Category: Staff Picks

A fresh, funny take on Pride and Prejudice set in modern day Cincinnati. So entertaining you won’t want to put it down. Perfect summer reading!

Judy Blume – B&B Founder & Staff

The Girls is a coming of age story line one other. Set on the backdrop of the Manson murders, don’t let that scare you off. The focus & power of the book comes more from the main character, Evie. She incubuses all of the awkwardness, pain and excitement of being a 14 year old girl, and the tragic effects that innocence can have in the wrong hands.

Emily – B&B Staff

Wine is one of my favorite indulgences, and this book made me love it even more. Bianca Bosker gave herself the near impossible goal of passing the sommelier exams, and she gave herself one year to do it. This book is hilarious, illuminating and delicious. Cheers!

Mia – B&B Staff

Ready Player One is about losing yourself in a video game, literally. It is full of pop cultural references that will take you back to the 80s & 90s. Its a fun romp with heart.

Robin – B & B Staff

Anyone would enjoy this book with its humor, compelling characters & beautiful prose. But those who have spent time “behind the apron” will especially appreciate its spot-on image of the hectic world of service industry life. Intoxicating & marvelous!

Emily – B&B Staff

Seriously dark and seriously creepy. It will keep you guessing until the end.

Mia – B&B Staff

You’ll love the spunk of twelve-year-old Marie-Laure, a blind girl who is relocated from Paris to the walled coastal city of St. Malo, where she and her father must guard a prized gem, while deceiving their Nazi overseers.

Just out in paperback after three years as a hardcober bestseller. You won’t want to miss reading it!

George – B & B Staff

You think you’ve read the story of what it would be like if the Nazis had won WWII, but not like this you haven’t. A cross-continental motorcycle race, a shape-shifting heroine and a plot to kill Hitler. Exciting, thought -provoking and fun.
Robin – B&B Staff

If you’ve read Lee Smith’s novels, or even if you haven’t, you’ll love her funny, compassionate voice and her story of growing up in the Appalachian south.
Judy Blume – B&B Staff

Don’t be fooled. This is not another self-help book…
Duhigg explores the neurology of how we form habits, using  stories from individuals, businesses & communities that have transformed themselves (from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Febreze!)
An extremely interesting and enjoyable read.
Emily Berg – B&B Staff