Shop Now “Sanitorium” by Sarah Pearse A Cross between “The Shining” and our own Traverse City State Hospital. Shop Now “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner Hidden in eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele:  Women who buy well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. Exposure, mystery, historical references—all the good stuff. Show Now “Consent” A Memoir” by Vanessa Springora Exposes the hypocrisy of a

“The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country” by Amanda Gorman (arriving March 30th—pre-order now for 15.99) Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition.”Stunning.” –CNN“Dynamic.” –NPR“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —VogueOn January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president

Think that Anti-Racist writings are new in the last few years? We need to think again and keep reading, as we learn in this article by Sarah McEachern “The Creation, Innovation, and Evolution of Early Anti-Racism Writing” which shows writings as early as 1789 (“The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African” by Olaudah Equiano) by those who were enslaved and later gained their freedom. Informative and thought provoking

We’re super excited to be partnering with PoWeR Book Bags. PoWeR Book Bags distributes books and bags of literacy materials to children across Northwestern Michigan at participating food and baby pantries and schools. Children choose the book bags and free new books to keep and read over and over again. A homemade bag of literacy supplies (books, blank writing booklets, and crayons) are given to children in book bags at the Leelanau Christian Neighbors’ food

Amanda Gorman, our Youth Poet Laureate, showed us the power of poetry on January 20th and we are proud to offer a special pre-order to secure a copy of Amanda’s book, which will be published on September 21, 2021. NOW ACCEPTING PREORDERS: THE HILL WE CLIMB WILL BE PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2021. The debut poetry collection by inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. Including “The Hill We Climb,” the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the

We have something new to offer at Bay Books for the book lovers on your gift, anniversary, or just for the heck of it list:  Book Bundles! There is a full description on our website under the “Books & More” tab but briefly, we have curated three books that fall under a specific category to make your shopping easier. Need it shipped? No additional cost. Check them out at Bay Books or order yours today

Happy New Years! We can’t think of any better way to kick off the new year by staying true to our commitment of being community advocates. That’s why we’re super excited to announce Bay Books’ partnership with Remain in Touch. If you haven’t heard of Remain in Touch here’s the details, they’re an awesome 501(c)(3) non-profit literature program. This is a program offered here in Leelanau Benzie County jails. They focus on giving inmates an

Come on in and visit us. We’re so excited to see you. You can’t see it but we’re smiling underneath our masks. Our new store is located where Nifty Things used to be. It’s official, we love our new location. If you haven’t checked it out yet, come on in! We promise you’ll love it as much as we do. It’s perfectly cozy and there is more room to browse your favorite literature or find