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Nobody loves books more than us. We’re a team of readers with broad interests and strong feelings about the books on our shelves.  The Odditoriumby …

Her Characters’ Plights Are Familiar to Those We All Deal With Wolff’s stories are not as morbid as the title might lead you to believe. …

Murnane Reveals Himself in These Thoughtful Essay Lilacs is a collection of essays Murnane published over 20 years ago. In Lilacs Murnane reveals his interest …

One editor and three authors spoke with Shelf Unbound about the appeal of the short story format and give deeper insight into their most recent …

Body, Mind and Quill What masters of prevarication people are—if not with others, then often with themselves. And so we have come, once more, to …

A little bit of everything from a scatter-brained, book-loving Mom.  Doesn’t have to ALWAYS be children’s books  There is a lot of research out there …

These Stories Paint a Picture of the Australia Murnane Grew Up In  Gerald Murnane’s characters and their experiences bear a striking resemblance to the author …

Prepare to Be Taken to New, Uncharted Places in Your Mind Courtney Craggett’s vivid imagination will take you to strange and unusual places, but there …

Women & Children First opened in a modest storefront in 1979, owned by Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon, who met as graduate students at the …

Love Is the Thread That Holds This Family Together During Hard Times For the Malone family, 1946 was a year of ignorant bliss. World War …