Beignets, Bourbon Street, and books. Mint Juleps, Gumbo, and books. Hot and steamy humidity, books, more books, and authors galore! The American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute conference in New Orleans was definitely the hot spot to learn all about …
Sandhya Menon is Coming to BookBar and the BookWorms Are in Love
So you’ve probably heard that Sandhya Menon is coming to BookBar on August 20th at 4 PM, right? I, Emma the BookWorm, a young woman who refuses to do anything but hide in her room and read stories about Jack …
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Grown Ups! We Dare you to Read Without Walls
A few months ago, I sat with a group of four nine-year-olds on tiny chairs. Most of them were meeting for the first time with the intention of picking out new books and talking about the books they had read …
The Hearts of Men Are …
It’s a strange social political moment to ruminate on the white middle class American male. The patriarchy. The big guys. The ones that ever seem to be in the driver’s seat. In The Hearts of Men, Nickolas Butler crafts a …
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside BookBar
I work for Nicole Sullivan but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of her agenda and her worst inclinations. Nicole is facing a test to her bookstore ownership unlike any faced by a modern bookseller. It’s not …
Gabi- Friends and Other Liars
Title: Friends and Other Liars Author: Kaela Coble Publisher: Sourcebooks Release Date: February, 2018 This is a story about a group of friends and they call themselves ‘The crew’. Ruby, Ally, Murphy, Emmett, Danny. They’re all grown up now but …
Samantha- The Last Namsara
Title: The Last Namsara Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Publisher: Harper Teen Books Release Date: October, 2017 This novel follows the story of Asha, the fiercest and most feared dragon slayer in the kingdom of Firgaard who takes on the role as …
Samantha – Daughter of the Burning City
Title: Daughter of the Burning City Author: Amanda Foody Publisher:Harlequin Teen Release Date: July, 2017 Sixteen-year old Sorina Gomorrah is a girl who has spent most of her life within the Gomorrah Festival–a traveling circus-city catering to the strangest and …
Middle Grade Round Up- October 2017
Review by Widget T. Title: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Author: Jessica Townsend Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: October, 2017 Morrigan Crow is going to die. She will, as every cursed child does, …
Samantha- The Price Guide to the Occult
Title: The Price Guide to the Occult Review Author: Leslye Walton Publisher: Candlewick Press Release Date: March, 2018 When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island more than a century ago, her otherworldly skills might have benefited friendlier neighbors. Guilt and …
Jaya- Marge in Charge and the Stolen Treasure
Title: Marge in Charge and the Stolen Treasure Author: Isla Fisher Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: May, 2018 I read this book in one day! It was a page turner. I got hooked on this book because Zara, a toddler, always forces …
