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Every month, we choose a new book to really get behind and display on our metaphorical Top Shelf. Our hope is that you’ll read this title and encourage others to do the same, creating a sort of ripple effect. Join us on our mission to build a community bound by books! Deep at the heart … Continue reading Top Shelf: ‘The Hazel Wood’ by Melissa Albert
The Required Reading Revisited (RRR) Book Club meets the second Sunday of every month to chat about titles that regularly appear on school syllabi. Below, Consuelo recaps January's meeting and provides a glimpse of what's next. See you February 11! We met in January to discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Published in … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: Required Reading Revisited
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: This week, I've cracked open the pages of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's beautiful book, The Shadow of the Wind. This one has been on my TBR shelf for years, and now I'm reading it along with an old friend. Early in the story, the protagonist uncovers a rare gem in … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner: In southern Texas, on Saturday nights, women are disappearing. One vanishes from a movie theater. Another is ripped from her car at a stoplight. Another vanishes from her home while checking on her baby. Rookie FBI agent Caitlin Hendrix, newly assigned to the FBI’s elite Behavioral Analysis Unit, … Continue reading New Releases 1/30
Stefan Merrill Block stops by the store Wednesday, January 31 at 7 PM to discuss his latest novel, Oliver Loving, which has already received rave reviews from places like Newsweek and Esquire. Check out the author's answers to The BookPeople Questionnaire below. BP: What are you reading these days? SMB: I’m researching a novel that … Continue reading Stefan Merrill Block on Roald Dahl, the Brooklyn Public Library & why his favorite word is ‘Stella’
Love is in the air and it's got the Kids team rhyming... How do we celebrate love? Let us count the ways... With a slice of rich chocolate cake paired with books that make our hearts ache A hug for you A hug for me A great big bear squeeze Just like the Hug … Continue reading BookKids: Literary Valentines, Drag Queen Storytime & more!
NAILED IT! Have you picked up your copy of Zenith yet? If not, stop by the store to pick yours up, and you could get one of these FREE Essie nail kits! Rock your nails while you read! LOVING THIS WEEK'S NEW ADVENTURES Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann: Alice had her whole … Continue reading Teen Thursday: FREE nail polish, new releases & more!
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy: Earlier this week, I started Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things, a lusciously written family drama that received the Man Booker Prize back in 1997. I know, I’m now more than twenty years late for the party, but I’ve finally arrived and I can join the ranks … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business and Life by Gay Gaddis: Founder and CEO of T3, one of the largest woman-owned advertising agencies in the world, owner of the historic Double Heart Ranch in the Texas Hill Country and renowned artist, Gay Gaddis is a powerful Texas woman. Her new book, COWGIRL POWER: … Continue reading New Releases: 1/23
A roundup of the internet’s best literary news to make your Monday more tolerable. The New Yorker is calling William Melvin Kelley "The Lost Giant of American Literature." Why haven't you heard of him? Click here to find out. Have you ever read (or come across whilst thrift shopping) a "malt shop" novel? "Written from … Continue reading Literary Links: Malt shop novels, David Bowie’s book club & more
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