The tenth book of Christmas is The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell. “Every bookshop has a story. We’re talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses and in old run-down railway stations. From the oldest bookshop in the world, to the smallest you could imagine, The Bookshop…
The ninth book of Christmas is Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard by Laura Bates, an English professor at Indiana State University. “Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been…
The eighth book of Christmas is A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz. A few years ago, I read Excellent Sheep by Deresiewicz and had mixed feelings about his opinions. That book was about the current structure of post-secondary education in…
“Reading well, which means reading actively, is thus not only good in itself, nor is it merely a means to advancement in our work or career. It also serves to keep our minds alive and growing.” – p. 336 The sixth book of Christmas is How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent…
Hello Readers, Welcome to Day Three of The 12 Days of Books! On this day, I bring to you the first of two books in our December selection that take us readers on a heroine-centric journey through literature. Every woman who reads has likely assembled her own cast of varied characters who have shaped and…
“It’s a kind of alchemy, really, the way dark lines on which paper – or before paper, engraved in stone, and after paper, crystallized on a screen – cause images and ideas to appear like magic in our minds.” – p. 65 The second Book of Christmas is Booked by Karen Swallow Prior, a professor…
“I can hardly conceive how limited my perception would be without the books I have been privileged to read, how superficial my understanding of others, how undeveloped my sympathies.” – p. 164 Hello Readers! Welcome to The 12 Days of Books – 12 Days highlighting our literary favorites, an annual tradition here at The…
Dear Bookworms, This summer, I stumbled across a book called The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing The World, One Correction At A Time at a library book sale. As a writer, editor, and general lover of all things English, I was immediately drawn to it. Written by Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, The Great…
The Bookshop on the Corner, one of our September picks, was my first experience with a Jenny Colgan novel. Before the story started, Colgan left a message for the reader, reminding us that books are beautiful and often change lives. She offered a list of places she recommends taking out your book along with the…
Hello Dearest Readers, I hope your October was filled with crisp apple cider and lots of flannel. This month, we are recommending a new book, an old book, and a series. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (available 11/29/16) The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a…