Elizabeth Colton Walls

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The Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

September 8, 2020

Confessions of a Bookseller

So You Want To Own A Bookstore? In 2001, Shaun Bythell bought a second-hand bookshop in Wigtown, a tiny town located on a peninsula in southwest Scotland.    A few years into the enterprise, a friend suggested that he keep a record of memorable customer interactions and behind the scenes activity. ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: bookseller, bookstore, reading, Scotland

NCN Book Club Reading List 2020

January 21, 2020

Milkman

The members of the NCN Book Club are serious readers, and our reading selections lean heavily to gritty, often lengthy nonfiction! This year at our annual book selection gathering, several members agitated for more fiction choices! So, for 2020- seven fiction selections, four nonfiction, among ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Non Fiction

The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace & Justice

January 14, 2020

The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace & Justice As an accompaniment to the book Just Mercy I highly recommend a trip to The Legacy Museum  and The National Memorial for Peace & Justice  (also known as the Lynching Museum) in Montgomery, AL. Both institutions were founded ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading Tagged With: Bryan Stevenson, slavery

New Novels from Robinson, Kellerman, Francis

August 9, 2018

Sleeping on the Ground by Peter Robinson

In the new Inspector Banks novel by Peter Robinson, Sleeping in the Ground, a wedding goes bloody wrong, literally. Although the perpetrator is caught, Banks thinks there’s more to it. And of course, there is! If you aren’t familiar with Inspector Banks and his colleagues in Yorkshire, get thee to a ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Alex Delaware, British Mystery, Dick Francis, Inspector Banks, Mystery novel

Timing IS Everything!

August 2, 2018

When by Daniel Pink

How many times in response to a decision, competition, or conversation have you said, “Timing is everything?” A zillion, right? But good timing always seemed more serendipity than science. Not so says Daniel H. Pink, author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Based on research in ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: Daniel Pink, Personal Development, time management

NCN Book Club Reading List 2018

February 27, 2018

NCN Book Club Reading List 2018 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (F) The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne (M) Red Notice by Bill Browder (NF) The Ninth House by Alice McDermott (F) The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (F) Killers of the Flower Moon by ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Non Fiction

Books for the Guest Room

February 2, 2017

Books for the Guest Room  Tis the season for overnight guests! In addition to a variety of pillows and good lighting, you can make your guests feel extra special by offering a selection of reading material in the guest room. Here are five books which offer something for everyone. Escape ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: New York City, World War I

NCN Book Club Reading List 2017

January 10, 2017

NCN Book Club Reading List 2017 For those of you who read along with my book club, below are our selections for this year. We tried to “lighten up” for 2017, but I’m not sure we entirely succeeded! A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Wilson Bettyville by ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: book club

Books Everywhere

August 29, 2015

Despite what your interior designer or stager says, there is always room in your home for books! In this post from Houzz, I especially like the bookshelves in the kitchen island. In my newly renovated kitchen (more about this in a later post!) I have an island bookshelf -nothing like the giant ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading Tagged With: bookshelves, interior design, renovation

Books in Every Room!

July 30, 2015

Who says bookshelves belong only in the library? I say-- books in every room! Yeah! Love this built-in bookcase! (and the wallpaper too) Traditional Powder Room by Norwich Architects & Building Designers Smith & Vansant Architects PC ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading Tagged With: bookcase, bookshelves, interior design, reading

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