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Few writers captivate readers quite like Haruki Murakami. The international superstar and perennial Nobel Prize favorite is in a class of his own, having amassed an insatiable readership the whole world ‘round. When his latest novel was first released in his native Japan, an initial run of 1.3 million first edition copies flew off the … Continue reading October Topshelf: Killing Commendatore
She Would Be King by Wayètu Moore "Fengbe, keh kamba beh. Fengbe emu beh. We have nothing but we have God. We have nothing but we have each other." There are some books that you just know are going to stick with you a while. She Would Be King is one of those books. Wayètu … Continue reading September Top Shelf
Open Me by Lisa Locascio Open Me begins with Roxana, our narrator, landing in Denmark for a study abroad program. She is late and there are no rooms left for her. In fact, she was never supposed to be there at all—the plan was to have the summer of a lifetime with her best … Continue reading Top Shelf for August-Open Me
The Pact by Jodi Picoult Chris and Emily grew up next door so the chances that they would fall in love were high. Everything seems normal and happy, till tragedy strikes and Emily dies due to a suicide pact. But now the question remains, how involved was Chris? Picoult writes beautifully woven words and a … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Wow, this book was a wild ride! I was instantly drawn in by lovingly-created complex characters, and an intensely involving plot. It's hard to believe this is Rio's debut novel! It was a hard book to put down and kept me up til the wee hours of the … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
If BookPeople were a human, with all the necessary organs and appendages, Merrilee and her son Thomas would be it’s heart. For 24 years Merrilee has been part of the BookKid’s team and Thomas practically grew up in the bookstore--today they are recognized by our community as masters of literary knowledge (Merrilee can name picture … Continue reading Top Shelf July
Not One Day by Anne Garréta Texas is hot. This book is hotter. (And more beautiful and complex and surprising and will make you want to go out and live, love, travel, and climb so you can one day hope to write such a scorcher.) —Molly The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Big Woods By May Cobb: Happy pub day to May Cobb's debut novel Big Woods, on our shelves now! Set in a small Texas town, Big Woods is the story of a sister desperately trying to uncover the truth of her kidnapped sibling with the help of a reclusive widow. May Cobb is here TONIGHT … Continue reading New Releases 7/10
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 20th Century Ghosts called out to me when brainstorming ideas for the book I'd select as my Summer Reads pick. It came to me suddenly, I thought, "What captures the feeling of summer better than ghost stories told 'round the campfire?" Joe Hill's tales, however, aren't just a pack … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
This week I read a book by a French cartoonist called The Mental Load. It’s both a feminist education and the story of the artist’s own journey toward feminism, beginning with the mental load of managing a household and covering topics such as cutting a woman’s perineum during childbirth without her consent and the inevitable … Continue reading New & Noteworthy Book Club discusses Red Clocks
