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Boris Zetterlund came by the shop recently with some copies of his latest book, Statisten, and we agreed that it would lighten up the November darkness if he could present it at Andy’s Corner and, at the same time, initiate a new start for our “Saturday afternoon live” events that we have had at the shop for many years. For those of you who read Swedish, do check out Boris’s website (borisuz.com) to find out more about him and his books; and if you are still into facebook, visit his facebook page, from which we have copied the notice of his upcoming event.

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We’ll be off to Barcelona next week to visit the growing family so the store will be closed. We’re open as usual this week and then open again on Nov 6.

October magic

Mushrooms in the fallen leaves

Winter approaches

And, speaking of fallen leaves, here’s one for our playlist today:

Every once in awhile something appears in my inbox that is worth sharing and since I no longer use antisocial media l do my sharing here. As some of you might know, I spent a good deal of my academic career writing about the environmental movements of the 1970s and the ways in which they contributed to what I have termed the “making of green knowledge” and the broader ecological transformations that have taken place in the world – in spite of all the anti-environmental nonsense that seems to have taken over the political and cultural “mainstreams”.

Anyway, my academic career is long over, but I have tried to keep exploring green knowledge through the books at the shop and by subscribing to various email newsletters and other would-be sources of information. So when the newsletter of the Resurgence Trust appeared in my inbox, as it does on a regular basis, I thought I could share it. The Resurgence Trust is one of the survivors of the environmental movements of the 1970s that continues to publish books and a magazine, having joined forces with The Ecologist some years ago, and hosts a wide range of events online as well as at the Resurgence Centre in England. For those who continue to believe, as I do, that an ecological reformation of our societies is not only desirable but necessary, the activities of the Resurgence Trust are well worth following and supporting. Do take a look:

https://share.google/rOkxzpYCXgyKbHrqn

Thanks to Robin Gott and Kevin Benn and Anand Kulkarni and all of you who attended for making our tenth anniversary party a truly memorable event, bringing our first decade to a conclusion in a most convivial way. And thanks to Giulia Cantone for her terrific lute concert on Thursday and the Bellevue String Quartet for their concert on Wednesday, the latest of their many memorable performances at Andy’s Corner. Now let’s see if we can make it through ten more years of good books, good times, good vibes, and good memories at Andy’s Corner!

(photo by Lawrence Teeland)

Sometimes one word says more than a thousand pictures. This one sure rings true for me. Read all about it:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish&ved=2ahUKEwjwv7eYxoyQAxW2LhAIHdM1ADQQxfQBKAB6BAgSEAE&usg=AOvVaw2gTdjPMWpeNQju0j1VWPS1

and then order the book…

Thanks to Alison, Hanna, Judith and Rastko for a marvelous kick-off for our 10th anniversary celebration with their guided tour through the music of the Nordic countries. It was, as always with the Bellevue String Quartet, a wonderful mixture of entertainment and education and lots of fun. Alison will be back on Sunday to play duets with Johnny Teyssier at our anniversary party. Tonight we continue the festivities with Giulia Cantone offering a program of baroque lute music.

at least in Plattsburgh, New York.

When I was planning my trip to North America and found that I could take a train to and from Montreal to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Burlington, Vermont, I saw that one of the stops was in a place called Plattsburgh, New York, and when I looked it up, I discovered that one of its main claims to fame was a room at the local university’s library devoted to Rockwell Kent, an artist I had never heard of. When I read about him at wikipedia I was truly fascinated and decided to make a visit to the room. Kent was a well-known artist and illustrator in the first half of the 20th century before running into trouble with crazy Joe McCarthy and had quite a remarkable life that combined an active involvement in a wide range of socialist and environmental causes with artistic expression of various kinds. He also wrote and illustrated books based on journeys to Alaska, Greenland, and other places that are still well worth reading. My kind of guy, in other words. Do check him out. Here’s a sampling of some of his art that was on display in Plattsburgh.

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Don’t miss our upcoming 10th anniversary celebration with concerts on Wednesday and Thursday and a party on Sunday. Should be fun. For details go to “bookstore events”.

As I am in Burlington, Vermont, visiting my sister and brother-in-law it seems somehow appropriate to imagine what the world would be like if Bernie Sanders, who served as mayor here for many years before he was a senator, had been elected president in 2016. To help you carry out the thought experiment you might consider what Bernie has to say today:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/24/bernie-sanders-opinion-billionaire-politics

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Since I am away this week the shop will be closed, but next week do join us for our tenth anniversary celebration. Click “bookstore events” to find out what’s in store.

Bunny Ragnerstam, who passed away this spring, was the author of many fine historical novels primarily about working class life in southern Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His wife Christina came by the shop recently and asked if I would be interested in buying some of his books and, after two visits to their house in Ystad, a good deal of his collection is now at Andy’s Corner. Much of it is in the same spirit as his novels – socially-engaged literature and social and political history, the kind of books that are so important in the world today and which we try to keep in stock at Andy’s Corner. Anyway, do come by and have a look. There’s even a record of Joe Hill songs. Remember him?