To kick off the new year, Gramercy Books will host a panel of serious readers—an author, library associate, and book critic moderated by yours truly—talking about their favorite book(s) of 2019, and those titles they’re most looking forward to this year. Here are my 2019 favorites and those books I am most excited about in early 2020.
The Gramercy Books staff has scoured the store! Here’s their list of books for all ages and interests during this holiday season. Don’t forget Bexley Holiday Hop (December 8th) with 25% off all calendars that day, and our December 12th birthday party (we’re 3!!) with 20% off everything in the store, our “grand merci” for your loyal support!
Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and communities across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010 at the height of the economic recession, this day is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Did you know that October is the single biggest book month of the year? It seems a good month to feature a handful of highly anticipated releases for a variety of reading tastes.
If only there were objective criteria to establish the qualities possessed exclusively by a small handful of works deemed "classics." I googled several questions trying to arrive at an answer. I asked: What defines a classic novel?
In March of 2018, Gramercy’s canine mascot, Wally, picked his first recommendation for a new monthly pick we call #WallyReads. Let’s look at Wally’s 2019 picks, to date, and I’ll share a bit about why he/we picked them.
Meet master storyteller Louis Bayard, Gramercy’s featured author for our first Prosecco and Prose literary series to be held at Giuseppe’s Ritrovo on May 15th from 5 to 7 pm. In Courting Mr. Lincoln, Bayard uses vivid, witty and exquisite prose to bring the young Abraham Lincoln to life.
In Between Them, Richard Ford’s tender narrative of memory and parental love, the author notes that “most everything but love goes away.” One of America’s greatest living authors, Ford will appear at Capital University’s Mees Hall on April 23rd, 7 pm, as part of the Bexley Community Author Series, hosted by Bexley Public Library in partnership with Gramercy Books.
Every March, Women's History Month highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. During a month that celebrates the impact of women on our world, it is with pride that I feature books being released in March, written by women and about women, each reflecting a different life experience.
While attending the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute in Albuquerque last week, I sat down with a dozen publishers, each sharing their lengthy lists of great books coming out from now through this summer. Other noteworthy authors and their publishers filled a ballroom one evening. Here are twenty-one diverse and powerful books that got my attention!
