Current Newsletter: Loved by booksellers, now in paperback

Bookstores with reviews in this week's newsletter:

• Grace Sullivan, Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia
• Beth Seuder Buss, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Jessica Nock Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina
• Sydney Mason, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Kandi West, Wordsworth Books in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Nath Mayes, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky
• Katlin Kerrison, Story on the Square in McDonough, Georgia
• Sara Putman, Bookish: An Indie Shop for Folks Who Read in Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Jamie Kovacs, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Hannah DeCamp, Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia
• Caylee Wilson, Midtown Reader in Tallahassee, Florida
• Mary Salazar, The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, North Carolina
• Stacey Riggins, Book No Further in Roanoke, Virginia
• Michelle Cavalier, Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana
• Doloris Vest, Book No Further in Roanoke, Virginia
• Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia
• Beth Seufer Buss, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Stephanie St. John, E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia
• Niamh Kenny, E. Shaver bookseller in Savannah, Georgia

Book Buzz Feature: Victor, the Wolf with Worries by Catherine Rayner
I love making up stories, reading to children, designing characters, helping children learn to read, helping children develop a love of books that will help them throughout their lives. I love that I get to visit children in schools and at events. I love the letters and pictures I get from children from all over the world. I love the people that I work with on the books. I love the challenges that come with creating something new. . . I tend to develop a character and a story at the same time. But this does change a little with each book I make as every single one has a pattern of its own. People often ask me what the magic formula for creating a good picture book is. I wish I knew! It’s a new challenge every time as books are a bit like living things; each is individual with its own problems to overcome. Each one takes a different amount of time to create, too. Some are quicker than others, some have been bubbling away in the back of my mind for years, and others appear in a “light bulb moment.” I never find making a book easy—but it’s always worth it in the end.
― Catherine Rayner, Interview, Peachtree Books

Decide For Yourself Banned Book Feature:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
I was unsure whether I would truly enjoy this book or have to pretend that I enjoyed it due to its significance and popularity. I am pleased to say that I absolutely loved it – and although quite dark and bleak, this dystopian world does not seem so far away. While I don’t think that it’s something everyone would enjoy, I do think that it’s something everyone should at least try.
― Niamh Kenny, E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah , Georgia

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