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Books on Sale: Space Opera by Catherynne Valente & More

RECOMMENDED: Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente is $1.99! A sequel is coming out in September! Carrie gave this one an A-:

 I loved the book and would gleefully quote it all day. It made me feel happy and bubbly. It celebrated art of all kinds, even (possibly especially) shitty art. It made me feel hopeful and it made me laugh, and I love the message with which it begins and ends.

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Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 12

It’s that time already! Time for me to talk more about books. For any new faces, hi! I’m Amanda! I live a very book-centric life. Outside of SBTB, I’m a bookseller and events coordinator (!!) at an indie bookstore in my area, as well as a reviewer and contributor to a few other book sites. I dole out a lot of romance recommendations, but I handsell a lot of other titles too. Have you received … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 12

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Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

Space Opera

Space Opera is not a book to read all at once. It is a book to savor. You should read one chapter at a time and bask in the afterglow. I have a chronic illness that causes me to spend a lot of time in the bathroom, so when I say that this was a perfect, incandescent, practically glowing bathroom book, I mean it, unironically, as the highest praise. If it can punctuate the last week … Continue reading Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

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April’s New Releases

April is here! Happy April Fool’s, by the way! How did you  like this year’s joke? A new month is upon us, which means a lot more books will be making it onto our shelves. It seems the month is a bit back heavy (heh) for us at SBTB HQ, but here are a few more titles that you might be aware of: A bunch of women in my book group have been talking about The … Continue reading April’s New Releases