesmantomyfountain ofrunningwater”
BenrecommendsA Winter’sPromiseby ChristelleDabos, translatedby HildegardeSerle:“Holy cow,thisbookwasa surprise!!Withmagic reminiscentofHarry Potter(butbetter)and politicalintriguewild enoughtoahockGame ofThronesfans.this Frenchfantasyseriesis suretocompeland delightreadersofall ages.”
Ryanrecommends ShybyMaxPorter: “Thisbookisnothing shortofafever dreamonlyMax Portercouldconjure. Bestreadinone sittingtofully experiencethe frantic,andattimes disturbing,psycheof a“troubledyouth”on thebrinkof destroyingwhatlittle lifehehasbeen given”
what’s on our booksellers’ holiday wishlists?
FromMeg:UsFoolsbyNoraLange andBerlinAtomizedbyJulia Kornberg,translatedbyJackRockwell
PFromEliza:MasteringtheArtof lant-BasedCookingbyJoeYonan andSophieCalle’sOvershare
and our ‘best books of the year ’ lists?
FromBen:AlienClayby“Daddy”Adrian Tchaikovsky,FloatingHotelbyGraceCurtis, andNewAdventuresInSpaceOperaedited byJonathanStrahan
FromPerry:Backlistclassic-Middlemarchby GeorgeEliot,NewRelease-MaketheSeason BrightbyAshleyHerringBlake,Favoritereread:StationElevenbyEmilySt JohnMandel
FromAdam:BetweenTwoFiresby ChristopherBuehlman,Compassby MathiasÉnard,TheHeartinWinter
byKevinBarry
