Conversation about Books, Music and Movies 
Today in the United States and Canada it’s National Bike to Work Day. As bike commuter myself, naturally I’m going to use that as excuse to celebrate books about that most marvelous invention, the bicycle. The “I Love Books and Bicycles” Grab Bag Giveaway But that’s not all. Today we’re[…]
Recently one of the Alibris forum posts was asking if anyone knew a good book series to read. Series are great because once you get into the characters and story the fun continues. It’s like a good TV series where you don’t want it to end. I have some great[…]
Five Books Your Mother Will Love Look, I don’t know your mom. My mom’s a former postal worker, a tenacious crafter, a hippie and a hardcore rock n roller (Hi mom! Thanks for life on earth!). Though she’s a terrific gardener, she does not want me to give her a[…]
When I saw that Duke Ellington’s birthday was coming up, I decided I wanted to know what the best Ellington albums are. I decided to use my go-go-gadget guest post hosting power to find out. I invited Justin Scoville, AKA the Jazz Daddy, to write this post in honor of[…]
There is so much good music out there that I’m not even going to list a bunch of bands in this post. Instead I’m going to go broader, by introducing you to a bunch of indie genres you may not be familiar with. The Internet is a rabbit hole where you can get lost for hours on a single subject, and music is no exception. If you are intrigued by just one of the genres below, you’ll find many hours of listening pleasure.
This is part II of a three-part series on getting to know the Alibris.com authors. Today’s post will introduce author Steve Cianfichi. I’ve been collecting stamps, on and off, for most of my life. Whenever I live near a stamp store my collection seems to grow, though naturally I have[…]
Since Alibris relaunched the blog, we’ve been making improvements every day. There are always kinks to be worked out, and we’re excited to get your feedback not just on what Alibris is, but what you think it should be. To that end I want to introduce myself, and the vision[…]
Today on the 100-year anniversary of the Armenian genocide, we talk to Dana Walrath, the author of a YA book about two Armenian children fleeing the violence.
Happy Earth Day! Let’s take stock of where we’re at in our ongoing relationship with Mother Nature. Let’s see…a group of European scientists presented evidence that we can expect severe floods to double in the next hundred years. The New York Times reports that the megadroughts in California (and much[…]
