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