The Librarians Suggest

 When I came across this  librarian blog , I seriously fell out of my chair from laughing so hard while on my lunch break one afternoon. Every single  librarian frustration  this guy writes about applies to librarian life like you can't believe. He's spoken at library conferences and I'm dying to get him to come out to sunny California. Do yourself a favor,  check him out !  I recently was suggested this book last week after talking about my love for Manhattan. Have you heard of  Vanishing New York ? "The go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character."  " Jeremiah Moss does an excellent job of cataloging all that’s constantly being sacrificed to the god of rising rents."  These are just a few of my favorite reviews of his blog. His writing features mom and pop owned businesses closing left and right and how Manhattan is becoming a city for the 1%.  I've been following  Lost in Cheeseland...

I don't come across many books that I think everyone should read. I read this for one of our book clubs at work and I found The Hate U Give  by Angie Thomas well deserving of all the hype. It's one of the most honest reads I've read in a long time. I mostly read adult fiction/nonfiction but every now and then I like to pick up a YA or children's book and I'm really glad we picked this for book club.  Starr Carter witnesses the death of her childhood best friend Khalil, who was unarmed, at the hands of a white cop. Living in a poor neighborhood but attending a fancy prep school, Starr finds it even harder to navigate both of her worlds with the decision to speak out about what happened weighing heavily on her and her family.  I try to avoid spoilers so I'm going to leave it at that! It's beautifully written, powerful and thought provoking. This book doesn't hold back and it is a great reminder of how powerful your voice can be and that you shou...

If there's one thing Sarah hordes, it's coffee table books. From Princess Di (because she grew up idolizing her) to travel books, interior design and fashion, Sarah loves to swoon over glossy photographs and dream...dream of wearing overpriced shoes and haute couture gowns or to fall into serious wanderlust with all the travel books she owns. Some of these she's had for a awhile and others are more recent purchases but these five she revisits often whether for inspiration or just to let her mind wander. Are you a serious book collector? What type of books do you like to keep? How do you organize your oversized books? ( images )

"Everyone has their own personal velocity." Check out today's book of the day about six women, at various stages in their lives who struggle with their sexuality, motherhood, fate and their will to survive. The stories are raw, beautifully written and will leave you wanting more.