This week, the world got the happy news that Laura and Bruce DeLaney, the co-0wners of Rediscovered Books, are opening a third bookstore! The DeLaneys started with Rediscovered Books on North 8th Street in Boise, which expanded in 2015. Then in 2018, they bought Rainbow Books, a used book store on State Street in Boise …
This book is unputdownable! It is a fast paced, action packed book that melds notes of The Hunger Games and Jurassic Park together with a splash of Roman and South American history. The words weave together to create a world and characters filled with diversity and complexity that will keep you on your toes as …
For many communities, the Where’s Waldo? July hunt through neighborhood businesses (organized by independent bookstores) is an annual summer tradition. Waldo hunters find a standee of the internationally-famous seek-and-find books character [aka “Wally,” “Willie,” “Holger”. . . ] at every participating location in their communities to earn prizes. Many bookstores host a Waldo party to …
I loved this book! It is a silly novel that deals with real problems and hardships of our world in a manner that brings light to a different approach to hard times. This book is centered around family, friendship, and forgiveness. Sal is a sweet-talking, sarcastic, light-hearted magician; Gabi is a hard-headed, determined and intelligent …
From Carol Price, owner of BookPeople of Moscow in Moscow, ID: My three favorite teenage employees graduated from Moscow High School last weekend: Reed Spurling (my son), Sidney Williams, and Emma Seckington. They’ll all be going off to college in August: Reed to University of Arizona for aerospace engineering, Sidney to Georgia Tech for math, …
From the Dietz Agency website on April 25, 2019 We are off and running with season six and we have some great guests on the docket. We start off with Bruce and Laura DeLaney who own Rediscovered Books in the heart of downtown Boise. I really enjoyed the conversation we had. It’s always fun to …
I laughed so hard I cried. Then I went into silent laughter mode. Then I couldn’t breathe. You’ve been warned. –Kelsea A hilarious, quick read that will make you laugh from page one. The blogger Allie Brosh puts her life in the form of a comic It will make you cry with laughter and have …
Author Phaedra Patrick is expert at the feel-good, heartwarming, “coming of age” novels for the 50ish set of late bloomers. Her colorful characters are relatable and quirky. In her latest book, we meet Martha, who is suffocating from her need to be needed, until a kind-hearted bookshop owner finds a book he thinks she will …
Twenty-eight general bookstores and 11 children’s specialty bookstores have been nominated for the Women’s National Book Association’s 2019 WNBA Pannell Awards, which honor bookstores that enhance their communities by using exceptional creativity to foster a love of reading among their young patrons. Rediscovered Books of Boise, ID and Third Place Books of Lake Forest Park, WA are …
Many independent bookstores organize book collections to brighten the holidays for others. Please add more stores and their giving campaigns in the comments section. Beach Books, Seaside, OR: “At Beach Books we get wish lists from the four Seaside area schools. These ‘books’ are hung on our tree and customers get a 20% discount on a book …
