Our Bookish Lives: a bookstore blog

We had a big book haul last weekend, and brought home approximately 30 used books to list on the bookstore website. Here are some of the highlights. 1. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne, by David Starkey Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne is about the legendary Queen Elizabeth the first, also known as the Virgin Queen. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and the doomed Anne Boleyn, and ended up in prison at the behest of her sister Mary. (Mary was Catholic, Elizabeth wasn't; this caused a huge rift between the two of them Stan Lee absolutely...

The Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff was paw-sitively meow-tastic. It's about a divorced middle-aged woman hitting middle age. Becca is trying to live the quiet life in dull but peaceful Wolf's Point and is surprised when menopause brings the surprise of a lifetime: lycanthropy. Becca is also surprised to find that her seemingly boring town has an all-female pack and becomes its newest member. However, it's not all midnight at the Women's Club, as there's hunters who want to hurt Becca and her new pack. I loved that the author is a confirmed cat lady. Everyone knows that cat people...

Meow! Mom promised to give me catnip treats if I wrote a blog post about books I recommend. Also, Mom is currently running a sale on the website. You can get 20% off your order with promo code Stan Lee at checkout. 1. No More Goddesses by Kim Baccellia No More Goddesses is about a teenage girl named Jordan who finds an ancient bracelet worn by her favorite actress in a movie in her grandma's attic and puts it on, hoping it will bring her love. Instead, the bracelet unleashes Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of love, who decides it's fun...

Need a good book? Here are 4 we recommend during the sale. (Use promo code Stan Lee at checkout on the website to get 20% off during the sale!) 1. The Crows of Beara, by Julie Christine Johnson The Crows of Beara is about a woman named Annie. She's a recovering alcoholic and just got out of rehab and went back to her job at a PR firm. Despite the fact that Annie's career is hanging in the balance and her marriage is failing, she's sent to Ireland for her job to promote a new copper mine on the Beara...

Meow meow! I'm Stan Lee, the (retired and very smart) shop cat at the bookstore. Here are 3 books I couldn't keep my paws off of. (Note from the humans: we have a sale going on right now. Get 25% off your order through Wednesday if you use promo code Beach read at checkout on our website.) 1. House of Gold, by Natasha Solomons House of Gold is historical fiction about the tensions between what's right for yourself and what's right for your family. It starts in Vienna in 1911, where we meet 21-year-old Greta Goldbaum, who has always wanted...