{"title":"Home page","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Basil's Books!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou know how when you walk into a local bookshop, you can see recommendations from different booksellers with personal reviews of the books? Basil's is the same, but all the books come highly recommended. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery month, we will offer a curated selection of books surrounding a theme. You can pick and choose any that seem interesting. Since these collections are hand picked, if you see one book that you know you love, please consider picking any of the other selections. I only select books that I highly enjoyed, and I hope you will take a chance on my choices. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-psalm-for-the-wild-built","title":"Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was going to only feature a hardback of \u003cem\u003eA Psalm for the Wild Built\u003c\/em\u003e, but instead went with this new paperback release of the duology. Anecdotally, people who read \u003cem\u003eA Psalm for the Wild Built\u003c\/em\u003e re-read it again immediately, and rush to get the second book. Why not go ahead and buy both for cheaper than one? I would have. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSibling Dex (not brother or sister, but the gender neutral sibling) suffers from a problem many of may have experienced: feeling uninterested in your work, after passionately studying to be the best in their field. They are a tea monk, who travels around the continent offering comfort through specially made tea blends. They don't feel that it is enough. One day, they decide to take a little break and explore an abandoned monastery. On the way, they meet a robot. Robots in this universe gained sentience and chose to abandon human society. There had not been a meeting with a robot in forever. Through Splendid Speckled Mosscap's friendship, Dex discovers ways to work through their unease. In the sequel, their adventures continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese novellas are about the tension of feeling like one needs a \"purpose\" to have a worthy life. It's also about recovering from overpopulation and depending on oil and technology. These are two of my favorite books of all time. The sequel also has one of my favorite images, which is Mosscap declaring \"Congratulations on the the sex!\" to its friend. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basil's Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467226190118,"sku":"","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/2128\/6182\/files\/monkandrobot.gif?v=1747447547"}],"url":"https:\/\/basilsbooksllc.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Basil's Books, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}