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4 Indie Bookstores Offer Their Top Suspense Reads

Sunscreen? Check. Swim suit? Check. Summer suspense? Grab some of these. There’s nothing like a good, gripping tale to help you unwind. We randomly polled four independent bookstores that specialize in murder and mayhem about new bestsellers in the suspense category. Surprisingly, there were no overlaps as each store named…
Joanna Poncavage
June 28, 2018
Miscellany

Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Anderson Books in Naperville, IL

Pictured: Susan Buschmann, bookseller (for around 15 years) Interviewee: Candy Purdom, events & publicity coordinator for 17 years Owner: Becky Anderson — once ran for Congress, now overseeing construction of her new home in Michigan this summer —∞— Store Awards & Recognition Include: 2002, 2015  Lucille Pannell Award - Best…
Sharon Geltner
August 20, 2021
Miscellany

Watch “The Booksellers” at Home, Support Your Local Theater

“Lovely and wistful … a documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that contains the world.” — Variety https://youtu.be/ymcRRt3Ix04 The long weekend is upon us, and we're looking for things to do. But entertainment establishments remain closed…
BookTrib
May 22, 2020
Miscellany

What’s Pulsing in the Book World This Week

BookTrib wants to keep you in the loop! Here’s what has been pulsing through the book world this week: Just What Isolation Ordered: Eight Brick-Sized Books to Knock Out Your Pandemic-Induced Boredom — The Cut Anne Tyler’s Quirky Protagonist Keeps Taking the Same Romantic Tumbles in The Redhead by the…
BookTrib
April 3, 2020
Miscellany

15 Best Independent Bookstore Bargains

Fueling a book addiction can be seriously expensive. While reading is an enjoyable and worthwhile experience, if you still enjoy the feel of a paperback or hardcover in your hands, financing the experience can put a dent in your budget. As we get closer to the holidays it's nice to find bargains…
Rachel Fogle De Souza
October 26, 2017
Nonfiction

Oh How Quaint to Own a Bookshop in a Scottish Village: Not!

“There is a stereotype of the impatient, intolerable, antisocial proprietor….There are exceptions, of course, and many booksellers do not conform to this type. Sadly, I do,” admits Shaun Bythell. From the very start of the The Diary of a Bookseller (Melville House) author Shaun Bythell is anything but an idyllic bookstore…
Rebecca Proulx
September 5, 2018
Nonfiction

A Better Tomorrow: 3 Books that Can Change the World

In the words of the musical that wowed America Thursday night, “Don’t bring me no bad news.” It seems like that’s all we see in the headlines lately, but Odyssey Bookshop has the balm that heals: their selection of “Books that Can Change the World.” First opened in 1963, Odyssey…
Ben S. Dutka
December 4, 2015
Nonfiction

Unique Writing: 3 Books That Offer Fresh Forms of Prose

Tired of the same old, narrative style? This week we offer three books that dive deeper and offer fresh prose styles, thanks to recommendations from our friends at City Lights Books in San Francisco. These books brilliantly employ unique methods of writing to bring their stories to life. One of…
Ben S. Dutka
October 9, 2015
FictionMiscellany

Larry McMurtry, Acclaimed Author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and “The Last Picture Show,” Dies at 84

Photo Credit: Diana Lynn Ossana The highly successful writer Larry McMurtry died yesterday, Thursday, March 25, at 84 years old. He’s known for penning his bildungsroman Lonesome Dove, the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, and the adapted-for-film Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show, among many others; he’s overarchingly lauded…
Judy Moreno
March 26, 2021