ATTENTION, COUPLES! Spring is here, and now that the weather and lighting are in your favor, it’s likely you’re racking up those cute couple photos with your boo! Wanna find out for sure whether or not you and your romantic partner are the cutest couple? Send us your photos to claim bragging rights! (And y’all may be hot, but let’s keep the photos PG.) Bookstr supports all your healthy romantic relationships, regardless of your gender identity or sexual orientation. Just show us how much you love each other—and how much you love books! SUBMIT YOUR BOOKISH COUPLE PHOTOS HERE! …
Independent bookstores are the lifeblood of any community. Recently, the passionate book-lovers of New York’s Upper West Side crowdfunded over $50,000 to save beloved local independent bookstore Westsider Books from an untimely closure. People love their bookstores, and that love transcends what’s on the shelves. Independent bookstores support local authors, diverse books, and the neighborhoods that love them so. These literary hotspots are more than safe (and beautiful!) spaces. They represent a community of people who are truly passionate about books and reading—a community that Bookstr is proud to support. TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE! We need …
Amy Morin is the author of bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, and, most recently, 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do, published by Harper Collins and available now. My work as a therapist and as an author has focused on helping people build mental strength. And while building mental muscle is the same for both men and women, women face unique challenges. Consequently, we’re more likely to develop a set of counterproductive bad habits that weigh us down and hold us back. I wrote 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do to help women let go of …
Before the holiday, Bookstr had the pleasure of talking to Alec Penix, author of the faith based lifestyle book Seven Sundays. He told us all about his fitness journey and how faith helped him become his best self. Now, lucky for you, Alec has given us some amazing recommendations of books that he thinks can change your life in 2019! So sit back, and read all about how these books can help you improve your ambition, fitness, romantic life, mindfulness and finance. Fitness: Make your body your temple this year! Seven Sundays by Alec Penix Image Via Amazon …
Master of Suspense, Sir Alfred Hitchcock once said “There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it,” and while there are countless authors seeking to instill in their readers the terror and anticipation of which Hitchcock spoke, there are only some who really stand out, who take risks and elevate the art of thrilling readers. Here are the top five thriller writers who are taking things to the next level. 1. Peter James Image Via The Real Spy One of the biggest names in thriller writing in the UK and Ireland, Peter James is …