The August/September 2019 issue of Shelf Unbound, a publication focused on “what to read next in independent publishing,” features an interview with Third Street Books (McMinnville, OR) bookseller and Bookstore Romance Day founder, Billie Bloebaum. She was interviewed by Sara Grochowski, who has been a bookseller at McLean & Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, MI and …
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 …
Christy Carlyle is one of the amazing group of Romance writers who call the Pacific Northwest home. Her new series, The Duke’s Den, began publishing in November 2018 with book two coming in April 2019. She took some time away from working on book three to answer a few questions from nwbooklovers columnist and Third …
Redmond, WA’s Redmond Reporter’s opinion writer Samantha Pak recently published a great piece about romance books. She spoke with Brick & Mortar Books, an independent bookstore, about the genre. Below is an excerpt. At Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond Town Center, the romance section sells just as well as any other section, according to …
With love from our friends at Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT– Romance for Valentine’s Day and every day! Romance Recommendations from Author Jennifer Ryan Curl up with one of these dreamy romances and a steamy beverage to enjoy the season! Jennifer says: Something Old My obsession with historical romance continues with one of my favorite …
Outlander is a timeless tale about Claire Randall — a 1946 WWII nurse who travels back in time through a circle of stones in the Highlands of Scotland. The year is now 1743: English soldiers hunt Highlanders and Claire lands in the hands of Clan Mackenzie, and is forced to marry the young Jamie Fraser for …
For my first Kami Garcia book, it did not let me down. This was fast-paced and super exciting. I absolutely loved the story and everything about the characters. Frankie was such a perfect teenager; she has so many problems going on in her own life while trying to juggle school. This completely related to …
I met this author at a writer’s conference in July 2016. During our conversation Gerri Russell mentioned the magic word– Templars. But, she cautioned me, it was a “historical romance.” I generally would not read a book that calls itself a “romance.” However, any book about the Knights Templar intrigues me. So I decided I would …
Earlier this year I read this post [about the dearth of Romance in independent bookstores] on one of my favorite book-community websites. And then I read the comments and–I am not being hyperbolic here–it brought tears to my eyes, because I hear things like this all the time and from both sides of the equation. But, …
This book touched my soul. No one could have perfectly blended music into a book as Colleen Hoover did. This story was absolutely nothing I was expecting (as most Hoover books are to me) it to be and I love this story so very much. Ridge was mysterious and fiercely loyal. Sydney was unique and fun. The instant chemistry …
