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June 15, 2026

What’s Happening at Your House?

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I am catching my breath after a wonderful AAUW Book Sale — it was fun and a lot of work and a lot of great connections were made. AND a lot of happy customers went home with loads of great books and more. This year Continue reading →

June 4, 2026

When Life Throws a Curve Ball – Pivot

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 6 Comments/ 292

If I have learned anything in this life it is the fact that things don’t always go according to plan. The best way to deal with change is to just accept it, get a plan and move on. This year our AAUW Brevard Used Book Continue reading →

June 7, 2024

Snippets of Life

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 5 Comments/ 811

A quick post today as life is being consumed by everything AAUW Used Book Sale related. Whew. As I write this I am relaxing after a long day of physical labor. I am sadly not used to this much physical labor and the annual book Continue reading →

June 6, 2024

The Best Time of the Year

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 4 Comments/ 785

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 →

June 23, 2023

I Detect a Theme

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 16 Comments/ 817

If you look at the picture of this stack of books that recently came home with me from the AAUW Used Book Sale, you will notice a distinct theme. I love reading books about books, bookstores, and libraries. They are definitely some of my favorite Continue reading →

June 17, 2022

A Haiku

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The Book Sale is done My body aches all over But it was worth it Continue reading →

June 10, 2022

It’s Almost Here – 52nd AAUW Used Book Sale

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 8 Comments/ 713

It’s almost time for the event of the year in Brevard, North Carolina. It truly is the event that I look forward to and I am not alone. Over 30,000 books along with puzzles, DVDs, CDs, video games and vinyl will be available for the Continue reading →

September 27, 2018

Mushroom Cooking Anyone?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 30 Comments/ 742

Mushrooms?  Really?  What am I thinking to write a post about mushrooms today?  Well, let me explain. One of the best things I have done recently is become involved in AAUW (American Association of University Women)  here in Brevard.  While I am not the most Continue reading →

June 22, 2017

I KNEW I Would Love It — An Extraordinary Book Sale

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, North Carolina/ 41 Comments/ 639

The local chapter of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) has a yearly event in Brevard that I knew I had to support.  I missed it last year and vowed to not allow that to happen again.  If you are near to Brevard, North 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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