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Here We Grow Again?!

By Jerry Jones | August 28, 2024

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 […]

The City In The Middle Of The Night By Charlie Jane Anders

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders: A Review

By Erin Jones | June 15, 2024

INITIAL THOUGHTS: I finished The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders yesterday.  I needed to sit with it, and I will continue sitting with it for a hot minute.   Anders has created a world that maybe isn’t too far off from our own, at least in the way that we […]

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Tutoring and Homeschool Classes

By Erin Jones | May 14, 2024

This January we added a new business to our umbrella.  TRB Tutoring and Homeschool Classes.  We have grown a little and hope to continue to grow even more! Belonging to homeschool groups on line we often see the need for classes that are taught outside the home.  I understand this as I have taught our […]

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New Year, New You?

By Erin Jones | January 20, 2024

Look.  I know that New Year’s is all about book reading goals, personal goals and reflection and all that, but I like me.  It’s taken almost 48 years of life to say that, but I think I’m okay.  I don’t want a new me.  And chances are I don’t want a new you either. I […]

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It’s That Time of Year…Gift Giving Traditions

By Erin Jones | December 10, 2023

The Holiday Season is upon us.  We celebrate Christmas as a time to give and be with family.  Once upon a time we went all out.  We found things second hand and gave gave gave.  We learned quickly that our kids really wanted few things and so over the years we narrowed our gift giving […]

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Spoiler Free Review of Good Intentions by Kasim Ali

By Jerry Jones | November 16, 2023

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 You Can Support The Roasted Bookery

By Jerry Jones | November 8, 2023

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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We Light Up The Sky by Lilliam Rivera: A Review

By Erin Jones | October 22, 2023

Introduction: Erin: I have read We Light Up The Sky  by Lilliam Rivera and I am still sitting with it.  I cannot decide if I didn’t like it, if I thought the writing was too young, if it was too many things happening… There’s something that I cannot put my finger on. Let’s chat though, […]

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No Spoiler Review for The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

By Jerry Jones | October 2, 2023

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 […]

Don't Ask Me Where I'm From" by Jennifer De Leon, featuring a side profile illustration of a young woman with dark, wavy hair against a white brick wall, with floral designs and purple-pink watercolor splashes.

No Spoilers Review of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer de Leon

By Erin Jones | August 22, 2023

Intro: Here’s a quick (spoiler free) review of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer de Leon. I was on the way back from Maryland on the train when I finished this book.  I had dropped off the youngest at LGBTQ Leadership camp and was trying to keep my composure in such a public […]

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