I've gotten reports from some of our email subscribers that they aren't receiving our emails, and not because it's being marked as spam (the usual problem). I'm debugging our server to see what's going on, but in the meantime may I suggest that you do what I do - start using Google Reader to read Unshelved and the rest of the websites you follow. It has changed my life, and I promise it will change yours.

Despite advancements in 4D technology, my garage is only so big. So periodically we must painfully purge our inventory of items that, while once popular, have reached their golden years in terms of sales. Thus it was that we instituted the Summer Sale last year, and this year it continues. From now until July 21st you can get some of our bestselling shirts for only $12.95. Some of these designs might come back, some might not. But if you've been meaning to pick one up this is definitely the right time. And you'll still save $3 when you buy any two shirts.

The list is long - What Happens in the Library Stays in the Library, What Happens in Storytime Stays in Storytime, Will Work for Books, Guess What I'm Reading?, Pimp My Bookcart, Read Irresponsibly, Contains Printed Matter, and the Library Raid shirt and jacket.

Then there's one more sale item, which deserves a short explanation. We reordered a batch of our best-selling shirt of all time, Book Club, from our printer. There was confusion and they added a special and unexpected flourish, a small "Unshelved.com" on the front of the shirt. Still looks great, still inspires comments wherever you go, but it's not what we usually sell. So we're putting these on sale too.

Such is the nature of this sale that we are already out of select sizes and will run out of many others fairly quickly. So, without meaning to be cliche, act now while supplies last.

This week's Unshelved is made possible by the Louis L'Amour Centennial National Library Celebration. In my household, where fully three-quarters of the adults hale from Montana, Louis L'Amour is required reading. On his hundredth birthday, Bantam books is giving away the centennial edition of his memoir Education of a Wandering Man free to any lending library in the U.S.

Many thanks to our longtime sponsor W.T. Cox, who continue to make Unshelved's librarian readers happy by providing reliable, personal subscription services. There's still time to sign up for their drawing at ALA for an Unshelved gift bag. And if you're here in Anaheim this weekend, they're in booth 844.

One of our favorite Book Slams from BEA 2008 was this one, with Michael Rockliff from Workman. Direct quote from Michael: "It was like being interviewed by the Car Talk guys" - high praise, indeed. We were having such a good time that we ran a little long - this one was about fifteen minutes.