Staff Picks May 2024
In which the team endorses surreal, weird, dark, funny, affirming, and eye-opening work — including a rare non-fiction pick.
Halfway to Halloween Celebration
Join us for a Halfway to Halloween celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2024.
Complexity, Darkness, and a Strange Sense of Fun: an Interview with Colin Winnette
Fiction writer Colin Winnette generously shares his thoughts on horror, speculative sci-fi, protagonistic (im)purity, and AI as a great motivator for creativity.
Staff Picks March 2024
Two Mona Awads is better than one, plus a bonus pick for Women’s History Month.
Change is Hard: the True Cost of Credit
We don’t pass credit card fees onto the consumer, but some shops do. Here’s a quick look at the economics of that, and how consumers can help local businesses thrive.
“How do I get my book in your store?”
I want you to be a bestselling author, but first you have to be the best seller of your own book.
Gothic Hustle: the Samara Breger Interview
Samara shares her thoughts on book bans, literary inspiration, defying and defining genres, and why romance runs deep in America’s legal ranks.
Stories Never Die: an Interview with Horror Writer Clay McLeod Chapman
Clay McLeod Chapman is a renowned author, filmmaker, performer, storyteller, and comic-book writer. His new gothic-horror novel, WHAT KIND OF MOTHER, comes out September 12, 2023 (Quirk Books). We chatted with Clay about horror and his place in it—and much more.
At The Heart of It: Local Author Stacey Agdern on Romance
Despite its undeniable popularity, with annual sales exceeding $1bn in 2022, romantic fiction remains a widely misunderstood genre. To get to the heart of it, we chatted with veteran romance writer Stacey Agdern about the past, present, and future of the genre.
2022 Bestsellers: January 1st - March 17th
The Winter 2022 bestseller report celebrating Tarrytown and Sleep Hollow’s hyper-local favorites.
The American “Banned” Stand
A call for empathy and critical problem-solving in the face of perceived censorship.
Welcome to Transom Bookshop
Given my love of books, it’s only natural that I would harbor a dream of someday running my own bookstore. Moving to Tarrytown made “someday” feel like a real possibility.