This is a book about family secrets and a ghost. Not new ideas, certainly, but Stein’s story of a young boy returning to the family mansion with his dad during a trial separation from his mother is, at times, gut-wrenching in the discomfort that dredging up the past brings. And this family has a particularly …
“We have a lovely new bench in front of the store. Customers love to take selfies with Samuel.” –Kelly Evert, Village Books On Saturday, May 26, the Fairhaven community celebrated the unveiling and dedication of a bronze sculpture of Mark Twain seated on a bench in front of Village Books and Paper Dreams. In August 1895, Samuel …
It’s hard to know where to start with this profoundly gorgeous book. Evocative, lyrical, powerful…this book grabs the reader by the throat and forces one to look at the survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and it doesn’t let go easily as I found myself continuously thinking of this story well after turning the final page. …
You think it’s just about bunnies, but then WHAM, it hits you with the evils of complacency and facism. I’ve read this so many times that my copy’s cover fell off years ago. –Dorie, Village Books, Lynden, WA Find oldies but goodies you’ve been meaning to read or revisit at Village Books and other independent …
This is a perfect book to read this winter. Ivey alternates between the journal entries of Colonel Allen Forrester while he explores uncharted territory in Alaska and the diary of his pregnant wife Sophie, who is stuck at the military barracks until he returns. I was enthralled with the vivid descriptions of the Alaskan landscape, …
I just love a mystery involving orphans, snowstorms, old houses on mountaintops, ghosts, stained glass, and smugglers, don’t you? Well, if you do, this story has all of these things and more. Milo thinks he’s settling in for a nice, relaxing holiday with his adoptive parents at their inn when his plans are disrupted by …
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Sometimes we all need a bit of swashbuckling adventure in our lives. As a reader who went through a heavy “classic literature” phase, this one emerged as one of my favorites. Though its sized might seem intimidating, the pages will absolutely fly by! –Stephanie, Village Books, Bellingham and …
Talking with an owner of the Seattle area’s newest bookstore, Brick and Mortar Books Published 4 days ago at the Seattle Review of Books by Paul Constant Last Tuesday, the Seattle area’s newest bookstore opened its doors. Located in Redmond Town Center, Brick & Mortar Books is a general-interest new bookstore that will carry up …
Glancing at this book initially I thought it looked interesting but nothing could have prepared me for the workout my imagination would get as it traversed the clouds with Aza Ray on her breathtaking adventure. Headley has created a world I could have only dreamed of as a child and breathed life into it and …
This book is a great resource next to the Grammar Girl and Purdue OWL websites. Woe Is I is a small, sensible guide to the mysteries of the English language. O’Conner helps readers to understand how they’re misusing their each and every there, and teaches them to flawlessly figure out when it’s its or it’s. Here’s a simple and quick read without the …
