An Intro Guide to Light Novels

So, what are Light Novels? They arenโ€™t quite manga, because they are mostly just words, but they arenโ€™t really normal novels since, I donโ€™t know, they have anime people on the cover, I guess? And what is with all the ridiculous titles anyway? All pretty good questions and ones you may have asked yourself, even if youโ€™ve already taken a liking to this subgenre of literature.

BookPeopleโ€™s Favorite Reads of 2022

A lot of books came out this year, yโ€™all. Itโ€™s utterly impossible to read them all, even among a building full of booksellers. While itโ€™s easy to fall into the gamification of reading goals, itโ€™s also important to take a step back and enjoy stories that are precious to us โ€“ which is what weโ€™re doing with this list, as we look back throughout the year to the stories that really stuck with us.

Our 2022 Year in Review at BookPeople

Throughout 2022, we kept hearing from customers the same heartwarming sentiment: โ€œIโ€™m so glad weโ€™re able to gather together again!โ€ As weโ€™ve lengthened operating hours, expanded cafe seating, and turned our events programming back in-person, weโ€™ve loved seeing local authors and readers show up to browse, read, eat, and shop. Letโ€™s take a look back at what weโ€™ve been up to this year: Banned Camp in the summer, events nearly every day, community partnerships, and, of course, the incredible books we read.