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Bookstore People

http://www.bookstorepeople.com

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.

• Added on: May 25th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Kim Allen-Niesen
• Listed in: Books Entertainment
• Tags: recommended reading literary fiction independent bookstore young adult books translated books recommended book gifts

Recent Posts

• Publication Date Announced for Third in Hunger Games Trilogy!

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 11:01 in young adult, hunger games, suzanne collins, catching fire, literary event, third book 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

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 20:07 in poetry, gifts, Mystery, unique gift, press, small press, independent press, literary gift, gift for book lovers, singular gift

  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

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 21:36

  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

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 22:59 in humor, book review, holiday, recommended reading, puritans, sarah vowell, thanksgiving reading

  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

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 14:06 in travel

  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

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 11:19 in movie, short story, new moon, teenage girls, twilight, national book award, literary event

  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...

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