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About Bas Bleu

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When we answer the telephone, people think we're saying “Bob Blue” or even “Babalu.” (As fans of Desi Arnaz, we prefer the latter.) But we're a bookseller “by post” — which is a melodic way of saying we’re a mail-order company.

Bas Bleu, Inc. produces a catalog of books and bookish things. We started our company in 1994 and mailed 50,000 copies of our first edition. Now, we mail a million copies five times a year to avid readers all over the country. We read the books and write the reviews right here —but we’re a retailer, not a publisher.

  • Our selections are eclectic — and rarely do any of them appear on bestseller lists.
  • Our fiction recommendations — some of them classics you may have missed — are not to be found in racks at the supermarket or airport shop.
  • Our travel books offer more than lists of hotels and restaurants; they’re the stories of gifted writers.
  • Our books for children celebrate imagination and humor rather than cautionary tales.

We sort through thousands of new offerings from publishers to find those books that offer some combination of cleverness, wisdom, imagination, and joy.

Our promise is satisfaction. For more about this promise, as well as information about our policies on ordering and deliveries in this section, check out our Shopping Help page. And don’t forget to get the historical low-down on the Bluestockings.

If all of this sounds interesting to you, be sure to request our catalog. And don't forget to look through the offerings we have on this site. We think you’ll like what you see!

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