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I went to a 90 year old bookstore yesterday.I have lived within 20 miles of this place my entire life and never heard of it.The building was very old and creaky floors,but it was packed to the walls and ceilings with new and used books. The ceilings had to be 13 feet tall! The building smelled old and the smell of books was almost intoxicating! I went thru the 2nd floor of fiction and literature, and the first floor of local books, new books and children's books! They had rooms for Adventure,Sci Fi, Horror, Mystery.There is even a cat that lives there.The cat approached us at the door and watched us for a bit and then came over to us for some attention,then left us to shop! I have read Catherine Gildener's Books-TOO CLOSE TO THE FALLS, AFTER THE FALLS. She has come out with a new books COMING ASHORE. The store owner showed me that it was autographed by the author.He knows her and regularly drives to Toronto to have her sign books! I was thrilled. I am attaching the link here.If you are ever in Niagara Falls, NY,you must seek this place out! http://www.fallsbookcorner.com/
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Way too cool......
Kimberly wrote: "Laurie wrote: "I went to a 90 year old bookstore yesterday.I have lived within 20 miles of this place my entire life and never heard of it.The building was very old and creaky floors,but it was pac..." I cannot wait to go back! And we found out as we left that non-fiction and cookbooks were in the basement-next trip!
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We need exposure and contacting the powers that be, was the only way in which I could think of attracting new members!
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Went to the annual AAUW book sale today.They raise funds for scholarships.They have over 200,000 books! Once this sale is over tomorrow, any leftover books will be donated to other charitable sellers.Then next year a whole new batch of books for sale. Today was half price day,so hardcovers were 50 cents and paperbacks were 25 cents.Tomorrow is the bag sale,usually $5,00 for any books you can get in a bag. But today,someone said it will be$1.00 for a bag of books! I spent $8.75 cents and bought 14 books! I love this sale, my friends and I wait for it all year!!!!!!! This book sale makes all others in our area pale by comparison!
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Nice!
Do they donate to Better World Books? If they do they can get 25% return on all sold books by BWB!
Kimberly wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Went to the annual AAUW book sale today.They raise funds for scholarships.They have over 200,000 books! Once this sale is over tomorrow, any leftover books will be donated to other c..."I don't believe they do. On the last day you see lots of trucks lined up.The org. allows other non-profits to come in and TAKE what books are left. I know a local museum gets some of the leftovers. So one way or the other,the books get another chance to live on.
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WE ARE NOW (finally) A "FEATURED GROUP"
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Hello folks! Shrey here, a Computer Science student. Pretty enthusiastic about books. Looking forward for some amazing suggestions and knowing you wonderful guys. Cheers! :D
Hey guys. I am trying to find a series to read that contains romance, fantasy and hopefully a strong female character. It has been tough finding a series after throne of glass so if anyone has any recommendations, that would be great!
Hi all! Just joined, although how I missed joining years ago is a mystery to me since I see several of my former Shelfari friends here. Looking forward to chatting with you all!
Laurie wrote: "I went to a 90 year old bookstore yesterday.I have lived within 20 miles of this place my entire life and never heard of it.The building was very old and creaky floors,but it was packed to the wall..."How cool! I visited my favorite independent bookstore yesterday. It's a Mysteries only bookstore in Minneapolis - in the Uptown area of south Minneapolis. It used to be kind of on my way home from wotk, so I went more often. My work moved last year, so no longer close. It"s called Once Upon a Crime :-) It's small, but the owners know their stuff. And a lot of Minnesota's mystery authors (there are many) will do talks there when their books are published. I've met William Kent Krueger, Brian Freeman, PJ Tracy, Jess Lourey and Laura Childs there.
Hey! I'm new here and I don't know if I'm doing this right but I'm trying to respond to Nassema's post about fantasy book suggestions. Try reading The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, The Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard and The Immortals series by Alyson Noel.
Kimberly wrote: "Although the original official GR Thread has been closed: I have just written to Goodreads & requested that we become a "Featured" group.We need exposure and contacting the powers that be, was th..."
It's working! :) Found y'all on that, looked through posts, loved it. Hello!
Laurie wrote: "I went to a 90 year old bookstore yesterday.I have lived within 20 miles of this place my entire life and never heard of it.The building was very old and creaky floors,but it was packed to the wall..."You are so lucky!
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I read something by Mercedes Lackey: "The Snow Queen"
I'm not much on Fantasy
Evanovich: "Wicked Appetite"
Crusie: "Wild Ride"
That's all I can remember
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Hey guys, thought I'd come on and say hello :) Excited to be able to speak to fellow book lovers.I've been celebrating pride month by reading my fave LGBTQ+ books, does anyone have any great suggestions so I can carry my reading on? :)
Hi Dene, I just finished reading Status Update by Annabeth Albert, and I really loved it. So you could give it a try.
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We encourage our members to leave ratings & reviews (brief or lengthy) of the books they've read in the What Are You Reading thread.
If you click on the reply tab on the bottom right of each person's posting, you can tie your comments directly to that review. (As I've done with this one.)
We set up a the thread every quarter ... so there will be a new one in a few days for July-Sept.
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Brokeback Mountain is fabulous.
And if you enjoy classics: Maurice
Deme, I’d urge you to give a try to Christopher Isherwood—A Single Man is my favorite—and James Baldwin, whose Giovanni’s Room and Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone both feature LGBTQ themes. All of these are classics.
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hello!
Would love to be penpals with someone. Currently reading "Death and Mr. Pickwick. I live in Warrensburg, MO. Just received 'The Pickwick Papers from the library. My email address is Natrix1123@gmail.com. Oh, I am a 72 yr. old male with no main squeeze! Was an LPN for 10 years and sold a painting to Sprint for $500 several years ago. Hope this little bit entices someone to write me
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"No main squeeze"? Um...... I'm not connecting how that fits in to this group & the discussion of books?
Kimberly, just one way to say this old man lives in one room and just gets lonely only reading books and eating out by myself. Sorry the comment bothered you. Hope no one else feels the same.
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Ah, there's so much life out there..... I read a lot, but I have to go out & now I take art classes, volunteer, show my work, walk the local botanical gardens!
I still prefer my solitude most of the time!
I agree with 99% of what you say! But, with no car and the local botanical garden miles away, I don't get to visit there. Would love to see the butterflys when they come out. As far as art is concerned, I could have gone to the KC Art Institute but my ex sad we couldn't afford it. Glad I didn't go as I perfected my own art and even had my Art Appreciation teacher(Douglass Freed, please look up if you want to see his work) tell me, "You are an artist." Have sold many paintings in my life and have been sporadically creative lately. Plan on getting back to it soon. For one thing, the book "Death and Mr. Pickwick" about Robert Seymore marries the art of illustrating with the classics, chiefly Dickens. I go on and on. Sorry.
Kimberly wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...and from PBT (Play Book Tag) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."
wow that sounds like my kinda place.......................just a little far away! That is all right though i will just add it to the bucket list.
raising funds of adoptions, I have read several books on this including Wait no more: One Family Amazing Adoption Journey. This book follows a couple as they negotiate foster care and find a family they never expected
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Kelly wrote: "Laurie wrote: "I went to a 90 year old bookstore yesterday.I have lived within 20 miles of this place my entire life and never heard of it.The building was very old and creaky floors,but it was pac..." We loved it there and they have cats roaming around!
I stopped posting on facebook, due to some of the content on there, the unfortunate thing is that like everything else in life, it is subject to misuse. I would like to be able to post into a group on an alternative page, is this possible.
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You can post right here. No need to go elsewhere.
Right now I am working on two or three major projects. Classes are getting ready to start, it's the beginning of my Senior year of Business School and looks like I am heading for some extended time as well as another option for loans and aid. I've been doing a lot of personal marketing and getting very annoyed by Robo-Calls. Been spending too much money on food delivery services and am really looking for a breaking point. I been spending more time on social media than books and it might mean something. Anybody have any views?
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Hi:
I shop online @ Thrive market, some healthy low priced pre-made foods!
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It depends because I really change my personal views very often, so I tried not to become political. But old timers, I'm in. I never let the changing times break my cultural diversity. Can you think of any old timers? Phantom of the Opera stuff...
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As BC said, you can post here....
But for our FB page, it's a group and you have to request membership... If you're inappropriate, I remove you & block you...
I have no time or patience w/ b.s.
Fair enough, point taken, neither do I have patience with b.s, just checking the rules.
I just read a fantastic antihero book. It's called Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. It does have a sequel, but I would still recommend reading it. Here's also a list I found on Goodreads with books with antiheroes: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/an...
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Any recommendations?"
Anna just posted a review on "Turning the Hourglass", with an anti-hero
Hi guys im aida frrom iran i will be glad to talk with you but i think im not good in english so could you please talk with me so i can improve my english thanks for helpingi cant find topic
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Ooo I absolutely loved Six of Crows when I first read it! I kept on telling my friends about that book. I just couldn't get enough of that book. All of the characters were amazing.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Julie and Romeo (other topics)The Book of Human Skin (other topics)
A Single Man (other topics)
Giovanni’s Room (other topics)
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jeanne Ray (other topics)Michelle Lovric (other topics)
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