From writing desks to the warfront, party corners to country home porches writers have often had a deep yet troubled relationship with alcohol. Hemingway notably said that he was most at home on a barstool, while Bukowski considered liquor a life-long mistress. While no one condemns the occasional libation, a growing addiction resulted in divorces,
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On Bookshops – and why you need them
One of the reasons why we find it hard to read through a blog is that it takes time to get to the point. Sure, there is something to be said in the case for a slow build but often we find that having to go through the maze of what leads up to the
Books of Note
There are some novels that can only be described as lightning in a bottle. Catapulted to the top of lists across the board and a prime feature on everyone’s TBR shelf (To Be Read). Over the years these transition from merely popular books to cult classics. These new classics are also a great lead
The Joy of Discovering Books 3
Part 3: Discovering Books: the right author, genre, and more There are many ways to break the cycle of selecting books – one usually involving recommendations or reading reviews online. If you’ve been looking at shaking things up – as we did with our first experiments reading Non Fiction titles this year! Here are some
The Joy of Discovering Books 2
Part 2: Returning To The Reading Habit A majority of people walking into bookstores today are those who find themselves inevitably drawn to books. It’s often lamented that reading is a habit cultivated early on in life and if not done at the right time it is difficult to get into. There are of course
The Joy of Discovering Books
Part 1: Slowing Down to Speed Up Just the other day we had a conversation with a customer at Chapter 101 about how books exist in a grey area between luxury and necessity. In the fast paced time we live in – a time that’s only getting faster with each passing week – there is