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It's time for What We're Reading Wednesday, and this week we're mixing it up. Read on to see what our booksellers recommend from our manga section! And, if you chose to visit us at the store (practicing social distance, of course), be sure to check out our new manga display just around the corner, curated … Continue reading What We’re Reading 12/2
Even though this year was one that none of us would have ever seen coming, our booksellers have still found plenty to be thankful for this year--loved ones, friends, and of course, new books to share with them! Check out their recommendations of the week below, and have a safe and happy holiday! Memorial by … Continue reading What We’re Reading 11/25
Happy first week of October, everyone! Bring on the pumpkins, the cobwebs, the full moons, and certainly, new book recommendations! Check out the page below to see what our booksellers have been enjoying this week. Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami by David Karashima Author and translator David Karashima attempts to pull back the curtain … Continue reading What We’re Reading 10/7
By Cathy Maxwell January—the “at last, I can read” month. The holidays have passed, the regular routine returns, and there is time to indulge. January is a “gap” month for me. The world gets crazy for a Romance writer in February. However, for the thirty-one days of January, life is held at bay. So, before … Continue reading The Romance Shelves: Looking to the New Year
You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism by Alida Nugent You Don't Have to Like Me is light, informative, and downright funny. This book of short, clever, feminist essays is perfect for reading between dips in the pool, or at all once on a lazy day! Alida … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara I am obsessed with this book. It is thorough, empathetic, fact-based -- everything you want a true crime novel to be. Michelle McNamara's passion for the case shines through on every page, and the excellent research she spent hundreds of hours collecting has paid off in … Continue reading What We’re Reading this Week
Our memories create the reality of our world. They are our cornerstones of our truth that we touch back upon as we grow and shape ourselves into the people we are. So, what happens when memories disappear? The Book of M by Peng Shepherd is a masterpiece and it’s a necessary book to add to … Continue reading Top Shelf for June: Book of M
Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk Adjustment Day is a visceral exploration into the psyche of society. The version of the world in which it is set is not unlike our own: full of unrest, on the brink or war and revolution. To truly enjoy this book though, you must suspend all your beliefs about society … Continue reading What We’re Reading this Week
Mean Girls Club: Pink Dawn by Ryan Heshka Warning: these pages are dangerous! Mean Girls Club is like sailor tattoos, Wanda Jackson records, and Russ Meyer films blended into the perfect pulp comic about sending misogyny to its grave. I read it cover to cover in one sitting and had to pick my jaw up … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Less by Andrew Sean Greer Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Less is out today in paperback! The story of an aging (failed) novelist who travels the world in order to avoid an awkward wedding, Less is THE heartfelt comedy of human error to read this summer. We're so excited that we get to … Continue reading New releases 5/22
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