Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Peter and the Starcatchers #1 I am a sucker for Peter Pan stories, especially ones that provide a more interesting and compelling female character than Wendy! Synopsis Peter was the leader of the orphan boys because he was the oldest – or so he claimed. And because he could spit the farthest. Not that it… Continue reading Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
A Mostly True Memoir It is not often that I get the idea in my head that I absolutely must read a book at a particular time, but I decided this year before Christmas that I absolutely had to read Furiously Happy. My coworker, Jennifer, who loves Jenny Lawson, said "No, no. You have to… Continue reading Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
A former co-worker first recommended Cinnamon and Gunpowder to me when I told her of my love of pirate tales. It then became a book that sat on my shelf for far too long until I decided it should be a book selection for my book club, the Modern Readers! This is the original graphic used to… Continue reading Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
This book was recommended to me by a customer at the bookstore - and when I realized the illustrations were done by one of my favorite graphic novel artists, Skottie Young, I was sold. Synopsis "I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this:… Continue reading Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics Back in October, when this beautiful tome arrived at the bookstore, my coworkers were debating where it should be shelved. I chimed in by saying they could hold off deciding for a few days, because it was coming home with me! Then again, pretty much any book… Continue reading Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath
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
Celebration of Books 