The Sparkle Bookstore - Blog & News

Last week, Donna chatted with Michael Tubridy, who with Robert Polner is the author of An Irish Passion for Justice: The Life of Rebel New York Attorney Paul O'Dwyer. In this brief interview Michae...

Hello, friends! We go before the Orangetown planning board on Wednesday, October 22 for a permit to serve wine. In our case, this will be the fulfillment of our original business plan: to enhance t...

Thanks for responding to our events survey! The results surprised and pleased us. On the one hand, lots of you want more author events with meet-and-greets and traditional readings, which we expect...

Flealess Flea Market Saturday, August 2, 1 to 5pm We're doing our first collaborative event with Catique this weekend! The Flealess Flea Market will take place in the side yard at 642 Main Street, ...

Thanks to all who came out to make our first weekend so memorable! Below are some images from our author meet-and-greet. It was so fun we’re mulling over how to do it again. Click the collage to vi...

Saturday, July 19 1 to 4 pm Our lineup now includes 6 authors! Come and chat with them about their work, from historical fiction to poetry to intimate true stories of love and loss, as well as thei...

And, in a first for her, Sparkle owner Donna Miele apparently reminds editor Tina Traster of Meg Ryan. Scroll to the "You've Got Mail" reference in the article! PXL 20250619 182023541.RAW 01.COVER ...

Join Us for Read25 Next Week and an Author Meet-and-Greet on July 19 Get a sneak peek at the store IRL, gather with other readers, and maybe even win a raffle! We're hosting Read 25 Day this coming...

First, a Shameless Plug for Our Bookshop.org Portal We celebrate dads and books that center LGBTQ+ authors this month. Our list of Pride books are specially discounted through the end of June -- us...