Celebrating Audiobook Month
Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
June is Audiobook Month! Caitlin, our resident audiobook aficionado and book selector for our Brilliant Books Monthly Audio subscribers, shares five reasons why she loves audiobooks.
Opinion
The Problem with Exclusives
Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Caitlin knows a thing or two about audiobooks. She's our designated audiobook selector for Brilliant Books Monthly's audio edition, and listens to two or three books a week just for fun. But as much as she loves audiobooks, there are a few things about them really make her mad. The biggest one is Audible Exclusives.
Where Have the Unicorns Gone?
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
It started with a discussion of Unicorn Day.
For years, we've been meaning to put together something fun to celebrate Unicorn Day (April 9th, in case you need to mark your calendar), and as we were brainstorming recently, we were listing our favorite unicorn books for young readers. Slowly, we began to notice an unexpected trend...
Hard Books Worth Reading
Thursday, January 28th, 2021
There are some books that grab your attention from page one. Others make you work to get fully absorbed in the stories they contain. While some of the books in the latter category end up unfinished and gathering dust on our shelves, others are worth the effort.
In Defense of the Rom-Com
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
It's no secret that I love a good rom-com. From Casey McQuiston's Red White and Royal Blue to Emily Henry's Beach Read, and even Emma Lord's Tweet Cute, there's always at least one that makes its way into my favorite books of the year. Sometimes, there's nothing I want to read more than a quick, relatively lighthearted story knowing that regardless of what drama ensues, it's almost guaranteed to have a happy ending.
A New Hope For Healing: Amanda Gorman’s powerful inauguration message
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
For me, one of the most impressive moments during yesterday’s presidential inauguration of the Biden administration was the reading of the inaugural poem by the young Amanda Gorman.
On Power and Protest
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.
What's in a Genre?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
When you walk into a bookstore, chances are the shelves are marked with signs denoting genres. But what happens when a book isn't so easy to categorize? Caitlin explores the pros and cons of this particular system of classification.
We Need to Talk
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Along with our fellow Traverse City businesses, we've noticed a rather disturbing trend of late, and it's something we all need to address.
Finding Different Joys
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
We're living in "unprecedented times." How often have we heard that phrase recently? Or perhaps its close cousin "difficult times." Both have started to feel pretty meaningless, a pretty platitude that glosses over the truth:
None of us signed up for this.