You Should Probably Add These Incredible YA Books to Your TBR List Already
We LOVE that Cosmo did this because, hello, YA! And we applaud them for linking to Bookshop.org!
Happy Earth Day!
Illustration by Eric Carle for “The Tiny Seed”, published in 1970.
Kona, our dog or the week is a three-year-old miniature Labradoodle with the most wonderfully soft and scritchable chin! She loves to play b-a-l-l (and knows the word, so it needs to be spelled out to avoid exciting her), long walks with her family members, and to chase critters in the great outdoors.
The Story Prize
“The Story Prize―which recognizes the best story collection to be published each year―has quickly established itself as a nifty jewel in a writer’s crown.” The New York Times
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
coming in paperback 6/21/22
MOOSE is our latest Dog of the Week
Moose is a two-year-old chocolate Lab who lives with one of our favorite teachers. His loves include his lamby toy and his older sister, Nellie. A quiet, sensitive chap, Moose is in training to become a therapy dog. He certainly helped all of us.
Booksellers on Vacation
Our booksellers love to visit bookstores wherever they go. Sofia shared these pictures of book covers from her trip to Athens, Greece. She visited Psichogios and the WH Smith (in the Athens airport).
It’s Time for Spring Training, Let the Reading Begin
Spring Training has finally begun and our Red Sox are 5 and 0!
Spring, Fling, Books
Treat yourself or a book loving friend to a Spring Fling Subscription Box. You get three soon-to-be bestsellers, some book swag, and access to an exclusive online event with all three authors.
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Happy Birthday James Augustine Aloysius Joyce. Today also marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses.
We have the Vintage edition with the original foreword by the author and the historic court ruling that removed the federal ban. (United States v. One Book Entitled Ulysses). We also have the new illustrated edition from Other Press with art from Eduardo Arroyo.
Ulysses wasn’t published in book form until Sylvia Beach, a friend and proprietor of Shakespeare and Company in Paris offered to publish it on his birthday. If you want to read more about this fascinating part of Ulysses history you should pick up Kerri Maher’s new book The Paris Bookseller.