Here is our schedule for this week and next week! Thursday, December 24th – Noon to 3 pm. Friday, December 25th – Closed. Saturday, December 26 – Noon to 6 pm. Sunday, December 27 – Closed. We’re now back to … Continue reading →
The book begins at the funeral of 12-year-old Nnamdi’s father, who had been the Chief of Police in the town of Kaleria, Nigeria when he was murdered. When the funeral is crashed by a gang of criminals and their “Chief … Continue reading →
My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame is a gentle story about the visit to Japan of a huge, gay Canadian named Mike. He is visiting Yaichi, the twin brother of his deceased husband, but the story is told mostly through … Continue reading →
Japanese comics, called manga, provide a fascinating glimpse of another culture, along with some wonderful new comic art styles. These two very different manga were first published in Japan for kids in middle school. They might be challenging to young … Continue reading →
From the pen of Jasper Fforde, author of the best-selling “Thursday Next” series, comes another novel set in a world that is very familiar, but . . . well, not quite right. Fforde never attempts to explain the Spontaneous Anthropomorphizing … Continue reading →
This book is the first volume in a trilogy called Between Earth and Sky. It is celebrated (on the cover copy) as “the most original series debut of the decade” and praised for finding its inspiration in the “civilization of … Continue reading →
T. Kingfisher, aka Ursula Vernon, is one of today’s most versatile and inventive writers. Her graphic novel, Digger, about the fantastic adventures of a female wombat engineer, won a Hugo award. It has been followed by a prolific number of … Continue reading →
Faith Erin Hicks is best known for her many popular graphic novels, including The Adventures of Superhero Girl, which won an Eisner Award. She is well-prepared to write her first young adult (prose) novel, particularly one which circles around comics … Continue reading →
In modern fantasy tales, the magical power of women is sometimes seen as a secret and complicated thing, imbued with the mysteries of childbirth and caregiving. This is not necessarily a benign power, since in this sort of fantasy, preventing … Continue reading →
I have been a fan of Australian writer Garth Nix since reading one of his first books, Sabriel, in somewhere around 1996. When my son was growing up, Nix’s Seventh Tower series was one of the most readable and interesting … Continue reading →
The world Elatsoe, as we find out on page 180 of the book, is pronounced “Eh-lat-so-ay,” and is the Lipan Apache word for hummingbird. It is also the full name of Ellie, the title character, who was named after her … Continue reading →
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey a review by Lisa Freitag Magic for Liars takes place in a world where magic is something you are, or are not; part of a person’s identity rather than something you can or can’t do. … Continue reading →
Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas Another review from Lisa Freitag! Sarah Prineas has a gift for writing for kids without compromising either plot or language by unnecessary simplification. As a mom who has read a lot of books out loud, I have … Continue reading →
Hello, out there! Hello? Is anybody out there? Okay, I’m exaggerating. Things have gotten a little quieter as they always do at this time of year, but we’re still open and doing business. And we’ve been continuing to get things … Continue reading →
Hello, everybody! This Saturday is not only supposed to be sunny and cooler, but it is also the rescheduled Independent Bookstore Day. Now, we’re still at a stage where we don’t particularly want to encourage hordes of people to descend … Continue reading →
Hi all! It’s now the end of June and I thought I’d put together a post with lots of little things you probably already know about. We have re-opened since the break-in and are keeping the hours Monday – Saturday, … Continue reading →
