Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Today, April 15th, we'll be hosting authors Wendy Heard and Tirzah Price for a live virtual event as they talk about their new novels, their writing process, and more! We wanted to take a minute to share a little sneak peek and introduce our guests. Today, it's Wendy's turn!
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
On Thursday, April 15th, we'll be hosting authors Tirzah Price and Wendy Heard for a live virtual event as they talk about their new novels, their writing process, and more! We wanted to take a minute to share a little sneak peek and introduce our guests, starting with Tirzah!
Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Kendall's up to 11 books already for 2021, a feat she pulls off by having more than one book in the works at any given moment. Here's a rundown of what's in her currently ready stack right now.
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.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
I love roadtrip novels any time of the year whether it's January or June. But, in an effort to spend as much time at home as I can, I'm looking for even more adventure-filled tales to escape into. Here's some of my favorite roadtrip (and tracktrip?) books to help you travel the world from the comfort of your couch.
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Meet Jason Reynolds, (if you haven't already). He's an incredible award-winning author of books for both children and young adults and a huge indie bookstore advocate. Last week, Jason sat down with PBS to recommend his favorite books for young readers to check out this summer. Some are incredibly timely, others offer a bit of escapism. All are books worth reading.
That's why we work in the other direction.
Friday, June 12th, 2020
Recommending books to teenagers during Pride month is always my favorite. As someone who reads and loves queer literature year-round, I love that there's an entire month every year where people are extra excited to get their hands on books about the LGBTQ+ community. We've all heard of Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, and while these are great books to start with, this year I wanted to share some of my favorite lesser known books to read this June.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
Ah, required reading. How we all love to hate it. Regardless of how you feel about the books you read in high school, it's no secret that some of it can read as a bit dated. So, without any further ado, I present The Required Reading Remix, five young adult books recommended based on themes, settings, and characters found on many required reading lists, perfect for anyone looking to create their own summer reading list!
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
When it comes to cartegorizing books, it's not always black and white. Some books are clearly aimed at younger readers, some are clearly aimed at adults. But what happens when that distinction isn't quite so clear? Whether you're an adult looking for something a bit quicker to get through or a teenager looking to branch out into some adult titles, here are some of my favorite crossover titles to check out.
Friday, April 10th, 2020
So, it's finally happened.
Your ambitious young reader has finally made their way through all of the middle grade series they've loved over the last few years and you've decided that they're finally ready to try out some young adult titles. But where do you start?
