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Spotlight on Bookstores: *Brookline Booksmith* in Brookline, Mass.

This week’s Spotlight on Bookstores post is written by Daphne Kalotay, author of the captivating novel Russian Winter, which will be out on September 7 (oh, the day my kids return to school, mark the date for many reasons!).  I’ll post my review of Russian Winter tomorrow; here’s a six-word tease: “I didn’t want it [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: FOUR great indies from author Sandra Novack

Today’s Spotlight on Bookstores post is written by author Sandra Novack, whose debut novel Precious was published by Random House last year, is out in paperback on August 31, and is a Fall ’10 “Reader’s Circle Selection.”  She is available via Skype for book club chats, so if your book group has the ‘wait for the [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: fun incentive to shine a spotlight!

This is FUN!  Have you read any of the Spotlight on Bookstores posts here and thought, “hey, I’d like to tell people about A Wonderful Bookstore!”?  Well, here’s your chance!

Do you read The Olive Reader, the blog of Harper Perennial?  It’s a great place to get info on up-and-coming titles, fun videos (not all relating [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *Sandmeyer's Bookstore* in Chicago, by Emily Tedrowe

In this week’s Spotlight on Bookstore’s post, Emily Gray Tedrowe supports her thesis that “ the people who own, work at, and shop in independent bookstores” are as important as the books themselves, as she pays homage to Sandmeyer’s Bookstore in Chicago.  Tedrowe’s short fiction has been published in many reviews and journals; her debut novel, [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *Saturn Booksellers* in Gaylord, Michigan

I’m thrilled to introduce this week’s Spotlight on Bookstores post, written by author Katrina Kittle.  You may be familiar with Kittle’s previous novels, including Traveling Light and Two Truths and a Lie, or you may have picked up on the excitement surrounding the release of her most recent novel, The Blessings of the Animals.  Read on [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *McNally Jackson Books* in New York, NY

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and, although my photography skills are not the finest, I’m happy to share several photos of “the McNally Jackson experience” Beth Fish and I had back in May. 

We had mapped out a number of indie bookstores that we wanted to visit during our unscheduled time at [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *Hub City Books* in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Kathy from BermudaOnion shares this introduction to Hub City Books in Spartanburg – it’s love at first sight for me!  The building, the neighborhood, the philanthropy and involvement with readers and writers … oh, yes, and the coffee roasters next door!  I’ve started following HubCityBookshop on twitter, “friended” them on Facebook, and suggest you might [...]

A hedgehog walks into a bookstore ...

“Are you sitting down?”, the e-mail began.   “No, I mean really…..are you sitting down?  You’re not even going to believe this!!”

This note from Hilary Emerson Lay, the manager at The Spirit of ’76 bookstore in Marblehead, Mass., greeted me last Monday morning.  Yes, I was sitting down (hand wrapped firmly around my second cup [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *A Novel Idea* in Bristol, Rhode Island

Eve Marie Mont lives with her husband, Ken, and her shelter dog, Maggie, in suburban Philadelphia, where she teaches high school English and creative writing.  I’m excited to welcome her to She Is Too Fond of Books with a Spotlight on Bookstores post about a charming shop in Rhode Island.  Eve may find her own [...]

Spotlight on Bookstores: *Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks* in New York, NY

When we were in New York for BEA last month, Candace from Beth Fish Reads and I visited a few bookstores … far too few bookstores!  Sometime I’d like to take a bookstore vacation, touring cities far and near, seeking out bookstores large and small.  In the meantime, I’ll remain content to discover them one at a [...]