“An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free” –npr’s James Dawson on “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast this story about how Boise’s Rediscovered Books is working to ensure access to books. The store gathered donations to provide free books to the community. They have …
From Shelf Awareness February 14, 2022: YA author Lani Forbes died on February 3 after a nine-month battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 35. Forbes’s YA book series, the Age of the Seventh Sun, made its debut in 2020 with the release of The Seventh Sun, followed by The Jade Bones in 2021. The Seventh Sun was a finalist …
Lumberjacks, small town Idaho, and a life full of adventure with a little bit of magic thrown in. That’s the place musician Josh Ritter takes you in his new novel, The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All. Super satisfying with just the right touch of tall tale telling, it’s a perfect read (or read aloud) …
The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams is at the top of my bucket list of great bookstores. In this magical shop people from different times walk in the door to find the book they need and be nourished by the magic of the shop. Flowers bloom, messages appear on the chalkboard, and everyone feels loved …
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 …
Here’s some summer fun: a silly sale from Rediscovered Books in Boise and Caldwell, ID! From their twitter: To celebrate one year of Pixie and Apollo’s reign we’re having a sale on Thursday! All books with cats on the cover or in the title will be 20% off that day at both stores (Yes, Pixie …
WWII holds so many stories, and I often feel that surely we have seen them all. But we haven’t. Paper Bullets draws you into the lives of Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, artists, lesbians, and resistance fighters. Schwob and Malherbe, avant-garde artists, turn their creativity to antiwar propaganda on the Island of Jersey during the …
Rediscovered Books of Boise and Caldwell, ID made a big splash when they captured a feathered browser on video and posted to social media. https://twitter.com/rdbooks/status/1380232287732658177?s=20 In the video, a duck saunters casually through the store, and the person filming asks, “Where are you going?” The duck replies with some conversational quacking. Among the books the …
Willig’s Band of Sisters pulled me in and took me on a journey of complicated friendships that grew and matured in the midst of hardship and trial. Mishaps with roosters, snowstorms, and reminders of the kindness and resilience of people, this historical fiction is a delight to read. –Laura DeLaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID Dive …
Rediscovered Books, with stores in Boise and Caldwell, ID, asks, What have you been reading for Black History Month? Has it been mostly history, or have you dived into novels as well? On the store’s website, they’ve compiled a great list of recently-published titles by Black authors. There are fantastic selections for a range of …
