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Happy New Year

Jan

1

2026

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Do you have a new year’s reading resolution? Why not resolve to treat yourself to books that bring you joy? Grow your reading habit and increase your quality of life with books from independent bookstores. About There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson: “A snow-kissed, warmhearted ode to …

Jan

1

2025

Happy New Year, Booklovers! (A little game to kick off 2025)

We hope you have a wonderful first day of the new year! Do you know what book the face out below refers to? (Find the answer by clicking the store name.) “Taking a year off of life to hibernate your way to the best version of yourself is very tempting some days, but I can’t …

Jan

1

2024

Happy 2024!

Do you have any reading resolutions? Did you compile a list of your favorite books from 2023? We’d love to know! Please share in the comments.

Jan

2

2023

Happy 2023!

Here’s to a healthy, happy new year! What book(s) are you reading at the start of 2023? Do you have any reading resolutions? The image of balloons is from New Year’s Eve this year at New York’s Death & Co bar. Ever since my husband got their first cocktail book, I’ve dreamed of going!

Dec

31

2021

Happy New Year!

Have a happy and safe New Year, booklovers! Don’t forget that Libro.fm audiobooks and ebooks are immediate-gratification online purchases through most independent bookstores’ sites, so if you run out of new books before midnight, you can still stay safe and happy with new books for the new year.

Dec

28

2021

Third Place Books in Seattle Picks Top 10 Books of 2021

  From Third Place Books’ blog: We asked the booksellers at all three of our locations for their favorite books of 2021. These are the top 10 books that made it onto the majority of those lists. Check out the list below. All books are also available as digital audiobooks here. My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole …

Jan

1

2021

Rebel Heart Books logo: An archer and text "Be brave, be true, leave your mark"

Reading to Understand

As loathe as I am to admit it, it’s not possible to read a single book on a subject and understand. So if you want to understand, you have to read a lot. I read to understand. I have, ever since I was young. This past year, I changed what I read. It was deliberate …

Jan

1

2020

Happy New Year!

Who else is starting 2020 by finishing up a book? Do you have a reading resolution for the new year?

Jan

1

2019

Stack of books

Happy New Year!

  Happy new year, readers! Do you make reading resolutions? I’ve heard from several folks who set a goal for number of books read in 2018 and others who resolved to read award winners. Does anyone resolve to read outside their comfort zone? Maybe reading the classics you were assigned in high school? How about …

Jan

1

2018

Happy New Year 2018

A New Year’s Wish for You…

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