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The Bookshop

Catherine — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:44:43 +0000

November is a quiet month for new book releases so I try and use the time to read books I missed earlier in the year or just things that catch my eye. And by that I mean, anything in this mini-bookcase, which is now comprised of books coming out in 2016 and all the things […]

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Author Event: Paula McLain

Catherine — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:31:17 +0000

I may not be in tip-top writing form but I did decide I needed to get some bookish mojo back and what better way than to go to an author event. I haven’t been to one in 8 months so when I saw that Paula McLain was going to be at a local store […]

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As You Wish: Cary Elwes

Catherine — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:32:37 +0000

Some people think of reviewing books as solitary, quiet vocation and often, they are right. How nice then, to attend a book event that ends up feeling like a movie premiere—complete with large crowds, screaming fans and people in costumes. This was the fun-filled case earlier this week when I was at the University Book […]

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Shop Small and Independent

Catherine — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:07:23 +0000

Today is Small Business Saturday so just a quick reminder that as you begin the shopathon that may constitute your life leading up to Christmas please keep your local retailers in mind. Especially (of course!) the book stores. I happened to stop by the University Book Store here in Seattle and was dazzled and enthralled […]

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Free Range Reading: Divergent and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Catherine — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:22:56 +0000

Earlier this month I mentioned an event that Tanya at 52 Books or Bust was hosting called Free Range Reading. Basically, it’s an opportunity for book bloggers to take advantage of the lack of new books coming out at the end of the year and read anything they want. Crazy, right?! I’m embracing the concept by […]

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Hillary Clinton in Seattle

Catherine — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:03:07 +0000

Maybe you move in the upper echelons of society or more accurately in the inner circles of politics. If so the opportunity to get to meet one of the most influential and hard working women of our times would make you yawn. But if you’re like me, then the opportunity to see one of my […]

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War of the Words: Amazon vs. Hachette

Catherine — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:31:11 +0000

Once again, Amazon model of e-reader books and higher margins has escalated into Walmart-like bullying against vendors who won’t play their way—namely, continually lowering their prices until said vendor goes out of business, at which point Amazon/Walmart buys up the broken pieces or moves on to another target. With no stake in any brick and […]

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Cleveland: Loganberry Books

Catherine — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:37:18 +0000

Earlier this week I was in Cleveland and had the great fortune to visit Loganberry Books in the Shaker Heights neighborhood. I’m fortunate to have a sister-in-law who knows bookstores are one of my favorite destinations in any city so she insisted we stop by. Loganberry Books is one of those marvelous stores where the […]

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University Book Store

Catherine — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:22:01 +0000

Earlier this week I had such a great afternoon I knew I had to share it with all my readers AND tell you to stop reading and head to your local university. OK, don’t get in the car but at least google their bookstore. Why? Because, it could turn out to be the kind of […]

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Powell’s Event: Chris Bohjalian

Catherine — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:32:01 +0000

Recently I was at Powell’s to hear author Chris Bohjalian read from his newest book, The Light in the Ruins. Little did I know the reading would be the least of the entertainment, because Bohjalian is an accomplished raconteur with an ease that makes you feel as if you were in his home and he […]

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