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Feeding My Addiction (Old books)

April 17, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine sent me these pictures and text message:  My response: And she wasn't even sorry! I had some things to finish first, so it took me about an hour to get out of my house. By the time I got to the sale, someone had purchased two entire bookcases of the books, but there were still many, many titles to go through.  You see, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books, old books, Used Books

Boston Bookstore Fun

August 2, 2023 By D'Ann Mateer

As you know, we love going to bookstores when we travel. On our last trip to Boston of the 4th of July, we went to one old favorite—Brattle Books—and one fun new one: Commonwealth Books.  Perhaps like you, I judge a bookstore so many different ways. Especially a used bookstore, like these two. The main reason I love both of these is that their small spaces are filled with unusual books. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: Book Quotes, books, Bookstores, Boston, Reading quotes, Used Books

An Hour at a Used Book Sale

May 26, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi Friends,  Happy Wednesday. I have a special treat for you. My friend and fellow author, Jill Kemerer, is guest-posting today. I'm always excited to read her fun-filled posts. ~Dani One of my favorite things to do as a kid was buying used books. In the summer, we’d go to flea markets and garage sales, and I’d always spend any money I had on books. I tended to gravitate to the boxes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading Tagged With: book stores, Used Books

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