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Dear Readers, What a year it’s been! We’ve hosted 300+ events in 2019, sold more than 33,000 works of fiction, 3,500 books of poems, and almost 7,000 cookbooks. We are so proud of the class of 2019—brilliant, hilarious, and profound books—and want to make sure that some of our favorites are on your list to read (and give) this holiday season, next year, and beyond. In these often unsettling times, books are more vital than ever, and our new year’s wish for you, our dear readers, is that you read deeply and widely, and that you continue to open yourself up to new genres, authors, and experiences. We feel so grateful to be your neighborhood bookstore, and to be able to connect readers with books all day. Thank you for your support this year, and your community. We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday, and a very happy new year. Yours, with love and magic, Emma, Mike, and the staff at Books Are Magic
English Class OUR FAVORITE NOVELS OF THE YEAR
Most Memorable
Most Likely To Be Spotted Around Town
Most Likely To Download Tinder
Most Likely To Be On Oprah’s Bookshelf
Most Likely To Steal Your Girl
Best Storyteller
Honor Society
THE MOST DECORATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Certified Genius
Nobel Prize Winner
Booker Prize Winner
Pulitzer Prize Winner
National Book Award Winner for Fiction
National Book Award Winner for Non-Fiction
Principal’s Picks EMMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Best Sequel
Required Reading
Best Big Sister
Best Seasonal Rom-Com
The Heartbreaker
Most Likely To Spontaneously Combust
Language Arts
OUR FAVORITE POETRY COLLECTIONS OF THE YEAR
The Quiet One
Most Talented
Most Likely to Leave A Love Letter In Your Locker
Most Maternal
Most Likely To Take Your Breath Away
Poet Laureate
Jacqueline Woodson & Marlon James
The crowd for Ocean Vuong
Antoni Porowski
Taffy Brodesser-Akner & Emma Straub
Carson Ellis Shira Erlichman launches Be/Hold
Isaac Fitzgerald, Saeed Jones, Jean Grae, & John Hodgman
Emma Straub & Alison Roman Shira Erlichman & Hanif Abdurraqib
Tommy Orange
Bryan Washington & Jia Tolentino
Yearbook Editors Anthony Piacentini, Serena Morales, & Colleen Callery
Alexander Chee & Ocean Vuong
Michael Fusco-Straub & Emma Straub
Creative Writing
OUR FAVORITE STORY COLLECTIONS OF THE YEAR
Class Feminist
Most Likely To Lose Their Keys
Most Iconic
Most Elegant
Most Likely To Transport You
The Realest
Home Economics OUR FAVORITE COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR
Life of the Party
The Sauciest
Best To Take Home To Your Parents
Life Science
OUR FAVORITE MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR
MVP
Most Innovative
Most Well-Traveled
Social Studies
OUR FAVORITE NON-FICTION OF THE YEAR
Most Thought-Provoking
Most Likely To Brighten Your Day
The Trendsetter
Most Likely To Keep You Up At Night
Most Snarky
Hottest Takes
Student Council OUR FAVORITE NON-FICTION OF THE YEAR
Teacher’s Pet
Most Likely To Be The Change
Most Likely To Cancel Plans
Biggest Bookworm
Class President
Most Revolutionary
Prom Committee OUR FAVORITE YA/NA BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Most Delicious
Cutest Couple
Best Musical Taste
Best Dressed
Best Kisser
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Underclassmen OUR FAVORITE KIDS BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Best Illustration
Most Creative
Wildest Adventurer
Most Likely To Succeed
Biggest Cheerleader
Most Likely To Make You Cry
The Monthly Magic Book Subscription! Do you love getting mail? Do you love books? Do you love surprises designed for home bodies & busy bees? Sign up for our Monthly Magic Book Subscription! Every month, we pick a brand new hardcover book and send it to your door! This is the perfect gift for birthdays, all celebratory holidays, graduations, retirements and any other gift-giving occasions. We have 6 and 12 month subscriptions in the following categories:
Adult Fiction
Young Adult
$200
$120
Six Months
Twelve Months
$395
Adult Non-Fiction Six Months
$200
Poetry
Six Months
$120
Six Months
Six Months
Twelve Months
Six Months
$240
$240
Middle Grade
Twelve Months
$395
Twelve Months
$120
Twelve Months
$240
Picture Books
$120
Twelve Months
$240