This is the featured book for September’s Bookbar book club, and will be hosted by our staff member Tommy. Joseph Hutchison will be present as well to join in on the discussion of his book. Be there, September 13 at 7 pm! It’s …
Category: Review
Staff Review: ‘Before this is over’ by Amanda Hickie
Having grown up in south Louisiana, I’m no stranger to disaster preparedness. Hurricane season coincided with the end of school/beginning of summer break and meant stockpiling canned foods, dry cereals, crackers, batteries, and flashlights. Ensuring your car never dipped below …
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Staff Review: ‘Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore’ by Matthew Sullivan
Imagine this: a juggler has three red balls, a bowling pin, his left shoe, a lit candle, and a full glass of beer in the air. How’s he going to catch it all without either burning himself or spilling any …
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Reading Deficiency: I Made it Through Fifty Pages of Alan Moore’s ‘Jerusalem’
I have a propensity for reading mere portions of a book, sometimes because I’ve grown bored with it, other times because I’m just lazy. I’ll often find nearly any excuse to not read, even when I want to. One …
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Staff Review: Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Surviving the tormentous teenage years can be hard enough for the typical developing child. But consider if you are autistic. And your mother lost parental custody when you were nine. And you’ve been in the foster system trying to find …
So You Haven’t Read The Nest Yet?
This book’s cover is so pretty you could pattern a line of swanky throw pillows on it, but don’t let it fool you into thinking this is a fluff read. Sitting on the floor of an airport bookstore, I opened …
Be Careful. A Separation Will Linger with You
Like a big red wine. Swirl. Sip. Swish. We don’t spit our red wine here at BookBar, thank you. Katie Kitamura’s A Separation is complex, rich, and packs a long finish. Kitamura builds a psychological fun house around the question, …
2016: The Year of Celebrity Bios
We’ve all heard the stories of dedicated fans running up to actors and calling them by their character’s names. Surely, we think to ourselves, I would never accidentally call Daniel Radcliffe “Harry” if I were engaged in civilized conversation with …
Host Paul Caouette on February’s BookBar Book Club Book, ‘The Undoing Project’
The BookBar Book Club is open to all, and hosted by a different person every month. February will see regular customer Paul Caouette in the lounge instead of his usual spot at the bar facilitating discussion on ‘The Undoing Project’. Everyone …
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BookWorm Review: Omar Says, Read ‘Carve the Mark’
BookBar BookWorms have VIP access to Advance Reader’s Copies (ARCs) of Young Adult and Middle-Grade books that have not yet been published. They meet the second Sunday of the month to get a sneak peek of new books and discuss what they are …
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