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New in Hardcover The Vegetarian by Han Kang “The Vegetarian is about transformation: birthmarks bloom into flowers, trees alight with flames, arms stretch out into roots, a bird speaks with a mother’s voice, a piece of art transcends the piece itself to shatter several lives. Yeong-hye’s violent dreams are a product of a lifetime of … Continue reading New Books! 2/2/16
This post comes from Jan, our second floor inventory manager and professional cynic. So you made it through another holiday season. You endured seemingly immeasurable hours under the same roof as people of questionable shared genetics (during a campaign season, no less). You fulfilled your obligatory expressions of love and gratitude--in varying degrees of sincerity … Continue reading This Again? How To Survive Valentine’s Day
Flippo built this awesome display in honor of David Bowie this week, based on Bowie's top 100 favorite books (as posted earlier this month by New York Public Library). Come in and pay homage to The Man Who Read the World. (You can check out a selection of the books on the display at bookpeople.com.) … Continue reading David Bowie On Books
This post comes from our inventory manager Jan. I am a expert list-maker. I can pack in a lot of information into a very short format. My secret: I cheat. You might think that there are six titles here for my favorite books of the year, but there are actually thirteen. That’s because I just … Continue reading Jan’s Favorite Books of 2015
This post comes from our manager Consuelo. At the beginning of the year, I decided I was going to take a photo of every book I read this year. And while it didn't really change my reading habits, a few books in, I did start to think more about how I would visualize each book … Continue reading Consuelo’s Top 5 Reads of 2015
The Familiar, Volume 1 by Mark Danielewski "The Familiar is an 880-word first volume to a 27 book series in which Danielewski challenges the capital N Novel and our minds (and puny nerd arms) with this insane and ambitious project. The Familiar: Volume 1, chronicles nine lives, each speaking in very different voices (and fonts). … Continue reading Claire’s Top 5 Picks of 2015
This post comes from our gifts inventory assistant and artist Tomoko. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (I am so stoked that one of my favorites won the National Book Award for Young Adults ) I love this book because it's incredibly and beautifully written. It tells the story of a young man who is starting to … Continue reading Tomoko’s Top 5 Books of 2015
In no particular order, here are our favorite books of 2015 for young readers ages 7 and up.
Here they are, in no particular order, our top picture books of 2015.
It’s that time of year when our attention turns to holiday feasts and cozy nights cooking up special dishes to gather around. As the temperature dips, the leaves crisp, and the sweaters come out of the closet, hovering over a stove top and preheating the oven become welcome, heartening rituals. In this spirit, this month … Continue reading Top Shelf in November: A Feast of Cookbooks!
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