Author Archives: Sarah Willis

About Sarah Willis

I have been working at Loganberry Books for ten years. Before that I was a writer (four published books with FS&G and Penguin), and now I am a bookseller and a photographer. I research and order new books, as well as do whatever is needed to help make Loganberry Books the best bookstore in Ohio. I am also very good at recommending books. All of us at Loganberry are eclectic readers. Please ask for recommendations if you need or want one!

The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, by Candice Millard

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Sarah Willis

Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third term, this time with the Progressive Party, a new, independent third party? That when he lost, he decided to join an expedition of The River of Doubt, a tributary of … Continue reading →

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Franci’s War: A Woman’s Story of Survival, by Franci Rabinek Epstein

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Sarah Willis

              I love non-fiction about strong people who struggle through frightening events to somehow survive all the odds. These stories grab me because I want to believe we can persevere through the worst, but knowing that survival will take determination … Continue reading →

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The Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Sarah Willis

The Endurance : Shackelton’s Incredible Voyage  by Alfred Lansing This is one of my favorite Non-Fiction books of all time.  In August 1914 The Endurance, lead by Ernest Shackelton and his twenty-eight crew members set out to be the first … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth of Ice : The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sarah Willis

This story about the 1881 Arctic exploration to find “Farthest North” takes place some thirty-seven years prior to Shackelton’s exploration in the Antarctica.  But many of the sheer difficulties—an ice bound ship that has to be abandoned, a crew of … Continue reading →

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