Books, books, books galore!
By Amy Witt
I love to read. I love books. They are scattered all over my house; either decorative, books on fashion, art, music, rodeo, Cowboys and Indians, or just books I love. I love the library. I love the smell of books. I love flipping the pages. I love seeing the progress I’ve made. I love buying book marks. I love buying books and of course…judging the book by it’s cover.
Kindles are soo over-rated…I refuse to own one.
Kindles are soo over-rated…I refuse to own one.
With Christmas just around the corner, I found myself in the book store, Books off Main. I was saddened… “Why haven’t I ever been here before?”
A very lovely woman, book lover, and co-owner, Kathleen Kauffroath and her dog, Izzie, greeted me with a smile. Retiree’s Kathleen and her dear friend Walda Warren decided that their love for books needed some more adventure. In September of 2009, the women established Books Off Main as co-owners. Sadly, Walda passed away recently a few weeks ago.
As, I skipped around the store I noticed there were hundreds of books! With an inventory of 100,000 used books. In every genre why must we go anywhere else or use Amazon when we have it right here in our community?! A website, an eBay store, and shipping world wide,
Books off Main has all the services we need.
Books off Main has all the services we need.
Something I dearly admired was a lone book shelf displaying all new books by local authors. (A dream of mine: write a book!) History, autobiographies, spiritual, and mystery are just a few examples of our local authors’ decadent work. Even cooler, book signings for these authors are also held at Books off Main.
The art and music book shelf, I was drawn to. I didn’t want to leave! The Art of Bev Doolittle and The Art of the Golden West mesmerized me. This bookstore is perfect and the prices are out of this world. Buying Shakespeare and two quote books, I left so delighted and excited to have this store in Porterville.
Santa should be informed about this store. With only 3 days left for Christmas, books are perfect stocking stuffers and make even better gifts. To satisfy your book lover heart, go visit Kathleen and Izzie at Books Off Main at 27 E. Oak Ave, next to Subway.
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a very
Merry and safe Christmas filled with family and lots of love!
Merry and safe Christmas filled with family and lots of love!
XOXO
Off to see some family in Aromas for Christmas be back Christmas eevvvee!!
"Always read something that will make you look good if
you die in the middle of it."
~P.J. O'Rourke
I loveeeeee reading tooooo! I normally readly like 4 books at a time... just too much for my little mind, but I can't stop myself :)
ReplyDeleteI love little bookstores like these. I live in Germany though, so even though I can read and speak German, it takes a lot more concentration, so I don't like reading in German as much as English. So I miss out on the little ol' bookstores :(
Oh what a lovely book shop, I love them! And have a wonderful Christmas!
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