Community and Engagement

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Public Library is pleased to announce their first book publication, an anthology titled “Renewed” featuring local writers who entered the library’s 2023 Summer...

Book clubs should be cozy. And what’s cozier than huddling up with a coffee and a pastry, discussing Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a shockingly cozy murder mystery?...

Since the collective isolation we felt in the early 2020s, we've been noticeably looking for novel and more wholesome ways to connect with one another – whether that be the...

It wouldn’t be particularly insightful of us to guess that many of you made a New Year’s resolution to read more this year. But between finding the time to research...

Are you an introvert who's tired of the stigma associated with introversion? Well, even as an introvert, you don’t have to experience certain things alone. You can find a community...

Join a Book Club Now I’m on to my main attraction: the book clubs. I have the option to join a book club or create my own. The “Fable Featured...

2023 ended on a very sour note for Goodreads. In early December, a writer was exposed for review-bombing other authors, and she ultimately lost her book deal. While this scandal...

Approving the changes to countywide plan a mistake Despite expressed public concern over housing policies, why did the Marin Board of Supervisors approve and adopt countywide-plan and housing-element language against...

Lifelong reader turned bookseller Melissa Oliver on the online book communities she loves and recommends. I’ve been reading all my life. But I’m also a yapper, so as long as...

It’s estimated that there are over 5 million people who belong to book clubs and 80% of the participants are women. Some of the clubs are organized and have a...