When I worked as a bookseller at Tattered Cover one of my favorite parts of my job was helping customers select books for gift. I enjoyed learning about the recipient and helping them find the perfect book for their loved ones. One step more, I loved wrapping the books in our beautiful store wrapping paper, completing the purchase with the confidence that they not only had a thoughtful present, but one that was wrapped and ready to give. When thinking about ideas for this upc

We’ve reached our 25 th box in the Literary Road Trip series! Our August box takes us to the birthplace of writers Alice Walker,...

Our June box takes us to the "Natural State,"nick- named for its beautiful mountains, hot springs, and rivers. This is the only place in...

Our May Literary Road Trip box takes us to the place where Nikki Giovanni, Dolly Parton, and Aretha Franklin were born. Cotton candy and...

It's hard to believe that the holiday shopping season has already begun. The bookstore where I work is fully decorated for the winter...

Located in the college town of Middlebury, The Vermont Books Shop has been operating since 1949. The Vermont Book Shop is the indie...

The September 2024 Literary Road Trip box is themed to the state of Missouri. I've had the pleasure of visiting this state twice,...

The June 2024 Literary Road Trip Box takes us to the "Gem State." This state is also home to the deepest river gorge in North America and...

The February 2024 Literary Road Trip Box is themed to the state of Alabama! I have been through Alabama on a road trip, but I don't think...

Curtis Sittenfeld's novel Eligible is the featured book for the December Literary Road Trip Box. Set in Cincinnati, Eligible is a...

We head to the pacific northwest with our November Literary Road Trip Box themed to the state of Washington. Washington has dramatic...

Attica Locke's novel, The Cutting Season, was the featured book for the October Literary Road Trip Box. Set in northern Louisiana this...

Introducing our October Literary Road Trip Box themed to the state of Louisiana. Crawfish, jazz, the bayou...just a few things that come...

Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite modern mystery writers and I had a blast theming a box to her novel The Girls in the Garden. The Girls...