The Prelinger Library in San Francisco, California

I've never heard of the The Prelinger Library before watching the above video found on YouTube. The above video is very short.

Since I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'd like to visit this library some day.

Below os more from The Prelinger Library from there about page:

The Prelinger Library is an independent research library located in San Francisco’s South-of-Market neighborhood. It is open to anyone for research, reading, inspiration, and reuse.

The library is primarily a collection of 19th and 20th century historical ephemera, periodicals, maps, and books, most published in the United States. Much of the collection is image-rich, and in the public domain. The library specializes in material that is not commonly found in other public libraries. Read more about the collection here.

The library was co-founded in 2004 by Megan Prelinger and Rick Prelinger. Read more about our history here. It is also part of a community of local and international artists, writers, activists, and other makers. It is visited by as many as a thousand people every year. Many of these people, and many organizations and institutions, have contributed to the library and helped to make it what it is. Read more about our community here.

Have you visited any libraries recently?

Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell

 

I listened to the unabridged audio version of Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell, which was narrated by Xe Sands. 

Secondhand Spirits is the first novel in the 'Witchcraft' cozy mystery series and Juliet Blackwell is a new to me author. I love cozy mystery novels and Secondhand Spirits was a delight!! I loved that this novel is set in the San Francisco Bay Area as I live the San Francisco East Bay. I enjoyed hearing local details featured in this cozy mystery novel.

The writing was really good. I liked the pacing of this novel, the characters, the storyline, and more. The only major complaint I have is the narration for this book... This is the fourth novel I've listened to that has been narrated by Xe Sands. I've either loved the way Ms. Sands has narrated the book I've listened to OR the narration has been a complete bust. I simply wasn't fond of the way this book was narrated.

Below is the publisher's summary for Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell, which I discovered on the author's website:

Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco….

Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora’s Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion—she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry—her store becomes a big hit.

But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime. She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it’s not easy—especially under the spells of sexy “mythbuster” Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes. Will Lily’s witchy ways be forced out of the closet?

I look forward to reading other novels from the 'Witchcraft' cozy mystery series.

I am giving Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!!

An Independent Bookstore in San Francisco, California Takes a Stand on Banned Books!

 

I love these types of news stories where

independent bookstores help promote reading in

all 50 states when it comes to marginalized communities!!

Banned books should not be happening here in the USA.

A Literary Tour of San Francisco from AbeBooks

 

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, so I look forward to visiting a few of the literary destinations mentioned in the above, short AbeBooks video!

9 Bookstore Cats From Around the San Francisco Bay Area

My husband and I live in the San Francisco's East Bay Region... We both like cats and also enjoy visiting indie bookstores. I enjoyed discovering an article titled, Meet 9 Bookstore Cats From Around the Bay Area by Ashley Urdang, about indie bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area that have cats as mascots!

Many of these bookstores are new to me and ones I most definitely would love to visit for the pleasure of finding new books and visiting with the cats on hand.

I've seen quite a few cats as store mascots at various indie bookstores. Plus, one dog named, Sugar, at a bookstore in Monterey, California.