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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a slow, but truly fascinating, read. I dipped in / out for a few weeks, adsorbing this delve into American book store history. Readers should want to know this! I know my appreciation has grown. A huge “Thank You” to those who, no matter the capacity or circumstance, put books into our hands and brains.

PS. I especially loved the chapter on my local indie, the incredible Parnassus.

February BOTM picks are live!

What is everyone thinking?!

This was high on my TBR because it checks all those book-lover boxes: a woman leaves her unfulfilling life & job to start a bookshop, which grows into a place for others to also find purpose & healing. I‘m fascinated by how deeply I connected with the book, when the writing felt so…plain. The topics were so relevant to where I‘ve been in my life over the past few years: feeling a disconnect and discontent in my job, then leaving it to pursue ⤵️

#TheCambridgeBookshopSeries #serieslove2025 #cozy
What‘s not to enjoy when reading a cozy mystery set in a bookstore in Cambridge England? Molly & her mother have helped her Aunt Violet turn this previously failing bookshop into a thriving,profitable one.Molly in charge of social media & bookstore events,invites local author Iona York to read from her bestseller,The Strawberry Girls,which is inspired by her daughter. That daughter goes missing—⬇️

I‘m really enjoying this book, probably because it has a lot about books and coffee! And I just love the idea of having all day to think about a film (or a book) and discovering something special.

Last year, for my birthday, I got my 4th round of chemo 😔. Needless to say, my birthday was a bust. This year, to make up for it, my husband took me on a bookstore tour in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. We hit 5 bookstores, including this gem: Story Line Books, housed in St. Paul's Union Depot. With a subtle train theme, the charm of the historic train station, and a wonderfully curated selection, this was a great stop! #supportindiebookstores

Need I say more?! #coffeeandbooks ☕️📚

More of a ‘feel good‘ book than I usually go for but it was cute and I enjoyed it 😊

I finished this #audiobook while organizing my knitting stuff. Onto the next audio and knitting project!

Treated myself to a visit to my local Indie bookstore for my birthday( tomorrow). It‘s 12 miles away, so I enjoyed listening to my current audiobook. Peaceful backroads. My mission was to pick up my pre-ordered book (I choose recently published book monthly as a member of this bookclub), and of course, treat myself to 2 more books! 📚 🎂🎉🎁

Update on reading own books:

Took two books to the charity shop. Success!
Bought two books.
Net result 0. 🙃