Bookstore Blogs
Below are the latest posts from blogs written by NCIBA members and some of our favorite local book bloggers. Clicking on the title link will take you to the blog, while clicking on the link in the post will take you directly to that post.
Bookalicious
Guest Post: Honey, Tom Cruise Was Such a Jerk in That Movie! by Elisabeth Staab by Pam
3 Feb 2012 at 1:57pm
So. Your turn: What is it that you love about vampires? If not vampires, what?s your favorite paranormal species, and why?
The Classics I Forgot to Read Book Club
May 2011--Mrs. Dalloway by Tom
15 Apr 2011 at 7:10pm
by Virginia Woolf
Books Inc. Palo Alto
"Book Busters" Bake Sale For Haiti! by Books Inc. Palo Alto
16 Apr 2010 at 10:20pm
"Book Busters" is hosting a Bake Sale for Haiti! On Friday, May 7th, my gang of book busting club kids will be filling the store with lots of yummy treats like cupcakes, cookies & cakes to raise ...
Book(ed) Passage
The Week Ahead @ Book Passage by Thomas Gladysz
3 Feb 2012 at 5:45pm
Among the Bay Area?s many bookstores, Book Passage in CorteMadera has one of the most active schedules going of author events, readings, classesand other literary happenings. In fact, it?s not unco...
chaotic compendiums
Monthly Reading Roundup - January 2012 by Caitlin Martin
1 Feb 2012 at 9:55pm
I can't believe it's February. When did that happen? Wasn't it New Year's Eve 2010 three days ago?
I read a lot in January, not all of which I managed to review in January. This is partly becau...
Magical Secrets
Art 40 Basel by Crown Point
1 Jul 2009 at 3:46pm
Two weeks ago, Valerie and I flew back from Basel, Switzerland where we spent twelve days at the Art Basel fair, where Crown Point had a booth. Crown Point Press has participated in fair for the pa...
Chatter's blog
Travel Dispatch: The 7th ABA Winter Institute by Chatter
31 Jan 2012 at 12:25pm
Words on Books... and a few other things from time to time
Now Into Folding Paper Airplanes, Thank You Professor Weinstein by Tony
2 Feb 2012 at 7:38pm
There are so many things one might do with one?s short time here on the surface of planet Earth. One might save the world, or a small piece of it, or just for fun, one might fold paper airplanes.
If...
A Million Words
Review of Cinder by A Million Words
30 Jan 2012 at 12:33pm
Title: CinderAuthor: Marissa MeyerGenre: Young Adult Science FictionPublisher: Feiwel and FriendsPublication date: January 3rd, 2012
I'm a sucker for fairy tale retellings, but this isn't your typic...
Guest Post: Honey, Tom Cruise Was Such a Jerk in That Movie! by Elisabeth Staab by Pam
3 Feb 2012 at 1:57pm
So. Your turn: What is it that you love about vampires? If not vampires, what?s your favorite paranormal species, and why?
May 2011--Mrs. Dalloway by Tom
15 Apr 2011 at 7:10pm
by Virginia Woolf
"Book Busters" Bake Sale For Haiti! by Books Inc. Palo Alto
16 Apr 2010 at 10:20pm
"Book Busters" is hosting a Bake Sale for Haiti! On Friday, May 7th, my gang of book busting club kids will be filling the store with lots of yummy treats like cupcakes, cookies & cakes to raise ...
The Week Ahead @ Book Passage by Thomas Gladysz
3 Feb 2012 at 5:45pm
Among the Bay Area?s many bookstores, Book Passage in CorteMadera has one of the most active schedules going of author events, readings, classesand other literary happenings. In fact, it?s not unco...
Monthly Reading Roundup - January 2012 by Caitlin Martin
1 Feb 2012 at 9:55pm
I can't believe it's February. When did that happen? Wasn't it New Year's Eve 2010 three days ago?
I read a lot in January, not all of which I managed to review in January. This is partly becau...
Art 40 Basel by Crown Point
1 Jul 2009 at 3:46pm
Two weeks ago, Valerie and I flew back from Basel, Switzerland where we spent twelve days at the Art Basel fair, where Crown Point had a booth. Crown Point Press has participated in fair for the pa...
Travel Dispatch: The 7th ABA Winter Institute by Chatter
31 Jan 2012 at 12:25pm
Much to my surprise and elation, I was this year's recipient of the Glenn Goldman scholarship to the annual independent bookseller's conference, The Winter Institute. For those of you not famili...
Now Into Folding Paper Airplanes, Thank You Professor Weinstein by Tony
2 Feb 2012 at 7:38pm
There are so many things one might do with one?s short time here on the surface of planet Earth. One might save the world, or a small piece of it, or just for fun, one might fold paper airplanes.
If...
Review of Cinder by A Million Words
30 Jan 2012 at 12:33pm
Title: CinderAuthor: Marissa MeyerGenre: Young Adult Science FictionPublisher: Feiwel and FriendsPublication date: January 3rd, 2012
I'm a sucker for fairy tale retellings, but this isn't your typic...
The Green Apple Core
The Ice Balloon by S.
3 Feb 2012 at 4:59pm
Come January, I usually start getting a little nostalgic for the winter everyone back home on the east coast seems to be suffering through grumpily. This year was no different, so I decided to chil...
Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?
The Book Blogger Convention by trish
25 Jan 2012 at 6:41pm
Michelle and I are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Book Blogger Convention by Reed Exhibitions (the folks who run Book Expo America (BEA))! As many know, I have been organizing and runni...
I'm Booking It
Review: Defending Jacob by William Landay by Laura
3 Feb 2012 at 9:09am
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. This book works as a mystery, as a courtroom thriller, and as a family drama. Summary via goodreads.com: Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his subu...
Kepler's: The Book Flap
New Video! Kepler's 2020: The Next-Generation Independent Bookstore by Kepler's Books
31 Jan 2012 at 5:55pm
Catch a glimpse of some of the people who are part of the Kepler's transformation... Staff members, community leaders, writers, and bookstore lovers of all stripes.
TheBookBind
New Series for Maggie Steifvater! by Bookgeek
2 Feb 2012 at 12:35pm
Good news: hot off her Printz Honor for The Scorpio Races , Scholastic just announced the publication of a new four-book series from Maggie Stiefvater. The first book in the series, The Raven Boys,...
Well-Read Donkey
C. J. Noonan: What a Newly Published Author Learns by noreply@blogger.com (Aggie)
22 Jun 2011 at 8:00am
LOGOS BOOKS & RECORDS
News This Week (January 28th) by Janina
28 Jan 2012 at 4:10pm
On Angela Carter, and her postcards. Adam Johnson talks about his book The Orphan Master’s Son and Kim Jong Il’s death. See 15 famous author homes. “HBO is filming The Corrections at my parent’s ho...
Northtownbooks
John Ross Reading and Memorial April 29 by Northtown Books
20 Apr 2011 at 12:50pm
Northtown Books will host a reading of poems and stories in memory of John Ross on Friday, April 29th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The well-known journalist, who died this past winter in Mexico, has been ce...
Booky Kids
Best Gifts of 2011! by BookyG
5 Dec 2011 at 1:26pm
My Favorite Gifts of 2011!
Topsy-Turvy Stacking Blocksby MoMAAges 1-5These stacking blocks are different in that they balance at an angle, creating a fantastical topsy-turvy tower that toddlers wil...
Cheri's Blog
VERY MERRY MAIN STREET by watershedbookco
22 Nov 2011 at 5:43pm
Watershed Books is celebrating the holiday season. a season of shared hope and good wishes. On Saturday, November 26th, lots of good things happening on Main Street in Lakeport California. Watershe...
The Ice Balloon by S.
3 Feb 2012 at 4:59pm
Come January, I usually start getting a little nostalgic for the winter everyone back home on the east coast seems to be suffering through grumpily. This year was no different, so I decided to chil...
The Book Blogger Convention by trish
25 Jan 2012 at 6:41pm
Michelle and I are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Book Blogger Convention by Reed Exhibitions (the folks who run Book Expo America (BEA))! As many know, I have been organizing and runni...
Review: Defending Jacob by William Landay by Laura
3 Feb 2012 at 9:09am
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. This book works as a mystery, as a courtroom thriller, and as a family drama. Summary via goodreads.com: Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his subu...
New Video! Kepler's 2020: The Next-Generation Independent Bookstore by Kepler's Books
31 Jan 2012 at 5:55pm
Catch a glimpse of some of the people who are part of the Kepler's transformation... Staff members, community leaders, writers, and bookstore lovers of all stripes.
New Series for Maggie Steifvater! by Bookgeek
2 Feb 2012 at 12:35pm
Good news: hot off her Printz Honor for The Scorpio Races , Scholastic just announced the publication of a new four-book series from Maggie Stiefvater. The first book in the series, The Raven Boys,...
C. J. Noonan: What a Newly Published Author Learns by noreply@blogger.com (Aggie)
22 Jun 2011 at 8:00am
?Evocative? is a powerful word in a book review. The critic implies mystery, depth of feeling, swell of remembrance, emotion rising. Readers assume fascination, excitement, complexity, sensation. ...
News This Week (January 28th) by Janina
28 Jan 2012 at 4:10pm
On Angela Carter, and her postcards. Adam Johnson talks about his book The Orphan Master’s Son and Kim Jong Il’s death. See 15 famous author homes. “HBO is filming The Corrections at my parent’s ho...
John Ross Reading and Memorial April 29 by Northtown Books
20 Apr 2011 at 12:50pm
Northtown Books will host a reading of poems and stories in memory of John Ross on Friday, April 29th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The well-known journalist, who died this past winter in Mexico, has been ce...
Best Gifts of 2011! by BookyG
5 Dec 2011 at 1:26pm
My Favorite Gifts of 2011!
Topsy-Turvy Stacking Blocksby MoMAAges 1-5These stacking blocks are different in that they balance at an angle, creating a fantastical topsy-turvy tower that toddlers wil...
VERY MERRY MAIN STREET by watershedbookco
22 Nov 2011 at 5:43pm
Watershed Books is celebrating the holiday season. a season of shared hope and good wishes. On Saturday, November 26th, lots of good things happening on Main Street in Lakeport California. Watershe...