Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Harry Potter #8 I don't think it would be much of a stretch to rename the Millennial generation the Harry Potter generation. The series is one of the most unifying features of my generation. I was first introduced to the magical world at the at the age of nine, a year after the first book… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win Why did I decide to read Women in Sports... I hope I've established through my selection of books so far that I absolutely adore all books that celebrate strong women and positive female role models. Sports in particular hold a very special place in my heart - those are my… Continue reading Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky
The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth In January 2016, I went with my boss to an ABA (American Booksellers Association) event called "Winter Institute." It is the biggest gathering of independent booksellers and my boss reminded me that in addition to learning lots about the book world and being starstruck by all the authors present, I… Continue reading My Holiday in North Korea by Wendy E. Simmons
The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg A year and a half ago, shortly after I started working at an indie bookstore, I started a book club, The Modern Readers. It was not only a way to read new and interesting things, but also a way to meet new people and make new friends… Continue reading Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
Saxon Chronicles #1 I broke my own self-imposed rule - I watched The Last Kingdom on Netflix before I read The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell. I had picked up the first book in the series after my sister gave my husband the most recent in the Saxon Chronicles for Christmas one year, not only because I was intrigued,… Continue reading The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
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
Celebration of Books 