As a compulsive book buyer who likes to maintain a relatively uncluttered household, there are few things I love more than getting recommendations about books that will be worthy of taking up prime bookshelf real estate. So when I saw that my local bookstore, Prairie Lights, was hosting a talk about children’s book recommendations, I […]
Category Archives: Bookstores
July
02
Persephone Books
posted by Laura
Early in my reading days, I rarely paid attention to publishers, and even now, this is a topic better covered by fellow Lettered Ladies Stacy or Jessica, whose academic work focuses on printers, reprints, and the physical book. I recognized various imprints as a kid, of course — Little, Brown & Co., Random House, Penguin […]
June
08
Prairie Lights Featured on Forbes.com
posted by Laura
Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa, where we ladies met an age ago, is also home to one of the best independently-owned bookstores nationwide: Prairie Lights. It’s a place where you can browse expertly-curated fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Where you can lose hours on the magical floor of children’s books. Where you can […]
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