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Books and Hometown Memories: Featuring Andrea
Andrea grew up in Ossining, New York, went to college in Geneva, New York, and has lived in Sarasota for over 40 years. I was born in the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- May 6, 2022
- 1 min
Books and Hometown Memories: Featuring Roxanne
Roxanne grew up in Perry, New York Perry, New York is still a small town in Western New York equidistant to Buffalo and Rochester. The...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- May 6, 2022
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Books and Hometown Memories: Featuring Doug
Doug grew up in Huntington, L.I. The harbor aromas and its boats filled my senses, and the trees on every street. Playing ball, feeding...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- May 2, 2022
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Feels Like Spring!
Spring is short lived in Florida. Before you know it, you will open your door to a hot, steamy morning. Here are seven springy novels to...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Apr 15, 2022
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Make Every Day Earth Day
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” Gary Snyder While you’re celebrating Mother Nature this Earth Day, consider picking up a...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Apr 11, 2022
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Poems We Love
April is one of our favorite months at Bookstore1. We love poetry and we love supporting poets. To prepare for Poem in Your Pocket Day on...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
There's an Accountant in that Book!
Although Tax Day has been moved up to April 18th this year, April 15th is traditionally Tax Day. To commemorate that day we did some...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Apr 4, 2022
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Looking at Poets' Lives
“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
For New Grandmas
Last week Melanie’s daughter gave birth to a little girl. Being booksellers, our first thought was what book to give her as a gift....
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
School's in Session! Reading the Classics
Since school just started, we thought it was a good time to see what classics have been popular lately. Many are from our Banned Book...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
A Saint Patrick's Day Reading List
There are so many wonderful books by Irish authors. Here are a few of our favorites. Sláinte!
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Globetrotting
While travel is starting to feel a little safer, most of us have not been on a journey to far off places in quite a while. To help ease...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Our Most Anticipated Books: March - May 2022
There are some great books coming out in the next few months...Atwood, Ferrante, Emily St. John Mandel and more! Order now, and we’ll...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
Love is in the Air
Who doesn't love a good love story? With Valentine's Day right around the corner, these great novels will have you thinking about dating,...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
PoetryLife 2022: The Presenter's Books
PoetryLife Tickets PoetryLife 2022 features poets Carolyn Forché and Pádraig Ó Tuama offering a critical reflection of our present day...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
5 Author Owned Bookstores to Visit
Even though I didn't know I was applying for the job, I have somehow become the spokesperson for independent bookstores. Ann Patchett The...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Florida Through the Years
In January, when Sarasota fills up with new homeowners, winter residents and tourists, I start thinking about the Florida of old. Those...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
New Year, New Books!
The December publishing hiatus has come to an end! Here are 6 new novels that are hitting our shelves in January, 2022 that we are most...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
Your Favorite Books of 2021!
Here they are! Our biggest sellers of 2021! These are your favorite books of the year! Fiction: Nonfiction:
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Bookstore1Sarasota
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Books Make Great Gifts -- Non-Fiction Edition
We have some wonderful books for foodies, animal lovers, music aficionados, historians and more. Here are 12 great non-fiction titles...
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