In my last post, I provided a step-by-step guide to building a book tree for the holidays. I approached the project with limited research and a limited number of books, ending up with a rather small tree that, while cute, was just a little too little for my liking. If Charlie Brown had built a book tree for the Christmas play, it would've looked a little something like mine. Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad. But after staring at the…
I'm a holiday decor minimalist. I haven't put up a Christmas tree since adopting pets (because I learned the hard way that cats and Christmas trees don't mix). Instead, I've opted for a novelty Charlie Brown tree and some garland around my fireplace mantel. But I was recently at Cathedral Cafe, a charming little eatery in Fayetteville, W.Va., and was quite taken with their giant book tree. Despite the fact that it's mid-November, I raced home to give it a try myself. There…
The West Virginia Book Festival, 13, passed away this week in Charleston after an unfortunate series of events. It is survived by the thousands of writers, readers and general book enthusiasts who cherished it, including visitors like Nicholas Sparks, Charlaine Harris, Dave Pelzer and Matthew Aaron Browning. Details about its untimely death can be found here and here. Condolences may be left in the comment field below.