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Pride Despite Prejudice

I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with something upbeat to write for Pride Month. It's been a tough year for all of us, and for a lot of people in the LGBTQ+ community things aren't getting better.  For example, more than 140 bills have been introduced in 33 states to restrict the rights of transgender people. There is proposed legislation in Texas that would make providing gender-affirming medical care to a child a felony, tantamount to child abuse. Religious organizations are fighting against allowing gay couples to foster children.

Beyond Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, April 15th, 2021

It’s no secret that we here at Brilliant Books are a bunch of nerds. And one thing we love even more than our various nerdy pursuits is sharing our nerdiness with the world, and especially with you, our devoted customers. You may not know this about me, but in addition to my love of science and theatre, I’m also a big fan of tabletop role playing games. After all, who doesn’t want to pretend to be a wizard or a swordfighter or a magical cat? Here are a few of my favorite systems that step outside the traditional framework of a dungeon and/or a dragon.

 

In for a Pound...

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

The other day I was musing on why we use "lb" when we refer to weight in pounds. As it turns out, lb is an abbreviation of the Latin word libra (balance or scales) and also the initials for libra pondo (a pound by weight). In English we kept pondo (pound) and use lb for the unit itself. This is also where the symbol for British pounds (₤) comes from, and Italy’s pre-Euro currency the lira is also a shortened form of libra. I had no idea!

 

Bowie Books

Thursday, January 13th, 2021

Last week was the anniversary of not only David Bowie’s birthday (January 8th) but also the anniversary of his death (January 10th). He would have been 74 years old.  Bookseller Anthony shares some of his favorite literary works inspired by the Thin White Duke.

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90 Seconds: Quotable Books

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Since we can't have dozens of customers in store as we usually would this time of year, we've come up with other ways to keep our booksellers' recommending skills sharp.  The latest challenge?  The 90 second book list.  Here's how it works.  Each bookseller gets a topic and 90 seconds to find as many books as fit that topic as possible.

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90 Seconds: Childhood Favorites

Monday, August 10th, 2020

Since we can't have dozens of customers in store as we usually would this time of year, we've come up with other ways to keep our booksellers' recommending skills sharp.  The latest challenge?  The 90 second book list.  Here's how it works.  Each bookseller gets a topic and 90 seconds to find as many books as fit that topic as possible.

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