Dark Star Books

(937) 767-9400

YELLOW SPRINGS BOOKFAIR OFFERS BARGAINS, COLLECTIBLES

Great bargains as well as rare antiquarian books await shoppers at the 30^th annual Yellow Springs Bookfair. Hours are 9am to 5pm, Saturday, August 21, on the grounds of Mills Lawn School, 200 S. Walnut St., in downtown Yellow Springs.

Admission is free, and there is no charge to sell books. No registration is necessary.

More than 30 sellers, from six states as well as locally, will offer everything from comics, history and novels to fine collector’s volumes, according to long-time organizer Mary Alice Wilson, owner of Dark Star Books. Prices run from 25 cents to hundreds of dollars.

“Because of our continuing growth and reputation, we attract quite a range – from rare book dealers to kids on blankets selling their outgrown Nancy Drews or Twilight books,” says Wilson. People like the shady location, too. It allows for comfortable browsing and gives kids a place to play while grown-ups shop.

Early shoppers find incredible bargains, Wilson advises, but the number of books and comics guarantees good shopping all day.

Seller setup for the bookfair begins at 7 a.m. No one is allowed on the school grounds before that time. For more information, call Dark Star Books at (937) 767-9400 or Super-Fly Comics and Games at (937) 767-1445.

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Introducing the Dark Star tote bag! Mr. Eko says they’re perfect for hauling books around.   I think he prefers to take naps on it.    This bag has many more useful features for humans.   Once you purchase a bag then you’re enrolled in our new customer give back program.   The immediate rewards for joining are:

• 15% off all purchases in our store front.

• One free used book, priced 6.00 or less, per month.

• A free 10.00 gift card (good for anything) for the first 50.00 that you spend in store.

We also plan to have special prizes and rewards for members in the months to come.  Our new bags cost 6.00 or you can get one for free if you spend 40.00.   Stop by and check them out!

Ms. Roberts will sign copies of her new book Like Mayflies in a Stream, a retelling of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh.

Among those who have praised the book are Kim Stanley Robinson, a winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy awards, who writes that Like Mayflies in a Stream is “an exciting and very human story, set in a fascinating time and place.” New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries says that “Shauna Roberts depicts Ancient Sumer in such believable detail that you can practically hear the rushing of the Euphrates and feel the hot desert air on your skin,” and Richard R. Zettler, Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania, observes, “Roberts deftly fleshes out tales of the hero-king Gilgamesh, who lived ca. 2900 BCE, bringing the people and places in that epic to life. She shows that a story your teachers described as “timeless” does, in fact, bridge the ancient and modern. The setting may be alien, but the people and their emotions are familiar and intense!”

We hope you can join us for this special event. For more information about the book-signing, please email books@darkstarbookstore.com or call us at (937) 767-9400.

To learn more about Shauna Roberts and her writing, please visit www.shaunaroberts.com .

Not only that, but we’ve added BACK ISSUE COMICS to the sale — they’re now 50% OFF as well!

The Book Fair has been a Yellow Springs institution for over 25 years. This year it will be co-sponsored by Dark Star Books and Super-Fly Comics & Games, and will feature used books, comics, and other related items. Book Fair is an excellent opportunity to explore Yellow Springs in the summer, as well as find great deals and books and comics.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Tad or Tony at Super-Fly Comics & Games (937-767-1445) or Mary Alice Wilson at Dark Star Books (937-767-9400). You can visit both stores on the web.

Super-Fly Comics & Games opened its doors in August 2007 in Yellow Springs, Ohio after purchasing the comic book business from Dark Star Books of Yellow Springs. In January 2009, Super-Fly moved into its new location, the former home of Dingleberry’s Music, which doubled their floor space. Super-Fly also buys, sells and trades graphic novels, manga, t-shirts, collectible card and miniature games, videos, video games, as well as offering a reading and gaming lounge for customers and visitors alike.

Dark Star Books has been a Yellow Springs institution since 1982. A home for over 40,000 used books of every variety, from kids books, science fiction and fantasy to Biographies, Military History, Art and Science. Dark Star has been located at 237 Xenia Avenue since 1989.

Our Second promotion is 30% OFF all Literature ( and this includes all fiction work, not just the classic literature such as Charles Dickens!)

Our  Third promotion will be for the little ones that have supported our store, and sign of dedication to promote reading for all.  An indefinate promotion of FREE  Young Adult and Kid’s used books priced $5 dollars or less for people ages up to 14.  This promotion is for the weekends only.  Like I said, this promotion is indefinite!  Take advantage of it now, as we do not know when it will suddenly disappear!

Again Dark Star Books and Comics in Yellow Springs, OH, thank you, our supporters, for choosing to promote local economy and shopping with us.  We hope that your support with continue through the winter times. Be a champion. Save your self some money by buying quality used books at discounted prices, save the environment from carbon footprints by reusing what would have been wasted and fight prime time by reading a book by yourself or with the family!