book reviews Review: MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR, Sarah Suk December 12, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment 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 protagonist’s mother’s clinic, Sori of Us Clinic (Sori Clinic run by Dr. Bae), a memory […] Read more » friendship YA
book reviews REVIEW: Midnights With You September 12, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment 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 with her mother. Deedee’s family, friendships, and romantic relationships felt realistic and relatable. The story […] Read more » Romance
news Thomas Christopher Greene to sign/read at Bradford Public Library, Sat. March 6, noon-2pm February 27, 2024 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment 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. Charming, thoughtful, nostalgic, his short stories have the essence of home in VT. Tom is […] Read more » events
book reviews Review of BRIDGE TO BAT CITY December 21, 2023 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment 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 girl named Opal who loses her mom and moves in with her uncle. The pair […] Read more » Middle Reader
news Unexpected Day Closed: Wednesday, Dec 6 December 6, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Happy St Nicholas Day! Star Cat Books apologizes that they will be closed Wednesday, December 6, due to suddenly announced major work on our building by the owner, Jared Shipman – work that surely needs to be done right away (I don’t envy him what he has to do tomorrow!). Wesley the bookstore cat will […] Read more » store closure
news Ever wished you worked in a bookstore? November 28, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Have you ever wished you worked in a bookstore? Star Cat Books has an opening for Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting immediately. We need someone with a strong retail background, not afraid to converse with customers about books and just about anything else, can hand-sell, has a strong background in books and literature, is aware we’re […] Read more » Hiring
news 10th Birthday & Small Business Saturday! November 24, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Join Star Cat Books in celebrating 10 YEARS of bookselling in Bradford, VT, plus Small Business Saturday! Saturday, November 25, 10am-5pm at Star Cat Books in Bradford (157 Main Street). From 1pm-2pm join us with author & master of the spooky in VT, Joseph Citro, at the Bradford Public Library to hear stories about haunted […] Read more » author event birthday sale Small Business Saturday
news Another star cat poem… May 3, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment My name is SpikeAs you can seeEnjoy fatherhoodThoroughlyThough he may notReally be my sonI groom and loveLike he is oneI teach him allOf my best tricksLike stealing hugsAnd giving licksBut most of allI teach him thatYou get the bestLove from a cat ❤️ Read more » Cats poetry
news Independent Bookstore Day April 26, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day & at STAR CAT BOOKS we’re celebrating with a store-wide sale (15% used/10% new) and gourmet cookies from Umpleby’s Bakery & Cafe in Hanover, NH! Come celebrate indie bookstores with us & get some yummy cookies (GF available!). We’ll be open 10am-5pm, as always. Looking forward to seeing all of […] Read more » event Indie Bookstore Day sales
news Tuesday: Snow Day! March 12, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment In anticipation of the NWS/NOAA winter storm warning for Monday night through Wednesday morning, I am declaring the bookstore CLOSED ON TUESDAY. Stay home if you can. Drive only carefully if you must — be careful out there. Power outages predicted. While Bradford (Orange County) is expecting 4-6” of heavy wet snow, where I live […] Read more » store closure