Last night, I sat down and read Go Set a Watchman .  The build up to Harper Lee's new book, as you know, has been enormous. The...

A Prayer Journal by Flannery O'Connor. This gift-style book came out a couple of years ago, and I received a copy for Christmas, ...

I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley. If there is a book full of humorous short stories and essays, I’ve read it (or it’s on m...

April became one of the busiest months at The Bookshelf – so many events, so little time. I did manage to fit in eight books this mon...

We’re almost a quarter of the way through 2015, and I’ve got to say: I have read some absolutely excellent books this year. I don’t kno...

February is my favorite of all the months, and it’s not because of Valentine’s Day or President’s Day or the cold, gloomy weather or th...

What a lovely month for getting back into my reading groove! January was full of excellent stories and up-all-night page-turning, and m...

I closed out 2014 with 65 books read in one year; I'm not sure that's a record or anything -- so many of our customers are more...

It feels almost silly to put together a compilation of my favorite books of 2014. The Internet is full of these kinds of lists already, l...

November and December are difficult months to get a lot of reading done; there's so much going on in the store, and by the time I g...

Being a bookstore owner has its challenges, but make no mistake: There are perks, too. One such perk is the gift of the advanced reader...

So much of reading is seasonal, isn't it? I read six books last month, all of which I think transition us perfectly into this seas...

I managed to clock in eight books for the month of August. Here's my take on what you might want to read next: The Fever  by Megan ...