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We Love Poetry!
“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” —Carl Sandburg At Bookstore1 we make it pretty clear that we love poetry. It’s been a...
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Great Reads
Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 111 min read
Personality and Style
"Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it." ~ Diane von Furstenberg Whether illustrating an imaginary...
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Nov 111 min read
Roxanne Reads Memoirs
Roxanne is our most dedicated memoir reader. Here are three recent life stories that she recommends. Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti...
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Nov 42 min read
Short Stories for Short Days
We’ve mentioned before that we love short stories and love to find a reason to highlight them for you. Since the days are shorter, how...
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Oct 212 min read
Literary Ghost Stories
Are you the type to shut yourself in with a good book on Halloween night? These seven books are as spine-chilling for their terrific...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 141 min read
Reading About Unusual Animals
"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons." ~Alice Walker~ Are you looking to distract yourself? What could be better then...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 141 min read
Pretty Covers
Sometimes all you need is a pretty book cover to make your day. We felt lucky when we found quite a few walking around the store. It was...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 71 min read
October is Cookbook Month!
Recipes are important but only to a point. What's more important than recipes is how we think about food, and a good cookbook should open...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 302 min read
Women Write Mysteries
“When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.” ~Mary Higgins Clark~ There are some great new mysteries by women...
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Sep 162 min read
Banned Books Week 2024
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The...
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Sep 161 min read
Writers' Lives
We love scouring the shelves looking for book trends. This week we found a trove of writers' biographies and memoirs. Let's take a dive...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 92 min read
We Love Debut Novels!
"The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written." ~ Joyce Carol Oates The Center for Fiction has announced the...
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Sep 11 min read
PaperbackPalooza: 2024 Second Edition
The new books keep on arriving and that includes paperbacks. Here are 15 paperbacks that have been released in the past three months....
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Aug 253 min read
Our Most Anticipated Books: Autumn Edition 2024
There are some great books coming out this autumn: Elizabeth Strout has a new book featuring Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge together,...
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Aug 191 min read
We Love Reading Genres!
In libraries, the art of helping readers find their perfect book is called Reader’s Advisory. In bookstores, we call it Hand Selling....
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Jul 291 min read
Best Sellers: Romance Edition
Saturday, August 17th is Bookstore Romance Day. To celebrate, here's a special best seller list of our best selling romances from the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 251 min read
Pretty in Pink
It’s kind of hard to miss a book with a pink cover. As we walk by our tables and shelves, these colorful books have been calling out to...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 252 min read
Inspiring Olympians
Have you been watching the 2024 Olympics in Paris? Perhaps seeing the spectacular athletes has you wondering about the Olympians and...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 151 min read
We Love Our Feline Friends!
“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” ~ Jules Verne At...
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Jul 72 min read
Joy and Happiness
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ― Guillaume Apollinaire The current state of the world...
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