Our Bookish Lives: a bookstore blog

TL,DR: buy some books off our website to help make this cat's dreams of being a bookstore cat come true. A couple days ago, I was at an event hosted by a local park, and the county animal shelter was there, with some cute adoptable animals in their cuddle shuttle, a big van with some cages for the animals that they take to various events. One of the adoptable animals was Draco, a one-year-old cat. The second the man opened Draco's cage so I could pet him, Draco put in an application to be the bookstore's next shop cat.  There's...

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...