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The Books We Got for Christmas– 2011

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Marion

I got two fantasy books for Christmas; The Bards of the Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip and a slim Charles de Lint book, Medicine Road. Spouse got the book on the Royal Society, Seeing Further, which was edited by Bill … Continue reading →

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DNF

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Marion

Lot’s Return to Sodom/Sandra Brannan Greenleaf, 2011 On Saturday I spent a lot of money on books at the Four-Eyed Frog and I say that with pride.  I bought a Captain Alatriste novel, Pirates of the Levant, the latest Alan … Continue reading →

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Copperfield’s Turns 30

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Marion

The local independent booksellers, Copperfield’s, turned 30 last weekend.  On Saturday all of their stores had 30% off all day, and at noon they had cake.  Copperfield’s is not my favorite independent bookseller—that would be the Four-Eyed Frog, followed closely … Continue reading →

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Box o’ Books

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Marion

Last Saturday the Four-Eyed Frog had an in-store special, walk-in or call, order two books and the third book is free.  Since this was an inventory-reduction activity, it was limited to stock on hand.  We called and ordered six books … Continue reading →

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Good Books, Bad TV

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Marion

 I checked into the Breakers Inn on Friday, then I walked up to The Four-Eyed Frog and bought two novels, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and The Godfather of Kathmandu. After wandering around Gualala photographing the awesome waves, … Continue reading →

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The Last Write-in Wednesday

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Marion

We went to the last March Write In Wednesday and heard a presentation from Vicki Delaney, who publishes a series of murder mysteries through Poisoned Pen Press. Her stories are set in a small Canadian town in British Columbia. As … Continue reading →

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After Christmas, 2008

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Marion

            When I packed to go to St Orres, an inn in Gualala, after Christmas, I took three of my Christmas books—Divisadero, which I started Christmas day, Bone by Bone, and Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare; the World as Stage.  I thought … Continue reading →

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