1. “Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.” — Charlotte Brontë

     
  2. Spring fever is upon us! The groundhog may have recoiled into its burrow this year, but hope springs eternal that warm weather is just a hop, skip, and a jump away. After the winter we’ve had, we’re bouncing off the walls! But we’ve got some news to put a spring in your step: it’s sale time at Powell’s! For a limited time, buy two featured titles and the third one is as free as a bird singing out the glories of the new season: Tweet tweet, this sale can’t be beat! So go on: spring for some new books.

     
  3. What are you reading today?

     
  4. Is it time to start grilling yet? http://powells.us/1eevKq5

     
  5. Our friends at Tin House have it exactly right.

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  6. “Don’t you know what that is? It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want ― oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ― Mark Twain (http://powells.us/11I5mip)

     
  7. Could it be? SPRING!
    So far, it’s… damp. We’ll be burying our nose in this book till the sun pops out again: http://powells.us/10iBURy

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  8. Experts in weather folklore say the month of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Others think the phrase has more to do with the constellations Leo and Aries. Whatever the case, take this opportunity to stock up on reading materials for spring and save 15% on your entire order from Powells.com. (But don’t dilly-dally, this offer ends Wednesday at noon!) 

    Use coupon code: MARCH15