As much fiction as we read, even booksellers like a dose of reality every now and then! Here are some brilliant nonfiction titles that the M&Q staff loves. Memoirs, biographies, essays, and history--these titles are all the more fascinating for their examination of real lives and places. Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras … Continue reading Staff Picks Bonanza: Nonfiction
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Foolproof and Fanciful Father’s Day Ideas
Let's hear it for the dads! Seeing your dad this weekend? Don't want to show up empty-handed? Here are our ideas--some traditional, others less so--to show dad your appreciation. Because while there's a million kinds of fathers out there, it's a known fact that they all love books. (The experience of a bunch of booksellers … Continue reading Foolproof and Fanciful Father’s Day Ideas
A Smattering of Mother’s Day Ideas
It's the time of year to tell the moms out there that we appreciate them. Here's what we're suggesting this year. When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Get out the tissues. Right before Williams' mother died, she told her to take her many journals (a Mormon tradition) and only read them once she … Continue reading A Smattering of Mother’s Day Ideas
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