Independent bookstores take pride in connections to their communities. Stores donate books to causes or host fundraisers throughout the year, but some stores have special holiday season drives, wish lists, or angel trees for the holidays. Studies show that for every $100 you spend at one of our local businesses, $52 will stay in the …
I know what you’re thinking, and yes: he is a literal pterodactyl, with wings and a glistening, deadly beak, and rippling pectorals. Pyke is in a band, he’s dating the school track star, and he’s ruining Shiels Krane’s orderly life. She must decide if she’s willing to sacrifice everything she’s worked for, to give up the …
What do you do when you’ve had five snow days off from school? Of course you read, but maybe you make a funny video, too, like the owners and staff at Rediscovered Books in Boise, ID… Enjoy! (And subscribe to their YouTube channel!)
Rediscovered Books will celebrate their grand opening with an all day party on Saturday, September 5th beginning at 10am. The day will start with face painting in the morning during the Saturday farmer’s market on 8th St. The first 100 people through the door will get a free book from Rediscovered. From 4pm onward, the Psych Sirens from …
“Half-Blood Blues is a wonderful story about a German-American jazz band that gets its start in Berlin between the two world wars. As the music comes under attack during the rise of Hitler, band members are forced to flee to Paris where they record their masterpiece. Catastrophe befalls their trumpeter and the record gets lost …
“Based on the author’s real-life grandmother, a child of the Great Depression and a nurse for an African-American abortion physician in the 1950’s, this novel beautifully captures the voice of a woman torn between ethics and money, personal integrity and social acceptance. I read this twice (something I rarely-to-never do), and must say it was …
“I read this book clear through the night, nearly hurt myself laughing, and didn’t stop until the sun came up. If Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde had a steampunk baby, this book would be that baby. Evil robots, swearing rabbits, mischief, disguises and more!”—Wally, Rediscovered Bookshop, Boise. Buy All Men of Genius from Rediscovered Bookshop.
It's Day 2 of 28 Authors, 28 Variations on a List, and we've got a lively and versatile list from Boise author Anthony Doerr. In addition to being an eloquent book recommender, Doerr is the author most recently of Memory Wall, which was a New York Times Notable Book, winner of The Story Prize, and winner …
NWBL had the opportunity to visit Rediscovered Books in its new location in downtown Boise last fall. It was a Wednesday morning, and co-owners Laura and Bruce DeLaney and staffer Whitney Gill were busy coordinating their schedules for the day, placing an order for holiday books from Partners/West and waiting on customers while the new …
“I love to bake, especially bread. So I enjoyed reading about Alexander’s quest to bake the perfect loaf of simple peasant bread. Alexander takes you to bakeries, his kitchen, Paris, and, finally, to a monastery, all to try his bread in their ovens. Along the way, you get everything from sourdough to weird yeast, but …
