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The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide by Diane Sanfilippo: This day-to-day guide will help even the most addicted sugar fiend deal with the physical, mental, and sometimes psychological effects of leaving sugar behind. The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide holds: Meal prep tips and tricks to make cooking easier. Motivational moments to keep you going. … Continue reading New Releases 1/2
As booksellers, we try to read as many new releases as possible, but there are always some that get away — especially in a year like 2017, which was filled with fantastic writing! Below are five titles Gregory, a manager here at BookPeople, is still dying to read. In an email, he referred to it … Continue reading What we didn’t read in 2017: Vol. 2
As booksellers, we try to read as many new releases as possible, but there are always some that get away -- especially in a year like 2017, which was filled with fantastic writing! Over the next couple of days, a few of us will share the titles we're still dying to read. First up is … Continue reading What we didn’t read in 2017: Vol. 1
END OF THE YEAR WRAP UP Here are just a few of our faves of the year (because it would be impossible to tell you ALL the titles we loved)! SHANNON'S 2017 FAVES: "This year was filled with heroes who learned that it wasn't the superpowers they had, but who they were underneath that … Continue reading Teen Thursday: So long, farewell 2017
Kick off 2018 with a new gig! Come be part of our team. We're hiring: Event Staff We are seeking help on our part-time event staff for our in-store events, with evening and weekend shifts totaling around 8 hours/week available. Preference given to applicants with the availability to work offsite events during the day and … Continue reading We’re hiring!
Mat and Jason curate a display in our cooking section and write a column about their favorite culinary books for the blog. Here it is, the second edition of "Crazy from the heat": Ok ... This is not really a holiday issue of our cookbook/cooking/food/griping blog. It is, however, the holiday season, so we are … Continue reading Crazy from the heat: Holiday edition!
What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here’s the final batch! Merrilee - Into: Kids books, non fiction and "trashy" genre novels Escargot by Dashka Slater After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 3
What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here’s the second batch! Hanna - Into: Books about female dystopia/struggles of women. The Power by Naomi Alderman Crash Override by Zöe Quinn Hunger by Roxane Gay The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 2
We are well into the midst of the holiday season!!! Which is great, if you've finished all of your shopping. But if you're like us and haven't even started yet ... well, you might look a little something like this: But don't worry!!! YA Specialist, Shannon, and Bookseller, Lola, took to the internet this week … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Shannon & Lola’s Holiday Gift Guide
What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here's the first batch! Molly - Into: Emotionally resonant books concerned with the nature and expansion of reality The Idiot by Elif Batuman The Summer Book by Tove Jansson I Liked You … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 1
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