Book picks, recommendations, and reviews from your favorite neighborhood bookseller.https://brendaisombooksstore.com/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/and-to-all-a-good-bite-looks-like-the-kind-of-book-i-would-mention-to-a-friend-first/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/and-to-all-a-good-bite-looks-like-the-kind-of-book-i-would-mention-to-a-friend-first/And to All a Good Bite gives off the kind of book-club-ready energy I tend to trust.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-and-to-all-a-good-bite-feels-easy-to-recommend/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-and-to-all-a-good-bite-feels-easy-to-recommend/And to All a Good Bite sounds shaped for browsers who want trustable bookstore taste, especially when I want a specific, trustable reason to pay attention.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/what-makes-and-to-all-a-good-bite-sound-worth-passing-along/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/what-makes-and-to-all-a-good-bite-sound-worth-passing-along/I can already see the kind of reader I would hand And to All a Good Bite to, which is usually a good sign.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/what-makes-indignity-sound-worth-passing-along/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/what-makes-indignity-sound-worth-passing-along/I can already see the kind of reader I would hand Indignity to, which is usually a good sign.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-the-lady-on-esplanade-feels-easy-to-recommend/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-the-lady-on-esplanade-feels-easy-to-recommend/The Lady on Esplanade sounds shaped for browsers who want trustable bookstore taste, especially when I want a specific, trustable reason to pay attention.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/octavo-feels-like-a-good-fit-for-readers-who-want-something-dependable/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/octavo-feels-like-a-good-fit-for-readers-who-want-something-dependable/This sounds like a thoughtful mystery, crime & thriller pick for readers who want a clear recommendation without a sales pitch.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/back-on-the-shelf-my-pilates-rendezvous/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/back-on-the-shelf-my-pilates-rendezvous/I would shelve this for readers who are fed up with surface-level fitness talk and want something more exacting, more personal, and a little more combative.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-octavo-feels-easy-to-recommend/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-octavo-feels-easy-to-recommend/Octavo sounds shaped for browsers who want trustable bookstore taste, especially when I want hand-sell confidence and shelf appeal.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/indignity-feels-like-a-good-fit-for-readers-who-want-something-dependable/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/indignity-feels-like-a-good-fit-for-readers-who-want-something-dependable/This sounds like a thoughtful n02 biographies & memoirs pick for readers who want a clear recommendation without a sales pitch.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-godzilla-feels-easy-to-recommend/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-godzilla-feels-easy-to-recommend/Godzilla sounds shaped for browsers who want trustable bookstore taste, especially when I want reader fit, mood, and recommendation value.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-nature-of-our-national-parks-looks-like-a-gift-book-id-keep-for-myself/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-nature-of-our-national-parks-looks-like-a-gift-book-id-keep-for-myself/I like a book that looks generous before I even open it. The Nature of Our National Parks sounds like a strong candidate for that shelf.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/gideon-sound-glory/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/gideon-sound-glory/Story Summary: Unsung heroes and murderous villains, hidden forever in ancient shadows, now leap to life – blazing onto the pages of revelation. Gideon, a […]Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/goldfinches-is-exactly-the-sort-of-beautiful-book-id-leave-face-out/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/goldfinches-is-exactly-the-sort-of-beautiful-book-id-leave-face-out/Some books earn their spot just by looking lovely. Goldfinches sounds like one of the rare pretty ones that also has real substance behind it.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/salad-oil-king-new-book/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/salad-oil-king-new-book/With all the new corruption that seems to be going on in Washington DC these days I don't know if we need more fictionalized stories, […]Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-classic-edition-that-earns-its-face-out-spot/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-classic-edition-that-earns-its-face-out-spot/Some books deserve shelf space because they’re famous. Better editions deserve it because they make you want to pick the book up all over again.Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/hunger-saint-book/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/hunger-saint-book/So had the folks at San Francisco Book Review email me info about this new book The Hunger Saint. Hunger Saint is about Ntoni, a […]Thu, 14 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-a-suspect-paid-review-can-undercut-an-indie-booksellers-pitch/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/why-a-suspect-paid-review-can-undercut-an-indie-booksellers-pitch/When a review quote feels generic or synthetic, it does not just hurt the author. It weakens the whole sales story around the book.Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/ever-wonder-how-to-get-my-book-reviewed/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/ever-wonder-how-to-get-my-book-reviewed/So you've completed your book. Its been edited and published, and now you're trying to figure out how to get to your potential readers. While […]Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-deluxe-narnia-edition-is-easy-to-hand-sell/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-deluxe-narnia-edition-is-easy-to-hand-sell/Some books do not need a hard sell. They just need the right edition in the right hands.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/my-southern-kitchen-has-the-right-kind-of-gift-book-energy/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/my-southern-kitchen-has-the-right-kind-of-gift-book-energy/A good cookbook does more than give instructions. It creates a little world you want to live inside for a while.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/back-on-the-shelf-disrupt-with-impact/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/back-on-the-shelf-disrupt-with-impact/Some business books sell themselves as answers. This one earns attention by helping readers ask better questions.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-southern-legal-mystery-worth-passing-across-the-counter-holler-whispers/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/a-southern-legal-mystery-worth-passing-across-the-counter-holler-whispers/Every so often a mystery comes along that is easy to hand to readers because the pitch is so clean.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/shelved-disrupt-with-impact-belongs-in-front-row/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/shelved-disrupt-with-impact-belongs-in-front-row/If you've worked in a bookstore long enough, you develop a sense for which business titles will still be relevant in two years and which ones are chasSun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/wake-up-and-open-your-eyes-looks-like-a-good-front-table-jolt/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/wake-up-and-open-your-eyes-looks-like-a-good-front-table-jolt/Every now and then a title tells you exactly what kind of energy it plans to bring.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-city-in-glass-is-exactly-the-kind-of-fantasy-you-keep-face-out/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-city-in-glass-is-exactly-the-kind-of-fantasy-you-keep-face-out/Some fantasy covers do half the bookseller's work before you say a word. This looks like one of them.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-bog-wife-is-the-kind-of-weird-bookstore-pick-that-earns-its-space/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-bog-wife-is-the-kind-of-weird-bookstore-pick-that-earns-its-space/Every bookstore needs a few books that make customers stop, squint at the cover, and come a little closer.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-book-of-love-looks-like-the-kind-of-doorstopper-you-sell-with-conviction/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-book-of-love-looks-like-the-kind-of-doorstopper-you-sell-with-conviction/Some big novels dare you to commit. The better ones make that commitment feel like part of the pleasure.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-6/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-6/OLD TRICKS, NEW TREATS is book three of the BAG OF TRICKS trilogy: a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early […]Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/Book Summary: Nobody lies to their Uber driver. The anonymity functions like a truth serum, putting everyone’s raw and unfiltered selves on full display. But […]Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/Summary: Thought Choice Power: Charting the Course of Liberty in Modern Society by Plebeius is a thought-provoking exploration of governance, civic responsibility, and the critical […]Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/Summary: The war was not going well. The surprisingly effective Tet Offensive in late January 1968 had humbled and embarrassed the South Vietnamese and their […]Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/Story Summary What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted? Izzie […]Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/Summary: Sparkling Courage: Love, Loss, and the First Champagne Queen's Daring Legacy France, 1800s. Young widow Barbe-Nicole Clicquot possesses an extraordinary gift: Le Nez, an […]Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/Story Summary: “Thomas, I’m bored. We need some excitement.” Back from their harrowing mission in the desert to recover a stolen statue of Aphrodite, detectives […]Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/Story Summary: Flinders smiled. “Once more into the breach, my friend.” Now famous after their previous quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb, detectives Flinders Petrie and […]Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/cute-chibi-mythical-beasts-magical-monsters/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/cute-chibi-mythical-beasts-magical-monsters/I love learning about art and all of its parts – drawing, painting, making crafts, etc. It was fun to look through Cute Chibi Mythical […]Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/Summary: What if the real reasons behind our arguments were hidden all along? The answer could change everything—starting today. Introducing Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love […]Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/middle-eastern-delights-60-delicious-one-of-a-kind-treats-you-need-to-try/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/middle-eastern-delights-60-delicious-one-of-a-kind-treats-you-need-to-try/Chef and TV host Lamees Attar-Bashi has brought the flavors of Arabia to your table in Middle Eastern Delights. In this cookbook, you will find […]Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/after-steve-how-apple-became-a-trillion-dollar-company-and-lost-its-soul/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/after-steve-how-apple-became-a-trillion-dollar-company-and-lost-its-soul/Apple, Inc. evolved as a business between its founding as a computer company in 1976 through its overall corporate dominance in the present day. The […]Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/risky-business-in-rising-china/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/risky-business-in-rising-china/Deals, Ordeals and Lessons Learned as an American Entrepreneur in a Surging Superpower Grappling with Growing Pains Mark Atkeson spent over four decades in China, […]Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/crossing-the-yellowstone-the-saga-of-a-montana-ranch-family/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/crossing-the-yellowstone-the-saga-of-a-montana-ranch-family/Mementos offer a window into the past. As Mary Anne went through a trunk belonging to her Grandmother Florence (Florrie), she became better acquainted with […]Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-art-of-fantasy-a-visual-sourcebook-of-all-that-is-unreal-art-in-the-margins/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-art-of-fantasy-a-visual-sourcebook-of-all-that-is-unreal-art-in-the-margins/Humans have been telling stories since the birth of humanity. There has always been a need to explain the unexplainable and help people understand their […]Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-ribbon-skirt/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-ribbon-skirt/Acceptance and kindness start with oneself. Anang, ten, is two-spirit and nonbinary from the Turtle clan. Neither girl nor boy, Anang knows they are a […]Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-kitten-next-door-pet-rescue-adventures/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/the-kitten-next-door-pet-rescue-adventures/The Kitten Next Door is the latest book by Holly Webb, the author of many animal stories. I have read several of her stories and […]Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/young-blood-an-umbrella-academy-ya-novel/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/young-blood-an-umbrella-academy-ya-novel/There are seven of them, six now without Five and does Viktor really count without powers? He just wants to be one of them; the […]Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/sunderworld-vol-i-the-extraordinary-disappointments-of-leopold-berry-sunderworld-1/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/sunderworld-vol-i-the-extraordinary-disappointments-of-leopold-berry-sunderworld-1/Leopold and his best friend Emmet loved Sunderworld so much that they recreated scenes from the television show they watched on old VHS tapes found […]Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/black-oak-odes-celebrating-powerful-black-men/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/black-oak-odes-celebrating-powerful-black-men/The black oak is a strong and mighty tree that possesses great inner and outer beauty, much like the subjects Harold Green III writes about […]Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/an-illustrated-history-of-urban-legends/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/an-illustrated-history-of-urban-legends/Urban legends used to be funny. Now, in Adam Allsuch's Broadman's amazing book, they have taken a serious turn. He has divided the legends into […]Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/mr-average-and-the-12th-stone-watch-your-mandibles/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/mr-average-and-the-12th-stone-watch-your-mandibles/"Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch Your Mandibles is one-of-a-kind. It's a book that stands out so much that there is no other comparable […]Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMThttps://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/give-me-butterflies/https://brendaisombooksstore.com/posts/give-me-butterflies/This wholesome debut novel follows the budding connection between Millie, a spunky but anxious entomologist, and Finn, an astronomer with a penchant for themed ties […]Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:00:00 GMT