Thurston Book Exchange

Time to check in again! So whats everybody been reading? I have seriously read everything I ever had 'stocked up' for rainy days....never expecting to be pretty much housebound for a year! I was gifted the first 5 books of the Outlander series, which was as far as I had read in the series when they first came out. I looked at them for quite a while, rather intimidated by their size (averaging 1000 pages each), once I started in with the first one I realized I had forgotten most of the story over the years. As I got sucked in, I barely came up for air. Ended up buying the next 3, plus a companion book, and a graphic novel version. After I read through all of the books in a little over a month, I was so depressed to be done, I just started over again with #1. I would LOVE to get that excited about another series....if anyone has any ideas, I'd welcome them! Anything but Science fiction!

I have been totally confused lately by the pictures and design shows with bookcases where the books are placed spine inward! At first I thought maybe it was for copyright purposes, but then what author wouldn't want their books noticed on someone's bookcase! I finally googled it and found out that there are people who like the 'monochromatic' look of pages as opposed to titles. To me this just means that the books are pretty much props on the shelf and these people don't even read the books. Personally, I enjoy the brightness of bookcases! All the color as I walk by them gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling! Also I would never pick out a book to read without looking at the title and author! ( Hmmm...this one is tall and thin and that's just what I feel like reading today! ) Nope, not me!
Maybe I'm just a dinosaur and not in tune with what people want today... I'm interested in what anyone else thinks about it? New and artsy or just stupid?

Everytime I'm about ready to close this account I get a notice that someone 'likes' it! I'm not sure why anyone would like it when its not really even an active account. I do enjoy looking at past posts though and different events I had in the past. I no longer have an account with Ingram where I used to order new books when I had the shop, and continued to order special orders for a couple of years, but they decided I'm not ordering enough to deserve a wholesale account, dang, so those of you who had me order books for you...sorry, better go to Amazon. :-(

These are the last of the coloring books I have for sale. 25% off publishers price makes them $4.50 and they make GREAT gifts. Let me know if you would like any!

Kids back to school and I can see the Coburg hills again, its gonna be a great day! Those smokey days certainly helped me get caught up on my reading. I just finished the latest Women's Murder Club book by Patterson, "Medical Examiner" which was ok, and "Enemy of the State" the latest offering by Kyle Mills who is taking over the late Vince Flynn's character Mitch Rapp. It was so intense I barely got any sleep till I finished it. I think it was a great choice for Mills to carry on the character. Usually when an author passes away you lose the author and the character. Anyone read anything lately that they can't put down? Remember if you can't find a book locally just shoot me an email or message me via FB and I'll be happy to see if I can get it new for you and quote you a price. I continue to deliver books weekly to the Thurston area. If you want to say hi I'm usually at the McDonalds between 10-11 (or so) taking orders. Have a great day!!!

The summer is half way over already, its gone SO fast!! I wanted to get through a book a week, but thats just not going to happen! I started the new James Patterson thriller "The Murder Games" and realized that I do have my limits. I couldn't get past the first chapter that started out with the serial killers thoughts about what he does and how he does it. EWWWWW So then switched gears and read the new Susan Elizabeth Phillips light hearted comedy/romance "First Star I See Tonight" which was really fun and different. Also read "Killers Of The Flowers Moon" about the murders within the Osage indian tribe in the 1920's, very well done! It reads like a thriller yet really happened when the tribe inherited oil money. Some rereads mixed in there when I run out of ideas. Anyone have any ideas of good reads for the summer? I'm up for suggestions. Nothing like sitting out in the back yard in the eary morning and reading in the peace and quiet. (That is if I can get up before our neighbors rooster gets up!!) I miss you all!
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