Meet Shaun Bythell, owner of Scotland’s largest secondhand bookstore, in the wee little seaside village of Wigtown. Right out of central casting, The Bookshop resides in an old stone townhouse with fireplaces ablazing, a shop cat... Read More

King of the World / The Life of Louis XIV / Philip Mansel / University of Chicago Press / Hardcover $35.00 (608pp) / 978-0-226-69089-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / France’s Louis XIV, known as “The Sun King,”... Read More

Sunshine and blue skies welcomed us to Portland this past weekend where we attended the PubWest 2020 event, Publishing in the Clouds: Practical Solutions for Big Ideas. We can always expect a great program from Executive Director Kent... Read More

Within every culture around the world, food is an integral pillar. Whether feasting, fasting, celebrating, or grieving, we all draw together around a table to share memories and build traditions with loved ones. Gathering for a meal... Read More

The Aosawa Murders / Riku OndaAlison Watts, translator / Bitter Lemon Press / Softcover $14.95 (346pp) / 978-1-912242-24-5 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / A suspect’s hobby, an overheard word, and a bottle cap... Read More

A Century of Votes for Women / American Elections since Suffrage / Christina WolbrechtJ. Kevin Corder / Cambridge University Press / Softcover $24.99 (330pp) / 978-1-316-63807-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / In 2020,... Read More

Encyclopaedia Britannica defines the bystander effect as “the inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need.” A social psychological concept popularized in the 1960s and 70s, the... Read More