Thursday, January 14th, 2021
My family has been diving deep this week into discussions of the first amendment and what a healthy protest looks like. There has been a lot to unpack for all of us, and these aren't straightforward conversations, especially for young people. That makes them all the more important, however. There is so much responsibility in being a good citizen. We need to understand our rights and how our actions affect those around us.
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
The countdown has begun! Follow along with our bookish advent calendar as we reveal a delightful new book for young readers each day until Christmas!
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
One of the many fun jobs we get as booksellers is seasonally changing displays, pulling out old favorites and bringing in new additions with the changing of season, holidays and special events. Normally with the approach of summer's end, we start gathering our return to school and fall favorites, books for calming nervous jitters and to welcome the changing seasons.
Thursday, September 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.
Did you know that the Discovery Channel's Shark Week is the longest running annual event on cable television? The celebration of one of nature's most feared and misunderstood creatures has been a feature since 1988! In honor of this year's event, we couldn't resist sharing a few of our favorite literary sharks.
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.
Wednesday, September 5th, 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.
Series are a great way to keep young readers engaged in what they're reading, and there are a lot of really fantastic series out there to discover. Actually, there are so many that we're breaking this feature into a multi-part series itself, covering lists of our favorite series in different genres. First up, Fantasy!
