Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road this past summer for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. Join us for the journey… INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Winner of The Most Unique Bookstore on The Lucky Tour has to go to Indy Reads Books.Continue reading

Name: Nicole Magistro Job title: Owner, book buyer Bookstore: The Bookworm of Edwards Brief Bio: After spending way too much money on an education to become a writer (Northwestern University), Nicole had to get a day job at The Bookworm to help pay the bills. Three years later, she went into more debt to buy theContinue reading

Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road last summer for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. Join us for the journey… WINNETKA, Illinois — I could totally be an explorer. On my journey to The Book StallContinue reading

Lucky Stars comes of age this month with tales that bring into focus the blurred lines between innocence and maturity. Embrace the uncertainty of that time of life and find worlds full of danger, violence, secrets, love and fall-down-laughing humor. These novels that will charm, delight and frighten — just as your teenage years did. AndContinue reading

Michael Parker woke up one night with the image of a man and a woman meeting in a used car lot fresh in his mind.  But that was it.  So what then?  “I did what I always do when writing anything: I asked myself, over and over, in as many ways as the question canContinue reading

Intrepid former Algonquin intern David Bradley and his trusty sidekick, Lucky the Leprechaun, hit the road this past summer for a tour of (almost all) the coolest, hippest, greatest indie bookstores in the United States. Join us for the journey… CHICAGO, Illinois — Cafes and bookstores have been buddies for a long time. It makes sense. Books are everyone’s firstContinue reading