Our Staff
A Bookseller for Every Reader
These are our kind of people: great people who love books.
Mari
Job Position
Store Manager
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks…I know, I know!
Nicholas Sparks, Mary Kay Andrews, Lucy Score, Rachel Hawkins, Christina Lauren, Brynne Weaver
Momma Lorde with oat milk and a tiny pump of mocha. Yummy!
What are a few of your favorite things?
K-Pop, Dancing, pure barre, and my puppies!
What are some subjects you are especially interested in or knowledgeable about?
The Beatles, K-Pop, England Books and Travel
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Mr. Darcy – he makes my heart flutter.
Job Position
Inventory Manager/Social Media
What book changed your life?
I’m gonna cheat and say that a book series changed my life and that series is, The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Without that book series, I wouldn’t have a love and passion for reading.
Who is(are) your favorite author(s)?
Cassandra Clare, V.E. Schwab, Leigh Bardugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Emily Henry, T.J. Klune
What is your favorite drink or treat from Auburn Oil Co.?
I LOVE our Butterbeer Latte. It’s so yummy and I’m glad we have it as a special drink of the month every year.
Alissa
Robin
Job Position
Events Coordinator
What book changed your life?
Reading changed my life, it’s impossible to pick one!
Who is(are) your favorite author(s)?
Michael McDowell, Stephen King, Joshilyn Jackson, Barbara Kingsolver, Abraham Verghese, Jesmyn Ward
What is your favorite drink or treat from Auburn Oil Co.?
Momma Lorde
What are a few of your favorite things?
Hanging out with my husband and kids, reading (horror has my heart), true crime podcasts, any and all trashy reality dating shows.
What are some subjects you are especially interested in or knowledgeable about?
Writing, World War II, cooking, and (you guessed it) horror.
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Demon Copperhead— he was a magical narrator, endearing, honest and raw.
Bookseller/Barista
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Kate Quinn, Blake Crouch, Jodi Picoult
Heartstopper (a salted caramel latte with maple spice)
Cuddling with my kittens, being outside near a body of water (find me at Lake Martin all summer!), and eating really good food (if you haven’t had the lobster egg rolls at Amsterdam Café, you haven’t lived)
Historical fiction, Romance, Fantasy
Ove, from A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman. Ove was grumpy, old, and determined to give up on life. Backman wrote his character beautifully. I laughed out loud and I cried at the end of the book. I wanted Ove to be my friend and I wanted to live on the same street with all the neighbors. When you can picture that, the author did something right!
Bethany
The Harry Potter series
Matt Haig, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Anthony Horowitz, Louise Penny, Shannon Chakraborty, and Stuart Turton
Anything Blackberry! Specifically, blackberry lemonade or blackberry hot chocolate!
My family, art & design, Lego, my cats, and good stories
Ron Weasley. Warner Bros did him dirty. He was much more clever than anyone gave him credit for.
Kim
Kristen
Bookseller/Barista
As much as I love so many books individually, I don’t think any single book has changed my life, but reading overall most definitely has.
Ali Hazelwood, Sarah J Maas, Juliette Cross, and Sophie Lark
The Zora with oat milk
Waffle House, the cinematic masterpiece that is Pride & Prejudice (2005), and long drives with a good audiobook
All things veterinary medicine, feminist theory, and lots of ‘accidentally vegan’ junk foods
Cameron Morgan from the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter – I read these books as a kid and I identified so much with her way of viewing the world that she became like a best friend who lives in my head.
Tris
Bookseller
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
Becky Albertalli, Sarah J Maas, Ashley Herring Blake, Meryl Wilsner
Momma Lorde
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens…but in all seriousness, my family, DISNEY, and Criminal Minds
DISNEY, engineering, Taylor Swift, middle aged actresses
I would have to say Regina from Once Upon a Time (aka the evil queen). She reminds me that there is good in everyone. You just have to find it.