Between the Pages

     Labyrinth Books is a book-antiquarian's (ME - or I want to be...) dream. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this small storefront has LOTS to offer. Upstairs boasts books and books and books from beautiful editions of classics to new releases to philosophy textbooks (as it is the textbook supplier for Princeton University).       Downstairs is where the magic happens (that sounds sketchy, but it is the opposite lol). Downstairs is the home of all of the antique editions. I did not have quite the budget to buy what I reeeeeeallly wanted. *Brace yourselves* Labyrinth Books had a 1941 copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon . I was drooling, but I got some "upstairs" books and a bag, as I am a student (this hopefully implied that I did not have the money to buy a timeless classic - YET.) Please enjoy these across-the-street pictures of Labyrinth. 

     I had the immense pleasure and opportunity of visiting  Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington DC. I have been waiting to go for years now. I have watched events, done research, and followed the bookstore on social media in anticipation of this day. It finally arrived on March 17, 2021.       Politics and Prose Bookstore has a couple of different locations. I visited the storefront on Columbia Avenue in Washington DC near Georgetown. P&P's iconic and delightful bright green awning welcomed me into the surprisingly large store. The main floor is taken up by, expectedly, new releases and adult fiction, but the niche DC/political (duh) focus is more charming. The section labeled "Beautiful Books" was a welcome surprise, as I have never seen this section at any other bookstore (and I count myself somewhat of a connoisseur).       I bought a Politics and Prose Bookstore canvas bag (I collect these bags from bookstores ...

SUMMARY Jamie Watson. An accidental rugby star. Attractive, British high-schooler. A new student at a scenic Connecticut boarding school. The same school becomes the site of a series of crimes. Enter the dynamic, crime-solving duo - Holmes and Watson. But not Sherlock and John. Charlotte and Jamie.  Jamie Watson has always been fascinated by Charlotte Holmes. Their great-great-great grandfathers being part of the famous duo, Jamie has always hoped to recreate and rekindle the crime-solving spirit; however, Charlotte has other ideas. Charlotte Holmes doesn't need help. No vulnerability. No failure. Don't fathom weakness. Don't fathom emotion. But when Jamie Watson starts to get her to open up, what will she do? She's always been good at solving crimes because of her ability to shut down all other parts of her brain besides the analytical part. Now...she might need to listen to her...heart? Has she ever used her heart? Once...that won't happen again. Her heart...that...