Saturday, March 24, 2012
"The Way I See It" tops the best-seller list for independent St. Louis-area bookstores for the week ending March 18.
Two of author and autism lecturer Temple Grandin's books made the best-seller list for five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending March 18. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. One book, The Way I See It, offers suggestions to people who are on the autism spectrum and caregivers for ways to live in a world that is unpredictable. Grandin spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 people March 13 at an event at Lindenwood University. Adults: 1. The Way I See It by Temple Grandin 2. Finally, a Guidebook to St. Louis by Amanda Doyle 3. Fifty Shades of …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending March 11.
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending March 11. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Vicki Erwin talks about supporting indie bookstores on the Brain Burps for Books podcast by author Katie Davis.
Browse here. Find it here. Buy it here. Keep it here: Vicki Erwin, owner of Main Street Books in St. Charles, has that four-part slogan displayed strategically in her store encouraging her customers to buy locally and support independent businesses. But it isn’t the big box chain’s she is worried about. It’s the “A-word,” the omnipresent, ever-streamlining Amazon.com. “Sometimes I feel like I am a showroom for Amazon anyway,” Erwin said. Customers sometimes browse her bookstore with smartphones in hand, checking online to see where they can get a better price. “To me, that is really just a hard thing. I don’t want to be rude because I want people to feel comfortable in my store...They are just looking for the best deal.” Erwin talked about…
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending Feb. 26.
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona Carnavron takes a look at the people who used to live at Highclere Castle, the location in which the PBS series Downton Abbey was filmed. The book focuses on Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon, who lived there during WWI. The Gaurdian reviewed the book last September. Read that review here. The book was among the top 10 best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending Feb. 26. The bookstores include Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles, Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves, Subterranean Books in University City, and Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria. Adults: 1. Take the Stairs by Rory Vaden 2. Things I Learned…
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending Feb. 19.
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending Feb. 19. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending Feb. 12.
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending Feb. 12. The bookstores include Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles, Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves, Subterranean Books in University City, and Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria. Adults: 1. Battle Hymn Of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua 2. Finally a Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Louis by and for St. Louisans Neighborhood by Neighborhood by Amanda Doyle 3. Charles Dickens: A Life by Jane Smiley 4. Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 5. For Colored Girls by Ntozake Shange 6. Power of Principled Politics: A Voice in Behalf of Minorities, Women, Workers and the Poor by William Lacy Clay Sr…
Saturday, February 11, 2012
"Blood, Bones and Butter" tops the best seller list.
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending Feb. 5. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children's/Young Adult
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books at five metro St. Louis independent bookstores for the week ending Jan. 29
The bookstores include Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles, Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves, Subterranean Books in University City, and Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria. Adult: 1. Finally a Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Louis by and for St. Louisans Neighborhood by Neighborhood by Amanda Doyle 2. Bossypants by Tina Fey 3. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 4. Bear in My Bed & a Jackal in My Oven by Lourie Avinoam 5. Light Bringer by Chris DiGiuseppe and Mike Force 6. The Adjustment by Scott Phillips 7. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra Vogel 8. How Do You Kill 11 Million People? by Andy Andrews 9. Private Paradise: Contemporary American Gardens by Charlotte Frieze …
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Also, check out the best-selling books for 2011 at independent bookstores in St. Louis.
Next week the five St. Charles County Patch sites will introduce a new feature where you can nominate and vote for the best local high school athletes in the area. Each week, one high school athlete from each of our Patch sites—Lake Saint Louis Patch; O'Fallon Patch; St. Charles Patch; St. Peters Patch; and Wentzville Patch—will be nominated for the honor. You'll get the chance to vote for your favorites. The person with the most votes at the end of the voting period will win Patch swag. How to take part You can nominate a student athlete who attends high school in St. Charles County by emailing Wentzville Patch Editor Brian Feldt at brianf@patch.com. And when nominating, be sure to include the following: Weekend Weather from Weather.gov …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area bookstores for the week ending Jan. 8.
Here's a round up of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week of Jan. 8. The bookstores include Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles, Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves, Subterranean Books in University City, and Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria. Adults: 1. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey 2. "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes 3. "Light Bringer" by Chris DiGiuseppe and Mike Force 4. "Finally A Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Louis" by Amanda Doyle 5. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua 6. "Light Fuse and Run" by Bob Reuter 7. "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen 8. "Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Shaffer and Annie Barrows 9. "…
Annie P
12:26 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
I haven't read her books yet, but the lecture was good, well worth the wait in line! more ›