Current Newsletter: A Presidential Reading List

Bookstores with reviews in this week's newsletter:

• Ruby Wang, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Mac Chamberlain, Parnassus Books, Nashville, Tennessee
• Lady Smith, The Snail on the Wall, Huntsville, Alabama
• Timothy Benz, Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, Kentucky
• Doron Klemer, Octavia Books in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction in Greenville, South Carolina
• Kristen Iskandrian, Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama
• Hannah DeCamp from Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia
• Alea Lopes from Oxford Exchange in Tampa, Florida
• Matt Nixon from A Cappella Books in Atlanta, Georgia
• Jude Burke-Lewis, Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi
• Mikey LaFave, Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia
• Eden Haymon, Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana
• Katlin Kerrison, Story on the Square in McDonough, Georgia
• Morgan DePerno, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Melissa Gray, The Blytheville Book Company in Blytheville, Arkansas

Book Buzz Feature: Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
Since childhood, reading has been more than just a hobby for me. You might say that I can’t find meaning in life without books. Since becoming a writer, I’ve had more occasion to read for work than for my own enjoyment, but I can’t say that has caused me any distress at all. Even if a book isn’t suited to my personal taste, there is always something to be gained by reading it, always some light that it will shed on my life from an unexpected angle.
― Yoko Ogawa, Interview, The New York Times

Decide For Yourself Banned Book Feature:
Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas
It’s been a long time since a book ending has made me cry, but Maas made me sob. The growth of Aelin and her court is phenomenal. Over the course of this series, I have seen Aelin grow from an injured, malnourished assassin to a strong, magical queen. The journey and backstories of these characters is mind blowing and will stick with me for a while after finishing the series.
― Melissa Gray, The Blytheville Book Company in Blytheville, Arkansas

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