A cozy book pub — reading recommendations over a pint.https://bookiestavern.com/https://bookiestavern.com/2026/03/17/a-second-chance-by-asher-frend/https://bookiestavern.com/2026/03/17/a-second-chance-by-asher-frend/Pull up a chair. We've got a YA novel that hits harder than most adult fiction on the shelf this season. A Second Chance starts with two best friends — [...]Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2026/03/14/best-book-review-service-indie-authors/https://bookiestavern.com/2026/03/14/best-book-review-service-indie-authors/Looking for the best book review service for your indie book? Here’s what the main platforms actually offer, what they cost, and how to pitch one that will get you read.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:46 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2025/11/17/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-4/https://bookiestavern.com/2025/11/17/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-4/OLD TRICKS, NEW TREATS is book three of the BAG OF TRICKS trilogy: a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80's. About: OLD TRICKS, NEW [...]Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:16:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2025/04/08/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-connect-with-yourself-create-what-matters-most-and-define-your-success-by-jennifer-musser/https://bookiestavern.com/2025/04/08/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-connect-with-yourself-create-what-matters-most-and-define-your-success-by-jennifer-musser/What if success isn’t something to chase but something to define from within? In Align Your Business with the Real You, Jennifer Musser invites readers to pause the hustle and [...]Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:46:20 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2025/03/26/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/https://bookiestavern.com/2025/03/26/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/Book Summary: Nobody lies to their Uber driver. The anonymity functions like a truth serum, putting everyone’s raw and unfiltered selves on full display. But it is in those rideshare [...]Thu, 27 Mar 2025 02:24:59 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/14/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/14/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/Summary: What if the real reasons behind our arguments were hidden all along? The answer could change everything—starting today. Introducing Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Test—a [...]Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:28:46 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/13/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/13/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/Summary: Thought Choice Power: Charting the Course of Liberty in Modern Society by Plebeius is a thought-provoking exploration of governance, civic responsibility, and the critical need for principled thinking in [...]Sat, 14 Dec 2024 07:53:18 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/12/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/12/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/Summary: The war was not going well. The surprisingly effective Tet Offensive in late January 1968 had humbled and embarrassed the South Vietnamese and their American allies. It had sent [...]Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:03:23 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/11/the-crush-of-wine-and-war-by-molly-fumia/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/11/the-crush-of-wine-and-war-by-molly-fumia/Summary: "Here is a book of exquisite honesty and profound depth... Along the way grief becomes a dance in the dark and suffering turns to love." -Sue Monk Kidd, author [...]Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/10/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/10/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/Summary: “In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age…a beautifully written, important story…Tangles packs a punch and hits close to [...]Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/02/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/02/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/Story Summary What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted? Izzie and Tristan were never mere [...]Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:10:53 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/01/1360/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/12/01/1360/Summary: Sparkling Courage: Love, Loss, and the First Champagne Queen's Daring Legacy France, 1800s. Young widow Barbe-Nicole Clicquot possesses an extraordinary gift: Le Nez, an exquisite sense of smell required [...]Mon, 02 Dec 2024 03:15:46 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/30/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/30/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/Story Summary: “Thomas, I’m bored. We need some excitement.” Back from their harrowing mission in the desert to recover a stolen statue of Aphrodite, detectives Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew [...]Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:31:14 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/29/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/29/the-case-of-the-stolen-goddess-by-john-amos/Story Summary: Flinders smiled. “Once more into the breach, my friend.” Now famous after their previous quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb, detectives Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew begin their next [...]Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:51:12 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/29/cute-cuddly-crochet-learn-to-make-huggable-amigurumi-animals-art-makers-8/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/29/cute-cuddly-crochet-learn-to-make-huggable-amigurumi-animals-art-makers-8/Cute & Cuddly Crochet is nothing but cuteness overload! The reader/crafter will learn to make one or all of the twelve animal options, including flamingo, lion, sloth, narwhal, dinosaur, and [...]Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:10:55 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/28/the-lazy-girls-guide-to-delicious-dinners/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/28/the-lazy-girls-guide-to-delicious-dinners/60 No-Stress, Limited-Mess, Sure-to-Impress Meals Sophia Kaur is a self-described lazy girl when it comes to the kitchen. She is a social media influencer in the cooking area, and consequently, [...]Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:21:23 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/27/the-delivery-man-the-art-of-turning-ideas-into-products-in-silicon-valley/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/27/the-delivery-man-the-art-of-turning-ideas-into-products-in-silicon-valley/"The Delivery Man is part memoir and part how-to guide. Author and Silicon Valley tech guru Sebastien Taveau displays the knowledge that only a product delivery man (or woman) could [...]Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:38:30 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/26/palo-alto-a-history-of-california-capitalism-and-the-world/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/26/palo-alto-a-history-of-california-capitalism-and-the-world/Innovation helped build the city of Palo Alto. The city lies at the heart of “Silicon Valley” and is the wealthiest area in the United States. Despite the vast concentration [...]Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:16:42 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/25/finding-loretta/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/25/finding-loretta/“I was pulled into the many layers of Finding Loretta from the very beginning. From her rocky relationship with her adoptive parents to her non-relenting search for her birth parents [...]Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:46:57 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/22/how-to-draw-super-cute-things-with-bobbie-goods-learn-to-draw-color-absolutely-adorable-art-101-things-to-draw-3/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/22/how-to-draw-super-cute-things-with-bobbie-goods-learn-to-draw-color-absolutely-adorable-art-101-things-to-draw-3/Drawing is a learned skill, and this book is geared primarily toward young children to encourage them to draw. The introductory pages list the materials needed to draw, and encourage [...]Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:46:12 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/21/choose-your-own-adventure-forecast-from-stonehenge/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/21/choose-your-own-adventure-forecast-from-stonehenge/Forecast from StoneHenge, by R. A. Montgomery is a choose your own adventure graphic novel about finding an enigmatic man named Alistair. Alistair supposedly can help you to find the [...]Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:50:50 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/20/cosmic-creatures-the-runaway-rumblebear-cosmic-creatures-2/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/20/cosmic-creatures-the-runaway-rumblebear-cosmic-creatures-2/Cosmic Creatures: The Runaway Rumblebear is the story of a young girl named Charlie and her "pet" robot named Random, along with her family (mom, dad, brother), who are Earthlings, [...]Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:54:03 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/19/it-came-from-the-trees/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/19/it-came-from-the-trees/This is the perfect season to read a book about the Legend of Bigfoot. When the Girl Scout group goes to the woods to find their missing friend. It seems [...]Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:56:42 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/18/avatar-the-last-airbender-the-reckoning-of-roku/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/18/avatar-the-last-airbender-the-reckoning-of-roku/Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 5) (Chronicles of the Avatar, 5) (Volume 5) The Avatar has been announced in the Fire Nation [...]Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:46:48 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/15/how-to-zoom-your-room/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/15/how-to-zoom-your-room/How to Zoom Your Room is the perfect book for anyone who has had to use the online platform. Many people started working from home during the Covid 19 pandemic, [...]Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:09:27 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/14/giga-town-the-guide-to-manga-iconography/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/14/giga-town-the-guide-to-manga-iconography/Have you ever wondered what the symbols, like a sweat drip or a snot bubble, mean while reading manga? Look no further than Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography [...]Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:17:23 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/13/candle-crow-book-three-of-the-ink-sigil-series/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/13/candle-crow-book-three-of-the-ink-sigil-series/The job of a sigil agent is not an easy one. Enforcing the contracts and treaties with the gods and monsters is a lot of work. Sigil agent Al MacBharrais [...]Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:29:09 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/12/fury-in-her-eyes/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/12/fury-in-her-eyes/Fury in Her Eyes by Phillip Vega is a compelling tale about a boy's teenage life, a mysterious villain, and the excitement of young love. Who hit Jackie in the [...]Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:59:20 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/11/the-reaping/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/11/the-reaping/Agents Harry Steinbeck and Van Reed are back together again, this time looking into a cold case from twenty-five years ago that left a family of five brutally murdered. Their [...]Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:26:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/08/mit-out-sound/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/08/mit-out-sound/When Emily Bennett hears about a never-finished movie starring John Wayne and James Dean, it almost feels like fate to run into celebrity impersonators of each actor. Maybe she could [...]Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:15:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/07/crypt-of-the-moon-spider-the-lunar-gothic-trilogy-1/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/07/crypt-of-the-moon-spider-the-lunar-gothic-trilogy-1/Veronica Brinkley has mental problems, and she’s very likely depressed, but her husband just wants to pack her off somewhere as she is no longer fulfilling her “wifely duties.” It [...]Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:18:34 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/06/the-faraway-mountains/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/06/the-faraway-mountains/A story of friendship, connection, and solidarity, The Faraway Mountains by Radu Guiasu is a moving recollection of life during the Communist era in Eastern Europe. Following the stories of [...]Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:26:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/05/stories-of-trees-woods-and-the-forest-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/05/stories-of-trees-woods-and-the-forest-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series/Anyone who loves the solitude of forests and worships at the foot of magnificent trees will want to have this collection of stories in their library. The editor has chosen [...]Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:44:25 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/04/the-make-believers/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/11/04/the-make-believers/The Make-Believers is a new children's book by Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach. The message of this book is to use your imagination and explore the idea [...]Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:34:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/29/the-group-trip-a-novel/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/29/the-group-trip-a-novel/The Group Trip follows a group of college friends as they navigate college life and adulthood. The book alternates between the present day and the past. Chloe is the main [...]Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:52:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/28/the-butter-house/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/28/the-butter-house/The Butter House is a gorgeous gem of a story, and for being such a small book, it certainly packs a large emotional punch. I’m honestly mystified by how many [...]Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:57:31 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/25/the-reservoir-a-novella/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/25/the-reservoir-a-novella/This bloviated novella with a bonus short story at the end would not have been published if the author weren't David Duchovny. The Reservoir is mainly a literal fever dream, [...]Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:32:06 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/24/caught-in-a-hazy-dream/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/10/24/caught-in-a-hazy-dream/“Caught in a Hazy Dream is a beautiful collection of poems that will touch the hearts of its readers. Author Tiffany Mackay writes with a light hand and recalls beautiful [...]Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:59:41 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/07/08/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/07/08/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/Book Summary: Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. A big part [...]Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:21:14 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/13/part-11-interview-with-rick-moskovitz-author-of-the-pinocchio-chip/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/13/part-11-interview-with-rick-moskovitz-author-of-the-pinocchio-chip/The Pinocchio Chip is a first-person account of an AI’s quest for the Holy Grail of consciousness: human emotions. It delves deep into the essence of what it means to [...]Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:27:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/06/born-in-space-unlocking-destiny-by-jeremy-clift/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/06/born-in-space-unlocking-destiny-by-jeremy-clift/About the Book: Seven infants, conceived artificially aboard a rotating space habitat as an experiment to populate the solar system. A fugitive mother anointed as an alien Priestess, determined to [...]Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:17:24 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/05/part-14-interview-with-authors-of-fenix-and-the-firework-fliers-a-dance-it-out-creative-movement-story/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/05/part-14-interview-with-authors-of-fenix-and-the-firework-fliers-a-dance-it-out-creative-movement-story/Introducing “Fenix and the Firework Fliers” by Once Upon a Dance, Christine Herbert and Scott Partridge Embark on a thrilling adventure with Fenix, a brave firefly, determined to aid Bolt, [...]Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:43:10 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/04/part-9-of-the-haircut-who-would-be-king-by-robert-trebor-blog-tour/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/06/04/part-9-of-the-haircut-who-would-be-king-by-robert-trebor-blog-tour/This is a satirical portrayal of Donald Trump's ascent to power and his unconventional alliance with Vladimir Putin. Trump, depicted as egotistical and emotionally stunted since childhood, transitions from real [...]Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:23:00 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/05/31/tree-pose-by-susan-rogers-john-roosen/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/05/31/tree-pose-by-susan-rogers-john-roosen/About the Book: Escape to Tasmania they said … But what was supposed to be a dream for Ric Peters and Elaina Williams has turned into a nightmare. The Devil’s [...]Fri, 31 May 2024 14:43:06 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/05/20/belonging-matters-blog-tour-by-julie-ryan-mcgue-part-4/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/05/20/belonging-matters-blog-tour-by-julie-ryan-mcgue-part-4/Introducing “Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship” by Julie Ryan McGue "Belonging Matters" is a book that addresses adoption and its impact on identity, family, and kinship. It [...]Mon, 20 May 2024 16:27:58 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/04/24/lonely-riders-by-michael-d-dennis/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/04/24/lonely-riders-by-michael-d-dennis/About the Book: "Lonely Riders" is a gripping novel by Michael D. Dennis set in Los Angeles, following the tumultuous life of Kyle Whalen. Kyle, a hustler and part-time cook, [...]Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:44:04 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2024/02/13/running-with-grace-a-wall-street-insiders-path-to-true-leadership-a-purposeful-life-and-joy-in-the-face-of-adversity-by-lori-van-dusen/https://bookiestavern.com/2024/02/13/running-with-grace-a-wall-street-insiders-path-to-true-leadership-a-purposeful-life-and-joy-in-the-face-of-adversity-by-lori-van-dusen/About the Book: Nothing about Lori Van Dusen's childhood indicated she'd become one of the nation's top independent financial advisors. She was born prematurely on the wrong side of the [...]Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:17:09 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/26/tick/https://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/26/tick/Book Summary: In a moment of desperation, Brad Hughes made an impassioned promise to God, but when should his responsibilities end? This question plagues Brad, a widower and owner of [...]Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:43:03 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/04/lightning-bugs-and-aliens-a-small-town-coming-of-age-story-by-daniel-babka/https://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/04/lightning-bugs-and-aliens-a-small-town-coming-of-age-story-by-daniel-babka/Book Summary: During the summer of 1960, five imaginative, adventurous 13-year-olds, free from computers, cell phones and social media, suddenly must grapple with the loss of childhood security in this [...]Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:14:31 GMThttps://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/03/who-is-anna-stenberg-by-tracey-norman/https://bookiestavern.com/2023/12/03/who-is-anna-stenberg-by-tracey-norman/Book Summary: When her murderous father escapes from an institution, a young girl is forced to flee to safety with secretive pickpocket Anna. Disguised as a boy called Viktor, and [...]Sun, 03 Dec 2023 08:41:40 GMT