T Fleischmann Explores the Murky Relationships That Make Us Who We Are
Almost everyone has had a relationship they can’t really define. But just because we can’t put words to them doesn’t mean these relationships are any less...
Why Can’t We Make Up Our Minds About Sally Rooney?
A few weeks ago Interview Magazine asked five New York City booksellers for their thoughts on Irish literary phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from establishing which New...
I (Re-)Discovered Comics in Grad School: 5 Favorites
How often do you hear “grad school” and “pleasure reading” used in the same sentence? Not very often, I am willing to bet. There is a...
Harper Lee’s Writing About A Preacher Serial Killer and Other Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers
A monthly roundup of favorite mystery and thriller reviews from the biweekly Unusual Suspects crime newsletter, highlighting some great new releases and backlist mysteries that shouldn’t...
When Childhood Books Should Not Be Revisited
Sometimes the books we read as children work wonderfully until we revisit them as adults—and suddenly, the books no longer make sense. Maybe The Lion, the...
Plant-Based Cookbooks with Spice and Soul
Ever feel like your vegan or vegetarian recipes are missing a little flavor? A little spice? A little soul? A little, ahem, touch of color? I...
Let’s Fund The Heck Out Of Phoenix’s First And Only Bilingual Bookstore
Rioters, on deck. Palabras Bilingual Bookstore is an AMAZING bookstore that’s the first and only of its kind to bring bilingual Spanish/English books to the Phoenix...
11 Upcoming LGBTQ Books to Preorder During Pride Month
This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, giving Pride Month revelers an extra reason to be loud and proud. The folks here at...
7 Powerful Quotes From LOVE MEDICINE by Louise Erdrich
Thirty-five years ago, reading the weekly New York Times Book Review during my book clerk days at Stacey’s Bookstore, San Francisco, was a frequent and favorite pastime....
5 British Books to Look Out For in the U.S. in June
There’s an embarrassment of riches among British books published in the U.S. this month, and it was hard to choose which to highlight. But here are...
