Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Traveler #1 Back in January, a publicist contacted the bookstore I work at and asked if we wanted to do an event with a recently published YA author, L. E. DeLano, who lived close to the store. Rarely do we turn down an author event with a major publisher, so without a lot of information,… Continue reading Traveler by L. E. DeLano
or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions A few weeks ago, I made a semi-major life change - in an effort to be more healthy, I decided to take up running on a regular basis. Struggling to find a way to do everything I wanted to in my free time (basically, I would rather be… Continue reading Dear Ijeawele by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ember in the Ashes #1 Two years ago I attended BookCon in NYC and I'm so excited to be going back for the booksellers part, BookExpo, in just two short weeks! When I attended back in 2015, I attended a panel on which Marie Lu, Renee Ahdieh and Sabaa Tahir discussed the need for diverse… Continue reading An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Characters Who Created the Looks We Love Every time I meet with a publisher's rep, I cultivate a fairly extensive wishlist. Most of the reps ignore it completely, which is fine, they're busy people, but some very special reps, consider the purpose of advance copies of books and how that can help sales, especially… Continue reading Fictionally Fabulous by Anne Keenan Higgins
Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1 Just after I finished listening to the audiobook of The Lightning Thief, a good 8 years after my friend Iram told me I just had to read it, I found out it is part of this upcoming school year's Reading Olympics lists! I now can recommend officially 1 out of 45… Continue reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The same publisher rep who sent me Pantsuit Nation may have sent me more than a few other books as well! He officially retired on April 1st and my guess is, that after telling him repeatedly that he worked for my favorite of the publishers, he threw some caution to the wind and sent me well over half… Continue reading Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
I requested a copy of Pantsuit Nation from one of the publisher reps who visit the bookstore that I work at. Often times, if a book is not released as an ARC, or Advanced Reader Copy, it is unlikely for a publisher to just send a free copy of a finished book... but this time, I… Continue reading Pantsuit Nation by Libby Chamberlain
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Celebration of Books 