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Here's what Olivia read in July:Pride & Prejudice by Jane AustenIf the Moon by Matthew BurgessBerlin Atomized by Julia K...
08/15/2026

Here's what Olivia read in July:

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

If the Moon by Matthew Burgess

Berlin Atomized by Julia Kornberg

Heartstopper: Volume 6 by Alice Oseman

And Olivia's thoughts:

While If the Moon did not put me to sleep, it did soothe my imagination with the dream-like illustrations of Matthew Forsythe. Wrapping you in a patchwork quilt of downy soft prose and warm imagery, If the Moon is a delightfully lyrical and hypnotic bedtime adventure, whose close cousin would be the well known Goodnight Moon.

If you are a lover of illustration, the artistry of bookmaking, or just would like a little one to go to bed, this drowsy reader would highly recommend this book.

Not much can be said again, or rewritten about Pride & Prejudice, however, I can give opinions on it as my second experience of Austen’s work. Having started off with Northanger Abbey, my thoughts on these heroine novels focus more on their humor and self-referential aspects. But, I have to say, having seen Colin Firth emerge from that lake, this book provides you with so much more context and depth to the story of Elizabeth Bennett and her sisters.

I enjoyed learning, or realizing, how much yearning on the part of Darcy can be embedded in just two hundred and fifty pages. Whether you enjoy the classics or not, I believe that every type of reader can find something to enjoy, analyze, and experience in this very impactful piece of literature.

Wanna know what the life of a depressed Argentine latchkey kid is like? If you do, then, I’d recommend Berlin Atomized. Following the lives and eventual deaths of a group of siblings raised in the outer suburbs of Buenos Aires, this book examines, economic destruction, youth punk scenes, and domestic terrorism. It’s been a while since the ending of a book made me quite so annoyed, but props to the author for making me feel something.

A beautiful end to a beautiful series. If you think I wasn’t crying when I turned that last page, you’re dead wrong. Alice Osman’s Heartstopper series first began in 2018 and now it has seen it’s final chapter. This book offers an audience a q***r love story full of hope, belonging, and joy.

💖BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY IS TOMORROW💖We’ve got a table full of books calling your name! First person to stop in tomorrow (...
08/14/2026

💖BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY IS TOMORROW💖

We’ve got a table full of books calling your name!

First person to stop in tomorrow (Saturday, August 15) and purchase a book off this table get a free Deluxe Edition of Done & Dusted by Lyla Sage!

Are you ready for a love story?

Tom Manus & Kristi Flick Manus Book Release Celebration!THURSDAY, AUGUST 206:15pm at Dotters BooksJoin us to celebrate t...
08/13/2026

Tom Manus & Kristi Flick Manus Book Release Celebration!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
6:15pm at Dotters Books

Join us to celebrate the release of Tom & Kristi's newest book, Lost Treasures of Wisconsin: Restaurants, Drive-ins, Concert Halls, and Other Favorite Places from the Past.

Think you know Wisconsin’s history? These lost treasures tell a different story.

Inside Lost Treasures of Wisconsin, walk through the Badger State’s storied past. Revisit cherished community gathering places, the flavors we can no longer taste, and traditions that forged a state’s identity. These places are gone now, but their stories live on in this special collection.

Books will be for sale and Tom & Kristi will be happy to sign them after their talk.

Here's what Sara read in July:When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems & the Role We Can Each Play in Ending ...
08/12/2026

Here's what Sara read in July:

When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems & the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America by Kevin F. Adler & Donald W. Burnes

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth

Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy by Julia Ioffe

The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners by Rami Kaminsky

A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons by Kate Khavari

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Widows of Malabar Hilly by Sujata Massey

Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps of the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne

And her thoughts:

July was a good reading month! I’ll highlight four books, but all of them were worthwhile. I always have a fiction and a non-fiction going at the same time. Pick up the Theory of Water, it’s humbling.

I finally got to Babel by RF Kuang, what fun! I TOO would like to hold academia hostage on occasion; it is an interesting and well written indictment of the presence of colonialism and patriarchy in academia without being heavy handed about it. Looking forward to reading another by the same author.

Motherland was riveting. THIS is a memoir that scratched all the itches. As a Russian linguist, who has lived in several of the former Soviet Republics, Julia’s exploration of her own heritage, by way of her matriarchal line, with historical women included as appropriate is a powerful, personal, and deeply authentic piece of work.

I love hard science fiction, with hard science. Three-Body Problem is also apparently on television (this happens to me fairly often, behind the curve on that stuff) but the book is astounding, even knowing that it is in translation. The concept is mind-boggling, and the cultural nuances were so beautifully communicated.

Moss’d in Space is silly. It’s cozy, it’s fun, it’s adorable. I loved it, because I could SO well imagine all the parts and pieces.

Two chances to see Leah Weiss this week!TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 126:00 pm at LE Phillips Memorial LibraryTOMORROW, Th...
08/12/2026

Two chances to see Leah Weiss this week!

TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 12
6:00 pm at LE Phillips Memorial Library

TOMORROW, Thursday, August 13
10am at Altoona Public Library

We’ve got books!

08/11/2026

Go vote, Friends!

Here's what Siri read in July:The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora CarringtonA Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cus...
08/06/2026

Here's what Siri read in July:

The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington

A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk

A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi

Alchemized by SenLinYu

And her thoughts:

here's what i got up to in July:

The Hearing Trumpet feels impossible to describe, but I'll try: Anarchic, whimsical, strange, dream-like, hilarious work of fiction from a major figure in the Surrealist movement.

Published in 1974, the narrative commentary on female autonomy, rebellion, and power dynamics within religion is still grippingly poignant today. I had no idea what I was getting into, but Björk recommends it, so I couldn't resist. Highly recommend for someone who wants a challenge and many surprises!

A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk:

I loved the raw honesty of this book, in Cusk's trademark withering observations. To me, it felt like a war diary written by a soldier on the front lines, only it's actually an artist documenting her process of becoming a mother and mothering. Holy cow.

A New New Me was as funny and weird as it was confusing. A great recommendation for those Thomas Pynchon freaks out there interested in a fresh take on postmodernist fiction.

Alchemized by SenLinYu:

Absolute door-stopper of a tome featuring a frighteningly dark fantasy romance in a post-apocalyptic, necromancer nightmare. The author's origin story is fascinating, and I couldn't resist checking this out based on the lore behind it (reddit will fill in the dots for you in ways this blurb cannot, if you're curious).

The magic system was cool, its world sepia-toned, and I was rooting hard for the FMC, Helena. The content warnings are important to consider before you crack this spine.

Here's what Margaret read in July:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Volume 1 by Beth BrowerKudos (Outline Trilogy...
08/05/2026

Here's what Margaret read in July:

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Volume 1 by Beth Brower

Kudos (Outline Trilogy #3) by Rachel Cusk

The Loneliness Files: A Memoir in Essays by Athena Dixon

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (September 2026)

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Square Waves (The Big Fan #2) by Alexandra Romanoff

Annihilation (Southern Reach #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf

And her bookish thoughts:

I had such a great time with books in July. This year, I’ve been feeling frustrated that my reading choices feel all over the place. But now, I’m choosing to feel delighted at the surprises that are making their way onto my shelves.

The most surprising and delightful book I’ve read in a while is The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. So far, I’ve read Volume 1, but I am officially all-in on this fascinating series: 1830s London, tenacious and funny female protagonist, novel of manners told through journal entries - Yes!

I finished the Outline Trilogy and love everything about Cusk’s narrative voice in this series. I often joke that I love books where nothing happens and the reason I love books like Kudos is that everything happens beneath the surface of the plot. The disconnect of the relative inactivity of the characters with the robust intellectual machinations of the prose are my absolute favorite kind of reading experience.

All This Could Be Different is maybe my favorite book I’ve read all year. I LOVE this book about Milwaukee; immigration; malaise, desperation, and love in your mid-twenties; and abolition. This book is a gift.

And finally, my husband and I are reading through The Southern Reach Quartet together and I started Annihilation on a train to London early in July. I only mention this because I love the way books carry with them the places that you experience them. Anyway, I had fun!

Books soon, Book Club!✨Particularly excited for this one myself✨
08/04/2026

Books soon, Book Club!

✨Particularly excited for this one myself✨

Here's what Sara read in June:Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) by Matt DinnimanEmily Wilde's Map of t...
08/03/2026

Here's what Sara read in June:

Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2) by Matt Dinniman

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde #2) by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde #3) by Heather Fawcett

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

And Sara's thoughts:

It was a bit of a month.

Nothing heavy.

Years of Rice and Salt was different. I love Kim Stanley Robinson and he most certainly tied in everything as it needed to be, but for 500 pages I was asking, “What is going on?” AS I turned the pages.

Carl, because…Carl.

And some wonderfully cozy Heather Fawcett.

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