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January 14, 2021

Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics – Book Review

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Cats painting? Oh yes, my friends and there is a book written about it. I was pricing books for the AAUW book sale that we hope to hold this year and there was another couple pricing books for part of the time I was in Continue reading →

January 7, 2021

Starting 2021 with Kindness

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I was just telling someone the other day that it does not take much to be kind. It really doesn’t. I was raised to be kind. Of course I am far from perfect and have my days of unkindness and snarkiness but I am trying Continue reading →

March 6, 2020

Will the Circle Be Unbroken – #WillTheCircleBook Review

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On the blog yesterday I regaled you with the story of our epic trip to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee to attend a book signing by Sean Dietrich aka Sean of the South. Sean’s memoir – Will the Circle Be Unbroken – officially releases on March 10th Continue reading →

February 14, 2020

What’s on Your Nightstand?

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I guess I should really title this post “What Books Are You Reading” but I had the graphic from a few years back of the books on my nightstand so I decided to just go with that. My nightstand has a lot of books on Continue reading →

January 10, 2020

Judging a Book By The Cover?

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Do you judge a book by its cover? Suffice it to say there is a trend in book covers that I did not realize until my friend Beth pointed it out to me. Just take a look at these books that are for sale in Continue reading →

December 30, 2019

My Top Books of 2019

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As 2019 draws to a close I thought it would be fun to offer up my top books that I read in 2019. As I looked over my Goodreads list I realize that I read a lot of different types of books and I have Continue reading →

November 22, 2019

What I Am Loving Lately

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How about a quick post about a few things that I am loving lately? You know you want to know all about that so read away and share some of your own things that you are loving in the comments section when you are done. Continue reading →

September 13, 2019

Whatcha Reading? Here Are My Latest Picks You Can’t Miss.

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I love to share books with readers that I have found that resonate with me. Obviously I have had a lot of books given to me free for review and those are sometimes surprisingly wonderful but when I find something on my own that rings Continue reading →

August 16, 2019

America’s Oldest Independently Owned Bookstore – Otto Bookstore

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, Travel/ 9 Comments/ 1

If you know me you know of my love of everything books. I adore books. Always have. Always will. Imagine my excitement when I discovered that America’s Oldest Independently Owned Bookstore was just a couple blocks away from my hotel and I had a totally Continue reading →

August 8, 2019

Spotlight on Author Bonnie S. Hirst

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 8 Comments/ 1

Bonnie S. Hirst has written a compelling non fiction book that I was privileged to be asked to read for review purposes . Her book – Test of Faith : Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence – is a book written from a place of love 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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