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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Our Staff Picks for September
Here is our monthly selection of staff picks recommended for your reading pleasure. Click on the book covers to see who recommended the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 6, 20203 min read
Upcoming Books We Highly Recommend
One great perk of being a bookseller is that you get to read books before they are published. Why? So we can recommend them to you! Here...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Doug's Five Random Picks
Doug is mixing it up this time. He’s been writing book blurbs like crazy...here are 5 that we’re happy he pointed our way. Florida Man by...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Bitter and Sweet...What Could Be Better?
Andrea’s most favorite books are those that have you laughing and crying...those bittersweet novels that you just can’t forget. These are...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 10, 20201 min read
It's Political Thriller Season!
There is no escaping the fact that politics is in the air. With the conventions right around the corner, Elsie thought it was a great...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Elsie Recommends 5 Mysteries to Die For
Elsie is our mystery expert. And for a mystery expert, what could be better than having your picture taken with Stephen King and John...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Our Staff Picks for August
Here is our monthly selection of staff picks recommended for your reading pleasure. Click on the book covers to see who recommended the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Scott Takes Us On a Trip Around the World
It's very hard to think about traveling these days, but what's to stop us from taking a trip around the world from the comfort of our...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Doug Waxes Poetic
Doug has been writing wonderful book blurbs for the store. This latest collection is all poetry. We'll let Doug speak for himself as he...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 17, 20201 min read
Georgia Picks 5 of Her Favorite Novels
It's hard to pick 5 favorite novels when you own a bookstore. As you can imagine, Georgia is quite the reader. She loves contemporary...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Nora Picks 5 Memoirs
Nora is our book buyer, so we take her book recommendations seriously. Especially since she does such a fantastic job of selecting the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Our Staff Picks for July
Here is our monthly selection of staff picks recommended for your reading pleasure. Click on the book covers to see who recommended the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jun 20, 20201 min read
We're Celebrating Pride Month!
"We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Doug's White Privilege Listening Project
I’m dubbing this "the white privilege listening project" because reading, after all, can be a form of listening. It is a need we all...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jun 6, 20201 min read
Katia Picks 5 -- Contemporary Fiction
What better way to spend a Saturday then in a comfy chair reading a good book, and here's Katia doing just what she loves. Katia has...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Our Staff Picks for June
Here is our monthly selection of staff picks recommended for your reading pleasure.
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Bookstore1Sarasota
May 30, 20201 min read
James Picks 5 -- He Loves Non-fiction
James is our new manager and we are so glad that he is in the job! These past few months have been challenging, but James has been there...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
May 22, 20201 min read
Melanie Picks 5 Kids Books
Melanie takes great care of our Secret Garden children's area. We really miss seeing families back there reading stories. So, we sent...
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