What’s Popular in Indie Bookstores This Month
Seven bestselling titles that deserve your attention.
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Book of the Month: My Brilliant Friend
Our June Book of the Month is Elena Ferrante’s, My Brilliant Friend, the acclaimed first novel of her Neapolitan series.
May Book of the Month: The Nest
Our May Book of the Month is Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s instant New York Times bestseller, The Nest. A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.
Book of the Month: H Is for Hawk
Our April Book of the Month is H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald’s New York Times bestseller and award winner (on more than 25 best books of the year lists!)
iOS Libro.fm Player Now Available
We’re thrilled to announce that our iOS app is now available free in the app store! If you’re an iPhone or iPod user, enjoying your Libro.fm books has just become even easier.
Book of the Month: Why Not Me?
Full of self-deprecating humor about modern life, this book is as relatable as it is side splittingly funny
Cooking with Ruth Reichl
Reichl talks about her love for audiobooks, recording My Kitchen Year, and more. Enjoy!
Best of the Bookternet: February 2016
Though it is the shortest month of the year, February was full of exciting bookish news, reviews, and celebrations. Award nominations, Black History Month, book blogger extravaganzas and more dominated our news feed this month. Here are some of the best articles, blog posts, and announcements that were on our radar.
Audiophile Files: Literate Housewife
There is, quite likely, no other blogger out there more dedicated to audiobooks than Jennifer Conner of Literate Housewife. Winner of last year’s brand-new Audie Award for Blogger of the Year and mastermind behind the Armchair Audies, Jennifer is a go-to resource for all things audiobook.
The Bookseller Chronicles: Village Books
Between Seattle and the Canadian border, is a small town called Bellingham, a town which wears more than one hat: home of Western Washington University, fishing boats, tourists, and a deep community. In that town is a an old bookstore with rambling aisles and passionate booksellers. Village Books.
Book of the Month: Interpreter of Maladies
When deciding to pick a book of short stories for our February Book of the Month, we turned to a modern classic: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri writes tenderly and fiercely of family, marriage, society, and the immigrant experience.
Best of the Bookternet: January 2016
By all accounts, 2016 is off to a great start. This month has been chock-full of interesting articles, exciting news, and passionate advice. Here are some of our favorite essays, blog posts, and lists since the first of the year.