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Sep

24

2020

Show me the Honey: Adventures of an Accidental Apiarist by David Doroghy

The light went off as I watched a proud grandson selling honey from his sidewalk stand that he had collected from his dad’s hive. Figuring that creating my own hive might ramp me up in his eyes, I turned to this book. If a guy living on a houseboat in the Fraser River just south of …

May

17

2019

Bookstore Romance Day 2019 logo

Bookstore Romance Day: Share the Love

Do you feel like we could use a little more love in the world? Maybe it’s time for more romance in your life. Yes, romance books! Independent bookstores around the country are busy planning the first Bookstore Romance Day to celebrate romance books and romance readers. The inaugural Bookstore Romance Day will be celebrated on …

Jan

1

2018

Happy New Year 2018

A New Year’s Wish for You…

Jan

1

2014

Happy New Year!

Do you have a new year’s reading resolution? What books are you most looking forward to in 2014? Please share in the comments!

Jul

10

2012

2

remarks

Uplift-erature

The Island Books staff recently had a summer barbecue, and between flipping burgers, watching dogs play, and laughing at cute kids came the book talk. The sun was shining and to finally have some leisure time outside the store to revel in our favorite subject (reading, of course!) felt like a luxury. This year there …

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