Nina Barrett opening the door to Bookends & Beginnings Middles used bookstore, on the morning of the store’s soft launch. Credit: Joerg Metzner Beloved Evanston independent bookstore Bookends & ...

The 2025 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 8th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

This series was pure magic and just so fun. This is one of my favorite books about royals. It also happens to be the reason that Beyond the Bookends exists, but that is an entirely different story.

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