And the Winner is: 2023 National Book Awards Edition
“What a great, great, great, great joy for me to be here, to share the same space with all of…
Barnes & Noble Reads
What is Panem Reading?
The odds are ever in your favor to find your next read — if you start with what the citizens…
Love Makes Everything Possible: Reading James McBride
We’ve been fans of James McBride’s work since we first read his memoir, The Color of Water, ages and ages…
I’m a Big Believer in the Truth: Reading David Grann
Getting to the truth isn’t always easy or neat: it can be physically taxing, dusty, and well, messy…if you’re David…
Our 2023 Book of the Year: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
“I would have never dreamed a book about a simple grocery store would make this kind of difference in the…
Our 2023 Author of the Year: David Grann
For the past couple of years, our booksellers have tapped an outstanding speculative fiction pick in addition to our book…
Our 2023 Game of the Year: Steam Up
Hoping to showcase your gourmet expertise? Or are you looking to immerse yourself in an authentic cultural experience? Our 2023…
Poured Over: Melissa Broder on Death Valley
“Shift in perception is a miracle” Death Valley by Melissa Broder is part desert survival story, part examination of grief…
Giggle as You Gift: 8 Helpful, Humorous and Odd Books
Cute, portable, easy to wrap and packed with laughs, what’s better than a book? We couldn’t resist putting together a…
Art is Essential to Our Culture: Amanda Peters and Mi’kma’ki Artists
Dear Readers, Earlier this month I had the absolute thrill of coming to New York and finding out that I’d…
5 Questions for Jedidiah Jenkins, Author of Mother, Nature
What about spending so much time in the great outdoors inspires so much introspection/reflection? So much of the human brain…
Bookstores, Coffee Shops and Finding Connection: 5 Questions for Travis Balderee
Bookshops & Bonedust, the follow-up to Legends & Lattes, is just as cozy and warm as a night spent around…
15 Books to Read After You Finish Class by Stephanie Land
When Stephanie Land started working on the pages that would become her debut memoir, Maid, she didn’t know those drafts…
The Best Family Sagas
It’s a cliche for a reason, that line about all happy families being the same. Is there anything better that…
The Best Tales of the 1%
Why just settle for reruns of Succession or Billions or Silicon Valley? Go behind the scenes on some of today’s…
The Best Guides to Making Spirits Bright
Books and booze, a match made in heaven. Cocktails are having a moment with new colors and new flavors. Raise…
The Best Books to Get Lost in Translation
Sometimes magic starts with a language you don’t speak fluently (or at all). Emily Wilson delivers a follow-up to her…
The Most Showstopping Picture Books
How do you build a reader? Spend time reading to your teenie-tinies (funny voices a plus, of course), talk about…