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This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, July 15 - July 22, 2023.

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Jul 24, 20231 min read


Other Voices: Reading Around the World
Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~ Anthony Burgess Sarasota seems quiet...

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Jul 17, 20232 min read


Roxanne Reviews "Hope"
Roxanne reviews Hope: A Novel by Andrew Ridker Hope: A Novel by Andrew Ridker impressed me. Let me count the ways: First, the novel’s...

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Jul 17, 20231 min read


Wintery Reads to Keep You Cool
It’s been so hot lately winter weather sounds good. While these books won’t make you reach for your mittens, they will give you an...

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Jul 7, 20232 min read


Your Favorite Books of the Year: 2023 Midyear Edition
Since we are midway through 2023,we thought we'd take a look at what books have been our biggest sellers the first six months of the...

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Jul 7, 20231 min read


Slow Down and Read a Classic
Let's delve into the realm of summer reading and timeless literary classics. It's a good time unwind and relinquish the need to keep up...

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Jul 3, 20231 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, June 24 - July 2, 2023.

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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Roxanne Reviews Niki
Roxanne reviews Niki by Christos Chomenidis Told from the point of view of the ghost of Niki Armaos, this epic historical WWII fiction is...

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Jun 26, 20231 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, June 17 - June 24, 2023.

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Jun 26, 20231 min read


Our Favorite Books: 2023 Midyear Edition
We're at the mid-point of 2023 and we’ve already checked off quite a few good books from our reading lists this year. And, since we love...

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Jun 19, 20233 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, June 9 - June 17, 2023.

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Jun 19, 20231 min read


What the Teens Are Reading
These are our hottest selling books for teens. With school being out, it's the perfect time to curl up with a great book to escape into...

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Jun 7, 20231 min read


Roxanne Reviews "The Book of Charlie"
Roxanne reviews The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David Von Drehle. The new...

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Jun 6, 20231 min read


10 New Paperbacks Perfect for Summer Reading
There's no doubt that publishers know that summer is the perfect for paperbacks. June is paperback month! Here are 10 new paperbacks that...

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Jun 6, 20231 min read


Celebrating Father's Day!
"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was...

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Jun 5, 20231 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, May 27 - June 3, 2023.

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Jun 5, 20231 min read


Vacations Gone Awry
A vacation may be the perfect time to kick back, relax, and unwind. In literature, it’s often the time for murder, mayhem, and...

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May 29, 20232 min read


Our Very Own Beach Reads
Often, when we think of beach reads they are romances or mysteries. But, why not something with a little more depth that has that...

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May 29, 20232 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore, May 20 - May 27, 2023.

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May 29, 20231 min read


A Memorial Day Reading List
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. ~Elie Wiesel~ Recommended...

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May 26, 20231 min read
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