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June 6, 2025

The Most Wonderful Book Sale of the Year

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It’s almost time for the AAUW Brevard Used Book Sale and you know that I get excited when this week rolls around in June. I have worked on the book sale since 2018 after having joined the branch in 2017. It is one of the Continue reading →

January 30, 2025

Need a Hobby?

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Yesterday I shared a bit about our weekend trip to our county library. It’s such a great place and even though I have a zillion and a half books at home to read I had to check some more out, of course. This one caught Continue reading →

January 10, 2025

Oops, I Did It Again!

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In the words of Britney Spears – “Oops, I did it again!”. Funny thing is I didn’t plan on it. The other day Chris and I headed to town to mail packages and grab lunch. We ran our errands, ate our lunch and since we Continue reading →

November 1, 2024

Currently

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Every now and then I like to share what I have been reading, watching, listening to, etc. Today is the day to do a quick recap. First up—what I’ve been reading. Reading I just finished a couple of books while we were at. the beach. Continue reading →

July 8, 2024

What Am I Reading?

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Happily I have been on a reading binge lately. It is nice to be able to do that after having a couple of weeks of just not feeling like reading at all. Of course I want to share some of the books I have loved Continue reading →

June 27, 2024

It’s Murder, You Betcha: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes by Jeanne Cooney

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Give me a witty murder mystery any day of the week and I am happy. Give me one that comes complete with recipes and I am even happier. Thanks to author Jeanne Cooney and Blue Cottage Agency I now have found yet another Minnesota writer Continue reading →

June 6, 2024

The Best Time of the Year

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It’s almost time for the best time of the year. If you know me, you know that I love helping at the Brevard AAUW Annual Used Book Sale. It starts on Saturday and goes through until Wednesday and there is something for everyone. The sale Continue reading →

May 20, 2024

Another Indie Bookstore – Kicks Mix

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, Shopping, Travel/ 8 Comments/ 1308

I am a huge fan of independent bookstores and do not pass up many opportunities to check them out. I have wanted to go to my sister’s favorite one for years but it just never worked out when I visited so last week that was Continue reading →

May 8, 2024

Dogland – It’s All About the Dogs (Sorry, Maksim)

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Ask almost any dog lover that you know and they will have an opinion one way or the other about the Westminster Dog Show. Even cat lovers like me have been known to watch the competitions from time to time and marvel at the different Continue reading →

March 20, 2024

Get Ready for Lou!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 4 Comments/ 1091

Give me a children’s book to review any day of the week and I will jump at the opportunity. Generous and gracious authors are always trying to get folks to read their books and recently I answered a review call by author Danielle Herzog. What Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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