Sarah Rettger

Sarah spends her nights selling books (in all formats) at an independent bookstore outside Boston, and her days working on a graduate degree in between Twitter breaks. Follow her on Twitter @SarahRettger.

10 Books to Read When You’re Moving

I’ve spent the last few weeks settling into a new apartment, and I’m hardly the only one — here in ...

Not All People Who Read Books Are Book People

Will you indulge me in a gross generalization or two? I promise, they’re totally founded on real-world observations. As a ...

A Reading List Fit for a Royal Baby

Welcome, royal baby! Go on, take a breath, enjoy this new world you’ve entered before you learn what it means ...

Summer Reading: Early Chapter Books

Middle schools and high schools are piling on the summer reading right now, but — at least in my neighborhood ...

6 Cool Things Bookstores Do in Addition to Selling Books

Bookstores sell books. We’re all clear on that, right? But lots of stores — the smart ones — are going ...

“Too big to be left to chick lit”

Let me show you a man who needs to spend more time outside of academia — and more time remembering ...

All Hail the Epistolary Novel

I hereby declare, with all the authority I can muster — don’t laugh; it’s better than nothing — that this ...

A Boston Bookseller, The Day After

[Submitted Tuesday, April 16, 2013] At 3:00 yesterday I had Twitter up and refreshing on the cash register screen, because ...

Books That Make You Want to Pay Your Taxes

Yes, I whine about tax season too. (I have a tendency to lose crucial forms just as I’m sitting down ...