Back in July, just before my daughters headed back to school, I decided to try something new. A position had opened up at our local independent book store for a part-time bookseller. What booklover hasn’t dreamed of working at an indie bookstore, at least for a day? My expectations for being hired were low. I hadn’t held a “real” job since I’d stopped working as … Continue reading Indie Bookstores (The Lifeblood of Our Communities), Jumping Into Black Holes, and New Picture Books