The Reading Life

Congrats to Alan. I had the chance to have a writi...

2013-05-14T14:42:20.612-04:00

Congrats to Alan. I had the chance to have a writing seminar with him my senior year. He is a fantastic writer and mentor to the young and creative at Davidson.

One could write a thesis and earn an anthropologic...

2013-04-18T16:14:44.169-04:00

One could write a thesis and earn an anthropological degree and never stray 1 mile from Beatties Ford Road and West Blvd.

I must read cobalt blue. I think it is very going ...

2013-04-03T07:49:01.310-04:00

I must read cobalt blue. I think it is very going to be very interesting. I've just finished reading "the equation". It's a masterpiece! Thank you for the list of great books.

Regards,
Henry Jordan
The Equation game

Thank you, Pam!!! We're so excited to have the...

2013-03-29T15:11:46.778-04:00

Thank you, Pam!!! We're so excited to have the community support us in our venture to raise lots and lots of money for the Library.

This Tree Can Bear Fruit: An Encouraging Word to B...

2013-03-25T22:29:12.306-04:00

This Tree Can Bear Fruit: An Encouraging Word to Brothers & Sisters on Life, Love and Respect [Paperback]
You can find on Amazon.com and its an outstanding book!

There is a new indie novel by a local author that ...

2013-03-24T16:21:14.803-04:00

There is a new indie novel by a local author that deserves a look.
UNLAWFUL FLIGHT by James Boatner is an outstanding read. I purchased mine from Amazon, but I know it's available at Park Road Books also.

How about self-published books? There's a lot...

2013-03-15T08:51:50.719-04:00

How about self-published books? There's a lot of high-quality stuff out there. It's be nice to see some of these highlighted from time to time.

I stopped by your blog today. Ann

2013-03-11T18:32:41.716-04:00

I stopped by your blog today.
Ann

Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting so...

2013-03-02T06:25:00.621-05:00

Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting some books signed!

What a wonderful story. This truly explains one w...

2013-03-01T23:34:59.031-05:00

What a wonderful story. This truly explains one who truly knows herself and is willing to learn from mistakes. Why fix something if it is not broken? I think this shows how today's society is always trying to change and improve, and this just serves as a breath of fresh air for those who don't believe everything needs to be improved. Thanks so much for this!

My husband and I have recently been awarded adopti...

2013-02-25T11:37:31.530-05:00

My husband and I have recently been awarded adoption of two of our grandchildren. The 6 year old has been in daisies this year and I can see the confidence in her from this endeavor. She is excited about all the opportunities that will come her way by being a girl scout. Her sister can't wait to be in K so that she may join, too.

Congratulations! Can't wait to read the book.

2013-02-04T02:58:39.424-05:00

Congratulations! Can't wait to read the book.

Responding to the anonymous commenter who's up...

2013-01-29T09:10:13.154-05:00

Responding to the anonymous commenter who's upset about our lack of italics: The Observer's style is to put book titles in quotation marks. Different publications use different style manuals. Most newspapers follow the Associated Press Stylebook.

In response to the above and the so-called "e...

2013-01-28T15:08:34.544-05:00

In response to the above and the so-called "eHow Contributor"...

If I can do italics here in the comments section, then surely Pam Kelley ought to be able to do it in her column. Especially since she's the "Reading Life Editor". If you can'd do simple HTML in 2013, you have a problem. Italics is a formatting option here, so why not do it right?

And don't tell me the Observer can't do italics, either.

In response to the above: By Ann Johnson, eHow Co...

2013-01-28T14:53:59.893-05:00

In response to the above:

By Ann Johnson, eHow Contributor
we reference the title of a book in our writing, the book’s title should appear in italics. If italic is not a formatting option, then the book’s title should be underlined. In some circumstances quotation marks can be used instead of underlining or italics

Read more: How to Use Quotations for Book Titles | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4500519_use-quotations-book-titles.html#ixzz2JIlhA7dT

Titles of books are either italicized or underline...

2013-01-28T10:55:37.357-05:00

Titles of books are either italicized or underlined...basic grammatical rules, people.

This site is a great source of important informati...

2013-01-22T05:45:26.719-05:00

This site is a great source of important information! Do you mind if I make a trackback of one of your blog entries on my domain?

This is sad news for me.... I have been involved w...

2013-01-14T18:46:39.026-05:00

This is sad news for me.... I have been involved with the Black Forest since its first day....I used to purchase for my own children, now my grandchildren. As a teacher, I always went there for the very best. Where will we all go now? While there are other toyshops in Charlotte, where are the children's bookshops comparable to the Black Forest?

Love the comment where this book store did not hav...

2013-01-14T16:05:06.293-05:00

Love the comment where this book store did not have a computer handling customer service and that person saw it as a negative.

Your call is very important to us, just not enough to pay enough people to answer your questions, so listen to our complete menu before you are transferred over and over again.

Sorry the world is not yet fed up with lack of customer service yet, but then hey maybe we deserve it.

Sorry to hear this. I've lived here my whole l...

2013-01-14T14:00:50.511-05:00

Sorry to hear this. I've lived here my whole live and never heard of this store. Maybe it could've worked with more promotion.

So sad to hear about! Wonderful and knowledgeable ...

2013-01-14T13:40:40.197-05:00

So sad to hear about! Wonderful and knowledgeable staff,great space and in the neighborhood. We will miss you!

Per their website... "Our website is setup s...

2013-01-14T12:12:23.256-05:00

Per their website...

"Our website is setup so you can see some of the books & toys we have in the store, but it’s not meant for live checkout. It also only shows a small portion of what we carry in the store! Please contact us if you would like to make a purchase."

Retail book/toy store with no e-commerce? Hard to be successful with that model in 2013.

You wonder why they struggle

What is the rent of the store. It is losing money...

2013-01-14T12:02:08.426-05:00

What is the rent of the store. It is losing money, or it just not worth the effort. Would there be any interest in selling it with the owner maintaing the inventory?

Would you stay on an run it if sold?

What a shame. I hate to hear about small business...

2013-01-14T11:56:43.986-05:00

What a shame. I hate to hear about small businesses going out of business.

What a shame. Our children loved this store. Unf...

2013-01-14T11:52:28.489-05:00

What a shame. Our children loved this store. Unfortunately, not enough people are willing to pay a little extra in order to get great service and suggestions in a warm and friendly setting.