Lea’s thoughts, observations, and book reviews. For members of The Tiny Bookstore community.
If you follow me or The Tiny Bookstore on social media, you may have noticed that I like and share posts by local libraries. A follower who was curious and amused by a bookstore promoting libraries asked me why I was sharing content from my competitor. The answer is pretty straightforward: I don’t see the … Read more
A little known fact about me is that I love old movies. When I saw that Ethan Hawke directed and released “The Last Movie Stars,” a six-part documentary on the lives and love of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, I was immediately sold. And I binge watched the whole thing. At the beginning of the … Read more
“Quitters never win and winners never quit.” It’s a popular saying, but it’s also bad advice. Winners quit all the time. Sometimes, people step back to play minor league baseball instead of going for a four-peat.1 Ultimately, it’s all a question of what is the best decision at that particular time. “You’ve gotta know when … Read more
I know that the “send the dominant competitor into orbit” thing is probably the funnier explanation for why I’m glad that Jeff Bezos was launched. But, that’s not why I’m glad that he went into space. Bezos is rightfully getting grief over Amazon’s unfair labor practices, terrible work conditions, predatory pricing strategies, and overall shark-like … Read more
“There’s no accounting for taste.” My favorite milkshake is the old-fashioned, 1990s-style McDonald’s chocolate milkshake. Those of you who are old enough know what I’m talking about. No whipped cream, no cherry, and so thick that you might burst some capillaries and end up with eyestrain just trying to drink it out of the straw. … Read more
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist who wrote “The 1619 Project”, was offered the position as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Hannah-Jones was supposed to start the position on July 1st. Although the journalism department recommended Hannah-Jones for tenure, the university Board of Trustees denied her a … Read more
Get your child a book that they want to read, not the book that you want them to read. Reading is supposed to be fun. It isn’t supposed to be a chore. Forcing a child to read something that they don’t care about will take something that could be fun and turns it into something … Read more
My relationship with reading has always been an interesting one. Although I loved reading, I hated reading assignments with a deep and burning passion. Don’t get me wrong: I liked some of the required reading. But, there was something about being forced to read a book that bothered me and I dreaded almost every reading … Read more