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Reading Around the World
“Writers make national literature, while translators make universal literature.” ~ Jose Saramago Let's start the year off with a trip...

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Jan 1, 20242 min read


Our Favorite Covers of the Year: 2023 Edition
We know that the cover definitely influences the sale of a book, so we pay attention to what a book looks like. Here are 25 covers we...

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Dec 23, 20231 min read


The Animal Kingdom
The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. ~ Charles Darwin Is there an animal lover in your life? Or perhaps...

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Dec 18, 20231 min read


PoetryLife 2024 News: Favorite Poem is Back!
Favorite Poem is Back! Dear poetry lovers, Our annual Favorite Poem Reading has been on hiatus since a certain pandemic turned all our...

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Dec 13, 20232 min read


Your Favorite Books of 2023
Here they are! Our biggest sellers of 2023! These are your favorite books of the year! Fiction: Nonfiction:

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Dec 10, 20231 min read


Our Favorite Books of the Year: 2023 Edition
It's our biggest book list of the year! We've had a great year at the store and we read and loved some wonderful books. Our 2023 list...

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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Our Most Anticipated Books: December 2023-February 2024
There are some great fiction and non-fiction books coming out this winter. Kristin Hannah, Alex Michaelides, Kate Quinn, Douglas Preston,...

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Nov 27, 20232 min read


Out in Space
“The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.” – Sir Arthur Eddington, The Nature of the...

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Nov 20, 20232 min read


Musical Lives
Music is life itself. ~Louis Armstrong, Jazz trumpeter (1901-1971) A slew of memoirs, biographies and coffee table books by and about...

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Nov 13, 20231 min read


November is Picture Book Month
“Reading brings us unknown friends.” ~Honoré De Balzac November is Picture Book Month, a tribute to the enduring importance of the...

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Nov 6, 20231 min read


It's Book Award Season!
It’s time for literary prizes and awards. The Nobel Prize for Literature, the Kirkus Prize and the Pulitzer Prize have been awarded, and...

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Oct 30, 20232 min read


Books to Film: Great Stories on the Screen
Hollywood has always had a penchant for bringing books to the big and small screens. In the era of streaming, adaptations of literary...

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Oct 23, 20232 min read


Great New Graphic Novels
"When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling." ~Ted Rall Andrea and Ben were...

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Oct 16, 20232 min read


Big Chefs - Great Recipes: October is Cookbook Month!
The cookbooks I value the most in my collection are the ones where you hear the author's voice and point-of-view in every recipe.~...

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Oct 2, 20232 min read


Journalists Write Books: News You Can Use
The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, "prepares journalists worldwide to hold powerful people accountable and promote...

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Sep 25, 20232 min read


Fantasy Fiction: Visit a Land of Magic
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." ~J. R. R. Tolkien~ Fantasy fiction keeps growing in...

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Sep 14, 20232 min read


PaperbackPalooza!
It's new book season, and that includes paperbacks. Here are 12 paperbacks just being released. They span a wide range of...

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Sep 11, 20231 min read


We Love Stephen King!
“Go then, there are other worlds than these.” ~ Stephen King, The Gunslinger~ Stephen King has a new novel, Holly. We are always thrilled...

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Sep 4, 20231 min read


Local Author Book Fair October 21, 2023
Not only do we love our local authors, but we know you'll love them, too. Let us introduce you! On Saturday, October 21, local authors...

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Sep 1, 20231 min read


The Art of Writing
“Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it’s work. … Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned...

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Aug 28, 20232 min read
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