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Great Reads


Roxanne Reviews "Whole Brain Living"
Roxanne reviews Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor A recent...

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Jul 25, 20211 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. July 4 - July 11, 2021

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Jul 11, 20211 min read


What the Kids Are Reading
Here are our hottest selling kids book for the first six months of 2021. Our kid's Secret Garden is always a busy place.

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Jul 11, 20211 min read


Horses!
July 15th is National I Love Horses Day...a day to recognize these magnificent creatures. Here are five books we recommend that showcase...

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Jul 11, 20212 min read


Our Most Anticipated Books: August - October 2021
Before you know it, summer will be over! Here is a selection of books we are most excited about that are being released in the next three...

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Jul 9, 20213 min read


Melanie's Ode to the Book and Bookshops
You know you’re a bookworm if you can’t get enough books about bookstores, libraries, and books. Our bookseller Melanie certainly fits...

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Jul 5, 20212 min read


Roxanne Review "Stories to Tell"
Roxanne reviews Stories to Tell: A Memoir by Richard Marx I may have found my fraternal, yet far more talented, twin brother after...

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Jul 5, 20211 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. June 27 - July 3, 2021

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Jul 5, 20211 min read


Red Hot Mid-Summer Reads!
It’s steamy outside...either you’re going to the beach or stretched out on the couch. It was a hard, weird winter. Summer is here! Time...

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Jun 28, 20211 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. June 19 - June 26, 2021

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Jun 28, 20211 min read


Books that Touched Elsie's Soul
At the store we've been collecting the books that mean the most to us...those books that touched our soul. Here are seven selections that...

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Jun 21, 20212 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. June 13 - June 19, 2021

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Jun 21, 20211 min read


Happy Father's Day!
Looking for a last minute Father’s Day gift? All these books are in-stock and ready for you to pick up. We’ll even gift wrap too! Here’s...

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Jun 14, 20211 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. June 5 - June 12, 2021

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Jun 14, 20211 min read


Our Top Best Sellers January - June, 2021!
We took a look at our best sellers for the past six months. Here's our January - June, 2021 best seller roundup!

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May 30, 20211 min read


This Week's Top 10 Best Sellers in Sarasota
What your neighbors are reading from your local independent bookstore. May 22 - May 29, 2021

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May 30, 20211 min read


Roxanne Reviews "Second Place"
Roxanne reviews Second Place by Rachel Cusk. Rachel Cusk’s new novel Second Place will leave you speechless, mute in the way a truly...

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May 30, 20211 min read


Father’s Day Family Stories
With Father’s Day right around the corner, we started thinking about those big sprawling novels that encompass multigenerational extended...

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May 27, 20212 min read


Three Books Even More Cherished Once Shared
Roxanne recommends three books that are even more cherished once shared. The adage “Shared joy is a double joy'' is indeed true,...

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May 24, 20212 min read


James Wants to Expand Your Consciousness
James has a penchant for books that expand your consciousness. The type of book that lets you see the world in a new way, or see the...

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May 24, 20211 min read
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