Do you love to read?  Do you have a favorite author and you want to read more books by that author?  What about a favorite genre, subject or style that you enjoy and want to read more of?  In reading the “Newsletter of Irmo Branch Library”, part of the Lexington County (SC) Public Library System, which […]

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Love a good mystery?  Most of us do, I think.  There are maybe as many mystery lovers as there are lovers of romance books.  Many cities have bookstores that are devoted solely to selling mysteries.  Many stores are members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associaton (the IMBA).  The IMBA has just released the August mystery bestseller […]

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It has been an ongoing saga — a web site operator for a Harry Potter site had plans to publish an encylopedia about the Harry Potter books.  J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, sued the potential author, saying that it infringed on her rights and that she had long planned to publish […]

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Did you read “Heartsick” by Chelsea Cain, which came out earlier this year?  It is not the type book I typically read, but it was great.  It was a page turner, that is for sure.  It is part mystery, part romance, and part horror! You want be able to put it down.  Now, Cain has […]

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In what is becoming a sad trend, another independent bookstore is closing.  The Happy Bookseller in Columbia, SC, a leader in independent stores for many years, is closing in October.
The following article is from Shelf Awareness:
Sad news about the Happy Bookseller: the Columbia, S.C., bookstore will close in October, according to the State. Owners Andy […]

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 ”For most of us, balance is a bookseller’s quest, not a destination.”    Robert Gray
Is there a bias towards Protestant or Evangelical books in most bookstores?  Of course, there are many Christian bookstores that obviously have a strong bias.  But based on the statements by booksellers in the “Deeper Understanding” column by Robert Gray in the […]

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