Aug 22 2011
Clark Kepler saw the beloved independent bookstore that bears his name nearly undone six years ago by Internet retailers who were able to offer lower prices because they do not collect sales tax.
Now that the state has passed a law requiring companies such as Amazon to collect the tax, the proprietor of Kepler's Books in Menlo Park is joining other Silicon Valley small business owners in an effort to ensure the newly leveled playing field stays that way.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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