What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, December1 - December 7, 2024.

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 2024 list...

“Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it’s a letdown, they won’t buy anymore. The first page...

What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, November 17 - November 23, 2024.

Roxanne reviews Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo One of the greatest gifts literature provides us is a global connection.  In Apartment...

There are some great books coming out in the next few months: a new family story from Anne Tyler, fantasies from Brandon Sanderson and...

“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...

What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, November 9 - November 16, 2024.

"Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it." ~ Diane von Furstenberg Whether illustrating an imaginary...

We had a great Local Author Book Fair last Saturday. We sold so many books, that local writing topped our weekly best seller. Order a...

Roxanne is our most dedicated memoir reader. Here are three recent life stories that she recommends. Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti...

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...

What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, October 26 - November 2, 2024.

What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, October 19 - October 26, 2024.

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...

What your neighbors are reading from your local bookstore, October 12 - October 19, 2024.

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons." ~Alice Walker~ Are you looking to distract yourself? What could be better then...

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...

Since we were closed part of last week, and we all would like find ourselves in another place right now, let's take a trip to outer...

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...