Staff Picks

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Gayle GAYLE
When she's not working in her garden, Gayle is usually reading or watching reruns of West Wing and ER. She loves contemporary ...
Bob BOB
Bob loves contemporary fiction augmented by an occasional mystery or science fiction novel. Nonfiction interests include physics ...
Cindy CINDY
Cindy loves thought-provoking fiction, social issues and history books. In the end, it's not the story, but how the story is told and ...
Brandon BRANDON
Brandon is a recovering English major. He's also an Italophile and '80s heavy metal enthusiast who once read the novels of Saul ...
Quinn's picksQUINN
Quinn is a child of the West having called New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Arizona home. Her love for books and stories ...
Miranda's picksMIRANDA
This may come as a shock to you, but Miranda loves books. She will read pretty much anything but her favorite genres include fantasy ...
Cortney's picksCORTNEY
As a child, Cortney spent every day with her nose stuck in a book to the neglect of her chores, a habit that persists to this day ...
AllieALLIE
Allie is a born and raised desert dweller who wishes she was somewhere on the coast. She is often found sipping a craft beer ...
AllieBIANCA
Bianca is a proud Chamorro American woman living in Arizona. She enjoys reading classics by authors like Jane Austen and really enjoys stories that ...
AnnaANNA
A native Floridian, Anna loves the sound of rain and thunder, and can often be found with thunderstorm sounds on, pretending Arizona actually experiences ...
CaileyCAILEY
Cailey is excitable, enthusiastic, and childlike. When she grows up she wants to be mindful and give good advice. She has always loved ...
AliALI
Ali is best known for her funky sense of fashion and her even funkier sense of humor. She likes stories that teach her something about herself, movies with ...
TrevorTREVOR
Originally from Livermore, California, you will find Trevor writing at the nearest McDonald's or desperately trying to visit a place he's never been to before and then talking your ear off about it ...
DANIELLE
Danielle is your stereotypical bookseller: coffee-addicted, crazy cat Daniellemom, lover of anything cozy, and has a TBR so long she’s lost track. Find her perusing the fiction shelves (likely picking out her next historical fiction read), ...
WillWILL
Will spent his early twenties secretly blogging about time-travel for an ad agency and ghostwriting for an evil inventor. Now, he restrains himself from responding to strange Craigslist job postings ...
 
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Emmy EMMY
Emmy loves handwritten letters, typewriters, Masterpiece Classic, and cameras that use 35mm film. Basically ...
NatalieNATALIE
Natalie spends her time debating whether to go outside and do something active, or plant herself on the couch and read. So she compromises and ...
Gemma's picksGEMMA
Gemma is a desert kid that collects umbrellas and loves outerwear, but dislikes cold weather. This makes no sense, not even to her, but that's okay ...
Bee's picksBEE
Like most booksellers, Bee has loved books since they were small (well, smaller). They are best known for their sweet yellow moped and their everlasting love ...
Jenn's picksJENN
Jenn enjoys snacks, naps, sunshine, & the written word. Jenn has nine lives but feels as if she has lived nine-thousand-nine-hundred-ninety-nine lives after ...
Heather's picksHEATHER H
A reader since the age of three, Heather is comprised of approximately fifty percent useless trivia, twenty percent Schitt's Creek quotes, twenty percent tea, and ten percent ...
Sejdina's picksSEJDINA
Hi, I'm Sejdina (Say-deena), I'm originally from Bosnia, but I grew up in Phoenix! I love swimming, roller-skating, jamming out to my music, dancing and all things ...
Sejdina's picksAUDREY
Audrey loves people, animals, nature, food, fashion, art, vintage nostalgia, collecting, traveling, oh and why reading of course! Especially her glorious, multi generational family library of ...
Kathryn's picksKATHRYN
Although raised in the desert, Kathryn’s bliss lies in rainy days curled up with a book, a blanket and a cup of hot tea. When she’s not hiking a trail, practicing yoga, or hugging a tree ...
Kayla's picksKAYLA
When Kayla isn't contemplating turning over to the dark side, she can be found with her face shoved in a book. She can be heard from across the store when recommending books and this only ...
Ian's picksIAN
Ian is currently the tallest bookseller in Phoenix. When not reaching the top shelf, they’re probably watching Spongebob or listening to The Sundays. At such a high vantage ...
Jalyn's picksJALYN
Jalyn is believed to be too multidimensional, unable to be perceived by simple interests or hobbies. In an attempt to grasp the slightest bit of Jalyn's vibe, a condensed ...
Frank's picksFRANK
Frank likes weird fiction, war novels, food and travel writing, the cold war, and works in translation. He is especially interested in Vietnamese literature and anything written ...
Stephanie's picksSTEPHANIE
In addition to being a long-time bookseller, Stephanie is a poet. She reads mostly poetry and short works of fiction, primarily works in translation. The world is huge, and she finds "smaller" pieces of literature ...
SergioSERGIO
Whether Sergio is braving the sand storms of Arrakis (basically Mesa) in search of a Dr. Pepper, or traversing the forests of Lothlorien (basically Flagstaff) in search of second breakfast, he always has a smile ...
SonyaSONYA
A native Arizonan, Sonya spent much of her childhood avoiding the heat by hiding in her room with a good book. Not much has changed since then. When she’s not hiding in her room, you can ...