Let's Start a Trend
I'm here to ask you to join me in starting a trend. Let's change things and help independent bookstores. I have an idea that has been...
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Karen Germain
May 292 min
Reading Regionally
This past winter, I participated in a bookseller commitee for the Reading the West book awards. The Reading the West book awards is an...
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Karen Germain
Mar 122 min
The Manicurist's Daughter and Related Fundraiser
I recently finished an advance reader's copy of Susan Lieu's memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter. Lieu's memoir was published today (...
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Karen Germain
Jan 243 min
Why I've Left Goodreads
As with many avid readers, I like to keep track of the books that I have read. Starting in middle school, I used a spiral notebook to log...
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Karen Germain
Jan 23 min
2024 Book Resolutions
Who is setting book related goals for 2024? I always take time early in the new year to create my resolutions and they always include...
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Karen Germain
Nov 15, 20232 min
Little Free Libraries in Key West
I love Little Free Libraries. This global project has a mission to increase access to books and promote a sense of community with the...
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Karen Germain
Nov 9, 20233 min
Vacation Bookshop Visits: Key West and Miami
I've just returned home from my 10th wedding anniversary trip to Florida. We took a sunset cruise on a yacht, ate tons of crab fritters,...
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Karen Germain
Oct 19, 20233 min
Indie Bookstore Morale Boost!
This week has been rough. As many of you already know, the indie bookstore where I work, Tattered Cover, has announced that it has filed...
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Karen Germain
Oct 6, 20232 min
Fallcon 2023
I've just returned from spending a blur of a morning speaking with book reps at Fallcon 2023. Fallcon is a regional booksellers...
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Karen Germain
Oct 3, 20233 min
Celebrating Banned Books Week
We are currently celebrating Banned Books Week, which runs October 1-7th, 2023. Banned Books Week started in 1982, during a time when...
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Karen Germain
Sep 22, 20232 min
We Need Diverse Books Auction
Last night I was scrolling through Facebook and I landed on a post by one of my favorite authors, Curtis Sittenfeld. Sittenfeld was...
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Karen Germain
Sep 18, 20232 min
Book Sanctuary Cities
As a bookseller at an indie bookstore, I consider myself knowledgable about the issues facing the book industry and literary issues in...
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Karen Germain
Aug 30, 20232 min
Preorders, Why They Matter So Much
See this enormous stack of books? This was my haul from attending a bookseller's conference last year. I had multiple tote bags filled to...
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Karen Germain
Aug 28, 20232 min
Indie Press Spotlight: Tin House
I'm starting a new blog series called Indie Press Spotlight, to highlight my favorite small presses, and I'm starting with Tin House. I...
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Karen Germain
Aug 23, 20232 min
Books for Maui Auction: Raising Money for Those Affected by the Lahina Fire
I just learned about an incredible book-related effort to raise money for those affected by the devastating fires that hit Maui. Books...
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Karen Germain
Aug 18, 20231 min
Found in a Library Book
Old concert tickets, love letters, family photographs, grocery receipts...readers tuck these little items inside books for safe keeping...
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Karen Germain
Aug 14, 20232 min
Libro.fm: The Audio Book Service that Supports Indie Bookstores
Libro.fm is the indie bookstore alternative for audio books. A bookseller tells you why you should ditch audible and try libro.fm.
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