Staff Recommendations

Reading our staff review shelf talkers around the store is one way shoppers discover titles worthy of notice. Each originated as staff picks in our Cyberpassage newsletter over the years.
Current staff picks diplayed together in the store are discounted everyday - 20% off hardcover editions and 10% off paperback editions. Sometimes these might be bestsellers in the marketplace, but more frequently you can expect to discover gems that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Many regular shoppers have identified one or more staff members who share common interests in books, providing them with an easy way to consider new books to read. Click on our "staff photos" below to discover more about them and read reviews of their most recent picks.

Amanda
... our resident reader’ of books for teens and younger, finding they often tackle important issues and are fun to read as well

Barb
...  an avid reader who likes well written fiction (it's all about the writing), and nonfiction about people and places

Brad
... first choice is books about the absurdity of humanity - from religion to our food system - any area where our culture has become bent

Bunny
... prefers reading non-fiction of all kinds and the occasional really gripping novel

Cynthia
... our resident expert on kid’s books, a voracious reader and especially enjoys history, nature, science, cookbooks, biography, historical fiction

Sue
... reads anything and everything nature related, loves history books of a broad range, can't pass up a book with a dog in it, is always on the look out for a unique children's picture book and she is our resident 'mystery reader'.