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Bookstore People
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A literary blog that reviews independent bookstores to encourage people to visit them and shop. We discuss books and various literary topics. In June we will start "Translated Tuesdays" to highlight translated books.
Recent Posts
Publication Date Announced for Third in Hunger Games Trilogy!
We are huge fans of Suzanne Collins over here at Bookstore People. Claire said that Hunger Games and Catching Fire are two of the best YA books ever. My daughter Kelsey’s books are literally dog eared she has read them so many times (clic...
The Perfect Singular Gift for the Person Who Has Everything – Literary Gems from Small Presses
Need to give a unique gift? A book to someone who seems to have read everything? Look no further, this list includes gems for which your recipient will thank you. I love Skylight Books, everything about it, except the location, it is just too f...
Happy Thanksgiving . . . ish
Hi, everybody! (All together now: “Hello, Mrs. LaZebnik.”) It’s been a while. Sorry about that. I’ve been kind of MIA. Kim very kindly gave me a breather so I could finish up some work and relax over Thanksgiving break...
Recommended Reading for Thanksgiving – The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
In The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell makes it very clear that she isn’t writing about the Pilgrims of the Mayflower. In fact, one of her motivations in writing the book is to highlight the fact that there were very influential Puritans who d...
Best Gift for Readers and Travelers
One of my favorite things about Los Angeles are the Literary Lunches organized by Julie Robinson of Literary Affairs. The lunches started a few years ago with the Jane Austen Book Club series. We met for six months, each time discussing a diff...
The Head and the Heart: National Book Award and New Moon
This week has two major book events (three if you count Going Rogue, but I don’t): the announcement of the National Book Award winners and the opening of the New Moon movie. Think you’re in one camp or the other? Think again. A Wa...

