-by Nicole Sullivan April 1, 2021 In a year that saw revenue loss for nearly all independent businesses but revenue for Amazon was up a whopping 38% – during a pandemic and the biggest economic downturn we’ve seen since 2008 …
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BookBar Turns 7: Ch-Ch-Changes (Turn and Face the Strange)
Chapter 7: Every person, business, and organization has handled this Covid situation differently. For me, roughly half-way through the shut-down and quarantine, I resolved to come out of this a better person and to make BookBar a better business.
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Peeking Around the Corner
It has been a month since my last post. So much and also nothing has happened since then. On March 27th, I had just come out of a couple of weeks of mourning for my business that I knew would …
A Short History of Mystery and Some Indubitably Great Reads
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 …
BookBar in the Time of Covid
BookBar was built on a vision of our community socializing through literature and a common love of books and reading. That has been our business model for the past seven years. We’ve witnessed countless touching moments of collaborations, partnerships, friendships, …
Reading Help is Here for YOU: Parents & Your Kids
BookBar has two books that are wonderful resources for parents and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. These can be ordered online from us with free shipping. Both books offer extensive lists of books for your child to read and …
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The Colorado Sun Book Club: Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson
Guest post by Kevin Simpson from The Colorado Sun. Disruption in the media industry has claimed many casualties, including thousands of jobs nationally and hundreds in Colorado. Avid readers of literature probably have noticed something else in short supply: coverage …
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October Cookbook Club Pick: Antoni in the Kitchen by Antoni Porowski
Ted Allen may have left some big shoes to fill in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but Antoni Porowski has taken on the job and made the position of food and wine expert his own. It’s not surprising considering …
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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!
