Carrie Rollwagen

Books in the Wild

  Spotted! These books have escaped their shelves and made it all the way to Railroad Park. There's nothing like a sunny…

Hunger Games: Midnight Movie Review

Going to see the Hunger Games movie release last night at midnight sounded perfect — in theory. In reality, I worked an incredibly…

We Love Hunger Games! But Why?

With the movie coming out tonight, the talk at the shop is pretty much all Hunger Games, all the time. The plot…

What’s in Patrick’s Pocket?

Meet Patrick. He's a book-loving, sailboat-building, black-coffee-ordering Church Street customer with a serious fashion sense. More often than not, Patrick shows up in…

On the Bookseller’s Bookshelf

“The only thing to know is how to use your neuroses.” This Arthur Adamov quote starts off David Finch’s new memoir…

Beware the Ides of March!

Since today is the Ides of March, I decided to ask our booksellers for some favorite books about revenge. I think…

Road Trip Books: SXSW

If you’re heading to Austin this week for South by Southwest (SXSW), you’re in for lots of great bands, fantastic local…

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