Darkly funny and slightly disturbing. So your life is not going quite the way you want and you decide to write and publish your own obituary. Things don’t always go the way you want, especially if you are dead and currently unemployed. I laughed out loud and found myself rereading passages of this for sheer …
From our friends at Rediscovered Books in Boise, ID: We’re moving to Grove Street this summer! We are excited to announce that we are moving to 1576 W Grove St. Boise, Idaho, 83702 this summer! Our new location is on the corner of 16th and Grove, across from A Tavola and next door to Art …
This coming-of-age graphic novel deals with growing up, changing, navigating the ups and downs of friendship, and figuring out how to deal with our own mental health. For a middle grade book to do so effectively is a gift for us all and gives a path forward at a time when things just seem way …
This is the kind of Macbeth retelling I’ve been looking for. Ava Reid crafts a Lady Macbeth both bound to the decisions of others as well as conniving in her own right. Every page was filled with female rage and impotence in the face of male dictators while also highlighting Lady Roscille’s brilliant mind. I …
Hua Hsu’s story perfectly balances being deeply personal and resonating with anyone who reads it. About friendship, nostalgia, identity and the desperate ways in which we try to preserve the past, Stay True is heartbreaking and deeply relatable to those struggling with loss in any form, whether it be loss of youth, loss of self, …
A beautiful and interesting account about a hardworking woman, Thurídur, who became a well respected fishing boat captain in a time and place I didn’t know anything about. Thurídur’s life was tough, filled with trials and triumphs in mostly equal measure, but she didn’t let that stop her. Perfect for adding a little adventure to …
Rediscovered Books‘ Laura DeLaney was interviewed recently by the American Booksellers Association’s Advocacy Associate Manager, Philomena Polefrone, for the association’s Free Expression Friday series. You can read the full transcript here or see excerpts on the abfefreeexpression Instagram account. (ABFE is the American Booksellers for Free Expression.) On its website, the store has resources for …
This is one of my favorite fairy tale re-tellings! The daughter of a moneylender, Miryem has to take matters into her own hands when it becomes clear that her father isn’t very good at getting the money people owe him, and her family is paying for it. She is a great moneylender, so great that …
Here is Mercury Stardust’s Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair. We’re happy advocates for self-reliance and Stardust’s book offers solutions to more than 50 simple home maintenance projects. Plumbing secrets! Electrical wizardry! Showerhead flow management! Take control of your life with Mercury Stardust! –A Good Book, Sumner, WA Celebrate DIY success stories and …
When you’re a garlic raised by a witch, you are definitely not sure you want to be a human. But with friends around you, it’s okay to grow and change. Absolutely cozy, this is a great and super creative graphic novel. –Laura DeLaney, Rediscovered Bookshop, Boise and Caldwell, ID Meet unexpected characters at Rediscovered Books …
