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Some Old, Some Pretty and Some Downright Odd Books 23 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
by Terri Fox of The Garden of Readin’ — the used book shop and tea room in historic Edenton, NC So a man walked into a bookshop. [I was hoping to come up with a clever joke but couldn’t think of on...
The Dead Ringer–Best 100 Mysteries of All Time 20 Aug 2013 | 04:19 am
The Dead Ringer–Fredric Brown–1948–IP I thought since my last post was about collecting side show/carny books, that I’d give the synopsis of one of the 100 best mysteries, as carnys are its theme. Fre...
Reel Entertainment 16 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
by Jas Faulkner School has been in session for nearly two weeks and Sam and Tab have already hosted their first “Page to Screen” night based on what the kids are reading in class. “I thought you had t...
Collecting Side Show/Carny Books 14 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am
It may seem an odd subject to want to amass titles, but for some, the quirkiness and oddities that circus sideshows and carnivals provide are fascinating subjects. I began to indulge in collecting any...
Join Us – Do You Own A Bookshop? 12 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
We are presently looking for 2 new Featured contributors. If you own a small bookshop or perhaps run a business selling books online and would like to share some experiences/tips with our writers all ...
How Important Is Zealot? 1 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
editorial by Jas Faulkner Reza Aslan’s besting of Lauren Green last week has been the talk of the internet. At first blush, it seemed like an instance of religion-baiting. Ms. Green could not get pa...
Bundled Digital Copies, Why Not With Books? 29 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
I Have Cake But I Want to Eat It Too Recently I bought a record. It’s the new album of a band I am a big fan of. I don’t own a record player but I bought it anyway since a) the album art is amazing an...
Time With Steinbeck at Swan’s Fine Books 24 Jul 2013 | 04:41 pm
Jim laughingly read the fortune from the newly-cracked cookie. “Good books are friends who are always ready to talk to us.” We’d just grabbed a quick bite at the new Chinese place around the corner, h...
Atticus Revisited 18 Jul 2013 | 11:01 pm
by Jas Faulkner Where there used to be lots of chatter and lots of speculation with just enough nuggets of truth to keep people listening and wondering, now there are memes. Whenever something big h...
Putting Books In Hands 10 Jul 2013 | 05:28 am
by Jas Faulkner I swear, there are days when writing for this site feels like I’ve been jumped in to The Fight Club. “You can write about this, but you can’t tell where…” “I would appreciate it if you...
