"From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonley again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood..."
We just got some great photos from our friends at Books & Books in Bal Harbour, Florida. As you can see, they’re really running with the Summer is Short short story campaign!
Thanks, Books & Books! And if any other store wants to follow in their footsteps and send us their own short story display photos, we’d love to post them!
Check out this amazing, inspiring story about a book club for the homeless in Boston. It’s an excellent reminder that books still do have the power to improve our lives, even if it’s just for an hour or so a week.
Presented for your enjoyment, here is a video of Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street. Margot discusses her various inspirations for the book, including a friend tasked with ghostwriting a book about euthanasia.
I am loving Awful Library Books, a site run by librarians which features books that really, really should be retired from libraries. Some of my favorites: