Abrey Hoffmaster If you’re an avid Kindle user like me, and you own an Android phone, you’ll have noticed that within the last week, Amazon has changed the way the Kindle app works. Android users can no longer buy books in the actual Kindle app. Instead, they must go to amazon.com/ebooks in a web browser and purchase … Read more
Here at The Bookshop Blog, we love a unique bookshop. One thing that can make a bookshop really unique is when it caters to a specific theme, genre, or specialty. After doing some research, I’ve found that there are bookshops like this all over the United States! Here are seven of the most interestingly themed … Read more
Established in 1975, A Room of One’s Own bookstore has made its mark as a self-proclaimed “local, independent, feminist bookstore.” Located in Madison, Wisconsin, they offer a wide selection of books that also often promote the books of local and indie authors. A Room of One’s Own For those who don’t know, A Room of … Read more
Over the years, there has been a myriad of industries that have gone out of business due to the rapid change in social preferences. Video rental stores are a great example of a business that lost popularity to competitors due to the changing of the times. As streaming became more popular, leaving the house to … Read more
The concept of retellings has been around for a long time but became extremely popular within the last decade or so. Both books and movies have seen a resurgence in the retelling genre, satisfying those of us who love myths, fairytales, and retellings of them. When done right, there is a lot of original content … Read more
There are many factors that cause the so-called “reading slump.” Be it work-related stress, daily time constraints, or being rocked into a slump after reading an entirely-too-good book, we’ve all experienced putting a book down and taking a very long time to pick another one up. There’s nothing wrong with experiencing a slump, but many … Read more
Many of us have read a piece of classic literature at least once in our lives, be it by our own motivation or thrust upon us in our school days. Devout readers often feel an obligation to read the “classics” because they are the basis of many modern-day tales. Though renowned for their merit and … Read more
Writing covers a vast expanse of topics, seemingly anything and everything one can think of. One of the most fascinating of these topics is a genre that really hits home – writing about nature. It is easy to look outside and find the beauty in mountainous terrain, canyons shaped over millennia, or the starry sky … Read more
