One of my favorite things to do is to spend a couple hours at the bookstore and just browse. Usually, I'm not looking for a specific book. I'm searching for a something I've never heard of, by an author I've never heard of - a diamond in the rough.
I love discovering new writers. I have no patience whatsoever so I can't exactly be expected to wait until my favorite authors release their next books. Instead I fill the in between time with little known writers and their books, hoping that they will join my favorites list.
This is precisely why I love Barnes and Noble. If you weren't already aware, B&N has a Discover New Writers section. I have found many a good book and great author there. I highly recommend you peruse the section the next time you find yourself in B&N.
In addition to the DNW section, B&N also has a number of tables set up with different genres of books that stand out among the rest. There's so much to stop and look at...it's like being in a candy store. And you know how I love chocolate!
On a table display in B&N is where I found "The Sugar Queen" by Sarah Addison Allen. I had never heard of her or her book before. But the cover spoke to me. Yes, I'm serious.
Peppermint patties run across the top of the cover and in the center is a girl sitting (in the snow maybe?) holding a peppermint patty. Sold!
This sweet little book follows main character Josey Cirrini, a Southern belle, who feels she needs to hide her love of sweets and only do her mother's bidding. Until she finds a fairy godmother of sorts in her closet. And then everything changes.
In the vein of Alice Hoffman, Allen interweaves magic and reality in this cute story about finding yourself and embracing who you are. If you're a Hoffman fan, you'll love this book. And, incidentally if you haven't read an Alice Hoffman book, you really should pick one up. I recommend "The Probable Future." It's one of my favorites.
Speaking of favorites, many authors on my list have come out with new books this summer...but the hard part is choosing which one to read first. eeney, meeney, miney, moe...
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