Chip Gaines bought Larry McMurtry’s legendary bookstore... "After
Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry died in 2021, his bookstore in
Archer City, Texas, was turned over to the long-term store manager,
Khristal Merklin. But as CNN reports, in November...
How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers - "There was
laughter coming from the foxhole between bursts of the Germans’
anti-tank guns. The American servicemen were in a tight position, pinned
by the Boche, but they’d made it to an i...
"An 80-year-old German man lived every book lovers fantasy! Over his
lifetime, this recluse collected and stored over 70k books in a hidden
library! And did we mention, he didn’t tell anyone about it? ...From the
basement that was encased by over 10,...
"In works of fiction, the second-hand bookseller is a curious compound
of imagination and reality. He is invariably an old man of a morose,
unsociable temperament. He is of a sceptical disposition; last century
he quoted from Voltaire, Hume, and Tom ...
"The Brooklyn Public Library is celebrating its 125th anniversary. And
to commemorate, the library has published a list of its 125 most
borrowed books since the library first opened its doors in 1897. RACHEL
MARTIN, HOST: Among the most borrowed are ...
I recent sent two very large boxes of books & found that it was cheaper
to send USPS Parcel Post instead of Media (saved $1.00 on each). Mailed
Tues & person had them by Fri (PA to NC).
At one time, several of us wrote haiku. Adderbolt (Jack) wrote under the
name of Billy O'Kane and he was by far the most prolific. Here are some:
Lives are very shortFading into a dense fogOf pure states of
thoughtFlames for God's candlesLightning da...
No need to apologize for something that at one time made this board a
bit more lively and interesting. Sorry about the problems at those
sales. I remember first learning about the practice at book sales where
some people were covering whole tables wi...
I have sold both volumes of the Italian Hill several times as well as
the Hullings. From this area: "Sweet Things and Such, from the Land of
the PA Dutch" by Florence Shunk. Also 3 Italian Community Cookbooks:
Hershey Lodge, Reading, and York, with o...
