An avid home cook and baker, Rebecca has dreams of opening her very own vegan bakery. Until then, she'll hone her skills by sharing her creations with friends and family. (Cinnamon rolls are her favorite.) A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rebecca moved to the Triangle in June 2012. Eat for the Planet by Zacharias & Gene... Continue Reading →
The Neighbors A little girl imagines the lives of her neighbors as she climbs the 7 floors to her own (BORING) apartment. (The apartment that smells like pickled fish? Belongs to a pirate and his mermaid wife, of course.) Many wacky and madcap visual surprises as well as a fantastic twist at the end. Rumple... Continue Reading →
What is it about these stories that I love so much? Is it that Nicole Flattery inserts her characters into worlds that are just a little bit off? Or are her worlds inhabited by characters that are not quite right? Perhaps her characters and the worlds they inhabit are all perfectly mundane, and she is... Continue Reading →
You think your kids can rock a meltdown? HA! Amateurs. 10 year old twins Bessie and Roland burst into flames when angry or upset. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this hilarious, slightly dark and weirdly sweet novel. — Abbe, Children's Bookseller
Daniel Kehlmann is possibly the most original and masterful storyteller I've ever encountered. In Tyll, he places us in Seventeenth century Europe during the Thirty Years War. Against this backdrop of immense human suffering, Kehlmann gives us a clown to weave together the stories of kings, queens, scholars, and peasants. He makes us care for even... Continue Reading →
My resolution this year is to read nonfiction, and I’ve started with a winner. Deeply researched and vividly written, Threads of Life has a fine focus on the individual that illuminates the larger context and lets history “speak through the medium of fabric and needle.” Story cloths and samplers, banners and patchwork, the embroidery on the vyshyvanka... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Lucas is sensible, not sentimental; unlike Elizabeth, she finds it possible to tolerate Mr. Collins's foibles with a smile. Depending on the adaptation/retelling/fan fiction, we are led to believe that Charlotte is either miserable or resigned, but certainly not happy. 'The Clergyman's Wife' gives her probably the most realistic attitude: sometimes embarrassed, sometimes irritated,... Continue Reading →
NC author Natania Barron has released her quirky and stylish trilogy of novellas as one epic fantasy/romance/adventure spanning three decades. Follow Vivienne and Nerissa from New York, across the globe, and into The Underworld. Love! Fashion! Monsters! — Jon, Inventory
For the rest of my days, I will hold dear the poignant and deeply moving scene from this book that captures how reading and books can touch the soul and connect us with others. I was humbled and moved to tears – of both grief and joy - as I rode with Cussy Mary and her mule through the hills and hollows of Appalachia to deliver books to the... Continue Reading →
Occasionally, I’ve gotten to the end of a story and joked to a friend, “That was great: best coaster in the park. I want to go again!” And while it’s true that I’m a big re-watcher and re-reader, when I say “again,” it’s understood that I mean eventually. When I finished listening to the... Continue Reading →
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