

Looking Ahead to 2017
Barnes and Noble is the place to be on January second. After making New Year’s resolutions yesterday, I set out to buy a calendar to track my goals. Half the town had the same idea. Except for Black Friday and Christmas Eve, I’ve never seen the bookstore so packed. Between optimists like me buying planners, teens cashing in holiday gift cards, and busy moms poking through clearance bins while their kids ran wild through the toy section, there wasn’t an empty aisle in sight. T