Lose Yourself in the World of Books
How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps I've started referring to January as Self-Help Month. I know it's really in the summer, or something like that, but if working in a books store for the last 4 Januarys has taught me only one thing, it's that the best selling section of the store… Continue reading Adulting (Updated Edition) by Kelly Williams Brown
Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation Continuing on my feminist/sociology book kick, I finally read (well listened to) a book by Rebecca Traister. Synopsis From the back cover:Today, only around 20 percent of Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine are wed, compared to the nearly 60 percent in 1960. Traister… Continue reading All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
Wisdom of Pooh #1 I have long been intrigued by The Tao of Pooh and decided the holiday season was a good time to read it to try to keep myself settled and focused. Synopsis The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh! ... in which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoist… Continue reading The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The Year on the Blog A Big THANK YOU! to Our Readers & Followers This year has been a bit of an up and down reading year (September and October were nearly entirely lost), we posted all of our "backlogged" reviews from previous years and have completely transitioned to WordPress from our old platform -… Continue reading 2018 Year in Books
When I was looking for a fun new book to read, one of my coworkers recommended As You Wish. As is my habit this year, I immediately went searching for an audiobook and discovered that Cary, and the entire still living cast of The Princess Bride, with one exception, read the audiobook! Synopsis From actor Cary Elwes,… Continue reading As You Wish by Cary Elwes
In continuing my war correspondent memoir/biography trend, I figured it was time I pick up Martha Gellhorn's Travels with Myself and Another. Those who know who she is typically think of her as Hemingway's third wife, but those who care about journalism, know her as one of the first female war correspondents, and inspiration to… Continue reading Travels with Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn
The Emmy Lake Chronicles #1 Working six days a week at the bookstore for the holidays is crazy and I'm way off of my normal posting schedule. But it's probably one of my favorite times in the store - I get to tell people about my favorite books all day and they're most inclined to… Continue reading Dear Mrs. Bird by A. J. Pearce
A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies Bestsellers intrigue me. I don't read many, which seems to confuse bookstore patrons until I tell them that I read other books so that when they have finished a bestseller and want something similar, I have a recommendation for them. But… Continue reading The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Coming into the holiday book/gift buying season, I like to reflect on the books that brought me joy - very few people want tearjerkers as their holiday read! Below are just a few titles that are on my "holiday recommendations" shelf at the store! Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath I can't say enough how wonderful… Continue reading Books That Made Me Happy
Notes from a Loud Woman In my never-ending quest to find a fun audiobook to listen to before bed, I stumbled upon Shrill and was immediately intrigued. I remembered picking it up at the store months ago and it sounding interesting so I figured I'd give it a shot! Synopsis Coming of age in a culture that… Continue reading Shrill by Lindy West
Celebration of Books 