Ripper
by Isabel Allende


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China Dolls
by Lisa See


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The Twice Lost
by Sarah Porter

Third book in the Lost Voices trilogy. Sequel to Lost Voices and Waking Storms.
Review may contain spoilers for previous volumes in series.

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The Elementals
by Francesca Lia Block

Ariel Silverman always expected that she and her best friend, Jeni, would be together. But on a class trip to visit UC Berkeley, Jeni
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1)
by Rick Riordan

Set in the same universe as Riordan’s other two series, Percy Jackson and The Kane Chronicles

Jason wakes up one morning to find himself on a school bus with no memories. Sitting next to him are two people claiming to be
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The Little Book
by Seldon Edwards


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by Christopher Moore

(Note: This book is the third in Christopher Moore’s vampire series, following Bloodsucking Fiends (1995) and You Suck (2007).  If you haven’t read the first two books, you might want to skip this review, since it may contain spoilers re: the plot.  Also, dude, if you haven’t read them then GO DO IT because they are awesome ( Read more... )

Beautiful as Yesterday

by Fan Wu


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Bound South

by Susan Rebecca White

From Booklist
Louise Parker is a classic southern belle. Well-dressed and well-mannered, she can’t help but be frustrated by her daughter. Wild Caroline goes to a strict Christian prep school where she cheats in math class and can only focus on becoming an actress, until she has to leave after she’s ( Read more... )

original article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/14/BALP15AD5O.DTL&type=business

Bay Area indie bookstores beat the odds
C.W. Nevius, Chronicle Columnist

(01-14) 19:28 PST -- As everyone knows, independent bookstores are dead. Or at least dying. Next to opening an indie video rental store, it is hard to imagine a ( Read more... )