Critical Reading: It’s “legally fine” to only pull over Black drivers as long as they broke the law?? Not quite.

TL; DR: When you’re reading, always look for the missing details One of the many things people hate about lawyers is that they tend to never have a straight or easy answer to anything. But, here’s the thing: When it comes to the law, “it depends” is a perfectly valid answer because the answer will … Read more

Critical Reading: Looking at WSJ’s“Will Crime Keep Rising? Not Necessarily”

Wikipedia says that critical reading is “is a form of language analysis that does not take the given text at face value, but involves a deeper examination of the claims put forth as well as the supporting points and possible counterarguments.”1 What I’ll be doing in this series is taking a closer look at everything … Read more

Summer Reading at The Tiny Bookstore 2021

What’s summer without a summer reading challenge? Well, we think that it would be pretty boring. So, without any further ado, here is our 2021 Summer Reading Challenge: “Reading is fundamental, but it also can be fun.” What we’re going for with our Summer Reading Challenge is to give you ideas about what to read … Read more

The Best Books of the Summer 2020

Check out our Summer 2020 catalog and see our choices for the top books of the summer.

Our picks include autobiographies from Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost (“A Very Punchable Face”) and Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner (“Fear is a Choice”)…

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Celebrate Independent Bookstores with the #VirtualBookstoreParty The last Saturday in April is traditionally Independent Bookstore Day.  The bad news is that the pandemic forced Independent Bookstore Day to be rescheduled to Saturday, August 29th.  The good news is that we’re still taking the day to celebrate independent bookstores! This past week, there has been a … Read more

Homebrewer’s Corner: Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast-New Seasonal Yeast; Lineup News

A34 Julius: New Seasonal Strain (available until the end of May)   Imperial Yeast recently released A34 Julius as its new seasonal strain that’s available until the end of May. According to Imperial, “traditional American IPAs are Julius’ specialty. Bright citrus notes of orange and lemon along with light apricot-like esters come through with low … Read more

New Release Tuesday: New Books We Like for the Week of April 14th

Five new books that I like this week: Funny/Humor: About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known: Ruminations and Revelations from a Desperate Mother to Her Dirty Son by Peggy Rowe, foreward by Mike Rowe                 For those of you who don’t know me well, I love … Read more

Homebrewing Yeast at The Tiny Bookstore-Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast

Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast Pouches

One of the first things that people say when they find out that we carry Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast is: “But, you’re a bookstore.”  The second thing they do is ask why a bookstore is selling homebrewing supplies.  As much as I’d like to say that we have a profound and meaningful reason for carrying … Read more

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