December 5, 2022
National Book Award
Congratulations to Imani Perry, author of South to America AND our September Books & Wine Book Club pick, this year’s National Book Award Winner! The National Book Award, established in 1950, is among the most prestigious literary awards in the world, a prize that can change the trajectory of an author’s career. If you haven’t
Remember your elementary Librarian? Hopefully you were fortunate to have one in your school building as they are vast vessels of knowledge and can find anything you might wish. Keeping in mind their value (Libraries are sisters to Bookstores, after all!), I asked an Elementary School Librarian, from my education
August 7, 2022
Great Group Reads for 2022
Join the Discussion Are you in a book discussion group? Most likely you are and you are always looking for the next book or two for the group to talk about. At Bay Books, we have a hybrid book discussion group that covers a diversity of book genres. Sometimes the
July 18, 2022
Tina’s Top Ten
Ready, Set, Read! When I think of books, I think of those that I have loved, when I started reading them, where I got them, and the memories they built. I make lists for people all the time that patronize Bay Books. Those are tons of fun and I believe
July 2, 2022
New Release “The Edge of Summer”
Add this to your reading list You can order your copy here, online, stopping into the store, or by giving us a phone call. You won’t want to miss out on this mystery that takes place in Michigan. Get ready to be mesmerized by its twists and turns. Can’t make it
September 27, 2021
Highly Anticipated Titles
“Murder at Mallow Hall” As head of household for none other than famed mystery writer Agatha Christie, Phyllida Bright finds her position includes polishing silver, serving luncheons, and solving murders…… As Agatha Christie said in The Body in the Library, “If one has got to have a murder actually happening in one’s
June 22, 2021
Pulitzer Winner- Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdich is a Native American author who we would like to congratulate on winning a Pulitzer. She won Fiction in the “Books, Drama & Music” category for the book The Night Watchman. We’re more than excited to read this fabulous book. “In the Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich creates a fictional
March 18, 2021
Thought Provoking Books- We love them!
Here are some thought provoking books that we’ve been loving at Bay Books. Check these titles out, let us know what you think. If there are other titles you’ve recently found thought provoking or strongly standout to you, let us know. We’d love to feature more great books. The Little
March 6, 2021
Books to Watch Out For and Read
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
January 8, 2021
Bay Books Bundles for Avid Readers
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
