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Lee Bacon, author of the new Joshua Dread series was nice enough to join a small reception for local school librarians at BookPeople last night. We're happy to report in addition to being a genuinely pleasant man, his new book is hilarious! As if middle school isn't hard enough, Joshua Dread has a huge secret. … Continue reading Lee Bacon, Not the Least Bit Dreadful
This week we've been highlighting titles on the blog that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you’d like to take a look.) Sharing our love of these titles is the best way we know how to … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
In no particular order.... Wild by Cheryl Strayed "Every so often, a book coincides perfectly with a moment in your life. I’m not talking about simply getting lost in a book, when you forget the world around you by tumbling into a new world on the page. I’m not even talking about a book that … Continue reading BookPeople Best of 2012: NONFICTION
To gear up for what is now officially the holiday shopping season, we’re highlighting titles on the blog this week that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you’d like to take a look.) Sharing our love … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
MICHAEL The Best American Short Stories 2012 "2012's Best American Short Stories are fantastic, it's a great sampling of some of the best short fiction being produced today. My two favorites are Beautiful Monsters and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. And if you ever don't like a short story, just … Continue reading What We’re Reading
This week, to kick off our tremendous list of recommendations for everyone shopping for the holidays (or simply for a good book), we’re highlighting titles that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you’d like to take … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
~post by Grace I love food. I do. It's something that I thought I probably shouldn't say to the world but here I am. Deb Perelman loves food, and I love Deb Perelman. Deb is the creator of the wildly successful blog Smitten Kitchen. If you haven't checked it out, your life is about to … Continue reading It’s Clear Grace is Smitten with Deb Perelman
This week we have a very light Tuesday of New Releases, but we are thankful all the same. Check out what the publishing world is sending our way, and as always the book's blurbs are provided by their publishers. PAPERBACK FICTION Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Whether she takes on evolution and … Continue reading New Releases
Last week we received this email from Kristina, one of our customers: "...my friend Elizabeth and I started this little tradition when our kids were just a few months old to take a picture every 6 months or so at the couch upstairs near the bathroom. A friend suggested I send them in to see … Continue reading Babies and Books. Nothing Beats This Cuteness.
This week, to kick off our tremendous list of recommendations for everyone shopping for the holidays (or simply for a good book), we're highlighting titles that we and independent booksellers across the country are particularly fond of (and there are quite a few selections, compiled neatly in this brilliant list, if you'd like to take … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
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