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Wesley has taken over our Instagram!

Wesley has apparently learned our Insta password and has been using my iPhone when my back is turned. If you hadn’t noticed our Instagram has (mostly) been taken over by Wesley the bookstore cat. And, as you probably know, cats … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler

Three Days in June, Anne Tyler (pub date March 2025, Knopf) This lovely little novel centers around Gail Blaine — mother, ex-wife, suddenly unemployed educator — and three days surrounding her daughter’s (Debbie) wedding. And her ex, Max, who shows … Continue reading

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REVIEW: The Daughter of Auschwitz: The Girl Who Lived to Tell Her Tale, by Tova Friedman

HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books, Pub Date April 1, 2025, 208pp. Tova Friedman here recounts her own story as one of the youngest children to survive Auschwitz’s during the Holocaust, framed as a retelling to a friend she has met and trusts … Continue reading

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Neil Gaiman books

I need to make this announcement, apparently, because it’s already started: We are not a dumping ground for your now-unwanted Neil Gaiman books and graphic novels. We have no access to the dumpster — you can go to the Transfer … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Never Gamble Your Heart

Never Gamble Your Heart (Forever (Grand Central Publishing), pub date Feb 4, 2025, 384pp, $17.99) Genre: Romance with mystery. A charming Victorian romance, updated for modern values regarding women’s independence, but quite lovely, well-told, and eminently readable. I tore through … Continue reading

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Open 7 Days a Week Until Christmas!

We are now open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm, until Christmas. Closing at 2pm Christmas Eve, we are closed Christmas Day and the day after Christmas. Hope to see you then! Remember, Saturdays are 15% off new books until Christmas.

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Review: MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR, Sarah Suk

MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR, by Sarah Suk. Quill Tree Books (HarperCollins), trade paperback, 288pp. Price $19.99. Pub date: April 1, 2025. This young adult book (13 and up) is set primarily in South Korea, centered around one of the … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Midnights With You

Book By: Clare Osongco  Review By: Mae Vincent September 12, 2024 Content warnings: Emotional abuse, domestic violence, racism and sexual harassment  Midnights With You is a young adult coming-of-age novel that follows Deedee, a seventeen-year-old who has a struggling relationship … Continue reading

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Thomas Christopher Greene to sign/read at Bradford Public Library, Sat. March 6, noon-2pm

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Come Sat., March 9, 12-2pm at the Bradford Public Library, Bradford, VT & meet Thomas Christopher Greene, author of six novels, including the international bestseller The Headmaster’s Wife. His newest book is Notes From the Porch, written during Covid lockdown. … Continue reading

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Review of BRIDGE TO BAT CITY

Bridge to Bat City, by Ernest Cline, illustrations by Mishka Westell. Little Brown, 308 pp., hardcover $17.99, publication date April 2024. Ages 8 to 12. Review by Mae Vincent 10/28/23 Bridge to Bat City is a fun adventure about a … Continue reading

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