Hello, Friends.  Last week was a pretty busy week for Old Musty Books - lots of reading, lots of articles posted. So, I took the weekend off, and figured I could just pretend this morning was an extension of Sunday.  I say I took the weekend off, but really, I just didn’t write.  I read…all […]

An occupational hazard of reading for a living is you often read the same books - different titles, different characters, same basic story.  Its a shame really.  I believe all books deserve to be read.  I believe authors probably have a great story to tell, but allow themselves to get pigeonholed into telling a story […]

Happy Book Banning Week (BBW)!  This year’s theme is Celebrating the Freedom to Read!
I thought today would be a great time to share some of my thoughts regarding Book Banning. I have a real difficult time understanding why anyone would want to challenge a book.   What gives one small group (or one set of […]

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 […]

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 […]