The roof leaks at our Barnes and Noble in Gulfport, Miss., and because of that, the valuable real estate just inside the Crossroads store gets…
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My blog’s name is You Can Learn From Books, whose inspiration comes from a scene in the 1964 Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night.” The…
I received a Goodreads email Thursday night (1-7-21) and the subject line was “John Rachel has invited you to the event: FREE READ … The…
See the autograph that is in the image at the top of this fine piece of journalism? It appears in one of the Barnes &…
By JOHN E. BIALAS Yeah, this post’s lead image features the cover of Pattie Boyd’s memoir, “Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me.” I…
I have a new library card, my first in about 25 years. Three weeks ago, I went to the library on 25th Avenue in downtown…
Maybe I should become a full-time reviewer of children’s books, because in my brief time doing this blog, my praise for “Most Valuable Puppy” represents…
I’ve written this before and I’m writing it again: One of the delights of my newspaper retirement since March 2017 is that I can go…
I never saw this coming: My first review for my new blog is about a children’s picture book. I’m reviewing “I See Sea Food: Sea…
This is the first post on my new books blog. I’m just getting the new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to…