The Roasted Bookery is growing again and this time needs your help to take the next step in the expansion of our community. TRB is working with the developers of the Mid-Castle property located at 11th and Castle to bring our burgeoning concept to fruition. They are excited about our community first approach and can’t […]
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We’re about halfway through the month, so I reckon it’s time to give my review of Good Intentions by Kasim Ali for our discussion on December 14th. For December, we picked Good Intentions, an adult novel that takes a hard and unflinching look at the intersection of religion, ethnicity, race and relationships. A lot of
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Ways to Support The Roasted Bookery: We’ve been asked if there are other ways to support The Roasted Bookery. We thought it might be useful to put together a little list of ways to support this or any other small business in town. FREE PUBLICITY: Start with the easiest, right? Tell your friends about us!
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REVIEW INTRO: Please allow me to offer up a no spoiler review of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey. So, let me begin by saying this is an incredible book. The author perfectly executed the story’s structure, pacing, and incredibly intriguing characters. Again, much like Aetherbound, the science fiction inherent to the story wasn’t the
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So, this will come as no surprise to the folx that have been reading our blog posts, but TRB has a new home! …a new online home, that is. Thanks to the wonderful minds (and incredible patience) at DesignLoud, TRB has launched a new website featuring all of the books that we typically have at
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The TLDR version of my review of The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb is “I loved it.” All the things I pack into the word love is astounding. I quite honestly don’t know where to begin. I had to sit with this book and these feelings for a long time before I felt I could
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INITIAL THOUGHTS: This author came highly recommended to me by a friend who’d read their Ahsoka novel, and I’ve been moved to offer up a spoiler-free review. Aetherbound by E. K. Johnston didn’t disappoint. I like very much how real and grounded living in space and on a space station was in this book. Technical
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Ha! I finished. I always kick myself, but at 47 I don’t think procrastination is a habit I’ll be able to kick without professional help. I’ve found ways to live with it. I was surprised at my reaction to the story. There were passages that I found senselessly melodramatic juxtaposed with passages that were surprisingly
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Intro: Whew. Hey y’all. It’s time for a long overdue update on Caul Baby. So, May has absolutely flown by. I distinctly remember sitting at HiWire back in April, chatting with Jim about this, that and the other, all the while smugly thinking about just how much time I had to get Caul Baby finished up.
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Reading books from different cultural perspectives can be incredibly beneficial in a number of ways. I put together some thoughts below: Expands your worldview: Reading books from different cultural perspectives can help you develop a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the world around you. It exposes you to different ideas, beliefs, and ways
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