Eat. Sleep. Read. Head to Russo's (not necessarily in that order)
| Tuesday, Jun 01 2010 06:52 PM
Last Updated Tuesday, Jun 01 2010 06:52 PM
Eat. Sleep. Read. Saturday
What: Gathering of book lovers with giveaways, group photo and more
When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
Where: Russo's Books, 9000 Ming Ave.
Information: 665-4686 or russosbooks.com
Every business has that one slogan that as soon as you hear it, bam!, you think of them ("We'll leave the light on for you" Motel 6). Independent bookstores and independent book lovers are no different. For us, however, "Eat. Sleep. Read." isn't just a slogan. It's a way of life. Russo's Books will be celebrating that way of life Saturday with a community event.
True book lovers pattern their lives around their books and their love for reading. Have you ever chosen not to eat messy foods because you don't want to mess up your book? Have you ever called into work the next day because you stayed up until 4 a.m. reading? Do you find yourself buying more and more books even though you have an "I swear I'm going to read this book next" shelf? Then you, my friend, could be a book lover.
For the past two years, Russo's Books has sold hundreds of Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirts to the local book-loving community. So come to Russo's Books on Saturday wearing an Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirt and you will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate, a free Eat. Sleep. Read. tote, a paperback book ($10 max), and you get your choice of two Advanced Readers copies. These are books that the publisher sends bookstores that are not yet released. Read it before everyone else.
In the middle of all this action, we are going to take a group picture at 3 p.m. of everyone wearing an Eat. Sleep. Read. T-shirt! Wear your T-shirt, participate in everything! Don't wear your T-shirt, and the world will laugh at you. This is going to be a day of fun. Come rub shoulders with other Bakersfield book lovers, pick up a few of your summer reads, meet that quirky guy that posts on the Russo's Books Facebook page, and enjoy that atmosphere that only a local bookstore can provide.
We have plenty of T-shirts still available for purchase and if you have any questions, please feel free to call our store at 665-4686 or visit Russo's website, russosbooks.com.
Jason Frost is the manager of Russo's Books.
