The Surly Bookseller

Life's too short to read books that people you don't know tell you you HAVE to read ... unless I'm that person.

Monday, June 30, 2014

The Forsaken -- Ace Atkins

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One of the dangers of following any writer for any length of time is running up on that inevitable book that misses the mark, sometimes just...
Friday, June 20, 2014

Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken

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I hate when reading slumps happen. Last time I had one, I quit even trying  to find a book that would grab me. Once it became clear I was in...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot - Ace Atkins

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This is going to be one of those short and sweet reviews. Ace Atkins' Robert B. Parker novels are just a pure-tee treat, and this 42n...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Remember Me Like This - Bret Anthony Johnston

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Justin Campbell was kidnapped four years before this book opens. Laura, his mother, and Eric, his father, have chosen different coping ...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Believing the Lie -- Elizabeth George

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I was never a fan of Nancy Drew nor the Hardy Boys when I was a kid. I don't know why mysteries didn't appeal to me then, but it was...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Books to Go?

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Here's a true thing about me.  I almost never travel anywhere, but when I do, I find I do very little reading unless it's on in t...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Starter House - Sonja Condit

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One of my favorite review blogs is Whimpulsive . The woman who writes it encouraged me to start my own several years ago, and encouraged me ...
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The Surly Bookseller
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
I made a living for nearly 30 years as a bookseller at Capitol Book & News. I always joked that if I ever had the opportunity to open my own shop I'd call it The Surly Bookseller, but that just wasn't in the cards. When the store closed at the end of 2015, I set out to rediscover myself, to find a new plow to which I might put my hand, but I'm sentimentally attached to this title, so I'm keeping it. Like most other things in my life, it makes perfect nonsense now.
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