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Halloween is finally here! And a colleague of mine tipped me off to a new Halloween tradition that involves swapping out your child’s heap of Halloween candy for books they will treasure over time. Sounds like a great idea to us! So when the switch witch comes after Halloween here are[…]
Around the office we’ve been patiently waiting for the debut memoir by the hilarious comedienne, Amy Poehler. Yes Please is out today and we could not be more thrilled to get our hands on it! In honor of all funny ladies of comedy here are a few more of our fave reads.[…]
Winter is just around the corner and if you live somewhere that boasts temperatures reaching freezing then you might want to check out a few of our book picks for best winter travel. Escape to Mexico or the Dominican Republic or even as far as Vietnam this year. Not in[…]
Our Facebook feed has been blowing up with excitement over As You Wish by Cary Elwes. For all you Princess Bride fans out there this is an perhaps old news. But for those who maybe missed the 80s phenomenon Cary Elwes, better know as the dashing Westerly in The Prince[…]
As Teen Read Week comes to a close we wanted to point out a few titles that we love right now. No matter what your teen is into we know we have a suggestion that will be perfect for them. And for more books to choose from visit our teen[…]
If you haven’t yet, you should check out Humans of New York. It’s a personal project by Brandon Stanton who portrays regular people with incredible insight. The companion book to the original Humans of New York, this one features the kids and their thoughts and expressions. Little Humans deftly shows the[…]
With all of the hot new genre release in fantasy and science fiction this fall, we thought we’d point out a few that kept us turning the pages and completely wrapped up in their world. Maplecroft by Cherie Priest The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so.[…]
There may be no shortage of LGBT culture represented in today’s literary scene, but to say that was not always the case would be a criminal understatement. Prior to the ’70s, such fare was scarce, and the best of it was rarer still. Trying to tally the best of contemporary[…]
It’s about that time of year when kids will only be thinking about one thing. Halloween. If you’re at a loss for what books to read to your kids to countdown to the holiday we have a few Halloween books for kids to share and even more here for you[…]
