Books, Books, Books!

 Mom and I had a good time on Saturday. She picked me up at 9:00 and after running a few errands here in town, we hit the road for the used book sale at the West Newton public library. I didn't actually pay attention to the times, but I think it's about 45 minutes away. It's a tiny library, but very nice and the staff is friendly and helpful. In order to comply with Covid-19 rules the sale was held outside in the parking lot. Fortunately, it was a sunny day and cool, but not cold. Many of you expressed envy when I mentioned the sale in my Saturday post so I thought I'd share what I found with you.

I don't usually buy new romances, but I will grab up some fun sounding ones at a used book sale. These look like fun and bonus...one's a Christmas romance! It's almost that time of the year.

I think we can all agree David Cassidy's autobiography will be an interesting read, Barbara Delinsky's books are usually very well written, and I grabbed up Lords of the Earth because it was required reading in one of my college English classes...it has always stuck with me. I want to see if I've remembered it accurately all these years.

As someone who enjoys writing and reading, I couldn't pass these up.

This is the inside of Grammar Gremlins. On the left-facing pages there are words or phrases that can be tricky. On the right are tips for proper usage.

I'm really looking forward to the first book pictured. The tag line of "A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends" grabbed my interest. Flipping through it I saw that it also includes quite a few recipes. Another Christmas romance and finally one of Robyn Carr's Virgin River series. I love the show of the same name on Netflix. When I realized it was based on books, I started picking them up whenever I come across them.

I've always loved Carol Burnett, so a copy of her memoir was an easy choice. I've only read one other Jen Hatmaker book and I wasn't a fan, but I know so many women who LOVE her books so I thought I'd give this one a chance. Classic Snoopy...how could I not?

I also picked up a couple of cookbooks. One is all pork recipes and the other is the one Jerry Seinfeld's wife published a few years back about getting kids to eat healthier. A couple of Dr. Seuss classics, a pop-up version of The Little Engine that Could and a beautifully embossed Tinkerbell book rounds out my haul.

Here they are stacked up with (most of) the rest of the books in my waiting-to-be-read pile.

Ah, a big pile of books waiting in the wings makes me a happy girl!