What is the true meaning of family? Imogene Good finds herself wrestling with this question when, still grieving her mother’s death, she abandons a promising teaching career to open a boarding house in the near-lawless oil boomtown of Borger, Texas. Alone.

The business thrives, love arrives in the form of a mysterious Texas Ranger, and Imogene takes in a stray dog and a runaway cousin from the Good family farm in East Texas. But months later, as fatigue, mounting threats, and violence against her business threaten to overwhelm her, she finds refuge in the contents of a trunk she carted to town after her mother’s death.

*Author, Teddy Jones, will join us via Zoom. Bring your questions!

Popular meals and snacks are transformed into down-sized one-bite wonders that are big on presentation as well as bold in taste. Ideas for fresh light bites come from all around the globe, with modern takes on traditional dishes inspired by Mediterranean, Scandinavian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, and American cuisines. And for those with a sweet tooth, there are plenty of mini desserts here too, from light and fruity mouthfuls to rich and indulgent bites. Also included are expert menu planners to help you serve the perfect number and selection of cold and hot canapés, matched to the occasion, season and venue—whether it’s a festive candlelit cocktail party or an al fresco drinks reception at a summer wedding.

*Come by the bookstore and choose a recipe to share potluck-style.

Tilly Nightingale receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel.

Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart…

*A percentage of proceeds from book sales and registration benefit Furever After Rescue.

In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.

In this unflinching and moving memoir, John T. Edge takes us on a quest for home in a South that has both held him close and pushed him away, as he tries and fails and tries again to write the stories he inherited.

Many of you attended John T. Edge’s event at the Hay House this fall, the hometown launch of House of Smoke. Now, John T will join us via Zoom to discuss and answer questions about his memoir. Plus, we’ll have a special recipe mentioned in the book for you to sample. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to talk to one of our most articulate, insightful Southern writers.

Cost $25, includes tracker, kickoff party, closeout party, and prizes along the way
Participants receive a 10% discount on purchases with tracker for the duration of the program.

Our goal is to read 12 books, and there are two options: Read 12 books with “winter” in the title from our list including several genres, or read 12 books of your choice.

The completed tracker is due on Friday, March 20th and enters participants in a drawing for a cozy winter basket.