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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Musical Lives
Music is life itself. ~Louis Armstrong, Jazz trumpeter (1901-1971) A slew of memoirs, biographies and coffee table books by and about...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Nov 6, 20231 min read
November is Picture Book Month
“Reading brings us unknown friends.” ~Honoré De Balzac November is Picture Book Month, a tribute to the enduring importance of the...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 30, 20232 min read
It's Book Award Season!
It’s time for literary prizes and awards. The Nobel Prize for Literature, the Kirkus Prize and the Pulitzer Prize have been awarded, and...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Books to Film: Great Stories on the Screen
Hollywood has always had a penchant for bringing books to the big and small screens. In the era of streaming, adaptations of literary...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Great New Graphic Novels
"When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling." ~Ted Rall Andrea and Ben were...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Big Chefs - Great Recipes: October is Cookbook Month!
The cookbooks I value the most in my collection are the ones where you hear the author's voice and point-of-view in every recipe.~...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Our Best Selling Banned Books! An Oxymoronic List
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. ~Joseph Brodsky It's Banned Books Week, a time to champion...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Journalists Write Books: News You Can Use
The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, "prepares journalists worldwide to hold powerful people accountable and promote...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Fantasy Fiction: Visit a Land of Magic
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." ~J. R. R. Tolkien~ Fantasy fiction keeps growing in...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Lives Well Lived: Best Selling Biographies
We like to take a look at our most popular books in different areas of the store. Biographies and memoirs generate a lot of interest....
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 11, 20231 min read
PaperbackPalooza!
It's new book season, and that includes paperbacks. Here are 12 paperbacks just being released. They span a wide range of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 4, 20231 min read
We Love Stephen King!
“Go then, there are other worlds than these.” ~ Stephen King, The Gunslinger~ Stephen King has a new novel, Holly. We are always thrilled...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Local Author Book Fair October 21, 2023
Not only do we love our local authors, but we know you'll love them, too. Let us introduce you! On Saturday, October 21, local authors...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 28, 20232 min read
The Art of Writing
“Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it’s work. … Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Not Your Usual Historical Fiction
History is always changing behind us, and the past changes a little every time we retell it. ~ Hilary Mantel Historical fiction is one of...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 14, 20231 min read
School's in Session! Reading the Classics
Since school just started, we thought it was a good time to see what classics have been popular lately. Many are from our Banned Book...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 13, 20232 min read
The State You're In: New Florida Books
Florida is full of stories. We like to showcase fresh literary works set in Florida to highlight the rich diversity of our state. Things...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Our Most Anticipated Books: September -November 2023
There are some great fiction and non-fiction books coming out this autumn. Stephen King, Claire Keegan, Michael Lewis, Lauren Groff,...
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Bookstore1Sarasota
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Best Sellers: Romance Edition
Saturday, August 19th 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
Aug 7, 20231 min read
The Travel Spirit
These six books of personal travel stories will put you in the wanderlust state of mind. If you need a guidebook, please let us know. We...
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