Librarians are gifts to the community, even after the apocalypse. Nina, Dani, and Maya have scavenged the wreckage of cities long dead for tech, data and content, to share with their community and help everyone survive. It’s a dangerous job, and all three of them have a shadowed past, so it’s no surprise when disgraced …
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 …
So if there wasn’t enough tension and the stakes weren’t high enough in Casey McQuiston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue (there was, and they were) now we’re given One Last Stop: a girl lost in time and a romance that’s destined to be a missed connection. Good to the last drop! Just like RW&RB it …
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 …
The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose is inspired by real missing Russian Crown Jewels. M.J. Rose explains in an article to The Adventurine how she stumbled upon an NPR article about the disappearance of the missing Russian Crown Jewels that to date, have not been found. Captivated by it and how such amazing items could simply disappear, she …
From the blog of Inklings Bookshop in Yakima, WA: June marks the beginning of Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community, and what better way to celebrate Pride than to read! Raymond and I (Samwise) wanted to share some LGBTQ+ books that we are in love with. Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby …
Queer history, modern royalty, enemies to lovers; this book is funny and sweet, and it does not disappoint! –Kelly, Paper Boat Booksellers, West Seattle, WA Treat yourself to romance, great gay characters, and other forms of happiness this summer with recommendations from Paper Boat Booksellers and more independent bookstores. Paper Boat Booksellers also curated a …
Danielle of Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA) shared a stack of books she recommends for Women’s History Month. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad …
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 …
From the blog of Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, Seward Park), WA. By Allie. We are so excited to celebrate Latinx authors and the contributions they make to the literary world! In fraught times, it is important to celebrate the diversity that truly makes this country great. And I may be biased as …
