New Books Network

I have added a new literary site. It is another finding from LibraryThing; a site I need to visit often. New Books Network is a site I will be spending some quality time at.

http://newbooksnetwork.com/

Bookstores to Check Out

While looking around on LibraryThing I found a listing of bookstores near me. They are smaller stores that I am will have to check out. Here is the list.

The Book Corner. Located in Woodbury. http://www.bookcorner.us/

Best of Times Bookstore & Cafe in Red Wing.

Common Good Books. I have been told about this store numerous times and have yet to actually go to. I plan to visit it soon though and will let you know what I think. www.commongoodbooks.com

I love independent bookstores. Of course it is great going to Barnes & Noble, getting a coffee and walking around for hours. But the ambiance in a small bookstore is something you can't recreate. I have been to Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis several times and have been to a small bookstore on the border of Montana. It is interesting to see how each bookseller sets up their store and how they bring in the local community/town flavor.

Of course before I go to these three bookstores previously mentioned - I have to step foot in the new used bookstore that is now in my hometown. I have to make sure I'm supporting them!

"The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making"

I came across this book in a blog on LibraryThing. Someone was looking for recommendations for a reading group and this was mentioned. The little I read about it on Amazon has really piqued my interest. It is a recently published book and what I thought was a short book turns out to be 200+ pages. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente is a book I will be hopefully picking up from the library on my next visit.