Lee Booksellers

Lee Booksellers
Edgewood Center
5500 S. 56th Street, Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516
Tel: 402 420-1919
Fax: 402 489-2770
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BOOKS MAILED FREE IN THE U.S. WHEN YOU ORDER BY PHONE (402-420-1919; toll-free 1-888-665-0999)or REQUEST STORE PICKUP. Minor exceptions.

"IN STOCK" means the item is in stock at our fulfillment warehouse, though not necessarily in our store. To check the store, call us (numbers above.)

BOOK FAIRS: Let us help you with your next fundraiser. (Read More!)

Local authors  
Jim McKee and Joel Sartore team up to create a wonderful new coffee table book on Lincoln. For more on local authors... (Read More!)

Visions of Lincoln Visions of Lincoln
by McKee, James L., Sartore, Joel
Nebraska’s capital city in the present, past and future with history and old photos from Jim McKee and a contemporary photo essay by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. Includes essays on the future of the city by Polly McMullen, Harvey Perlman, Wendy Birdsall, Cindy Lange-Kubick, and others.

11th Annual Short Story Contest Winners  
Lee Booksellers, Lincoln’s local independent bookstore, announces the winners of its annual short story for children. The Written and Illustrated by…Short Story Contest, now in its eleventh year, is open to Nebraska children in grades K through 8. (Read More!)

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To see more of our favorites, click on Read More. (Read More!)

The Faithful Spy The Faithful Spy
by Berenson, Alex
John Wells is the only CIA agent to ever penetrate al Qaeda. While living in the mountains of Pakistan, he became a Muslim, convinced of the decadence and shallowness of the United States.


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Title of Event: MYSTERY WRITER DEBORAH CROMBIE READING/SIGNING
When: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Booksellers
Description: Popular mystery writer Deborah Crombie will talk about her work and sign books. Can't come? Call 420-1919 and ask to have a copy signed and held for you.

Deborah Crombie was born and educated in Texas. After living in both England and Scotland, she wrote her first Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid / Sergeant Gemma James novel. A SHARE IN DEATH was nominated for both the Agatha and the Macavity for Best First Novel of 1993. Her fifth novel, DREAMING OF THE BONES, received an Edgar nomination for Best Novel in 1997. It was a New York Times Book of the Year, and was chosen by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America as one of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century. Her novels have been published in Japan, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom. Crombie travels to England several times a year.
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Local bestsellers

Lee Booksellers' top ten sellers, as reported on Linda's radio spot, aired alternate Tuesdays, usually around 8:20 a.m., on KFOR 1240 AM. (Read More!)

A Street Named 'O'
by Nielsen, Mary Jane (Edit.)
Reminiscences about Lincoln, Nebraska�s main street are heavily illustrated with photographs of old Lincoln. Nostalgic reading for Lincolnites over 50.



Indie Next List

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America. (Read More!)

The Host
by Meyer, Stephenie
Earth's population is slowly being taken over by an alien species who implant themselves in host bodies to stop humanity from destroying itself. One of them finds herself in the body of a rebellious young woman named Melanie, who is determined to reunite with her young brother and her boyfriend at all costs. This multifaceted story that keeps you turning pages until the exciting conclusion.--Holly Frakes, Schuler Books &Music, Inc. (Lansing, MI)



Author Birthday

Born on this date in 1889: Jean Cocteau.