Current Newsletter: Great One-Liner Reviews

Bookstores with reviews in this week's newsletter:

• Molly Cellon, The Lynx in Gainesville, Florida
• Sandra Pinkney, Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia
• Beth Seufer Buss, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Susan Williams, M. Judson, Booksellers in Greenville, South Carolina
• Morgan DePerno, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Emily Liner, Friendly City Books in Columbus, Mississippi
• John Knipmeyer, Octavia Books in New Orleans, Louisiana
•  Kristen Iskandrian, Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama
• Anderson McKean, Page & Palette in Fairhope, Alabama
• Marissa Vincent, Bards Alley in Vienna, Virginia
• Emily Tarr, Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama
• Julie Jarema, Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Jude Burke-Lewis, Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi
• Mikey LaFave, Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia
• Tony Peltier, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Joshua Lambie, Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia
• Sarai Rivera, Spellbound Bookstore in Sanford, Florida
• Doron Klemer, Octavia Books in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Melissa Taylor, E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia
• Jamie Southern, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Adah Fitzgerald, Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina
• Jonathan Hawpe, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky
• Gabriela Warner, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Book Buzz Feature: Hellions by Julia Elliott
The father in the story “All the Other Demons” is an exaggerated version of my own dad, a weird, verbose man who loved to spellbind his children with strange tales and arcane lore, patchwork narratives drawn from whatever sources he needed to hold our imaginations captive. As I grew older and started performing my own version of the charismatic raconteur, my father said I suffered from a “hyperbolic condition,” a genetically inherited illness enhanced by a steady diet of tall tales. By the time I started writing poetry in high school, I was possessed with the power of language, and my main goal was to enchant readers with streams of words—never mind the subject matter.

―  Julia Elliott, Interview, Countercraft

Decide For Yourself Banned Book Feature:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
This book is perfect for anyone who wants to read beautiful prose while being absolutely wrecked in the process. Two boys so different you would think they wouldn’t work, but their care for each other runs deeper than their differences. Follow Aristotle and Dante as they grow together and apart. A story about growth and learning to love all the pieces you hated about yourself. A story about healing from the past and letting those feelings be expressed.
―Gabriela Warner, Epilogue: Books Chocolate Brews in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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