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Feb 1
5 min

February Midwest Connections Picks

Following the fate of one family over the course of two decades in Nigeria, this debut novel tells the story of each sibling's search for...

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Nicole Stewart

Jan 16
10 min

Hartfield's Best of 2019

Our booksellers read a LOT of great books in 2019. If you visited the bookstore last year, you probably saw some of these books in displa...

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Nicole Stewart

Dec 31, 2019
7 min

January Midwest Connections Picks

A memoir about fatherhood, family, and what it means to be a man in America. Midwest Connection: Calvin Hennick grew up in Iowa and Once ...

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Guest Post: Why I Read Romance and You Should, Too

Katherine Sokolowski

Aug 17, 2019
5 min

Guest Post: Why I Read Romance and You Should, Too

Bodice Rippers, chick books, mommy porn… romance books have been referred to in many disparaging terms over the years. Luckily, I’ve neve...

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Nicole Stewart

Mar 20, 2019
8 min

Sages Read Book List: Books about Books

Last week, we launched the 2019 Sages Read community reading challenge. The brain child of famed local book champion, writer and languag...

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Nicole Stewart

Feb 6, 2019
2 min

Another Trip into the Outback

Last week I confessed to being a mystery junkie and, while I am continuing to make a conscious effort to read more broadly, I am physical...

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Nicole Stewart

Jan 30, 2019
5 min

The Best Surprise

Sometimes I think I do a pretty good job choosing books by a diverse range of authors and from a variety of genres, but at the end of the...

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Nicole Stewart

Jun 7, 2018
3 min

Summer Reading

I think I've always been a seasonal reader. As the weather changes, I find myself drawn to specific types of books. I tend to go darker ...

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