Blog Editors
BeckyBlog Editor, Culture
Third baseman for company softball team. Potluck-genius, insomniac-procrastinator and crafting-whiz. Inventor of the “Hey that’s my Boots!” CEO Paper Doll, the HPB Snuggie, braille t-shirt and Tacky BW Holiday Sweater.
EmilyBlog Editor, Community
PR maven, news junkie, baseball fanatic, late-night talk show watcher, frequent restaurant diner and former VH-1 reality show addict.
JDBlog Editor, Music
Music enthusiast and all around acceptable person. Take it or leave it, JD will say things about music that you'll either love, hate, or feel indifferent about.
JimBlog Editor, Movies
Film buff and wanna-be chef. Who's up for dinner and a movie?! Crouching Tiger stir-fry or Godfather spaghetti and a bottle of vino. Please, no talking or texting during the movie.
JulieBlog Editor, Young Adult
Trivia hound, scrabble enthusiast and amateur etymologist, whose favorite word is defenestrate. Writes poetry and short stories. Likes: Disney, violent movies, and kittens. (Oh, come on. Who doesn’t like kittens?)
KateBlog Editor, Children's
Recovering English Major with a penchant for poly-blend, bibliophilic worms. Translator & travel agent for HPB’s mascot “BW,” and lover of language, reference works, and back issues of Real Simple.
Kristen BBlog Editor, Fiction
Fiction fanatic, puppy rescuer, and devourer of Reese’s Pieces. While Kristen loves John Steinbeck’s East of Eden she’s also seen every episode of Law & Order: SVU.
Kristen DBlog Editor in Chief
Likes: J.K. Rowling & Markus Zusak; Steven Spielberg & John Hughes; beardy indie-rock & musicals; grammar & the alphabet; pirates & hobbits. Dislikes: Zombies, tofu
MeredithBlog Editor, Non-Fiction
Donned in an apron, baking pies and other tempting treats – there's nothing desperate about this housewife. Loves travel, the great outdoors, classic films, indie music and non-fiction.
StephanieBlog Editor, Crafts
Paper nerd, letterpresser, urban farmer and D.I.Y. MacGyver. Words to live by: "What would Martha Stewart do?".
HPBThe Half Price Blog Team
HPB presents news, sale announcements, money-saving coupons, giveaways and loads more. Be sure to bookmark HPB.com or subscribe to our RSS feed to get word about the latest happening at your favorite family-owned new and used bookstore.
Blog Contributors
BillBlog Contributor
Voracious reader, technology buff and aficionado of all things Apple, Bill believes in being a strong proponent in the support of literacy and safeguarding the environment.
CrystalBlog Contributor
Always armed with a book, camera, or violin. Sporadic localvore. Married to her best friend and mom to 2 turtles, 2 dogs, and a cat.
JeffBlog Contributor
Jeff was once the second best foreign affairs columnist in a town with two of them. Spends days wondering why an HPB store in Honolulu is too much to ask.
SteveBlog Contributor
The Buy Guy is a quarter-century-plus employee expert on all things books & music; his favorite buy involved hundreds of old theology books from the Mount St. Michael Convent hilltop library in Spokane, Washington.
SwayzeBlog Contributor
Jim Swayze, the voice of HPB radio, is an avid reader, writer, musician and booklover.
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