Love to read but you’re tired of being cooped up in your house from the long winter? We’ve got a few ideas for places where you can go and read in Durham, North Carolina now that the weather is warming up! Cocoa Cinnamon (Cafe) – 420 W. Geer Street Cocoa Cinnamon...
New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer presents readers with a new novel, The Guest Cottage, as two single parents accidentally rent the same house – but then they begin to wonder if that’s all they want to share. Followers of romantic suspense novels may enjoy Colleen Cable’s The Inn...
Wyoming’s beloved lawman takes on his coldest case yet in Craig Johnson’s Dry Bones as millions are at stake after a Cheynne rancher shows up dead – right after the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was found on his ranch. If you’ve ever wanted to know what an “enigmalogist” is,...
If you’ve ever wanted to be an armchair traveler and visit France, you may love My Paris Dream by Kate Betts, available in Kindle eBook and Hardcover. Want something a bit more serious? Consider looking at The Double Life of Fidel Castro, Reagan: The Life, or A Spy Among Friends...
We are all made of molecules, a novel by Susin Nielsen, reminds readers that all of us – even the academically brilliant but socially inept kids and the popular kids in school – are made up of the same stuff. If you grew up loving the classic A Thousand and...
If you liked the books we mentioned in the 2014 Award Winners article, check out The Green Road, a new novel by a previous winner of the Man Booker Prize (Anne Enright). Fans of witty dialogue and propulsive narrative may enjoy Lisa Lutz’s How to Start a Fire, which is...
Mother’s Day is this weekend on Sunday, May 11th. If your mom enjoys reading, consider picking up some of these gifts for mothers who still enjoy a good book from time to time! Mother & Daughter Letter Box Set “Includes one 20 page book (to share) & over 40 cards...
Imitation is the highest form of flattery – and these Twitter accounts intend to keep a lot of these classic literature books alive through any means necessary. Love Shakespeare? Enjoy quotes from Mark Twain? Consider following some of these Twitter accounts: William Shakespeare, @shakespearesays What, pray, ist thou doing? Joined...
HEADSTRONG by Rachel Swaby starts with a fascinating (and slightly infuriating) anecdote. The opening line: This book about scientists began with Beef Stroganoff. According to the New York Times, Yvonne Brill made a mean one. Yvonne Brill was a rocket scientist, and a brilliant one – but the New York...
This week, the definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson hits the shelf. It’s a Long Story: My Life, available in Kindle eBook, Hardcover or Audio CD format, is “told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm” that Willie Nelson lived it. Joan River’s biography, written by her...
Fans of historical fiction will enjoy Deeanne Gist’s Tiffany Girl, the tale of a progressive “New Woman” who helps complete the Tiffany chapel – while struggling with her own romantic interests. Not interested in the past? Pick up As Waters Gone By or Making Your Mind Up as women struggle...
Love classic fairy tales? Pick up Rosamund Hodge’s Crimson Bound, available in Kindle eBook, Hardcover or Audio CD. Or if you’re looking for something a bit more romantic, look up The Heir by Kiera Cass, available in Kindle eBook, Hardcover, Paperback or Audio CD. For young adults more interested in...