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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 9, 20202 min read
We Love Small Presses!
We love small presses and we strive to bring books from these publishers to you. The year has been hectic, and with the store closed for...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 6, 20201 min read
James Picks Three from the Gallery
Besides being the store manager, James is also an artist. He took a tour around the Gallery section of the store and found some beautiful...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 19, 20202 min read
Historical Fiction We Love!
A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.~ Robert Heinlein Melanie is our historical fiction expert. Since we are...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Vote!
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King We are less than a month away from an...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 5, 20202 min read
A Literary Grand Hotel Get-Away
Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul. ~ Edna O’Brien It feels like the world is upside down right now...travel may...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 1, 20201 min read
The Outside the Box Book Club
James, our store manager, is planning a new book club. Here's his idea so you can get ready. The Outside the Box Book Club Want to engage...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 27, 20202 min read
Celebrate Your Freedom To Read!
It’s Banned Books week, an annual event that draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Looking through the list of the 10 most...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 14, 20203 min read
We Love Book Clubs!
Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 6, 20203 min read
Upcoming Books We Highly Recommend
One great perk of being a bookseller is that you get to read books before they are published. Why? So we can recommend them to you! Here...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Doug's Five Random Picks
Doug is mixing it up this time. He’s been writing book blurbs like crazy...here are 5 that we’re happy he pointed our way. Florida Man by...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrate Sarasota!
Saturday, August 29th is Independent Bookstore Day! Do you love indie bookstores and Sarasota? Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day! To...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Bitter and Sweet...What Could Be Better?
Andrea’s most favorite books are those that have you laughing and crying...those bittersweet novels that you just can’t forget. These are...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 10, 20201 min read
It's Political Thriller Season!
There is no escaping the fact that politics is in the air. With the conventions right around the corner, Elsie thought it was a great...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Elsie Recommends 5 Mysteries to Die For
Elsie is our mystery expert. And for a mystery expert, what could be better than having your picture taken with Stephen King and John...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Scott Takes Us On a Trip Around the World
It's very hard to think about traveling these days, but what's to stop us from taking a trip around the world from the comfort of our...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Doug Waxes Poetic
Doug has been writing wonderful book blurbs for the store. This latest collection is all poetry. We'll let Doug speak for himself as he...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 17, 20201 min read
Georgia Picks 5 of Her Favorite Novels
It's hard to pick 5 favorite novels when you own a bookstore. As you can imagine, Georgia is quite the reader. She loves contemporary...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Nora Picks 5 Memoirs
Nora is our book buyer, so we take her book recommendations seriously. Especially since she does such a fantastic job of selecting the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 6, 20201 min read
K is for Kindness
Melanie was feeling the need for some kindness the other day. She started poking around the store looking for books that would share the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Summer Reading to Keep You Cool
We are in the midst of summer. Sometimes summer in Florida feels like winter up North. It’s just too hot to leave the house. So, turn the...
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