January 5, 2026
Island Books of Mercer Island, WA, did a list of staff favorites during the holidays for Advent. We got a chortle out of this recommendation:
Brad says, “Wait!?!? This is on Brad’s list? Yes, yes, it is. You see, I love ponies, and I especially love cranky ponies. And when cranky ponies set off to solve a mystery, we all win! A sweet story for sour times.”
–Brad, Island Books, Mercer Island, WA
Treat yourself to sweet stories from Island Books and other independent bookstores. (Also, had you realized that an upcoming animal detective movie, “The Sheep Detectives,” is based on a novel, Three Bags Full? You can bet your bag of wool that reprints of that backlist gem will be coming in soon.)
