January 11 is National Arkansas Day. Celebrate with a book set in Arkansas. bookshop.org/lists/books-se…

January 16 is Craig Johnson's birthday. Check out his Longmire mystery series. bookshop.org/lists/craig-jo…

January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Honor him by reading a book by or about him. bookshop.org/lists/honor-ma…

Our first No Pressure Book Club pick is "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. We will discuss it on Tuesday, February 4 at 6pm. I am half way through. See the whole list on Bookshop bookshop.org/lists/2025-no-…

January 23 is National Pie Day. Enjoy one of these 13 sweet books about pie. bookshop.org/lists/13-sweet…

I finished "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison for our February 4 No Pressure Book Club discussion at 6pm. Perhaps you prefer audiobooks. Here is our list of book club picks on audio. libro.fm/playlists/6091…

January 25 is Florida Day! Celebrate with one of these 15 Hot Books Set in Florida. bookshop.org/lists/15-hot-b…

January 31 is Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. Try one of these 15 Beautiful Art Books to Inspire Your Heart. bookshop.org/lists/15-beaut…

February 2 is Groundhog Day. Celebrate with a book about groundhogs. bookshop.org/lists/groundho…

February is Black History Month. Celebrate with an audiobook by a Black author. libro.fm/collections/bl…

February 4 is National Homemade Soup Day. Celebrate with one of these 11 savory books about soup. bookshop.org/lists/11-savor…

Bookshop.org customers will earn 20% Off Select Titles for Black History Month 2025 when using code BHM25 at checkout.  Promotion dates: February 1st - February 28th (11:59pm PST) bookshop.org/info/black-his…

We are ready for the storytimes.

February 17 is Andre Norton's Birthday. Celebrate with one of her science fiction books. bookshop.org/lists/andre-no…

What Ann Just Read Title: Cloud Cuckoo Land  Author: Anthony Doerr Genre: Speculative Fiction Thoughts: Five story-lines spanning centuries, all surrounding Antonius Diogenes’ fictional codex Cloud Cuckoo Land ***** Buy it at Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/a/89026/978198…

February 19 is Amy Tan's Birthday. Celebrate with one of her great books. bookshop.org/lists/books-by…

February 21 is Chuck Palahniuk's Birthday. Celebrate with one of his chilling books. bookshop.org/lists/the-horr…

February 23 is W.E.B. Du Bois' Birthday. Celebrate with a book by or about him. bookshop.org/lists/all-abou…

February 25 is Anthony Burgess' Birthday. Celebrate with one of his books. bookshop.org/lists/anthony-…

March 4 is Fat Tuesday this year. Celebrate with a book about Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. bookshop.org/lists/10-books…