Spoiler Alert! I will discuss the ends of several books in this piece. In case you are the kind of reader who covers your ears and screams, “Don’t tell me the end!” when a book is discussed, I will list them for you: The Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride, and Gone with the …
It started when I saw the new movie of The Hobbit. Although I was in the middle of another book at the time–a new book, adult fiction, just the kind I always think I should read to keep up with my field–I couldn’t help it; I started to re-read The Hobbit. Never mind that I’ve …
I grew up in Baker County, Oregon and visited the bookstore Betty’s Books on town trips. Betty’s Books sits squarely in the middle of downtown Baker City, on Main Street. It has been in operation since 1979 (when I was three) and is my original model for the magic bookshop. What is a magic bookshop? …
