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Bookstore1Sarasota
Mar 111 min read
A Sea of Green Novels for St. Patrick's Day
The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination.― George Bernard Shaw We have to admit that most of this selection of novels has...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 301 min read
Reading the Oscars
Nominations for the 96th annual Oscars have been announced and many of the honored films have strong literary connections. Here are the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 292 min read
Our Most Anticipated Books: March - May 2024
There are some great fiction and non-fiction books coming out this spring. Amor Towles, Tana French, Stephen King, Erik Larson and other...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 292 min read
Ben Recommends Reading Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is a literary genre that combines science-fiction, history and fantasy to explore the African-American experience and aims...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 262 min read
Reading Presidential Fiction
With President's Day around the corner, why not delve into fictional portrayals of presidents to get ready? If the news brings you down,...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 261 min read
PaperbackPalooza: Just Out in 2024
The new books keep on arriving and that includes paperbacks. Here are 15 paperbacks that have come out in 2024. They span a wide range of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 251 min read
We Love Reading Poetry!
We're excited about PoetryLife Week, so we took a look at the best selling poetry collections of the past year for inspiration. We love...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 251 min read
What the Kids Are Reading
Here are our hottest selling kids book for the past year. There are hippos, cats, otters, owls and more! We love having kids come in and...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 242 min read
Modern Love Poems
We all know the classic poets known for their poems of love. Of course there’s Neruda, Shakespeare, Browning, and Rumi, but what about...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 212 min read
A Good Time for a Mystery
January 19th was Edgar Allen Poe’s birthday, and The Mystery Writers of America have just announced the nominees for the 78th annual...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 152 min read
Staff Pick Sleepers
Sometimes when we read a book we can’t wait to write up a staff pick card, thinking “This book was great, I’m sure everyone will love...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 81 min read
New Year, New You: Self-Help to Start the Year
Have you made a new New Year’s resolution to live your best life in 2024? For those seeking inspiration, motivation, and a positive...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 81 min read
Our First Reads of 2024
It’s the second week of 2024, and we’ve already started our reading for the year. We asked around the store to find out what the first...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Jan 12 min read
Reading Around the World
“Writers make national literature, while translators make universal literature.” ~ Jose Saramago Let's start the year off with a trip...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Our Favorite Covers of the Year: 2023 Edition
We know that the cover definitely influences the sale of a book, so we pay attention to what a book looks like. Here are 25 covers we...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 18, 20231 min read
The Animal Kingdom
The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. ~ Charles Darwin Is there an animal lover in your life? Or perhaps...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Your Favorite Books of 2023
Here they are! Our biggest sellers of 2023! These are your favorite books of the year! Fiction: Nonfiction:
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Our Favorite Books of the Year: 2023 Edition
It's our biggest book list of the year! We've had a great year at the store and we read and loved some wonderful books. Our 2023 list...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Our Most Anticipated Books: December 2023-February 2024
There are some great fiction and non-fiction books coming out this winter. Kristin Hannah, Alex Michaelides, Kate Quinn, Douglas Preston,...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Out in Space
“The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.” – Sir Arthur Eddington, The Nature of the...
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