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The Murakami Project: Kester Reviews ‘The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’

The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Kester Reviews ‘The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’ →

Read a Banned Book: ‘The Things They Carried’

It’s Banned Books Week, the week when we celebrate our freedom to read by remembering those books which have been banned, censored and challenged over the years. We’re highlighting a banned book a day here on the blog. If you’d like to participate in BBW, send us a video of yourself reading an excerpt from a banned … Continue reading Read a Banned Book: ‘The Things They Carried’ →

Meghan Takes the ‘Mourad: New Moroccan’ Cooking Challenge

~Post by Meghan G., Children's Book Buyer When we were visited a couple of months ago by the Director of Marketing for Workman Publishing, we were offered the chance to preview Mourad: New Moroccan, a new Fall cookbook from Mourad Lahlou, chef and owner of Aziza in San Francisco. I love to cook, and immediately … Continue reading Meghan Takes the ‘Mourad: New Moroccan’ Cooking Challenge →

Fear & Loathing & A Lot of Books in St. Louis

~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. I'm holed up in a Steak & Shake forty-five minutes from the scene of the crime, physically drained from a four day cycle of coffee-fueled mornings, booze-induced nights, four hours of sleep, then repeating. My voice is shot, my mind bleary. Memories come into vague focus; being … Continue reading Fear & Loathing & A Lot of Books in St. Louis →