Jesse Doogan
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So You're Stuck in a Cozy Mystery: A Survival Kit
Listen, if you’re planning a life of amateur sleuthing, you’re going to have to be prepared. First, you need to look like a detective. → Read More
What Makes a Good Book Club Question?
What makes for a good book club question? Here are some tips to consider before your next book club meeting. → Read More
Netflix for Book Discovery and Other Problems
Is book discovery an issue for readers or a publishing issue? Would a "Netflix for books" help? One writer explores options. → Read More
What Goes Into a Book's Appearance?
If you've ever wondered what goes into a book's appearance, a publishing house insider details the process. → Read More
Road Trip to the Best Children's Bookstores in the Midwest
Grab some snacks and travel with us on a trip to the best children's bookstores in the midwest. Whimsy, fun, and tons of good books! → Read More
5 Ways to Support Booksellers This Holiday Shopping Season
Between a pandemic, supply chain issues, and the usual holiday rush, booksellers are spread thin. Here's how you can help as a customer. → Read More
Illustrated Nonfiction Books to Feed Your Sense of Wonder
Stoke your sense of wonder with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction books, from nature guides to atlases and cookbooks. → Read More
Let an Indie Bookseller Pick the Best Book Subscription for You
Missing the recommendations of your favorite independent booksellers? Let a bookseller choose your next read through these subscription boxes. → Read More
12 of the Best Kids’ Cookbooks
Find family fun in the kitchen with these awesome kids' cookbooks that set out to teach confidence in the kitchen and help kids gain valuable life skills. → Read More
40+ Comforting Little Women Quotes For When The World Is Too Much
Little Women is one of those books you can turn to when the world just isn't working out exactly right. You know that these four girls, with their troubles big and small, would understand. Money probl → Read More
My Ideal Ereader
When you give a bookish person an ereader... There's no end to what we might demand of it. What features would you ask of it? → Read More
Rules to Keep Your Book Club Running and What to Read in 2019
A handy guide to keeping your book club running, along with excellent book club books for 2019. → Read More
Start a Tradition with Short Stories for Christmas
This season, spend some quality time with the family with a read-aloud of some short stories for Christmas from these collections. → Read More
Netflix to adapt Daphne Du Maurier’s REBECCA
Armie Hammer is set to play Maxim DeWinter and Lily James will be the unnamed protagonist in a new adaptation of Rebecca. → Read More
Netflix Announces New Narnia Series
Netflix has announced a new multi-year deal to produce a new series based on C.S. Lewis's classic series. → Read More
10 Heartwarming Animal Books
This post of heart-warming animal books is sponsored by Yellow Pear PressIn THE WRONG DOG, New York Times bestselling author David Elliot Cohen tells the humorous, engaging story of what happens w → Read More
The Best Cookies for Your TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE Screening Party
The best cookies to make and enjoy for your viewing party of Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE Netflix adaptation. → Read More
What Avenger Describes Your Reading Style?
Avengers: Infinity War left me wondering just exactly what kind of reader all my Avenger friends are. Here's an Avenger quiz to find out what kind of readers they are, and you can see how you match up. → Read More
Ultra Violet YA: The 2018 Pantone Color of the Year and Young Adult Covers
These 2018 young adult novels new releases, including Crescent Stone, Catwoman: Soulstealer, and Heart of Iron feaure the Pantone color of the year, Ultra Violet, on their covers. → Read More
Where To Sell Used Books: 5 Of The Best Places Online (And In Person)
Get that cash. Find out where to sell used books, whether online or in-person, including Powell's and other online used book sites. → Read More