From the Nest

Eleanor explains one of her favorite genres, "Fictional Famous People," and offers recommendations for the best reads about fictional actors, musicians, artists and reality stars.

I’ve been on a memoir kick lately and these slim volumes, "Things in Nature Merely Grow" by Yiyun Li and "Memorial Days" by Geraldine Brooks, left a deep impression on me. In many ways, they feel in conversation with each other.

In part 3 of her Mobile Bookshop series, Flannery talks about how she used her relationships to build partnership when finding places to park her bookshop trailer.

Weekly updated list of authors joining the Crozet Book Fest on October 25th!

There are lots of great books getting film or tv adaptations in the second half of 2025 - this is our reading list to make sure we read the books first before enjoying the screen version!

On our week long family vacation, I recommended three books to my 19 year old that I’d read and loved and she read them all! I was SHOCKED. If you are looking for a book that can reach across ages and appeal to many, here are three that we both read and loved, a 48-year-old mom of four and 19 year-old college student.

Come along for Flannery's journey with her mobile bookshop and how it led her to where she is today, and the brick & mortar that we love so much.

Tips from the Bluebird & Co. community on how to get back into reading or start reading regularly for the first time!

Thanks to Pimm Dyar at CBS-19 News for coming out to the Dairy Market Charlottesville to cover the Boozy Book Fair by Bluebird & Co. and Starr Hill! 

I still remember Chelsea and Flannery’s reaction when I came out of the Bluebird & Co. dressing room in the silky pink and green floral number with cutouts. It was already something of a folk legend in the Bluebird community – The Magic Dress.

One customer and friend found herself turning heads at a wedding in a dress from Bluebird - including the bride's!