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The release date of Buffy has been pushed back a week. And so the Buffy Read-A-Long will be March 14th!

We have some free comics here for John Water's new show on Court TV . Debuts March 19th!

Season 8 of Buffy is coming out as comics, starting March 7th. To celebrate, we're getting together across the street at the Golden West Bar , 8pm, to read the first issue together, drink Slayers (the drink, not the people - which will be on special) and maybe watch a few old episodes of the show. Check back here for any changes or updates!

March 8th, over at atomic POP , Dr Sketchy's book signing and life drawing class starts at 7pm! My drawing classes were never this much fun. Check out our upcoming events , with more to be announced in the next week.

Now is your chance to buy up some Baltimore history - auction style: American Dime Museum The Senator Theater What next?

Nerve has an all comics special issue , with new work by Sophie Crumb, Paul Pope, special interviews and essays and sex advice from comic store clerks. Can't wait for the sex advice from comic artists. And also, an interview with John Waters . His new CD will be available here, signed, after the 18th.

Mmmmm, donuts. The New System Bakery has incredible donuts, as well as some special Valentine's treats. But we also have some donuts that replace the calories with cuteness:

I'm a shameless fan of Anthony Bourdain and his show No Reservations . He seems to be inviting writers on his show this season. Chuck Palahniuk I can understand, since he did a kind of travel guide , but Jerry Stahl ? Does he eat? Not really sure how I feel about that yet, but I definitely love it when he rags on the Food Network . Though he likes our local show, Ace of Cakes : THAT ACE OF CAKES GUY: Hey...He's got talent! And..he seems to be a trained chef! And he's really making food--and selling it in a real business! I think...I like it! If I have one reservation, it's that I have no idea if the stuff actually TASTES good. Duff made us one to celebrate one of the store's Anniversaries: It was delicious. Serious. ( via lhb )

An old customer sent us this photo of his first ever internet purchase, which was for an Atomic Books tshirt, back in the day. This year will be the 15th Anniversary of Atomic Books. It's our 6th Anniversary here on the Avenue this Spring. Watch for more info about the celebration! And thank you all for keeping us around.

John Waters' new compilation CD, A Date With John Waters , comes in this Tuesday (just in time for Valentine's Day). We'll have signed copies available shortly after that. While you wait, check out this special message from John.

Leave it to McSweeney's to harness the power of magnetism for publishing instead of evil.

We still accept fan mail for John Waters at Atomic Books. Today's pieces were especially good.

The last installment of the adventures of Harry Potter will be released on Saturday, July 21st. You can pre-order now .

Baltimore is a filmmaking town. It's full of DIY movie and video creators. The old Salvation Army location on the Avenue is going through some renovations right now and you can see the old movie theater underneath. The Avenue supported two theaters next to each other, back in the day, which is hard to believe in today's era of Netflix and You Tube. People actually went out to see films! Serious. The Ideal Theatre was open from 1908 to 1963 . Some readers of the Mobtown Shank are producing a movie. Production starts next month. Serious! We'll keep you posted on the progress and the release party.

The Greenmount School has an apprenticeship program that gives kids a leg up with some real world education. Our apprentice started today! I can't wait to say, "You're Fired." To Donald Trump.

Tonight is the discussion for Baltimore Blues at POP, 7pm. The next book in our Reading Club Series is The Golden Compass , and it goes on sale for 15% for the month of February. Read it before the movie comes out! Because all sorts of weird things happen after they turn kids books into movies !

On Monday, January 29, our friend largehearted boy turns 5 years old! Well, okay, he himself doesn't turn 5, but his blog celebrates its 5th anniversary. To mark the occasion, lhb (that's what we like to call him around the Atomic offices, "lhb," catchy, no?) is giving away 50 CDs to one lucky person, 5 graphic novels to another ever-so-slightly less-lucky person, and 4 CDs each to 4 other a minutely-less-lucky people. To enter, all you have to do is go to his blog and leave a comment on this post . Contest ends at Midnight, January 28th, so what are you waiting for? Don't forget to wish him a happy anniversary while you're there!

The new Dunnys Azteca are on sale today over at POP ! Unfortunately we weren't able to get a release party together for tonight, but look out for a trading party later on this month. I would imagine that some tequila will be involved. We will be closed on Monday for inventory here at Atomic Books.

In the latest issue of BUST , which is all about love, John Waters talks about his ideal date: I always thought a glamorous date would be robbing a 7-Eleven with somebody. But not in real life! I wouldn't do that, but I love the idea of doing it and then running and then, like, having a couple of drinks and counting the money and having sex. That would a be a fun night. A Date with John Waters , his love song compilation CD, comes out in a couple of weeks, just in time for Valentine's Day!