It's been a decade since I first read The Boys of Winter, sixteen years since one of my all-time favorite movies, Miracle, was released in theaters, and 40 years, almost to the day, since the "Miracle on Ice" games was played between the seasoned USSR team and the fresh out of college USA team. A… Continue reading The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey
Millennials unite! This is my first millennial autobiography/memoir (I think?), and I absolutely thought I was not going to be able to relate to Anna, but I was oh so very surprised by her story, and my experience reading it. Synopsis From the Front Flap:In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech-industry idealism, Anna Wiener… Continue reading Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
Diary of a Bookseller #10 One of my favorite things to do at the bookstore is curate displays. As we've rearranged over the years, I've spent time focusing on bringing some of my favorite displays into the same area so when people are looking for recommendations, I have a designated spot to take them to… Continue reading My Favorite Spaces at the Bookstore
Whenever I am met with times of strife, I find solace in sports. From lacing up my own hockey skates and taking a spin at my local ice rink, or locking my feet into skis for a few miles of flying down a mountain, to just going for a run, it's a mental retreat for… Continue reading Favorite Sports Books
I had to take a step back these past few weeks and reassess why I write this blog. I wanted to join a community tag, and then was disheartened when I wasn't added to the list of participants. Which is silly. Why would I put such stock into recognition by others since I always told… Continue reading New This Month: February 2020
Rating out of 5 makes me stressed, I’m so hesitant to call something perfect, or the best of the best, because I always think, “Maybe I’ll like the next book more.” But there are a few things that ups the odds I’ll give a book 5 (or in my blog’s case, 10) stars. Reason #1… Continue reading Top 5 Reasons I Rate a Book 5 Stars
Mobituaries was featured in the holiday catalog for the regional association for the indie bookstore I work at, and it really sold quite well for the holidays. When it came time to find a new audiobook to listen to before bed, I thought I'd give Mobituaries as try, not knowing it tied into the podcast… Continue reading Mobituaries by Mo Rocca
Diary of a Bookseller #9 In the last few days, we've had a number of local, self-published authors come into the store and ask us to carry their books. We have a whole procedure for doing so, but one of the first is assessing who their publisher is. Often, the authors themselves don't know and… Continue reading The Publishers, and Their Imprints
One of my reading and blogging goals of the year is to participate more in the book blogging community. I figured a great way to start is by participating in the Top 5 Tuesday - I was already doing lists of books in some way on Tuesdays, so this seemed the most natural fit for… Continue reading Top 5 Books I Need to Read in 2020
It has become a well known fact that I enjoy memoirs and biographies of female journalists who cover the Middle East - It's What I Do and In Extremis are two of my all time favorite books I've ever read. This past year, however, women in the armed services and intelligence work has begun to… Continue reading Life Undercover by Amaryllis Fox
