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Since 2006, I have been blogging about three things: books, publishing and Birmingham. As fast as things change these days, I think it’s a great time to be keeping a book blog, tracking new books, and reading about the quickly evolving publishing industry. I am fortunate enough to work in book publishing (nature & travel) and love the constant weaving of all the newness into all the oldness.
Latest Posts
Indie Bookstore Day – Birmingham, AL Tour
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! It’s always such a fun day to get out and celebrate the need for indie bookshops in our communities. The goal is simple – just get out, if...
Riverstone Books – Pittsburgh, PA
I recently got to explore the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh, PA and had a wonderful time inside the Riverstone Books location there. This shop is much bigger on the inside...
I feel like a bear coming up out of a hibernation and I am glad to be back out in the open. I had to check out and log off for the first of the year. For the job, we have...
Kathleen Schmidt Interview with Books-A-Million CEO Terry Finley
Here’s an interview with the CEO of Birmingham/Homewood-based bookstore chain Books-A-Million, Terry Finley. Finley (Instagram) has been in bookselling for 50 years. Schmidt’s...
December is always a fun time here in Birmingham, AL, especially if you like shopping for books. With all of the Maker Fairs and local bazaars going on, there is always...
UPDATE: Today (12/15/25), Merriam-Webster Dictionary declared “slop” as the word of the year. This seems equal parts fair and depressing. I hope humans do better in 2026. It is...
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
I recently read Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, and I was blown away. This book came out in 1993, and I know that makes me really late to the party, as I’ve seen this...
NONFICTION NOVEMBER 2025 WEEK 5
This week’s Nonfiction November 2025 festivities are being hosted over on Deb Nance’s site, ReaderBuzz, with the prompt being: “New To My TBR: It’s been a month full of amazing...
NONFICTION NOVEMBER 2025 WEEK 4
It's Week 4 of Nonfiction November and I am offering up a few words and photographs of letterpress and print artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.'s excellent book "Citizen Printer"....
NONFICTION NOVEMBER 2025 WEEK 3
This week’s Nonfiction November festivities are being hosted over on Liz’s site Adventures in reading, running, and working from home, with the prompt being: “Book Pairings:...