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]
NCN Book Club Reading List 2020
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]
The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace & Justice
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]
New Novels from Robinson, Kellerman, Francis
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]
Timing IS Everything!
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]
NCN Book Club Reading List 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]
Books for the Guest Room
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]
NCN Book Club Reading List 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]
Books Everywhere
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]
Books in Every Room!
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]