I love most books—as an English major and a bookseller, that comes with the territory. I’m drawn to different books for different reasons: some create beautiful images and scenes, some have complex twisting plots, and others grab me with their …
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THE ANSWER IS YES! DEFINITELY YES!
Let me start by immediately answering the question I know you are already thinking. “YES!” Yes! THE ONE AND ONLY BOB is as good as THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN! Yes! You need to preorder it from BookBar so you …
March Cookbook Club Pick: Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
Our March cookbook club pick is one that’s been gaining masses of fans since its release last fall, Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman. This highly anticipated second cookbook from the Dining In author has …
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8 Books the Cool Kids are Reading This Fall
The BookBar BookWorms present the 8 favorite new books of the fall for kids and teens. See what the cool kids are reading and stop by to pick up the best new read for the season!
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered & Come to Our Murderino Release Party
By Sarah Dealy Being a woman is scary and hard. You have to hold your keys in between your fingers as you walk to your car, make sure you dress pretty (not sexy, sexy is asking for it), have 911 pre dialed if …
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Staying Power: Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s Sabrina & Corina
Sabrina & Corina is a hearth fire in the form of short stories. Colorado author Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s indigenous Latina characters burn with the power of home, beckoning the reader to come closer, to feel the heat.
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BookBar Book Review: The Reenactments by Hai-Dang Phan
By Blaine Heydt Hai-Dang Phan’s Reenactments exists in the in-between. Sorry Stranger Things fans, nothing otherworldly about it, this work is in this world and of this world. Reenactments’ “in-between” lies in the idea that life exists between our current …
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BookBar Book Review: How To Love A Country by Richard Blanco
By Ginny Short Blanco’s recent book of poems is vivid and startling. There is no pretense of language or cleverness or attempt at intellectual gymnastics in this collection. What I love about it most is that it is completely approachable. …
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BookBar Blog: Keep Going by Austin Kleon
By Kateri Kramer I’ve felt “stuck” creatively since I graduated from my MFA program. Whether that was because of burnout, the anxiety of influence, or the daily stresses of life I can’t say for sure. All I know is …
13 Favorite Kids’ Books from a New Mom
By Becky LeJeune I’ve loved reading all my life and it’s a love I hope to instill in my son. Of course that means we’ve already started reading to him (and amassing a large number of books for his own …
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