From Rebel Heart Books, Jacksonville, OR: “When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen but ferociously tenacious.” ~ Edna O’Brien. Not long ago, my oldest son called from college and said to me and my daughter, “I think you both should watch Derry Girls together.” He had …
From Rebel Heart Books, Jacksonville, OR [TW: suicide] “The pressure to be great, not just good, is unrelenting.” –from What Made Maddy Run Not long ago, a fifteen-year old girl came into the store and stayed awhile. After picking out a few books, she shyly asked if I could set aside the books she …
From Rebel Heart Books in Jacksonville, OR. By Eileen Bobek I didn’t always carry Romance at Rebel Heart. When I was younger, I used to read the Romance books that my mother had, kept behind the wired door of her bedside table: Nora Roberts, Lavyrle Spencer, Catherine Coulter and my all time favorite, Kathleen Woodiwiss’s …
You deserve all the love, romance readers! Independent bookstores around the country (and beyond!) celebrate romance books and romance readers with the third Bookstore Romance Day on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Visit participating stores to browse their romance selections. Register for virtual events on both Saturday and Sunday (just note: the site has East coast …
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 …
