FARMINGTON – At the center of La Belle Sauvage, the first book in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy, is a quest to reach sanctuary amidst many perils. For any new book the idea…
FARMINGTON - Dickens would have been justified in feeling pleased with himself for beginning A Tale of Two Cities with what has long been one of literature's most justly famous lines, "It…
Something great has come to Farmington and its name is The New Commons Project. What is the New Commons Project, you ask, and what makes it better than the old commons? First…
I hope every school has at least one teacher like Dan Ryder. Dan is a long time English teacher at Mt. Blue High School. Passionate, funny, engaged, relevant, dynamic, Dan is a…
The Apprentice Witch is one of the finest fantasies I have read in a long time but the qualities which make the book so unusual are hard to define. There is something…
Summer is already here. Why I had such difficulty in making an appointment to interview her is certainly one of my many questions. Kenny: Hello, Summer. Summer: Hi there, Kenny. I suppose…
It was time to come back for the second part of my favorite, and longest running, school literacy project, the Eleventh Annual Mrs. Perry’s Class ARC Review Project. It’s always a great…
We often field questions at the bookstore regarding the release dates of series books, particularly ones whose appearance on the horizon is a bit overdue. The world champion in this regard is…
Difficulty and importance often go hand in hand. It’s true of sporting events, of course, but it is also true of interpersonal topics. Consider why the two Dr. Hickeys are so revered…
FARMINGTON – When your bookstore is in an urban center HONONI’s have happened and continue to happen all the time. They are important of course, but unexceptional and a matter of course.…