Happy Sunday to all my bookish friends.  Its been a very busy week here at Old Musty Books.  I’ve decided I’m going to spend a week at the Miami Book Fair International.  I only live about two hours south of Miami and well, it just makes sense to go.  Once I decided to go, I […]

a long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier is Ishmael Beah’s extraordinary story of his life in Sierre Leone.  At the very beginning of the acknowledgments of this book, he writes:
“I never thought I would be alive to this day, much less that I would write a book.”

What do you do when your country […]

This morning, as I sit outside at my parents home, which we have fondly dubbed the Resort because of the back deck and fabulous pool, great food and wonderful tender loving care provided by the ‘rents (short for parents), I can’t help but think about family and the ties that bind.
Its more than just sitting […]

Have you ever read a book so disturbing you couldn’t wait for it to end, but you also didn’t want to stop reading it?  This past weekend, I had this very experience.  I picked up The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold on Friday afternoon, and finished it Sunday morning.  I put it down only long […]

Growing up, Kathleen Kent heard stories about her ancestors, the Carrier family, and the lives they led. She knew of the nineteen men and women who were executed because they were found guilty of being witches during the Salem Witch Trials. She came to understood these men and women were not witches, but unfortunate victims […]

Old Musty Book has a new feature - the Book Club Community.  My intent is to help enhance the readers’ experience by having discussions, in the comfort of their own homes, they wouldn’t normally have unless they were a part of an active book club. Because let’s face it, who has time for extra club […]

Every year, over a eight day period in November,  downtown Miami becomes the center of the literary world. This year will be the Miami Book Fair International’s 25th Anniversary.   During the week of November 9th-16th, 2008, Miami will be welcoming hundreds & thousands of people who attend readings and discussions featuring prize-winning, best selling and […]