What We’re Reading …

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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World By Pádraig Ó. Tuama Cover Image
Weyward: A Novel By Emilia Hart Cover Image
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The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It By Nina Siegal Cover Image
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Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age By Katherine May Cover Image
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Mouth to Mouth: A Novel By Antoine Wilson Cover Image
Hello, Transcriber: A Novel By Hannah Morrissey Cover Image
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories By Eric LaRocca Cover Image

Pre-Order Titles

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My Murder: A Novel By Katie Williams Cover Image
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Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic By Robert McCloskey Cover Image
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet By John Green Cover Image
Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel By Ann Napolitano Cover Image
The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel By Laura Dave Cover Image
The Four Winds: A Novel By Kristin Hannah Cover Image

New in Paperback

The Diamond Eye: A Novel By Kate Quinn Cover Image
Fencing with the King: A Novel By Diana Abu-Jaber Cover Image
The Cat Who Saved Books: A Novel By Sosuke Natsukawa, Louise Heal Kawai (Translated by) Cover Image
Chorus: A Novel By Rebecca Kauffman Cover Image
Daughters of Nantucket By Julie Gerstenblatt Cover Image
Passersthrough By Peter Rock Cover Image

Avid Reader Podcast Books

The Extractionist By Kimberly Unger Cover Image
The Sleepless By Victor Manibo Cover Image
MOTHERCARE: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence By Lynne Tillman Cover Image
Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe By Brian Thomas Swimme Cover Image
A Song For Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival By John Lingan Cover Image
The Brain in Search of Itself: Santiago Ramón y Cajal and the Story of the Neuron By Benjamin Ehrlich Cover Image

Worthy Shelf Companions

by Jim Scott

The Mis-education of the Negro (©1933), byCarter G. Woodson (1875-1950); Penguin Classic (©2023), Jarvis R. Givens (Introduction), Henry Louis  Gates, Jr. (Editor)
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, by Howard W. French, © 2021

Everyone Deserves Access to Beauty ...

by Nancy Schwartz, Local Author

Q&A with Nancy M. Schwartz

What inspired you to write Up Bow, Down Bow?

The Time is Ripe: A Two-Book Review on the Americanization of Africans

by Jim Scott

Wellington Square Bookshop bookseller and all-around excellent human, Jim Scott, takes us on an exploration of two books, which as he states, "bookend" the history of the Americanization of Africans. Enjoy. 


The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, © 2021

Find Waldo July!

by Angella Meanix


Nothing like a good hide-and-seek game to bring a community together. Though it’s not dusk and the fireflies aren’t out and we aren’t hiding in the bushes at the neighbors house — we are hiding 5” Waldo standees at participating businesses through July 30th! If you're looking for a simple and fun activity, join us.  While searching you can claim little goodies along the way. View details HERE -- This July Find Waldo

Put on Your Seatbelts, This is a Wild Ride!

by Angella Meanix

The last fire-fishing boats of Taiwan. Joe Russo for Gastro Obscura

Travel & Food Adventure

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide 

by Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras

Gravy is for Turkey!!

by Angella Meanix


Inspiration ... Taste by Stanley Tucci

“All Creatures Know Love …”

by Angella Meanix


 

To pique your interest we have an excerpt from a recent best seller. 
 

Baby Books

by Angella Meanix

 

We often get asked, "what is a good book for a baby?" ... and the answer is -- any children's book!  It depends what your goal is. 

Children listen and follow along with whatever kind of story you're reading them.  Of course, rhythm and cadence help keep attention.  As will a simple storyline.

“Warbler, if you fly above this tomb sing him your sweetest song.”

by Angella Meanix

This isn't a new suggestion. It was suggested a while ago in the summer --just after we went into quarantine. I couldn't put this book down.  It struck all the right cords. I've resurfaced my suggestion because it is out in paperback!  Enjoy!  BUY THE BOOK.