Lose Yourself in the World of Books
I don't know what it is, but I've been struggling to get into books this month. Who knows, maybe it's all my other hobbies taking up my time right now? Hopefully next month will be better. Trying something new here for this section - there are always so many books on my plate that it… Continue reading January 2023 Wrap Up
The Lives of the Mitford Sisters Laura and I have recounted this story a few times, but we both were/are a bit obsessed with the original Kathleen Kennedy, younger sister of JFK. We first learned about her through fiction, The Montmaray Chronicles, and then followed her through biographies and fiction. One name kept coming up… Continue reading The Six by Laura Thompson
This one is inspired by the conversations I've had with my coworkers in the past few weeks as we've all been setting our reading goals. Diary of a Bookseller #26 I'll get it out of the way for anyone who needs to hear it: You don't have to finish every book you start. There, now… Continue reading Life’s Too Short to Read Bad Books
Back in December, my boss asked me if I'd be interested in running an event with Deeba. When he first handed me the book, I was a bit skeptical, mostly because I still struggle to read book about grandmothers. But ultimately I said yes, and I'm so glad I did. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Taking… Continue reading House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur
Also known as books I want to read this year that have not yet been published! For the sake of not doing another Bookish Tuesday post with no links to reviews, I'm also adding books I've already read that come out this year (some were on my favorites of 2022 as well). The End of… Continue reading Frontlist TBR for 2023
Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), Tap & Gown For years I had thought this series had gone out of print until I finally just asked our Random House rep and he confirmed that, 15 years later, this series is, in fact, still in print. It can be tricky to find,… Continue reading Secret Society Girl/Ivy League series by Diana Peterfreund
Also known as books I want to read this year that have already been published! Backlist is, essentially, anything that is already out. It's technically something more than 1 season old. Everything published from September to December is still technically frontlist (if I'm remembering correctly), but for these purposes, I'm treating it as anything pre-2023!… Continue reading Backlist TBR for 2023
A How-To Guide from the First Family of Podcasting At the old bookstore, there had been talk of launching a podcast. And after all, everyone has a podcast at this point, right? Well, that never happened, though some employees did launch their own and I wish them all the luck! Always wanting to be prepared,… Continue reading Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) by the McElroy Brothers
This past year is one that has been full of changes, both big and small, happy and sad, but through it all, I made it to 2023. Diary of a Bookseller #25 So as I've alluded to in a few posts, I work at a different bookstore now than the one that I was at… Continue reading A Year as a Bookseller
I realized each time I do an end of year wrap up, I usually fail to mention which books were my favorites of the year. Sometimes I focus too much on the ones I didn't like, particularly if the last one of the year doesn't really resonate with me. I figure this is a good… Continue reading 2022 Favorite Books Read
Celebration of Books 