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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
2026
Regime Change review: veteran NYT reporters Haberman and Swan trace how power, loyalty, and pressur…
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The Story Keeper

Kelly Rimmer
2026
"The Story Keeper" is a haunting tale of family secrets, a mysterious novel-within-a-novel, and a c…
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In Stormy Weather

Chelsea Curto
2026
Two people, years of history, and a slow-burn romance—read our review of In Stormy Weather by Chels…
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Country People

Daniel Mason
2026
A review of Daniel Mason's Country People: a warm, witty novel about family, small-town eccentrics,…
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Jul
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Thornwell Books 5th Anniversary

Celebrate Thornwell Books' 5th anniversary on July 11th! Join us for live music, discounts, raffles, new merch, and birthday cake. Save the date!
July 11, 2026, 9 a.m.
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Have you seen the beautiful “stained glass” artwork on top of the bakery case? Our very talented ba…
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Happy #NewReleaseTuesday! We have new titles from Daniel Mason, Katharine McGee, Chuck Tingle, Jess…
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Now presenting our top five lattes to help celebrate our 5th anniversary! ☕️🎉

Top 5 Specialty Lattes…
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We’re less than a week away from our big 5th Anniversary Celebration! We have limited edition merch…
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Happy 4th of July weekend! We are open today, July 3rd, but closed tomorrow, Saturday, July 4th. St…
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Book Club #2 was inspired by our faith & spirituality book club and selected Van Gogh Has a Bro…