Today, Maile and I are talking about our first year as book shop owners. How has this year changed us? Do we view books differently than we did before owning a book store?  We also chat about a book we've both read that is a beautiful example of what a book written in the 1st person can accomplish--it's quirky and haunting and unexpected. Happy one year to Nooks! Books mentioned during the conversation: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9780525541349">Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead</a> by Olga Tokarczuk <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9780553378498">Brothers K</a> by David James Duncan <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9780593595459">We Do Not Part</a> by Han Kang <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9781101906118">The Vegeterian</a> by Han Kang <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9781941088586">Little Sister Death</a> by William Gay <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/106545/9780063037366">Finding Me</a> by Viola Davis Connect with us! <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/Nooks">Order From Our Bookshop.org Page!</a> <a href="https://nooks.gallery/pages/book-clubs">Upcoming Book Clubs at Nooks!</a> <a href="https://noooks.substack.com/">Nooks' Substack</a> <a href="https://mailesilva.substack.com/">Maile's Substack</a> <a href="https://shawnsmucker.substack.com/">Shawn's Substack</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noooooks/">Nooks' Instagram Page</a> <a href="https://nooks.gallery/pages/events">Nooks' Events Page</a> Music by Copcar Karaoke Art by Ned Bustard *All book links connect you to our Bookshop.org site where our book shop will receive a generous portion of your purchase.