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If you are not already planning to attend church this Sunday, we cordially invite you to attend the 11:00 am worship service at First Presbyterian Church, 501 1^st St SE, Moultrie. Fran and I sing in the choir, and this Sunday we, along with fifteen musicians from the Albany Symphony Orchestra, will present our Christmas cantata. We also have a meaningful Christmas eve communion service at the Presbyterian Church at 6:00 pm on Thursday, December 24.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS 2010!

Old Jim

Newsletter - December 1, 2009

HO! HO! HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SANTA AT BOOKS & MORE!!!!!

Here’s a hint for all of those who are trying to find the perfect gift for somebody special – a wife, an aunt, a sister, or just a friend. Santa told us that some of the women here in Moultrie had told him that they REALLY wanted on of the “Cooking in High Cotton” cookbooks by the Georgia Cotton Women for Christmas. There are some fantastic recipes from some of the best cooks here in southwest Georgia, as well as some recipes that have been handed down from generations long ago. On the day of the Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 12, Jane Gibbs, member of the board of directors of the Georgia Cotton Women will be autographing this book from 4:00 pm until 5:30.

Speaking of book signings, on that same afternoon starting at 3:00 Gloria Smith will be autographing her book, “Bloom Where You are Appointed.” I have known Gloria and Joe Smith since shortly after buying Moultrie’s downtown bookstore in 1999. When she stopped in the store a few months ago and showed me an advance copy of her book, I was surprised that one of my customers had written a book. Gloria shares with the readers comments about Moultrie plus all the other cities that were home for Joe and Gloria in their 40 years of service as pastor and wife. Gloria gives an inside look at what life is about for a pastor’s wife. She shows us how we can live to make the best out of our life wherever we are planted by telling their life story. She is skilled at sharing Joe’s humorous way looking at different situations of life. One story she shares with us is about Curious George a toy monkey that one of the Sunday school classes gave Joe to help him in his children’s sermons. Joe caught the monkey’s tail on fire. The next week he was telling the children “Well, George’s tail has healed nicely! Isn’t it good to have George back at church after surgery?” If you had been a regular listener to the service on the radio or in the sanctuary you would know that Joe was referring to George the toy monkey but if you had been just a new listener you would have a whole different understanding to his comments that Sunday morning.

We have copies of the New York Times best-seller by Sarah Palin, “Going Rogue.” From her humble beginnings to her time in the spotlight as the first female Republican Vice President candidate, Sarah Palin has led an extraordinary life. Going Rogue will recount her political experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well as her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. Additionally, she'll share insights into the personal challenges she's faced including balancing her time as a working mother, recognizing the war's impact with her son serving combat in Iraq, having a child with a disability and supporting her teenage daughter with an unplanned pregnancy.

For the children, we also have “The Christmas Sweater.” This picture book by Glenn Beck tells the story of Eddie, a boy who spurns his mother's gift of a sweater. Later, the sweater teaches Eddie that the true meaning of a gift is that it is given with love. Another book for children is “Dewey – There’s a Cat in the Library!” This is the endearing and heartwarming true story of Dewey, the celebrated library cat, which is now available for the youngest of readers, in this new, fully illustrated picture-book adventure, based on the "New York Times" bestseller "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World."

Here are just a few of our Christmas Specials:

All Christmas cards & books are 10% off the retail price and our large stuffed Santa Bears are priced at $35 each.

For the artist (new or experienced) we have a wide selection of easels at a discounted Christmas price (a saving from $10 to $ 40.)

For the Harry Potter fans, our Lionel Hogwarts Express electric train is available with a saving of $ 80.

For little girls , we have a beautiful multi-level solid wood dollhouse at a special Christmas price giving you a saving of $20.

Sedona Crossing Stable
At a Savings of $50

The Grande Stable
At a Savings of $30

The Desert Rose Horse Barn
At a Savings of $20

The King James New Testament is packaged in a giftable stocking ready to give as a Christmas gift to friends or family.

Just a reminder that Books & More will be closed on Friday and Saturday, December 25 & 26 (in addition to our normal Sunday and Monday when we are closed) and also on Friday and Saturday, January 1 & 2, 2010.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Old Jim

Newsletter - November, 2009

Newsletter - August, 2009

Summer is not over, but kids and teachers are almost back in school. Hope you have had some time to set aside for yourself to read some of your favorite authors and search out and find others. Our Summertime Half Price Used Book Sale is over. If you missed it, our next one is scheduled for November.

If you missed Melody Jenkins’ (director of the Moultrie / Colquitt County Library) author signing at Books & More last month, you can still purchase copies here at Books & More and take them to the library to be autographed. She is also encouraging everyone to retrieve their old photos and take them by the library so she can scan them (you DON’T have to leave your precious photos there – they do it right away) in preparation for a second book. This first book was published in preparation for Moultrie’s sesquicentennial festivities which will occur this fall.

For the artists out there, we just received a large shipment of canvass boards in many different sizes. Maybe you have been putting off painting that special project. This might be a great time to let your creativity work with the paint and the canvass.

For the remote control airplane enthusiasts, the local remote control airplane club is hosting a swap meet on Saturday, August 15 at Spence Field in the community building. RC modelers will be bringing their planes in hopes of selling them at a great price.

Upcoming Events:
    Moultrie is blessed with a fine diving facility that can be used to host such nationally known diving events as the Junior National Diving Championships that is going on this week. There are diving teams from all over at this event. If you happen to meet any of these divers or their families as you work and shop I know that you’ll make them feel genuinely welcome to Moultrie. Better yet, stop by the diving facility and spend some time watching these outstanding athletes compete. See article in Moultrie Observer at http://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/local_story_216225824.html?keyword=topstory
    This Tuesday, August 11, we will be attending the Rocky Jones Foundation benefit dinner featuring Regi Campbell and Richard Chancy, the co-authors of “Mentor Like Jesus.” I’m looking forward to listening to their presentation and having both of them autograph my copy of their book while at the same time helping a very worthy local cause. http://www.moultrieobserver.com/archivesearch/local_story_210233108.html
    Then on Friday, August 14, The TAMS are in concert at Withers Auditorium to benefit the Colquitt County Arts Center. Tickets are available at Lazarus Department Store and at the Arts Center. More information at http://www.moultrieobserver.com/archivesearch/local_story_199225522.html

Just a couple of weeks ago, I finally had time to read “90 Minutes in Heaven,” a book that was written several years ago by Don Piper. We have sold countless copies of it. You’ll find a book review of this posted on our web site at www.franswebsites.com/books.html.

Come by soon and “Let’s Talk Books!”

Old Jim

Newsletter - July 22, 2009

Moultrie author and director of the Moultrie / Colquitt County Library, Melody Jenkins, has scheduled a book signing at Books & More for Friday, July 24, at 4:00 pm. Her book is full of photos from Moultrie’s past. If your family has been here for a while, you may find a photo of someone you know. Melody collected these images in honor of Moultrie’s sesquicentennial which will be celebrated later this year.

Many of you, when you stop in at Books & More, enjoy telling me about one of your favorite books that you’ve read recently. Why not come this Monday, July 27, and share your comments with other booklovers. Our Books & More Book Club meets in the small front meeting room at Western Sizzlin’. Join us at 6:30 for dinner. Round Robin discussion of books we’ve enjoyed will start around 7:00.

Only eight days left for our Summer Half Price Used Book Sale. Now is the time to stock up on your favorite authors or try a new author.

I made a date with my sweetie for this Saturday evening to go to the Colquitt County Arts Center Theater’s summer musical “Children of Eden.” Show dates are Friday, July 24, and Saturday July 25, at 7 p.m. The following weekend shows are Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. and Sunday Aug. 2, at 2 p.m. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the box office of the Arts Center Theatre July 20, 21 and 23 from noon to 2 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. So make a date with your sweetie and enjoy “Children of Eden.”

"Let's Talk Books!"

Old Jim

Newsletter - July 1, 2009

Dear Book Lovers – It is that time of year again when the Moultrie Observer is conducting their readers’ choice awards for 2009. Only official ballots published in the Observer are accepted. They will be published in the newspaper Tuesday, July 7, and Wednesday, July 8, or you can stop by the Observer office and pick up papers that were issued on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 2-4. By entering an official ballot, you have a chance to win $150. We hope that you will cast your ballot for Books & More under “Book Store” in the Retail category as well as a write-in in three additional areas in the “add a category” area under “Hobby Store” and “Art Supplies” and “Christian Books, Gifts & Supplies.” You can drop your completed ballots off at our store and we will be glad to take them to the Observer for you, or you can take it by the newspaper office yourself by July 15 (that’s Wednesday of next week.)

Don’t forget our new hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 until 6:00 and Saturday 10:00 until 2:00. We are closed Sunday AND Monday. Also be sure to take advantage of the Half Price USED Book sale during the entire month of July. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Let’s Talk Books!
Old Jim

Newsletter - June, 2009

Newsletter - May 2009

On Tuesday evening, May 26, over fifteen Moultrie area authors will be attending a “Books and Bar-B-Q” fundraiser at the Moultrie/Colquitt County Library. Due to State budget cuts, the funding for the purchase of new books has been reduced again. This would be a great opportunity to meet these authors and at the same time have a delicious bar-b-q supper and support your local library in their ability to purchase additional books. If you have any questions about this event, please phone Jinx Stubbs at the library (985-6540).

Is you photo on the cover of a book? It could be if you attended Sunset School in the 1950’s. Eugene E. “Duke” Ellington wrote a book called “What’s a Country Boy Like Me Doing in a Place Like This,” and on the cover he has a picture of some students in front of the old Sunset School from the 1950’s. You might want to stop by the store to see if you recognize yourself or one of your friends or relatives in this class photo.

The most recent book I’ve reviewed for the Albany Herald is “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.” Dewey lived for nineteen years in the library in Spencer, Iowa. In a lot of ways, Spencer reminded me of our city of Moultrie. If you like cats, I know you will enjoy this great read. Click here to read the book review on this book.

Newsletter - January, 2009

Hello Booklovers -

Starting on Monday, February 2, our most asked-about sale – what is it? It is our HALF PRICE USED BOOK SALE during the entire month of February!! You, our loyal customers, keep asking, “When does the Half Price Sale Start?” by e-mail, phone or while you are visiting our store. So this is a great time to stock up on your favorite authors or collectable books like Zane Grey hardbacks. You can purchase these individually or buy the entire set. We also have very collectable books for you Georgia fans autographed by Vince Dooley and Lewis Grizzard that qualify for the Half Price Sale. The most asked-for book over the last twenty years we have been in business is “Dead Man Coming,” the true account of the Alday family murders. Other collectable books worth mentioning include over 100 used books autographed by the authors.

In our last newsletter, I gave a hearty recommendation encouraging you to read “The Shack” by William Young. We sold out about the same time that our wholesaler ran out of copies, but we now have copies on hand at the store. I’ve talked with some of our customers who have formed groups that are reading this book and are meeting and discussing it on a periodic basis.

New Products: We have just received a great new book light. Get yours while supplies last at only $7.99. We have a really nice Teacher’s Coffee Mug & Warmer for your favorite teacher. In the Christian area, we have travel mugs and men’s ties and “Cheer Leader Dolls” for the little girls in your lives. We have a supply of “Usher” and “Greeter” lapel pins and Bible “Book Tabs” to help you find what you are looking for in God’s Word.

Upcoming Events: Coming up this week at Withers Auditorium is the annual CCHS Choral Department Musical. This year the show is “L’il Abner,” and we hear that it is a hoot! Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2:00. Tickets are available from choral students, Marie’s Flowers & Gifts, and your downtown location to purchase tickets is Lazarus Department Store.

Jeff Ophime, the director of the Colquitt County Arts Center, has brought new life to this facility and the following are just a few of the events taking place there in the next few weeks:

The Arts Center in partnership with the Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society and the Moultrie Service League have joined forces to host an exhibit where both children and adults are encouraged to submit art work of their pets.

On Saturday, February 14, the 2nd annual Valentines Dessert, Coffee and Play will be held at the Arts Center. The play this year is “The Diaries of Adam & Eve.” We are looking forward to this event.

The Colquitt County Arts Center “Atlanta Road Trip” will be February 27 & 28. Spectacular exhibits & entertainment, fine dining and shopping. Includes “The First Emperor” at the High Museum of Art, “King Tut” at the Atlanta Civic Center, “Titanic Aquatic” at the Georgia Aquarium, and Robin Williams at the Fox Theater. For more information about any of these events, contact the Arts Center at 985-1922.

The Spring Community-Wide Yard Sale is coming up on Saturday, March 28, on the courthouse square in Historic Downtown Moultrie. The registration forms are available on line at http://www.downtownmoultrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/yard-sale-map-spring-2009.pdf. Or you can pick up the form at Books & More. This is an excellent way to raise some extra cash for your favorite charity or volunteer organization that you belong to or just to clean out your own closets!

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

“Let’s Talk Books!”
Old Jim

Newsletter - July 2008

Hello Booklovers -

It's Finally Here! The HALF PRICE SALE ON ALL USED BOOKS for the ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST!!!

But first, while I have your complete attention I want to encourage you to support the children of our community and the Arts Center in their production of "Annie." Show dates are Friday & Saturday (tonight and tomorrow) July 25 & 26, and next Saturday and Sunday (August 2 & 3). Phone the Arts Center (985-1922) for tickets and show times. We will be there Saturday night July 26th and hope to see some of you while we're there.

Now to get back to our Used Book Sale - this is the most popular sale that we ever conduct. Ever since I started the "Used Book Half Price Sale" eight years ago, I am continually surprised by the increasing number of customers who ask, "When is the next half price sale going to take place?" We are happy to reward our faithful & loyal customers with this special sale three times a year! This is a great time to discover a brand new author, and it is also a great time to stock up on books by your favorite authors. If you are looking for used mystery, spy, science fiction/fantasy, contemporary, romance, history, inspirational or cook books we have a great selection for you to choose from. We have over 1,000 used children's books, so don't forget to find some for your children or grandchildren.

Now, for the "More" part of our store, we also have over 1,000 Christian T-shirts in over 20 different designs from children's size 4 through adult size XXX. We have over 150 different Bibles, over 100 Commentaries and over 2,000 inspirational books both fiction and non-fiction. We offer free imprinting on all Bibles over $40. We just received a new selection of Christian bookmarks to add to our existing inventory of Christian bookmarks and other Christian gift items.

Check out our large selection of children's art supplies and fine wooden toys and puzzles for children manufactured by Melissa & Doug.

In addition to the Half Price Used Book Sale, but sure to take advantage of the other August Specials:

Spend $20 Cash and receive a FREE NEW Inspirational Book.

Art brushes - Buy 1, Get 1 FREE.

Canvass - 20% Off.

FREE Child's Activity Book with every purchase of children's books (While supplies last.)

Any customer who spends $100 Cash or purchases 50 or more used books will receive a FREE Books & More Shopping Bag (while supplies last).

Remote Control Cessna 210 airplane reduced to $125.

FREE Quart of Fuel with purchase of each gas powered RC car or truck.

Over the last few years we have given away and sold Books & More cloth shopping bags. Recently one of our friends sent us an e-mail about the dangers plastic bags present to the environment and God's creatures. After reviewing the information on web site:

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016/-1/PHOTOS07

we decided to purchase additional Books & More cloth shopping bags and encourage you, our customers, to use these re-usable bags by offering them to you FREE with any $100 cash purchase or if you purchase 50 or more used books. We hope that you will take advantage of this special and in the future use cloth shopping bags wherever you shop. We also hope you'll take a minute or two to go to the web site and see what our discarded plastic bags are doing to our world!

The Moultrie Remote Control Airplane Club (MRCAC) is sponsoring a "Fly-In" at Moultrie's Spence Field on Sunday, August 17 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. (All fliers must be AMA members). Dinner plates (including chips, snack and soft drink) will be served for $5. If you've never flown an RC plane come and see how easy it is to fly an RC. ALL SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME!! The MRCAC will be putting on a great air show every hour. Register for prizes including a remote control airplane. For more information contact club president, David Warburg at 798-0728 or Books & More at 985-9425. Flier for this event is at http://www.franswebsites.com/books_n_more/fly-in-aug-2008.htm

Boy Scout Troop 410 is sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association (DMA) and meet every other Monday at Books & More. They have scheduled a "Flag Retirement Ceremony" for Saturday, August 16, at 2:00 pm at Edwards Motors on Veteran's Parkway, home of Colquitt County's largest flag. The ceremony will consist of properly retiring tattered, worn, torn, and weathered American flags, other nationality flags, state flags, and any other flag that needs proper disposal. They will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, so enjoy these refreshments before the ceremony at 2:00 pm. If you have a flag that needs proper retirement, bring it to Edward's Motors at 1825 Veteran's Parkway, Moultrie, or phone Marcus Flannigan, Scoutmaster of Troop 410 at 891-4193 or 985-0127 for pickup. For more information contact Wayne Edwards (985-3606) or Marcus Flannigan.

Community Showcase hosted by the Moultrie/Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for Thursday, September 25, at the Moultrie YMCA, at
601 26th Street SE. We will have over 60 different businesses offering door prizes as you stop and visit each booth. This is an excellent opportunity to spend an hour and learn which businesses here at home (remember, gas is getting more expensive every day!!) can provide the special products and services you might be seeking.

Now back to book business. Our next Book Club meeting is this coming Monday, July 28, at the Western Sizzlin' in the small front meeting room. We'll enjoy dinner at 6:30 and our discussion will start around 7:00. Come and share with us a book you've read and enjoyed lately.

"Let's Talk Books!"

Old Jim

Newsletter - April 2008

Hello Booklovers -

We have recently stocked over 1,000 Christian T-shirts here at Books & More, and we have priced them at $10.00 each ($6.50 below the manufacturer's suggested retail price.) If you need 10 or more shirts for a family reunion, Vacation Bible School, or any other special event, talk to us about a very special discount. You can mix and match, or choose all the same design - you be the boss. To see a sample of what some of the T-shirts look like, click here. (This is only about half of the available designs.)

Our next meeting of the Book Club will be Monday, April 28. We meet in the small front meeting room at the Western Sizzlin' at 6:30 if you want to eat and the discussion begins around 7:00. If you are looking for an enjoyable evening out with other book lovers, why not join us. We're a small group. We sit around the table and each of us talks a short time about a book we have recently read and enjoyed. Come join us, and "Let's Talk Books!"

The next event in Historic Downtown Moultrie is the Spring Fling. The festivities begin Thursday evening, April 17, at 7:00 pm, with "Ribbons & Strings Performance", an Evening of Music, Dance and Art, presented by South Georgia Ballet at the Colquitt County Arts Center in the Wright Auditorium. Call the Arts Center, 985-1922 for information about tickets.

Friday evening, April 18, at 8:00 pm on the Courthouse Square is the Festival Kick-off concert starring T. Graham Brown. This is a FREE CONCERT. Join us and enjoy the music.

Events and entertainment are scheduled all day on Saturday, April 19. Included are:

*Arts & Crafts 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

*Backyard BBQ Competition 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

*Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (breezeway) 7:00 a.m.

*Poker Run 9:00 a.m.

Click Here for more detailed information. Of course, you can purchase your raffle tickets for the Golf Cart at Books & More. If you buy your winning ticket from us, you have to promise to give us a ride after you win it!!

Friday, April 25 - Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament held at Sunset Country Club. For more information contact the Chamber - 985-2131.

Also on April 25 Relay for Life, Contact 985-7583 for more information.

Wee Bit of Moultrie - Saturday, April 26 from 7:00 until 9:00 pm. Sponsored by The Pilot Club of Moultrie. This event will be held at the Colquitt County Arts Center and includes Entertainment, Silent Auction, and Door Prizes! $25 donation for admission. For information or tickets, call 985-3994 or 873-3748.

Saturday, May 10, 2008 - Antiques Roadhouse from 9:00am - 2:00pm. The event will be held in the Courthouse Annex Building. The public is invited to bring items for appraisal. Appraisers will be persons versed in a wide-range of specific and general knowledge of antiques. There will be a $5.00 donation to the DMA for each item appraised.

For more information, contact:

Joanne Hancock 890-8476
Amy Johnson 890-5455
Tina Hickey 890-5409

This is just a small sampling of the various things to do here in our great city of Moultrie.

You have a special invitation to visit the recently re-opened under new management "White Rose" located at 323 2nd Street SE. While you're there, be sure to visit the gift shop, "Now I Have Everything," owned by Jennifer Sellers, formerly with the "Pink Pearl" located at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. They are currently serving lunch, afternoon tea, and Saturday morning brunch. Hours are 10:00 - 5:00 Monday thru Friday and 10:00 - 2:00 Saturday. Phone 985-7673 for more information.

Have a wonderful Spring and stop in soon at Books & More. "Let's Talk Books!"

Old Jim

Newsletter - March 2008

Happy Easter to all of our Booklovers, Hobby Enthusiasts and Artists –

Attention all artists – Books & More is having a special art sale this month. All brushes are buy one-get one FREE and all canvass is 20% off the regular price. So stop in and purchase some brushes and canvass. Don’t forget that we have a FREE NEW BOOK for any customer who spends over $20 with us.

Remote Control Car enthusiasts – On Saturday, March 29, there is a race for all 1/10 scale remote control cars and trucks in Valdosta . They will have a youth division and an adult division both in the electric classification and the nitro classification. For more information about this event, go to http://www.franswebsites.com/books_n_more/rc-car-truck-race.htm.

Also mark your calendars for the first Saturday in April (the 5th) for the Spring 2008 Community Wide Yard Sale on the courthouse square sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association. If you would like to have a booth for this yard sale you can either stop by Books & More and sign up or go to the web site at http://www.downtownmoultrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/yardsaleinfo.pdf.

Also on April 18 & 19 we will have the Spring Fling and Backyard Bar-B-Q on the Square also sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association. Friday evening is a FREE concert featuring T Graham Brown (http://www.tgrahambrown.com).

During the Spring Fling on Saturday they will be announcing the winner of the golf cart. Raffle tickets for this are available at Books & More.

See you soon!

Old Jim

Newsletter - February 2008

Ramblings from Old Jim –

I’m always glad to start out our newsletter talking about the “most asked-about” sale that we have in our store 3 times a year – our HALF PRICE USED BOOK SALE! Maybe the last time you stopped in, we were out of some of the books by your favorite author. We have re-stocked the shelves with many titles so schedule your visit early in the month in order to take advantage of a good selection. This sale will be during the entire month of February.

We have also just taken on a new line of wooden puzzles and toys for young children from a company called “Melissa & Doug” makers of educational toys and children’s products. We have their products on display in 5 different areas of our store with the largest display being at the beginning of the main aisle where we display our used hardbacks. We also stock some of their items in our art supplies as well as a display of their products in the children’s room located in the back room of our store. Click here to see some of the Melissa & Doug items that we stock at our store.

For the last 3 months we have been giving away a free new book to all customers who spend at least $20 in our store. Sometimes we forget to show you where these books are located, so if you have spent more than $20 on a visit to our store, please ask where these books are!

I’d still like to remind all of you that you are welcome to join us at the book club. We will meet on Monday, January 28, at 6:30 in the small front meeting room at the Western Sizzlin’ Steak House. We all share a few words about the books we are currently enjoying.

My book review of John Sandford’s “Dead Watch” will be published in this Wednesday’s “Albany Herald” (January 30). Many of you mystery fans have really enjoyed his “Prey” series. I think you will also enjoy this new story line and new set of characters.

For those of you who enjoy attending the Swap Meet this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31 through Feb. 2), we have 3 booths in building # 2.

Upcoming Events:

The annual fund-raiser benefiting the Colquitt County Arts Center is the Hunt Dinner which will be on Friday, February 1. Tickets for this event are available at the Arts Center (985-1922).

The choral department at Colquitt County High School will present “Fiddler on the Roof.” Performances will be at 8:00 pm Thursday – Saturday, Feb. 7-9 and at 2:00 pm Sunday Feb. 10 at Withers Auditorium. Please show your support for all the hard work these young people put into this annual musical event by attending one of these performances! You’ll be glad you did!!

We are receiving calls almost daily from people wanting to reserve a booth for the Spring Yard Sale sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association which will take place on Saturday, April 5, downtown on the Courthouse Square. Spaces are available from $10 to $45. Some spaces have electricity available for an extra $5. If you are a member of a civic group that wants to raise money, this is an excellent opportunity. Registration forms will be available at Books & More starting March 1.

Spring Fling – April 18 & 19 – Concert Friday evening and events all day on Saturday. We’ll tell you more as it gets closer.

Antiques Roadshow – May 10 – 9:00 until 2:00 pm – More info to come.

Old Jim

Newsletter - HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi there Booklovers -

Hope that everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas.

Just a quick note to let you know that Books & More will be open our normal hours the remainder of this week (through Saturday, December 29, but we will be closed on Monday December 31 and Tuesday, January 1.

We will re-open on Wednesday, January 2.

Thank You to each and every one of you for your support during 2007. We wish for all a Happy, SAFE, and Blessed 2008.

See you soon and "Let's Talk Books!"

Old Jim (and Fran, too!)

Newsletter - December 2007

Hi Booklovers -

The month of November is almost over, and many of you have already taken advantage of our Half Price Sale on USED books. This is just a reminder that this is the LAST WEEK of the Half Price Sale for 2007. People have really enjoyed finding some good books on history, cooking, as well as finding a new fiction author to try out or new books by an old favorite author.

Something new this year for Christmas, we have a selection of over 30 different wooden puzzles starting as low as $5.00.

We even have one of the Angel Fish put together and painted at the store. Stop in and see!!!

We have electric train sets starting with the smallest "N" scale up as well as the "HO and "O" scale trains, complete with train, transformer, track, and in some cases buildings and people. For the Harry Potter enthusiasts, we have the "Hogwarts Express" by Lionel.

At this time of year, a lot of us enjoy choral music performances. Here are a few of the upcoming performances that we know about. We've posted these dates on our web site. If you are aware of other musical programs please send an e-mail to fran_jim_dance@yahoo.com with the date, time and location and we'll be glad to add it to our list.

Thursday, Dec 13, 7:30 pm - Colquitt County High School Choral Concert at Withers Auditorium.

Sunday, December 16, 11:00 am - Chancel Choir Cantata at 1st Presbyterian Church, 501 1st St. SE. We sing in this choir and would love to have you join us for worship that Sunday.

Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16 -Adult Christmas Musical Presentation at 1st Baptist Church, 400 S. Main St. Sunday time will be at 7:00 pm both evenings.

Other upcoming Christmas activities:

Santa's Sunday Stroll - Sunday, December 2 - Shopping from 1-4PM in over 20 downtown shops. Participating restaurants will be open from 12:00 Noon to 3:00PM. Pictures with Santa taken by Jill Stringfellow Photography.

Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 8 - This year's theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child." The Pre-Parade Show starts at 5:00 pm and the parade begins at 6:00 pm.

We hope that during the advent season you will plan to worship at the church of your choice. If you don't have a church home, we'd love to invite you to worship with us at 1st Presbyterian Church on Sunday mornings at 11:00 am and at 1st Baptist Church on Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm.

The Moultrie Radio Control Airplane Club invites you to come out to Spence Field any Sunday afternoon from 3:00 pm until dark to watch or fly. (Fliers must be AMA members.)

We wish each of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year.

Old Jim (and Fran, too)

Newsletter - November 2007

Hello Book-Lovers,

If you're looking for bargains, you need to stop by the courthouse square tomorrow, Saturday, November 3rd. The Downtown Moultrie Association is sponsoring their county-wide Fall Yard Sale from 7:00 am until ???? This is the largest yard sale that has ever taken place on the square. There are over 100 families joining churches, volunteer organizations, Scouts, etc. Regardless of what you are looking for, your chances of finding it at a great price tomorrow is almost 100% sure.

Also, local authors Buddy McCoy, Marsha Carol Watson, and Brad Gregory, and Rev. Curtis C. Roberts from Tifton will be autographing their books in front of our store starting at 9:00. This is a great opportunity to be able to stop by and visit with the author and talk to them about their books. Local artist Sally Shovar will also be creating portrait sketches.

JUST ARRIVED!!! A special edition Lionel Train - straight out of Harry Potter - the HOGWARTS EXPRESS! $299.99. Get yours early. They'll go fast!!

IT STARTED YESTERDAY!!!!! DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ALL OF OUR USED BOOKS ARE ON SALE AT HALF OF THE ALREADY LOW USED PRICE. This is a great time to try out a new author since if you don't like the book and want to trade it back in, you will get exactly what you paid for it. We also have a large collection of cook books and children's books that a lot of people like to make their picks during our sale times. We also have several sets of books like the Harvard Classics and the Louis Lamour leatherette collection in a rich nice hardbound appearance.

Don't forget that Christmas will be here before we know it! Lay away now to be sure that special RC you want is available or let us help you find just the right book for the reader on your list. Of course, remember that we also have gift certificates in all denominations.

The Moultrie Radio Control Airplane Club invites you to come out to Spence Field any Sunday afternoon from 3:00 pm until dark to watch or fly. (Fliers must be AMA members.)

The Moultrie Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a raffle with the grand prize of $10,000 in cash. The other prizes that will be awarded that evening are (1) a weekend in Amelia Island, Florida, (2) a weekend in Panama City, Florida, (3) a 2-man ½ day hunt at Ashburn Hill Plantation, (4) 4 Braves tickets, (5) and 4 Falcons tickets and parking pass.

Sunbelt Writers invites you to hear Jackie K. Cooper, author of Halfway Home speak about the unsuspecting writer on Saturday, November 17, 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Public Library, Will Coxen Auditorium. Reservations to help with seating arrangements are requested. Call Jinx Stubbs at 985-9072 and leave a message if no answer. All writers, no matter what age or favorite genre, published or not, are welcome to attend. Jackie is currently a critic, columnist and writer. He has also been a lawyer, personnel manager, radio and tv host, teacher and game show contestant. His web site is http://www.jackiekcooper.com.

Here are some more upcoming events in Historic Downtown Moultrie.

Thanksgiving Night, November 22 we will have the annual "Lights! Lights! Lights!" in Historic Downtown Moultrie. Most of the stores are open that night beginning around 5:00 pm, and we turn on our beautiful Christmas lights at 6:00. We have carriage rides, live reindeer, and great fun for the whole family. Come and join us for the GRAND BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON!!

Sunday, December 2 is Santa's Sunday Stroll. Participating restaurants will be open from Noon until 3:00 pm, and over 20 downtown shops will be open from 1:00 until 4:00 pm. Pictures with Santa will be taken by Jill Stringfellow Photography http://www.jillstringfellow.com/.

Saturday, December 8 is our annual Christmas Parade. This year's theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child." The pre-parade show starts at 5:00 and the parade begins at 6:00 pm.

Stop in soon and "Let's Talk Books!"

Newsletter - October 2007

Hello Book-Lovers,

IT'S HERE AGAIN!!!!! THE MOST ASKED-ABOUT SALE THAT WE AT BOOKS & MORE EVER HAVE! DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ALL OF OUR USED BOOKS ARE ON SALE AT HALF OF THE ALREADY LOW USED PRICE. This is a great time to try out a new author since if you don't like the book and want to trade it back in, you will get exactly what you paid for it. We also have a large collection of cook books and children's books that a lot of people like to make their picks during our sale times. We also have several sets of books like the Harvard Classics and the Louis Lamour leatherette collection in a rich nice hardbound appearance.

Here are some more upcoming events in Historic Downtown Moultrie.

On Saturday, October 20, from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm,SOWEGA Autism Resources, Inc. will be hosting Jerry Goodwin who will be doing a bicycle ride to help raise awareness of autism. The ride begins and ends at Southern Grace Coffee Shop & Boutique, 134 1st St. SE. Information about local resources will be available and DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED!!

Our Books & More Book Club will meet on Monday, October 22, in the small front meeting room at Western Sizzlin'. We enjoy dinner together at 6:30 and discussion starts around 7:00. Be sure to come prepared to share a few minutes about a book that you have read and really enjoyed recently. We have folks who talk about science fiction to mysteries to biographies to crime thrillers - the whole genre of enjoyable reading.

Wednesday, October 31 - Downtown Trick or Treat with participating merchants. Children ages 0 to 12 years old may receive candy IF they are in costume and accompanied by an adult. Costume contest registration begins at 4:00 pm with the contest starting at 5:30. Age categories are 0-2 years; 3-5 years; 6-8 years; 9-12 years; adults. Come down and join in the fun!

The Fall Community-Wide Yard Sale sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association is Saturday, November 3. There are still a few spaces available if you or a group you belong to want to set up a booth. Give me a call at Books & More, 985-9425, for more information. The sale starts at 7:00 am and goes until the last vendor goes home (usually sometime around 2:00 pm).

Saturday, December 8 is our annual Christmas Parade. This year's theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child." The pre-parade show starts at 5:00 and the parade begins at 6:00 pm.

As I think most of you know, I write a book review for the Albany Herald about once a month. The most recent one was on Mitch Albom's "For One More Day." This is now posted on our web site at www.franswebsites.com/books.htm. Check it out when you get a minute.

Stop in soon and "Let's Talk Books!"

Newsletter - September 2007

Hello Booklovers,

Just a quick reminder that the Community Showcase is this Thursday, September 20, at the YMCA from 2:00 until 7:00 pm. Books & More will be joining 60 other businesses in displaying our unique products, wares and services. This year's grand prize will be a TV set donated by CNS, but you can register for lots of other door prizes as well.

We will be hosting the following local authors (1st five are from Moultrie and last is from Thomasville):

Bobbie Jean Wright, author of "Wild As The Southern Wind"
Janice Short, author of "Tapestry of Love: Poetry of Faith, Hope and Love"
Clyde Short, author of "Bleeding Blue"
Buddy McCoy, author of "A Walk on the Beach."
Ren Summerlin, author of "This Week's Episode."
Debbie Griffiths from Thomasville, author of "Little Lady, Big Dream."

We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to meet and visit with each of these authors while you are at the Showcase and get them to sign their books for you or a friend.

Also the Fall Community-Wide Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, November 3, on the Square in Historic Downtown Moultrie. We will start taking reservations this week on a "First Paid, First Serve" basis. This yard sale, sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association, continues to grow every year. If you are a member of an organization that needs to raise a few hundred dollars, this is an excellent opportunity to easily accomplish that. Just stop by Books & More and fill out the application (spaces range in price from $15 to $40 depending on size and location.)

Let's Talk Books!!!

Newsletter - August 2007

Hello Book Lovers,

During the month of July we had a Half Price Used Book Sale at Books & More and we had a drawing for door prizes. When you stop by the store the next time, check the list that is posted with the names of the winners.

Also, we have tickets for the benefit concert for Serenity House that will take place in Norman Park on August 25. John Berry will be in concert at the Georgia Baptist Convention Center beginning at 7:00 pm. If you want to hear a sample of his music, go to http://johnberry.musiccitynetworks.com/. Serenity House, Moultrie's shelter for battered women and their children, is in need of funds and I hope you will support them by purchasing a ticket for this concert. The Moultrie Observer had an article on August 16 with some information about Serenity House. You can read this article at http://www.moultrieobserver.com/local/local_story_228220604.html.

Speaking of August 25, on that date, the CCHS 50th Regiment Band is conducting a "Play-a-thon" to raise funds for the band's spring trip. Matthew Flannigan, Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 410 that meets at Books and More, is now a freshman at CCHS and is playing in the band. If you would like to make a donation in Matthew's name, please stop by Books & More and sign up with your pledge, or you can make a donation either with your name or anonymously. I commend Matthew for all his endeavors. Incidentally, the "Play-a-thon" will start at 9:00 am until 7:00 pm with 2 breaks at noon and 4:30. The public is cordially invited to enjoy any or all of the "Play-a-thon."

Also as a reminder our next book club meeting will take place on Monday, August 27th at Western Sizzlin' in the small front meeting room. Since all of you love to read, why not select one of your favorite books and come tell us about it and why you liked it. Dinner is at 6:30 and we start our discussions around 7:00. See you there.

While we are mentioning CCHS activities, the fall concert for the Choral Department will be on Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 pm in Withers Auditorium. Mark your calendars early and plan to attend. These concerts are always a treat!

On Thursday, September 20, the 5th Annual Community Showcase will take place at the YMCA. Books & More will be closed on that date and we encourage all of you to please visit the showcase and register for the door prizes that we are offering, as well as registering for door prizes from more than 40 other businesses who will have booths at the event. The YMCA will be conducting an open house that same day to show those of you who are not currently members what they have to offer you.

Fran and I are glad to join the team at the "Y" as dance instructors. During the last year several of you have asked about when we would have our next dance class here in Moultrie. We have finally worked out the details and will be offering the classes on Thursday nights from 7:00 until 9:00 pm at the YMCA beginning on Thursday, October 4. The cost is $40 per month for YMCA members and $48 per month for non-members. Registration is required prior to the class. Phone the "Y" at 985-1154 to register or call us at the store 985-9425 for more information.

The Downtown Moultrie Association has a new web site located at http://www.downtownmoultrie.com/. This site was just put on line last week, and there are a number of things that are still in progress, but you will see several interesting news articles about Historic Downtown Moultrie as well as links to the various businesses. Some of the businesses have links to their web sites as well. So check us out.

One last thing. Labor is Monday, September 3. Books & More will be closed that day.

Hope to see you soon and Let's Talk Books!

Newsletter - July 2007

IT'S HERE!!!!! THE MOST ASKED-ABOUT SALE THAT WE EVER HAVE. DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY ALL OF OUR USED BOOKS ARE ON SALE AT HALF OF THE ALREADY LOW USED PRICE. This is a great time to try out a new author since if you don't like the book and want to trade it back in, you will get exactly what you paid for it. We also have a large collection of cook books and children's books that a lot of people like to make their picks during our sale times. We also have several sets of books like the Harvard Classics and the Louis Lamour leatherette collection in a rich nice hardbound appearance.

We will also be having a drawing for 10 Books & More Gift Certificates in the amount of $40 in USED BOOKS at the end of July so be sure to fill out an entry blank each time you shop.

Several of you have reserved your 1st edition copies of the new Harry Potter book which will go on sale at 12:01 am (YES, WE'LL REALLY BE OPEN AT THAT HOUR) on Saturday, July 21. We have ordered way more Harry Potter's than we have ever sold before, but I must soon cancel any copies that I don't feel y'all will purchase. So please, if you want us to save a copy for you, please send an e-mail to fran_jim_dance@yahoo.com (those are underscores between the words) or give us a call at the store 985-9425. We need to hear from you no later than Saturday, July 14 to be sure we have a copy for you.

We have had to re-order and now have in stock Moultrie author Buddy McCoy's new book which was just released a few weeks ago.

Our next scheduled meeting for our book club is for Monday, July 23rd at 6:30 in the small front meeting room at Western Sizzlin'. Be sure to come prepared to share a few minutes about a book that you have read and really enjoyed recently. We have folks who talk about science fiction to mysteries to biographies to crime thrillers - the whole genre of enjoyable reading.

Also the following is the latest newsletter from the Downtown Moultrie Association. Hope some of you find this information informative and that you will stop in and visit with some of the new business that have opened up down town. (Hope this comes through ok. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't - depends on your mail provider.)

Looking forward to seeing you in July so you can save bunches of money on ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE USED BOOKS and "Let's Talk Books!"

Newsletter - April 2007

To All Readers and Book Lovers -

Harry Potter - We are making plans for a "Harry Potter Party" the evening of Friday, July 20, from 9:30 pm until at least 12:30 am on July 21. We will have a Harry Potter Trivia Game as well as costume contests for the Youngest One in Costume, the Oldest One in Costume, and the Best Costume. We are also having an art contest - "What Would You Have Liked the Cover to Be?" and an essay contest "How Would You Have Finished the Last Chapter" (100 words or less.) We have many Harry Potter items to be given away to the winners of these different events. Refreshments that Harry and his friends might have enjoyed will be served. The admission to this event is $35 per family (this price includes one (1) copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" per family.) and you will be receive that copy at 12:01 am on July 21 which is the USA-wide release date and time for this great book. So send us an e-mail to fran_jim_dance@yahoo.com if you plan to attend Books & More's first ever "Book Release Party" or if you want us to just add your name to our list for copy of this book. Of course, you can always stop in at the store and reserve your copy.

Lionel Electric Train Company is planning to distribute their version of the "Hogwarts Express" train in October of this year. We have already reserved some of these train sets for their release date. For more information on this train, give us a call at 985-9425 or stop by the store.

Please be sure to check out our Children's Room at the rear of Books & More that Elizabeth has arranged and see if you can't find a good book for your child, grandchild, niece, nephew or just the child of a friend. Also Elizabeth reads books for all children (accompanied by an adult) every Saturday at 1:15 in the Children's Room. Make your plans now to bring your child or grandchild for this special treat.

For those of you who are considering getting started with RC planes or helicopters, we continue to stock the "Super Cub" airplane and the "Blade RX2" helicopter for outdoor flying. If you want an indoor helicopter, we just received another case of the "palm sized" helicopters that have been one of our best sellers this spring.

I'd like to let you know about a new business downtown - the Southern Grace Coffee Shop and Boutique, located on the corner of 1st St SE and 2nd Ave SE, right next to Littleton's Shoe Repair and across the street from Blue Sky Grill. Please take a minute the next time you are downtown to stop in and make these new folks feel welcome.

Also we have new neighbors - Kidn' Around, owned by Gary & Ellen Howard, opened May 1 right next door to Books & More. If you stop in and buy something from their store and bring the sales receipt to our store, we will give you a FREE USED CHILDREN'S BOOK.

Some important dates to put on your calendar:

Tuesday, May 8 - 7:30 pm - CCHS Choral Concert - Withers Auditorium - for more info contact Kathy Wright - 890-6146. Unfortunately, we won't be able to be there for this concert since we teach dancing in Tallahassee every Tuesday. But it would be really great if some of you could go to the concert to represent the readers of Colquitt County in showing their support for our high school choral program.

Saturday, May 12 - 9:00 am until 2:00 pm - Treasure in your attic? Find Out!! Bring it to the FIRST "Antiques Roadhouse" sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association. They will have experts from near and far to help give you a fair value of your treasured item. Where? ON THE SQUARE in historic downtown Moultrie. The cost is just $5 per item (a tax deductible donation to DMA.) For more information, contact: Joanne Hancock 890-8476 or Amy Johnson 890-5455.

June 1, 2 & 3 - Moose Moss Invitational Diving Competition. One of the events is the "TEAM DIVE & SYNCHRO EVENTS" - The Synchro Event is on Friday. The exciting Team Diving Competition will be held on Saturday night! Look for our ad in the program book and you might see something that will help you get something FREE from our store.

We encourage you to worship at the church of your choice. If you don't have a church home, we would like to invite you to join us for worship at 1st Presbyterian Church, 501 1st Ave SE in Moultrie at 11:00 on Sunday morning. Since we don't have an evening worship at our church, we join our friends at 1st Baptist, 400 South Main St, Moultrie, at 7:00 Sunday evenings for worship. Please join us at either or both any time!!

Let's Talk Books!!!

Newsletter - March 2007

On Thursday evening, March 29 from 6:00 until 8:00 Georgia's First Lady, Mary Purdue, will be shopping at 26 different businesses in Historic Downtown Moultrie to help promote an event benefiting Hero House, the Children's Advocacy Center here in Moultrie. On that evening, 10% of YOUR PURCHASES will be donated to Hero House. So review your gift-giving needs for upcoming events like Easter, Mother's Day, Graduation, Father's Day, birthdays, or even next Christmas and purchase these gifts on Thursday, March 29 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm.

On Saturday, March 24, at 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church, author Susan Bordenkircher, who was raised here in Moultrie, will be the guest speaker. She will be talking about her book "Yoga for Christians." Susan says God gave her the vision for her yoga-based ministry, Outstretched in Worship. For more information, contact 1st Baptist Church, 985-2103.

In our newsletter last month, we mentioned our new employee at the store, Fred Meyer. Since then, we have added another part-time employee, Elizabeth, who will be specializing in our various children's programs. We have installed new carpet in the back room and moved 90% of our children's inventory to that location. Elizabeth will be reading to the children on Saturdays beginning in the near future. We'll let you know the details as they are finalized. We hope you will be receptive to this new concept in sharing our love of books to you, your children and grand children.

This year's "Spring Fling and Back Yard Bar-B-Que" is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 20 & 21. Fran and I are really looking forward to being here for this year's event since we have never been in town in previous years. The weekend begins with a FREE concert at the Lewis Hill Amphitheater on the courthouse square on Friday evening and continues with various activities scheduled during the day on Saturday. In order to help fund this event, the Downtown Moultrie Association is raffling off a deluxe golf cart. Tickets are $10 each and are available at Books & More and other downtown locations. There are only 1,000 tickets, so your chances of winning the golf cart or any of the other prizes are a whole lot better than your chances of winning the Georgia Lotto.

The final Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be released in the United States on Saturday, July 21. We have never had a big celebration at 1 minute after midnight, the first legal "right to sell" time for any book, but we are making plans now for a grand celebration encouraging people to come in costumes and using a Harry Potter theme. There will be refreshments, and if you would like us to reserve you a copy of the 1st edition of this final book in the Harry Potter series, please phone the store 985-9425 or send an e-mail to fran_jim_dance@yahoo.com.

The Book Club will meet this coming Monday, March 26, in the small front meeting room at the Western Sizzlin'. We enjoy dinner around at 6:30 and start our discussions on books around 7:00. At our February meeting, our "Round Robin" discussion of the books we have enjoyed recently covered a wide variety of reading, and Denny Gore did a tremendous job with the in-depth review of "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America" by Jeffrey Rosen. Denny used to teach history and I found myself envying those students who learned history from him. He has a great knack for making history interesting! We had more discussion about his book than we have had for any book since we first started our book club. Our own Elizabeth will be doing the in-depth review for this month's meeting. Come join us for good food and fellowship and "Let's Talk Books!"

Newsletter - February 2007

HALF PRICE SALE AT BOOKS & MORE!!!!! All of our USED books will be on sale at HALF of their already low used price during the ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY! Come early while selections are good to find books by your favorite authors.

We are also having a drawing at the end of February with over $1,000 worth of prizes. So come and visit us often and register each time. The prizes are as follows:

Grand prize $200 gift certificate good for anything in the store.

2nd place will get $150 gift certificate for USED books.

3rd place - $80 gift certificate for USED books.

Ten $60 gift certificates for used books.

The Spring Community-Wide Yard Sale sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association will take place on the square on Saturday, March 10. This promises to be the biggest yet. We are just now starting to reserve spaces, so in order to try to get your favorite spot, you need to stop by Books & More as soon as possible. Otherwise, please plan to join us on March 10, on the square any time after 7:00 am to shop for treasures!

We need your help! Please bring us your "recyclable plastic bags." Our supply is getting low.

Let's Talk Books!

Newsletter - January 2007

Hi Booklovers from Books & More and Happy New Year.

Just wanted to let everyone know that Kathy has started her new job in Thomasville, and we have a new employee at the store. His name is Fred Meyer. He is a book reader and is quickly learning our way of doing business at Books & More. So please be patient and welcome him to the team.

My latest book review is Nathan Smith Hipps' book "Remembrance." This will appear (I think) in this Wednesday's edition of the Albany Herald. Nathan grew up in the Fitzgerald, Georgia, area (the setting of most of the book.) He now lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

Next Sunday evening the Women's Chorale and the Acapella Choir from CC High School will be performing at 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church. We will be returning from a trip to Florida, but plan to be there for this treat. Hope to see you there.

While we are talking about choral music, the musical this year is "Cats," and will be presented on February 15-18 at Withers Auditorium. Please let us know if you would like us to help you obtain tickets for any of these performances.

If you'd like to join our book club we will be meeting at the newly remodeled Western Sizzlin' on the 4th Monday evening, January 22. We get together at 6:30 for dinner and start talking about books around 7:00. We encourage everyone attending to spend around 5 minutes talking about a book that they've really enjoyed lately, and one person spends 10 to 15 minutes giving us a more "in-depth" review of a book they've read recently. The person who does the longer review gets to choose a book from our store. If you plan to join us, please let us know by sending an e-mail to fran_jim_dance@yahoo.com or phone us at the store 985-9425.

Let's Talk Books!!

Newsletter - December 2006

Merry Christmas to one and all! And a Happy & Blessed New Year!

We must begin by saying "Thank You" to you, our loyal customers, for giving us the opportunity to help you find the books you'd like to read or give to others.

Another thing that Fran and I are thankful for is the wonderful choral music we've enjoyed since we moved to Moultrie 5 years ago. We have both been singing in church choirs all of our lives, as well as singing in the Albany Chorale for many years before we moved to Moultrie. So for us, the time from Thanksgiving to Christmas is such a treat when we have so many opportunities to listen to great choral music. On the Monday after Thanksgiving we attended our Moultrie Community Chorus presentation of Handel's "Messiah" at Withers Auditorium. We did our Christmas Cantata at our church, First Presbyterian, on Sunday, December 10, and we also attended a "Lessons and Carols" service at St. Margaret's of Scotland Episcopal Church presented by the "Seranaders" that same afternoon. We went to Albany on Monday, December 11, to hear the Albany Chorale's Holiday Concert, and on Sunday, December 17, we attended the Christmas Musical presented by the adult choir at First Baptist Church here in Moultrie. So if any of you or your family sang in any of these performances, a great big "THANK YOU" for reminding us of the Christmas story through music. We missed some of the choral programs this year because, for some strange reason, you just can't be in 2 places at the same time - no matter how hard you try!!! But we really would enjoy hearing from you, our booklovers group, if you know of a choral program coming up in our area. Just send us an e-mail with the date, time and location. We will then try to let others know through our e-mails.

While we are talking about choral music coming up in the near future, you are all invited to attend First Presbyterian Church, Moultrie, on Sunday, January 14, when Benjamin Harlan, professor of music at the Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, LA, will be joining us for our morning worship. "Benjie" is one of the very favorite composers for our adult choir. Among other things, he composed an anthem that is dedicated to our "Choir Director, Kathy Wright, and the Chancel Choir at First Presbyterian Church, Moultrie, GA." That is one of the anthems we will be presenting that Sunday. Of course, we'd love for you to join us ANY Sunday, but that one should be a real treat.

Also coming up real soon is the Spring Musical presented by the CCHS Choral Department. This year's musical is "Cats," and it will be presented Thursday through Sunday, February 15-18. If you need help in obtaining tickets for this performance, let us know and we will try to assist you.

As always, click here to find our Books & More Web Site with book reviews and links to best sellers list.

Let's Talk Books!!!

Newsletter - November 2006

Our HALF PRICE USED BOOK sale is off to a great start this month, so don't miss this opportunity to stock up on your favorite authors to tide you through the busy Christmas season when you don't have time to spend looking for a book for yourself.

I'd also like to let you know that we have tickets for Handle's Messiah performed by the Colquitt County Community Choir on Monday, November 27, at 7:30 pm at Withers Auditorium available at Books & More at a cost of $10 each. This is ALWAYS a wonderful performance that we really look forward to it every other year. Hope to see you there.

The following Monday, December 4, the CCHS Choral Department will present their annual Winter Concert at Withers Auditorium at 7:30 pm.

Don't forget "LIGHTS! LIGHTS! LIGHTS! ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT - Thursday evening, November 23rd, and the annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 9th. Also, this year we've added a new holiday event on Sunday, December 3 with "Santa's Sunday Stroll." The downtown restaurants have agreed to open right after church, and most of the stores will be open from 1:00 until 4:00 and Jill Stringfellow will be taking pictures with Santa.

Stop in soon and "Let's Talk Books!!!"

Newsletter - October 2006

Hi Booklovers -

RB Wright Elementary School is having a "fund-raiser" wherer the 1st prize is $2,000 and the 2nd prize is $1,000. We have the tickets here at Books & More and they are only $5 each.

Also, the Fall Downtown Moultrie Association Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, November 4, on the square in Historic Downtown Moultrie. We are still a week and a half away from the event and almost all of the spaces have been reserved! We have a fantastic selection of yard sale items like home-made cakes, cookies and other goodies, an excellent selection of WARM clothes for the coming COLD months for all the family, and the biggest selection that you'll ever find of golf clubs and bags for youngsters and adults alike. You'll find hand crafted items that will make great Christmas presents and much more. So shop EARLY when the selections are best!

Finally, and most important announcement!!! NOVEMBER IS OUR HALF PRICE SALE FOR ALL USED BOOKS!!!

We have First Editions, autographed books, health & fitness, collectable or (as some folks like to say) OLD, OLD books, cook books, Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys mysteries, even a few Harry Potters! This is the most asked-about sale every year.

For a complete list of downtown activities, visit the Community Calendar at http://www.moultriega.com/comm/events.htm

Newsletter - August 2006

The Albany Herald published my most recent book review of Steve Martini's book, "Double Tap" on Wednesday, August 23. As usual, it is now posted on our web site at http://www.franswebsites.com/books_n_more/bookreviews.htm.

Steve Martini is another one of my very favorite courtroom authors, and if you enjoy legal thrillers, I'm sure you would enjoy this book.

On Sunday and Monday, September 10 & 11, Dr. Fred Craddock will be in Moultrie, speaking in the following churches - 1st Baptist (985-2103) - Sunday evening worship at 7:00 pm, Trinity Baptist (985-3660) - Sunday morning worship at 11:00 am, 1st Methodist (985-2139) - Monday morning forum from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon, 1st Presbyterian (985-3158) on Monday evening at 7:00 pm. For more detailed information, please watch the newspaper or contact any of the above churches. If you would like to become more acquainted with Fred Craddock's writings, we have several of his books for sale at the store.

On the Thursday, September 14, from 2:00 until 7:00 at Moultrie Tech, we will have several authors autographing their books. For the past 3 or 4 years, we have been working with the Chamber of Commerce in bringing Southern authors to Moultrie to autograph their books. Michael Helms, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, will be one of our guest authors this year. Visit our web page to see the other authors who will be joining us this year. Various merchants have donated thousands of dollars in door prizes including a 27" TV set, specialty items from TV sitcoms Friends, That 70's Show, Judge Joe Brown and Who Wants to be a Millionaire and tickets to Wild Adventures theme park. Books & More will be donating "Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom" by James M McPherson (priced at $175). This Civil War book is rather unique in that it is autographed by a very famous Civil War author and it is leather-bound and is one of a numbered, limited edition set. For the artists, we are donating 4 white sable brushes (the top of our line of art brushes) and an RC item. Be sure to mark your calendar TODAY so that you won't miss this community event and your chance to win some great door prizes. (Web page is at http://www.franswebsites.com/books_n_more/book_signing.htm)

For those of you who enjoy wonderful vocal music, the CCHS Choral department will have their Fall Concert on Monday, October 2 at 7:30 pm. The Winter Concert will be Monday, December 4 at 7:30 pm. These concerts are always a delight!!!!! .All concerts are at Withers Auditorium.

Do you sing? This is the year for "The Messiah" in Moultrie. Rehearsals will start on Monday, September 18 at 7:00pm and will be held every Monday in the high school choir room. The performance will be Monday, November 27 at 7:30 pm in Withers Auditorium.

We also have the tickets for the Annual Reverse Drawing / Casino Night for the benefit of the Moultrie/Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce. This event takes place on Thursday evening, October 5. It you would like to enjoy an evening of dining and casino-type gaming (using play money!) as well as have a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000, stop by Books & More for your tickets.

The annual fundraiser for the Historical Society touring some of our beautiful older buildings here in Moultrie will take place Saturday, September 23rd from 10:00 til 4:00 pm. We have tickets and brochures at Books & More, and we usually sell out well before the event. Stop in soon!!

Downtown Fall Yard Sale - Saturday, November 4 - This event is sponsored twice each year by the Downtown Moultrie Association. If you or any organization that you are a member of would like to have a booth, contact Jim at Books & More. Register early so you have a choice of your favorite spot.

Please be sure to put all of these dates on your calendar.

Some of you may be aware that Boy Scout Troop #410 meets at Books & More every other Monday evening. They currently are doing a fund-raiser in connection with Pizza Hut. They are selling a Pizza Hut card that entitles you to a free medium 1-topping pizza with any large pizza at regular price. This card entitles you to 12 free pizzas and is good not only here in Moultrie but also at other Pizza Hut locations in our area.

For those of you who are looking for SALES, our Bible covers are still on sale at 20% off and we have just this week added all the RC car and truck parts that are in stock for that same discount of 20% off!!! (Discount does not apply to special order parts.)

Some new items at Books & More - We recently had Mashburn Printing make us some souvenir post cards and coffee mugs picturing the courthouse at Christmas with all the lights as well as a summer day time shot. Visit our website for a look at these beautiful cards and mugs.

Our book club is still meeting on the 4th Monday of every month in the small meeting room at Western Sizzlin' at 6:30 pm. We share information about the books that we have been reading, and one of the group gives an "in-depth" book review. If you would like to share with other book lovers your latest "best read," come join us.

Newsletter - June 2006

This is just a quick note to remind everyone that Thursday and Friday are the last 2 days of our Half Price Used Book Sale. We also have a beautiful set of Encyclopedia Britanica for only $400 and with the half price sale it would be only $200.

We just received our summer copies of the Moultrie Magazine and they are only $2.50 each.

One last item, we have in stock a new book written by Michael Helms, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church. We will be having an autographing session on Saturday, August 5 (the same Saturday as the "Back to School Expo" that will be taking place on the courthouse square. Please see the note below about the Girl Scouts' project for "Stuffing the Bus." Our collection box should arrive any day.

We wish everyone a safe and happy Independence Day holiday. Books & More will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, opening at 10:00 on Wednesday, July 5.

Newsletter - January 2005

February 1st is a great day! It is the first day of our Spring 2005 Used Book Half Price Sale. ALL USED BOOKS - hardbacks, paperbacks, 1st editions, collectable books, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew - are on sale for the entire month of February. So shop early while we still have a good selection of your favorite authors.

Open Invitation to All Booklovers - Our Books & More Book Club is currently reading Seabiscuit: An American Legend. We'll be meeting on Monday, February 28 for fellowship & discussion. We have extra copies available at the store, so if you would like to read this book and join us we'd love to have you. We enjoy dinner at Al's (on the square) at 6:30, or if you want to pass on dinner and just join the discussion come around 7:00. If you are interested, send me an e-mail and I'll send our menu choices for dinner. (Kathy at Al's always fixes us an outstanding meal.) The following is a brief review of the book. "He didn't look like much. With his smallish stature, knobby knees, and slightly crooked forelegs, he looked more like a cow pony than a thoroughbred. But looks aren't everything; his quality, an admirer once wrote, "was mostly in his heart." Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of the horse who became a cultural icon in Seabiscuit: An American Legend."

New Arrivals - We have just received over 100 books on caring for various pets from cats and dogs to birds, rabbits, and gerbils. If you can't find a book on your pet, we'll be glad to help you find that special book.

We have just restocked all of our paints for those of you who enjoy working with models. For the artists, we have expanded our sketch pad inventory to include sizes larger and smaller than the standard 8 ½ by 11 sketch pad.

We also have a new product in the art area. It is a tabletop easel with a deluxe art kit with either oil or acrylics.

Valentines Day is just around the corner. We have special Valentine gift certificates for that "someone special" who is a book-lover, as well as a selection of Valentine greeting cards.

Boy Scouts - We have a new Boy Scout Troop, sponsored by the Downtown Moultrie Association, that meets in the basement of Books & More on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 6:00 pm. The troop has been gaining new Scouts each and every month since they were organized late last year. If you know of a boy that you think would be interested in Scouting, please get in touch with us. The troop is currently making plans for a camping trip sometime in the next few months.

Guitar Lessons - The number of guitar students that Greg Heatherly is teaching at Books & More continues to grow. Just this week one of his students played at her school and the other students were so impressed with her playing that some even asked for an autographed guitar pick.

Spring Yard Sale - Coming up on Saturday, April 2nd is our semi-annual Yard Sale on the square in Historic Downtown Moultrie. Have you been thinking of cleaning out your closets or attic? This is a great opportunity for you since we attract hundreds of yard sale enthusiasts to come searching for "treasures" on the square. Start gathering your items and come to Books & More and select a spot.

Harry Potter - The next book in the Harry Potter Series - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince goes on sale July 16, 2005. Place your order early so we'll save a copy for you.

Newsletter - May 2004

New Arrivals - After all the big cities had sold thousands of copies of Richard Clarke's new book, Against All Enemies (list price $27.00), we finally received our copies Friday. Several of you have asked for this book and I've been telling you it's been on back order, been on back order, been on back order, and I'm afraid that I've misplaced my list of people who wanted it. So if I've promised you one, please call me and I'll tag it and put it aside for you. I've not had a chance to read this book yet, but plan to do so in the near future, so I'm not able to give you my personal recommendations about this book. I've used the standard PR information about this book as follows: "The disturbing truth about the war on terror is revealed by the man who served--until spring 2003--for 11 years as the White House Counterterrorism Czar. Through gripping, thriller-like scenes, he tells the full story for the first time, and explains exactly what the Bush Administration is doing."

Bob Woodward's Plan of Attack should be here in the store next week. Several of you have called about this book, since so much has been in the news about it. The New York Times states, "In his engrossing new book, Plan of Attack, Bob Woodward uses myriad details to chart the Bush administration's march to war against Iraq. His often harrowing narrative not only illuminates the fateful interplay of personality and policy among administration hawks and doves, but it also underscores the role that fuzzy intelligence, Pentagon timetables and aggressive ideas about military and foreign policy had in creating momentum for war. - Michiko Kakutani"

Other new arrivals - Children's Books - The Magic Tree House series, Dick and Jane series, Junie B. Jones series. We had run out of our inventory of these in the last few weeks and we have just restocked.

Bibles - We have 39 different versions and print sizes of the printed Bible, 4 different versions of the Bible on Cassette and 4 different versions of the Bible on CD all available in our store. We have Bibles for children, teens, serious Bible scholars, and Giant Print for those of us who need help in seeing the text.

Click here for the latest version of the USA Today Best Sellers List.

School Children's Essays - This year I was asked to be one of the judges of the essays written by our Colquitt County school children. Each of the 10 elementary schools selected a winner from all of their students in the Pre-K through 2nd grade and another winner from the 3rd grade through 5th grade level. They removed the names of the children and the school from the essays so that we, the judges, would judge just the written content of the essays. The title of their essays was "What Reading Means to Me." I was thoroughly impressed with all the winning entries from which I had to try and select a number 1, 2 and 3. I had to read each and every essay many times because they were ALL so well written. When I think of someone in Pre-K to 2nd grade writing a half page to a full page essay on why reading is important ??? I know when I was in those grades in school I certainly was not even asked to write anything! Our education system here in Colquitt County is very much alive and well with seeing this sampling of work from each and every school. Our principals, teachers and staff are to be commended as well as all the students for obtaining such great results.

Mother's Day is the day after tomorrow (Sunday May 9) and we have a large selection of cards, books and gift items for Mom.

Graduation for Pre-K, High School, College, and everything in between is also approaching quickly. Check out our selection of cards, books and gifts for those special graduates in your life.

Camp Bungalow - One of our local artists, Karen Sasine, is starting a summer day camp for children ages 6 to 13 geared toward instilling an appreciation of and participation in various forms of art including visual arts as well as drama. For more information, see the fliers at Books & More. Karen was featured on the front page of the Moultrie Observer within the last few weeks.

Dancing - Fran and I have just returned from a terrific weekend of dancing in Pensacola, Florida. We spent many hours on the dance floor dancing foxtrot, waltz, cha cha, rumba, quickstep and a new rhythm for us, West Coast swing. If you are interested in learning one of these rhythms, we would love to work with you. We have set aside Thursday evenings from 7:00 until 8:00 to share our love of dancing with you. Many of you that we talk to about dancing bring up the fact that you don't have a dancing partner. Sometimes this is a woman saying she doesn't have a man as a partner, some times this is a man saying he doesn't have a lady as a partner. But remember while it is great if your partner happens to also be your spouse, it doesn't HAVE to be your spouse. Your partner could be a son, daughter, grandchild, niece, nephew, next door neighbor, friend, etc. etc. It doesn't have to be a romantic partner!!

Books on Tape - While Fran and I are driving to and from Tallahassee to teach dancing and any weekend while we travel far and wide to learn dancing, we have been listening to books on tape, and inspirational tapes. Lately we have been listening to tapes by Billy Graham's daughter, Anne Graham Lotz. We have listened to one series on Joshua and another on Abraham. These tapes are simply outstanding! I just talked to one of our customers today calling from New Mexico, and he has listened to the Joshua tape 3 or 4 times and agrees with us that they are fantastic!!! I would heartily recommend any of these tapes while you're traveling or if you just like to listen to books on tape any time. In addition to Anne Graham Lotz tape selection we have just added another 20 titles to our used tape selection located at the end of the main aisle on the left.

Leather - Some of you have noticed that Gregory Heatherly has been working in the back of our store each and every day making leather purses, belts, key chains, etc. He usually sells his personalized key chains for $5, but he has said that for the next 2 weeks he will sell a personalized key chain to you for only $2 with any other purchase at Books & More. This is a $3 savings off the regular price of $5. Greg currently has Georgia Bulldog belts available. CCHS Packer belts will arrive shortly.

Magazines - Just a reminder that we now have over 30 magazines in the hobby/craft area covering toys, trains, planes, boats, and doll houses (just to name a few). Also a reminder that we have most of the folks that are interested in flying remote control planes or seeing them flown go out to Spence Field every Sunday afternoon. If you want to just go watch or participate, the invitation is open to all. We also have started carrying Southwest Georgia Living magazine, and this month's issue has a short article about Moultrie in it.

Authors - We have 2 authors coming to the Moultrie area real soon. The first is Pat Weaver who is doing a class at the Arts Center on Friday - Sunday, May 21 - 23 from 9 am to 3 pm. We stock her book, Watercolor Simplified, at Books & More. We have a copy of the supplies that she recommends that you bring to the class and will give you a 10% discount on any of these supplies that you need as well as a discount on her book.

The second author who is coming to Moultrie is Jana Cone, author of Burned. At the last meeting of the Book Club, we decided that to celebrate over a year of good reads we would hold our next meeting at one of our local restaurants. We chose Monday, June 28 for our next meeting and selected the book entitled Burned to read. This book is the true story of the Sheila Bryan murder case written by Jana Cone from Tifton. This case was spotlighted on "Court TV" and "48 Hours Investigates." We are delighted to let you know that Jana has agreed to join us on Monday, June 28, to talk about her book!!! The books are available now at Books & More. List price is $24.95, but cost to our book club members is only $22. You can visit Jana's web site at http://www.janacone.com/ We usually start snacking at 7:00 at our meetings, but since we're enjoying a meal this time, we'll plan to meet at 6:30. We talked with Kathy at Al's Super Subs on the square in Historic Downtown Moultrie and since she is already open every evening, she has offered us a SUPER deal!!! We can choose from 1) Lasagna, 2) Blackened Talapia (fish) or 3) Grilled chicken with red peppers and mushrooms. All dinners come with beverage, salad, bread and dessert for $8.95 (plus tax and tip). Jim and I eat at Al's frequently and really enjoy any of the meals served there!! We'll be meeting either in the "Secret Garden" at the rear of Antiques on the Square or in Al's depending on how many of us plan to attend. However, if you are planning to attend, we MUST HAVE YOUR RESERVATION NO LATER THAN JUNE 15 PLEASE!!

A Wrinkle in Time - Another bit of news (many thanks to Don Broome for sharing this information.) Many of us enjoyed Madeleine L'Engle's book A Wrinkle In Time." The movie version will air on Monday, May 10, on ABC at 8:00 pm. Click on the following link to go to the web site. http://abc.go.com/movies/awrinkleintime.html.

Community Wide Yard Sale - On April 3rd we had one of the largest Community-Wide Yard Sales in recent years. The Downtown Moultrie Association plans to have another in the fall (tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 6.) Make your plans now to start gathering items for the yard sale. With the hundreds of people who come downtown for this sale, you will have an easy and profitable yard sale!

Service League Cookbook - For you collectors of unique, hometown cookbooks, here is an opportunity to expand your collection. We have a cookbook that has been put together by the wonderful cooks who happen to be members of the Colquitt County Service League. 100% of the purchase price of this book goes to the Service League.

Lemon-Aide - Sharon Herndon brought us some of the Lemon-Aide clowns last week. She has teamed up with another cancer survivor and have ordered in their 1st shipment of 3500 clowns. We have several of the "Lemon-Aide" dolls available at our store. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of these dolls will be donated to Cancer research and treatment. Cancer has affected most of our families (including mine) and we just feel that Sharon has done an outstanding job in carrying through this idea.

Children's Advocacy Center - We have a donation canister on the front counter for the Children's Advocacy Center here in Moultrie where you can place your change if you so desire.

Tentative Dates for Upcoming Events taking place "On the Square in Historic Downtown Moultrie" -

Saturday October 9 - Car Show
Saturday, October 16 - Music Under the Magnolia
Saturday, November 6 - County-Wide Yard Sale
Saturday, November 20 - Car Show
Thursday, November 25 - Annual Thanksgiving Celebration - Lights, Lights, Lights!!
Saturday, December 4 - Annual Christmas in Downtown Moultrie (all day) with the Christmas Parade that evening.

Newsletter - March 2004

Our Book Club will meet on Monday March 15 at 7:00 pm at our home at 1210 6th St. SW. We will be discussing Wilbur Smith's Book The Seventh Scroll. We are looking forward to having a lively discussion of this South African writer's book as well as some great fellowship and fantastic goodies! We'll let you know after the meeting what the group decides to read for their next selection, and if you would like to join us, all you have to do is read the book, come and enjoy! For more information, please click here.

For a REALLY Special Musical Treat, why don't you plan to join us at 1st Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, March 17, at 7:00 pm for a FREE concert with the Colquitt County High School A Capella Choir with guest soloist, Brian Stratton. Brian is the lead tenor soloist for the Moses Hogan Singers, and we are extremely fortunate to have him here to share his superb talent with us! Hope to see you there!!!!!

Books & More Best Sellers:

One of our best sellers in the store has been The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. I was so impressed with his writing in this book that I immediately read (within the next 2 days) one of his other books, Digital Fortress. He has another book out that I haven't read yet called Angels and Demons, and I'm looking forward to reading that one in the near future. Since The DaVinci Code touches on many aspects of the Christian faith, it has sparked an interest in not only my reading, but also others here in the store of reading books about Christianity. For instance, Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, and one that I am currently reading, Templar Gold, Discovering the Ark of the Covenant by Patrick Byrne.

Another one of our recent best sellers is the book about Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of Christ that portrays the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ. We have sold out of this book 2 times already and have just received another 5 copies last week. Around 80 people from our church went to see this movie after church on Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. We returned to the church afterward for a discussion about the movie and most people agreed with the accuracy of what they feel the scriptures say as Mel Gibson shows it, but it is a VERY graphic movie, and I would strongly suggest that you NOT take any young children or grandchildren to see it. Recently one of the Rant & Raves stated that it should have had a "P-17" rating where no one under the age of 17 would be admitted. I tend to agree with that suggestion.

Another one of our best sellers is still The South Beach Diet. For the last 3 months, we continue to sell many copies of this book, and I have had a lot of positive feedback from people who have read the book, followed the diet and lost weight - some just 20 or 30 pounds, others 50, and others even more. Fran and I keep saying we are going to start this diet sometime!!!!

If you are interested in seeing the USA Today Top 150 Best Sellers, please click here. We either have these in the store now, or if we have sold out, we'll be glad to order you a copy.

Some of you know that we teach dancing in Tallahassee every Tuesday and here in Moultrie on Thursday evenings. While we are traveling to and from Tallahassee, we often listen to books on tape. Currently we are listening to the 4th Harry Potter book, The Goblet of Fire. Fran has read all of the books, but is still enjoying listening to them on tape. I had not read any of them, and have REALLY been impressed. Sometimes we get back home at nearly 11:00 at night and will wait in the car for the end of a chapter before stopping the tape. Incidentally, since we're talking about dancing, if any of you are interested in learning to dance, please let us know. We'll be starting a new class within the next few weeks and would love to share our love of dancing with you.

Recently our choir director, Kathy Wright, loaned us her copy of the 4-tape series on the study of the book of Joshua by Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of well-loved evangelist Billy Graham. We were so impressed with that study that we contacted Anne's "AnGel Ministries" and ordered every tape that they have available. Thursday that shipment arrived, and these tapes are available for rent or for sale. We will try to keep them in stock for you. As we listen to more of these tapes, we'll include comments in future newsletters.

New Items at the Store:

Some of you have noticed that we have started having handmade leather belts, key chains, Bible pulls, etc. in stock. These are made by Gregory Heatherly who has set up shop in the back room of our store. He is there almost every day to talk to you about any special requests you have for tooling on belts, key chains, purses, Bible Covers, and such. We also have four large pieces of leather that can be used for larger products. He has even brought in a large piece of green leather for anything you might want made for St. Paddy's Day. Greg would love to talk to you about any ideas that you would like to see crafted in leather. Leather crafting is a unique talent that is not found in every town. We are delighted that Greg has agreed to share his talent with our community.

David Warburg has also set up shop in the other back room at our store for building models of cars, trucks, boats, rockets, planes, and even the big radio controlled planes. He is our expert in helping you build any of these items, or he will build it for you. All of the radio control planes that you see hanging from the ceiling in the store are ones that David has worked on. We have one display case that shows over 50 of David's completed projects that are for sale.

For our modeling and craft enthusiasts, we now have magazines relating to your hobby. New titles arrive every week. We now have 5 or 6 different magazines on model railroading, as well as close to 10 on radio controlled boats and planes. We also have general hobby magazines and magazines on doll houses, etc.

Upcoming Events on the Square in Historic Downtown Moultrie:

Don't forget the Community Wide Yard Sale that will take place on Saturday, April 3 beginning around 7:00 am. Last fall we had more booth spaces rented out and more people at the yard sale than we have ever had in the past. It looks like we may have even more this spring. We have one of these yard sales in the spring and one in the fall to raise money for the Downtown Moultrie Association. These funds allow us to bring you the FREE concerts that we have been having each year in the Lewis Hill Amphitheater, like The Kinchafoonee Cowboys last year and The River the year before.

On Saturday, April 10, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 am on the square, sponsored by the Recreation Department and the Mainstreet Department. For more information, phone 890-5455.

This year the Spring Fling and Backyard Bar-B-Que Festival on Saturday, April 17 will end with a country-western concert by the Michael Stacey Band. If you are interested in entering the Bar-B-Que competition, contact Rocky Jones at 890-1355. The Humane Society is sponsoring various Pet Contests. For complete information about the many events planned for April 17, click here to visit the web site.

I've been having so much fun with listening to tapes and dancing and reading and making room for our leather-crafting and model-building, that I have not made plans for another author signing. If you know of an author who lives fairly near and might want to come to Moultrie, please let us know.

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January Newsletter
January 17, 2004

HI EVERYONE!!! It's a brand new year again. We sincerely hope your holiday season was merry, and wish for everyone a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! Just wanted to let you know what's happening at Books & More and in our community in the near future.

We just received our new Valentines Cards for husbands, wives, children and grandchildren, friends, or sweethearts.

On Wednesday, January 28th, from 4:30-5:30 Pam Alexander, a Georgia teacher and the publisher and illustrator of a series of books about Georgia, will be joining us to sign her books. The main character of the series is Yumion, a walking, talking Vidalia Onion®, and the reading level for the series is kindergarten through 3rd grade. Not only do children love the illustrations, but they enjoy the story because it is written in rhyme. Rhonda Kight, who is Pam's partner in this venture and the author of the books, has very cleverly blended fact (places) and fiction (Yumion) into a fun to read story.

To read more about these books, please visit the website at www.besweetpublications.com.

Planes and Trains

When you visit our store, you can't help but notice the radio controlled planes hanging from the ceiling and the electric train running around the front of the store. We just want you to know that you can purchase these planes that are already put together, or buy a kit and put it together for yourself, or you can buy a kit and have us help you build it. You'll also see some finished rockets hanging from the ceiling and in our display case all of which are for sale. We have rocket engines, parachutes and everything that you would need to launch your rocket. We also have rocket kits for everyone from the beginner to the more advanced "rocketeer."

HALF PRICE USED BOOK SALE ALL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY!!!!

AT BOOKS & MORE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOULTRIE

This half-price sale is the most "asked about" sale that we have during the year. For those of you who have never been able to take advantage of this half price sale, it means that you can select as many USED books as you want, paperback, hardback, children's books, comics, 1st editions, autographed books, etc. There is no limit on quantity nor are there any "hold-outs" on our USED inventory. Since this sale is open all during the month of February, stop in often and be sure to tell all of your friends about this great opportunity. (They might want to take advantage of this sale, too.) So come see us during the month of February!

Last Saturday evening, we enjoyed a rare treat when we attended "An Evening of Dance" at Withers Auditorium hosted by the Colquitt County Arts Center and sponsored in part by CNS Television. Young dancers encompassing many different age groups gave a performance that truly blessed our "arts loving hearts!" We didn't attend out of any sense of obligation since we didn't have any children or grandchildren to OOOO and AAAHHH over. We attended to show our support for the performing arts in Colquitt County. We were very impressed with the lighting, the sound, and the caliber of dance instruction that was reflected in this performance. The South Georgia Ballet Company's goals are best stated at their web site (http://www.sgpa.us/arts.html) where they say: "Live performances can inspire a child to explore their own potential in the arts and beyond, developing each student's self worth, desire for excellence, and creative talents." Truly Saturday's show demonstrated achievements of these goals. But none of these goals could be reached without the commitment of the young people to invest long hours of practice to aspire to this level of performing expertise. Becca Turner, director of the Colquitt County Arts Center, and the board of directors are to be commended for their foresight in teaming up with this outstanding dance group. Saturday's performance also shows what can happen in a community when the City, the County, and the school board work together to provide a first class facility for such events.

While we're talking about dancing, Fran and I will be starting a new round dance class on Thursday, January 29, at the Colquitt County Arts Center, at 7:00 pm. Round Dancing is a "close kissing cousin" to ballroom dancing. We haven't decided what rhythm we'll teach this time. We thought we'd demonstrate several different ones (cha cha, rumba, jive, waltz, 2-step) and let the students vote on which to learn first. Why don't you come and join us. It's great fun and super exercise.

Books read and recommended by Jim and various customers in the store:

Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy) - If you are a Tom Clancy fan and enjoy one of his characters, Jack Ryan, you'll love this book. It takes place after Patriot Games but before Cardinal of the Kremlin. I had trouble putting it down, even though it is a fairly long book, but then again, does he ever write a short one?
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (Rick Warren) - Several churches in the area have used Rick Warren's books for study and I have heard that this year some 10,000 different churches are going to venture into a study using his books.
Jimmy Carter's new novel about the Revolutionary War, The Hornet's Nest, has been a recent best seller for us and enjoyed by many of our customers. Jimmy Carter also did the art work for the cover of the book.
Does God Know How to Tie Shoes (Nancy White Carlstrom) - This is truly a delightful book for children. A child asks questions which the parents answer from scriptures.

BOOK CLUB NEWS:

The next meeting of the book club will be on January 26 at 7:00 pm at the office of Dr. Terry Croyle (Regional Eye Care Associates, 2375 S. Main St) and we will be discussing A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Books are available at Books & More. If you are interested in joining the group to read and discuss various books, please send an e-mail to Fran Soos. If you'd like more information on the book club, please click here.

Other special dates that we hope you'll mark on your calendars:

Thursday - Sunday - February 5th - 8th at Withers Auditorium - Colquitt Counth High School Choral Department's Spring Musical "My Fair Lady". Fran and I are looking forward to attending another one of our High School's musicals. We've only lived in Moultrie for 3 years, but we have enjoyed every one of the spring musicals since we arrived!!! Hope you will be able to attend and support our High School choral students.
February 13 - 15 - Scottish Weekend in Moultrie - Beth Gay and her committee has once again planned an excellent weekend full of activities and gala dinners for visiting Scotts.
Saturday April 3 - Spring Yard Sale in Downtown Moultrie - Come early and shop all day. Many of you belong to organizations that are looking for a way to raise money. The turn-out is always more than we expect, and we have had some people sell over $1000 during this event. Please phone me at 229-985-9425 or e-mail me to reserve a spot for your organization. More details later.
Saturday April 10 - Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Square - For more details contact Amy Johnson, Main Street Director, at
890-5455.

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December Newsletter
November 16, 2003

HO!! HO!! HO!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Yes, it's that time of year again, and time for our annual Thanksgiving Evening Open House at Books & More. We hope you'll make your plans to join us and other Downtown Moultrie merchants to welcome Santa and see our beautiful canopy of lights come on in Downtown Moultrie. The activities start at 6:00 and last until 8:00 pm. There will be refreshments, live reindeer, carriage rides, etc. We're also re-instating our "punch card" that was such a hit in previous years. Pick up your card at the table on the square, visit 3 downtown stores and have your card punched, then turn it back in where you picked it up. Drawings will be held for various door prizes Thanksgiving Night. Santa is planning to lead us in singing Christmas carols when he arrives at the Lewis Hill Amphitheater.

At Books & More, we are planning two special events for that evening - an author signing with Lenora Worth (Click here for more information about her book), and also the artist of this year's Downtown Moultrie Christmas ornament, Jinx Stubbs, will be autographing the ornaments at our store.

A Writers Event

Saturday, November 22nd, 2003

3:00 to 5:00 PM

Tickets $30 - Reservations Required (Phone 229-377-4408)

On Saturday, November 22, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, Birdsong Nature Center will host a very special afternoon with these Georgia authors whose writings feature the rural American landscape:

* Ferrol Sams, beloved and well-known Georgia writer, author of "When All The World Was Young", "Whisper of the River", and "Run With the Horsemen".

* Robb White, local author who recently published a book, "How to Build a Tin Canoe".

* Bailey White, acclaimed author of "Moma Makes Up Her Mind", "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel", "Quite a Year for Plums", and commentator for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered".

Introductioins by Bailey White, readings by Ferrol Sams and Robb White.

Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Book signings; books available for sale
Drawings for prizes, books and Winnstead prints by Philip Rust, and more.

Tickets are $30 each, and reservations are required. Phone # is 229-377-4408. Fran and I have made our reservation and hope to see some of you there. Please Click Here to visit the Birdsong Nature Center web site.

Don't forget that ALL OF OUR USED BOOKS are on sale at HALF PRICE during the entire month of November! (This INCLUDES Thanksgiving Evening!)

Then we hope that you'll come down town again on Saturday, December 6, where we will be celebrating a "Home Town Christmas" ALL DAY LONG culminating with the annual Christmas Parade that evening. There will be entertainment at the Lewis Hill Amphitheater, various food booths, including the CCHS Band Boosters selling funnel cakes as a fund raiser. Speaking of "fund raisers," if you haven't purchased your RB Wright Discount Cards, we have them available for a mere $5 donation at Books & More. We use our card throughout the year.

Here's hoping that your holiday season will be Blessed.

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November Newsletter

October 29, 2003

The first item we have to talk about in our newsletter this month is the most important! The one that everybody keeps asking about! When are you going to have another USED HALF PRICE BOOK SALE?

The answer is ... ALL THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ... ALL USED BOOKS ARE HALF PRICE!!!!!!!

So be sure to come, starting Saturday, November 1, and pick up all your favorite authors before they are gone.

New Items in the Store:

Scented Soaps, Powders, etc. manufactured by Moultrie's own, Debra Hampton. Her line of Heavenly Harvest products are reproductions of 1850 - 1900's era toiletry items and are "period correct as modernly possible." Look for these products on a wooden display just inside the front door in the main aisle. For more information, visit her web page at http://www.heavenlyharvestinc.com/
T-shirts - Large selection of T-shirts with a "Southern Flavor" in the front of the store that range in size from small to extra-large in 9 different designs. If we don't have the sizes and quantities you are looking for, we can have them in a very short time. ($15 each.)
Shotgun Shell Belts - Beautifully hand crafted leather belts in standard sizes from 34" to 40". We can get them special made in any size you wish. ($30 each - sizes over 40" would cost more)
Pocket Knives - We have a new display case on the front counter for our pocket knives. You can pick and choose any of 13 different knives for the unbelievably low price of only $9.95.
RB Wright Discount Cards will be available for purchase at Books & More in the near future. Support our great school system by purchasing one of these money-saving cards for just $5 each.

Author Signings:

Monday, November 3, at Funston Elementary School and Tuesday, November 4 at Hamilton Elementary School, author Helen Ketteman will be speaking at a "Parents' Night Program" at both schools.

Thursday, November 6, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm, Edwina Hauversburk, will be autographing her book, The Life and Times of a Lawman, at Books & More. This book is about her trooper brother, Quentin Whittle, who had many fearless feats and "daring do's," close brushes with death, and his crazy sense of humor. Edwina's great uncle, Ira Hancock, had a photography studio on the courthouse square here in Moultrie, and his brother, Sidney, had a barber shop here in the downtown area. Her great uncle, Luke Carter, owned a tombstone business in the Moultrie area, and her great-great-great-great grandfather was Henry Crawford Tucker, one of the original settlers of Moultrie. If you know of some of the relatives of these families, please pass on the information about the book signing on Thursday, November 6.

SALE ON SELECT GROUP OF NEW BOOKS

We have added many new titles to our books that are eligible for this sale. We now have over 300 titles of NEW BOOKS for our half-price sale of new hardbacks! These books are located in the various special interest areas in the store. Any customer who buys over $40 of any combination of products (books, art supplies, models, etc.) in our store can then purchase one of these new hardbacks at half price. Buy $80 and select 2 of these special hardbacks for half price, etc. This large selection might be just right for the early Christmas shoppers. See information at the store.

BOOK CLUB NEWS:

On Monday, October 27, our book club met at the home of Krista Harrison, and enjoyed talking about Sue Monk Kidd's book, The Secret Life of Bees. Her web site is located at http://www.suemonkkidd.com/ and she will be speaking at the Sylvester Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner on Thursday, December 4. Her busy schedule will probably not let her come and visit with us at Books & More for an autographing session. Our next meeting of the book club will be on January 26 at 7:00 pm and we will be reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. Books are available at Books & More. If you are interested in joining the group to read and discuss various books, please send an e-mail to Fran Soos.

ART SETS:

We have many different art kits and sets available in various mediums - water color, oil, acrylic, pencil from a basic cost of $14.95 to a deluxe set in a beautiful wooden case. We still have a few of the deluxe easels and carrying cases. This item has a list price of $199. We are selling them for $159 and that price includes $30 of art supplies of your choice.

CALLIGRAPHY:

Some of you have already noticed that we have a lot of calligraphy inks, pens, nibs and books in stock in our store. Our newest helper on Tuesdays is Mary Elizabeth Cantrell. She loves doing calligraphy for various people in town for wedding invitations and such, and has helped us try to stock the items that a person who is interested in calligraphy would need. So the next time you are in the store on a Tuesday, stop by and talk to her about one of her favorite pass times (in addition to reading.)

PUMPKIN CARVING:

Pumpkin Carving by local artist, Karen Sasine, from "The Bungalow Art Studio" - Unique pumpkin carving workshop Thursday, October 30, at 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. If you wish, you can enter your pumpkin from the workshop in the "Pumpkin Walk" (see below) on Friday.

This Friday, October 31, from 4:30 until 6:00 pm, we will be passing out candy to trick-or-treaters who are in costume and accompanied by an adult. The Junior Women's Club will host a costume contest and we'll have a "Pumpkin Walk" with each elementary school submitting a pumpkin. Stop by and greet our scarecrows, Tom and Huck, who grace our doorway.

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS:

The art work for this year's Christmas Ornament, the new Courthouse Annex, was done by Jinx Stubbs, a local artist who has several of her works of art available for sale in our store, from water colors to bird houses to harvest candle holders. This Christmas ornament has been highly praised as the most beautiful ornament of all the past years. Jinx will be autographing this ornament during the Thanksgiving night festivities in Historic Downtown Moultrie. Below is a list of the various depictions on the ornaments. Several of these previous year's ornaments will be for sale during the Thanksgiving night festivities on the square. You'll notice that there are some ??? Can you fill in any of the blanks? Please send e-mail with your information.

MOULTRIE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
YEAR Drawing Artist

1989 Colquitt County Courthouse Mitchell Smith
1990 Train
1991 Wright Auditorium (Old High School) Lynwood Hall
1992 Big Magnolia Tree Randy Gibbs
1993 Colquitt Inn David Hill
1994 Chamber (1915 CC Jail) Lynwood Hall
1995 ?
1996 Carnegie Library (McIntosh & Fallin)
1997 ?
1998 ?
1999 Federal Bldg David Warburg
2000 Lazarus Dept Store Randy Gibbs
2001 Moultrie Banking Co Sally Shovar
2002 ABAC Dewayne McAlpin
2003 New Courthouse Annex Jinx Stubbs

Our Model and Rocket displays continue to grow. Come by and see or purchase the finished product, or buy the kit to build your own.

Jim and Fran continue to dance every chance we get, and now Fran has also started dancing with the Top Hats. Are you interested in learning how to dance? Please send an e-mail to Fran Soos for more information.

MAGAZINES:

We have sent back all the magazines from our store and are in the process of obtaining a new supplier for magazines. Help us to have the magazines that you would like by sending us an e-mail with YOUR FAVORITES that you would like for us to stock.

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September Newsletter

September 18, 2003

NEW HARDBACKS ON HALF-PRICE SALE

We now have over 200 titles of NEW BOOKS for our half-price sale of new hardbacks! These books are located in the various special interest areas in the store. Any customer that buys over $40 of any combination of products (books, art supplies, models, etc.) in our store can then purchase one of these new hardbacks at half price. Buy $80 and select 2 of these special hardbacks for half price, etc. This large selection might be just right for the early Christmas shoppers. See information at the store.

BOOK READERS GROUP

The new book for the readers' group, The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan, has arrived at Books & More. The price is only $2.50, and the book is only 80 pages long. We invite any of you who might be interested in joining our book club to stop by and pick up a copy. If any of you are interested in viewing the movie, copies are available at the library 985-6540. The next meeting will be Monday, September 29, at 7:00 pm at the home of Phil and Kathy Keeny, 909 1st Street SE (just a couple of blocks south of 1st Presbyterian Church).

AUTHOR SIGNINGS

Monday evening, November 3, at Funston Elementary School 7:00 pm - Funston School is hosting a parent's evening with author Helen Ketteman. This event is open to the public. Thanks to the teachers and principals at our elementary schools who are going above and beyond their normal duties to invite authors to come in and interact with the students.

Tuesday, September 30 - Alan R. Cattier, author of An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels, will be speaking and autographing his books at the meeting of the Georgia Conservancy at 7:00 pm at the 1st Presbyterian Church fellowship hall.

Burned - The True Story of the Sheila Bryan Murder Case by Jana Cone - The book is being released by the publisher on November 2, and we are working with Jana to find a date for her to visit our store.

COMING EVENTS

County-Wide Yard Sale - We are planning the biggest yard sale ever Sat Oct 4 Since we are planning to have entertainment all day long during the yard sale, this will increase the number of people that normally attend this popular event. So if you are planning to have a yard sale soon, you might want to take advantage of this large crowd to choose your yard sale items. Just stop by Books & More and register. We still have some booth space available in both small ($20) and large ($25). The day will end with a Free "Music Under the Magnolia" concert featuring the Kinchafoonee Cowboys. Last year's fall "Music Under the Magnolia" concert had thousands in attendance, and this year we expect more than last year.

Sidewalk sale - Sat Oct 4 - In conjunction with the County-Wide Yard Sale, we are having a sidewalk sale at Books & More with lots of book priced at ONE DOLLAR ($1) EACH!!!!!

Old House Lovers Benefit Tour of Homes - Saturday, September 27 - Sponsored by The Historical Society of Colquitt County. Donation is ONLY $10.00 (Tax Deductible) and are available at Books & More.

CCHS Choir Concert - Tues Sept 30, 7:00 PM Withers Auditorium

Sunbelt Agricultural Expo at Spence Field - Tuesday - Thursday - Oct 14 -16

CCHS Homecoming Parade Friday, Oct 24 - Come on down to Books & More and watch the parade as it goes by.

Halloween Trick or Treat at all participating downtown merchants - Friday Oct 31 from 4:30 pm until closing. To receive candy, children must be in costume and accompanied by an adult.

Calico Arts & Crafts Show at Spence Field - Nov 8-9

Swap Meet Car Show at Spence Field - Friday - Sunday - Nov 21-23

Thanksgiving Night, Thursday, Nov 27 - Reindeer will back sponsored by CNS. We will collect food for the Food Bank, Santa will be here, and the Kid's Characters will again be in circulation. This year participating merchants will again be donating door prizes that can be won by completing a punch card picked up on the courthouse square and returning it to the entry box at the Lewis Hill Amphitheater.

All day in Moultrie and Christmas Parade - Saturday, Dec 6. Come down and park in front of Books & More and take pictures. We will see you there.

"KANSAS CITY IS THE PLACE TO BE IN 2003" October 12-15, 2003 for the Romantic Times Annual Booklovers Convention. Check out the web site at www.rtbooklover.com. Some of our customers have been attending this annual event for many years. Fran and I have attended and really enjoyed ourselves, meeting hundreds of authors and for us, meeting other book store owners and sharing problems and concerns. The Romantic Times Book Club Magazine is available. You can visit their website at www.romantictimes.com

Another web site that you might want to visit is a web site for a very large group of romance writers located at http://www.writerspace.com/. They have contests each month and a lot of information about some of the very popular romance authors.

Writers group - Colquitt County writers are banding together to form a new writers group. A brown-bag organizational meeting will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, September 20, at the clubhouse of Georgetown Apartments, according to Jinx Stubbs.

Jinx and two other Colquitt Countians have been traveling to Thomasville writers groups to share their work, she said. Eventually, they decided to form their own group here, so they've contacted other local writers that they knew of to join them. Jinx said the organizers expect only about a dozen people at Saturday's meeting, but they hope the group will grow from there.

July Newsletter

July 1, 2003

WOW!! Harry Potter what a big event even here in our little store. We still have a few FIRST EDITION copies left. Just give us a call or stop in to pick up your copy. we are also sponsoring an art contest and essay contest for all students grades 1 through 12. The gala awards ceremony will take place at the Art Center on Harry Potter's birthday, July 31. You can pick up an entry form for either or both contests for any student at Books & More, the Moultrie/Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce, the Moultrie/Colquitt County Library or the Colquitt County Arts Center or select the appropriate link below to print it now.

Writers Group--Calling all aspiring writers! Local artist and writer,Jinx Stubbs is starting a writers group. Please stop by the store for more information.

Book club -- Our recently formed book club is met for the third time Monday evening June 23 to discuss John Grisham's book A Time to Kill. So far, we have read and discussed Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird and Exit Strategies by Catherine Todd. Our next selection is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. We will have copies available at the store on Wednesday, July 2. If you would like to join this book group please let us know by email, phone (229) 985-9425, or the next time you are in the store.

Books we've enjoyed reading lately -

The Jester by James Patterson
The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman
The Weatherman by Steve Thayer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by RK Rowling

PLEASE NOTE!
BOOKS & MORE WILL BE
CLOSED ON
FRI. & SAT. JULY 4 & 5
IN OBSERVANCE OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY

JULY IS FOR READING SALE

Last year we had a half price used book sale and so many customers have been asking if we would do it again. So YES we will have all our used books on sale at half price for the entire month of July.

NEW HARDBACKS ON HALF-PRICE SALE

For the first time we are having a half-price sale on a select group of new hardbacks! We have put on sale over 100 titles of brand new hardbacks. These books are located in the various special interest areas in the store. Any customer that buys over $40 of any combination of products (books, art supplies, models, etc.) in our store can then purchase one of these new hardbacks at half price. Buy $80 and select 2 of these special hardbacks for half price, etc. Check our list of these specials books soon before they are all gone!!

JULY "FREEBIES" FOR CHILDREN

One Free Cardboard & Plastic Patriotic Flying jet for each child accompanied by an adult (while supply lasts).

READERS' WALK!

Fran and I have recently started walking at the walking trail. We try to get there between 7:10 and 7:15 every morning (before it gets too hot!) We invite you to join us if you are a regular walker, or if you are not a regular walker, why don't you join us anyway and start tomorrow toward a healthier you!!

ART, HOBBY, CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Starting Thursday, August 14, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm, and continuing every Thursday through the end of the year, artists Sally Shovar and Nancy Chaffey are holding art, hobby and craft workshops here at Books & More. For more information, give us a call at 985-9425.

March Newsletter

March 19, 2003

Fran and I have had our first experience in participating in a book club that is sponsored by our church, First Presbyterian. Approximately 15 book lovers read Catherine Todd's book, Exit Strategies, and met at our home on Monday, March 17, to enjoy a time for enjoying refreshments provided by everyone and sharing our comments and reactions. Our next selection will be To Kill a Mockingbird. If you would like to be a part of a book club, please e-mail Fran (fransoos@moultriega.net) or let us know the next time you are in the store. Depending on the response, we might have to start another group since a group of more than 15 might be a little cumbersome. We are aware that there are some other book clubs here in Moultrie that have already closed their memberships because they purchase their books through Books & More.

A couple of weeks ago, Fran and I spent a delightful evening with author, Jackie K. Cooper, at Henderson Village near Perry, Georgia. If you recall, Jackie visited our store last year, autographing his latest book, Chances and Choices, Further Tales of a Gentle Southern Man. We met other book store owners, authors, and book lovers at this event. Jackie is a great speaker, and kept the intimate crowd of 35 or so chuckling all evening. We are looking forward to having him in our area again in the near future. Please click here to visit Jackie's web site.

Our February Half-Price Sale was one of the best ever! Even though February is the shortest month of the year, more people took advantage of stocking up on used books than ever before! Hope you were one of them and are happy with your purchases. Already, I've had several people ask when the next half-price sale will take place. We'll have another one in the Fall.

If you will click here, this will take you to a link showing you some of the kindergarten children from J.M. Odom Elementary School, who visited Books & More on February 26 & 27. I learned that even our kindergarten-age children are being taught how to write stories. I know that I didn't have this training at that age. Neither did my children. I think our teachers are to be commended for trying to instill a love of books, reading and writing at an early age. I had a great time reading to four different groups of these children, and some of the stories I read they already knew by heart, so that when I paused, they were able to complete the sentence!

Just last week, I was invited to read at R.B. Wright Elementary School for two of the 2nd grade classes during the "Read Across America" in honor of the birthday of Dr. Seuss. At R.B. Wright, they had a BIG red bow tie for me to wear, and some big fuzzy "Cat in the Hat" slippers. As always I had a wonderful time reading to the children. They are so attentive and responsive to this extra special outside interaction with their classes. Fran volunteers every Monday at the media center at Sunset School and loves the opportunity to work with the children there. Our school system here in Colquitt County is one of the best that I have seen. Of course, there is always room for improvement, but remember that positive things happen when people GET INVOLVED!!! I encourage each of you to contact a teacher or principal to volunteer your time in whatever capacity you choose. Or click here to go to the Colquitt County Communities in Schools web site.

Thanks to all of you for contributing to my bail money for the American Heart Association "Cardiac Arrest." I had a lot of fun appearing before "Heartless Judge Harrison" as so many other arrestees did. Judge Harrison takes no pity on ANYONE!!!

If you will please go to the following link www.franswebsites.com/troops.htm, it will take you to a web site showing a list of military personnel from Colquitt County who have been deployed to the Middle East. Please review this list, and if you have are aware of any additions to this list, please email Fran Soos.

We would like to let you know about the County-Wide yard sale coming up on Saturday, April 5. There are several different things that you can do, and any support would be greatly appreciated. You can pass this e-mail on to any of your friends in the area who might be interested in either coming to the yard sale or having a booth that day. Also, if you belong to a volunteer organization that is experiencing a shrinking income, this is an easy way to raise money with very little overhead.

Remember that you can have a booth for yourself or for your organization. Just stop by Books & More, In Due Time, or the Main Street Office to sign up. Costs are $20 or $25 depending on the size of the booth you need.

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January Newsletter

January 19, 2003

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HALF PRICE USED BOOK SALE ALL THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY!!!!

AT BOOKS & MORE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOULTRIE

Does the character in the top 2 pictures look anything like the character in the picture on the bottom to you?

PLEASE HELP! I have some "insider information" that tells me I'm going to be arrested for "impersonating Dr. Seuss." The mean, non-understanding judge has set bail at $500. When you come to the store the next time, will you please donate $1 to the Heart Fund towards my bail?

Author Signing - Taylor Schoettle, author and naturalist, will be autographing his books,A Field Guide to Jekyll Island, A Field Guide to Sea Island, A Naturalist's Guide to St. Simons and A Guide to a Georgia Barrier Island, at Books & More from 3:30 to 5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 28th. Please stop by to meet this interesting and dedicated naturalist and author. Later that evening, from 7:30 - 8:30 he will be the guest speaker at the meeting of The Georgia Conservancy at 1st Presbyterian Church in the Fellowship Hall. To find out more about Taylor Schoettle, click here visit his web site.

The Courthouse And The Depot: A Narrative Guide To Railroad Expansion And Its Impact On Public Architecture In Georgia 1833-1910 by Wilber W. Caldwell ($50.00) is a great book for those of you who enjoy reading about Georgia's architectural & social history in the 19th century. The book provides a clear view of rural southern history, and provides a useful collection of the local history of 159+ counties in Georgia including our own Colquitt County.

It also is a excellent study of the architectural styles of the various courthouses across our state, so any architect or builder would enjoy reading it. Railroad enthusiasts will enjoy reading it since it also goes into great detail about all the independent railroad lines that were in each county. On reviewer of this book stated that the "railroad development during this time period was the equivalent of a 19th century Interstate Highway." This book would be a welcome addition as a "coffee table book" for any home that enjoys reading Georgia history. We have one of these books on display at the store on the round table for you to see with a notation for the pages of Colquitt County history and the photo of our beautiful, historic courthouse.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book V) will be released at last on Saturday, June 21st! I know this seems like a long way off, but in order for us to order sufficient quantity so that we might reserve a FIRST EDITION copy of this book for you, we must know that you want us to save you one! Two years ago, when book IV came out in hardback, we sold out of First Editions and some people had to be satisfied with a 3rd or 4th printing of the book.

So many of you keep asking about the Sonny Sammons sequel to The Keepers of Echowah. I talked to his publisher, Ken Boyd, last week and was advised that the new "target date" for this book is this summer. Once we get a firm date, we will invite Sonny to come back to Moultrie to visit with his large group of fans from this area.

Do you have friends who you think would enjoy receiving our e-mail newsletters? If so, please forward this e-mail to them and encourage them to send us their e-mail address so we can let them know when we update the web site. Each of your friends who ask to be added to our e-mail book-lovers group will receive a $5 gift certificate for USED BOOKS. Also, if they name you as the person referring them, you will also receive a $5 gift certificate for USED BOOKS. Please Note: We DO NOT GIVE OUT OUR E-MAIL BOOK LOVERS GROUP ADDRESSES to anybody!

The next County-Wide Yard Sale will take place on the Courthouse Square on Saturday, April 5. Many of you belong to organizations that are looking for a way to raise money. The turn-out is always more than we expect, and we have had some people sell over $1000 during this event. Please phone me at 229-985-9425 or e-mail me to reserve a spot for your organization.

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November 2002 Newsletter

November 7, 2002

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Hello again! Fran and I are off dancing again this weekend, but we're having a Half-Price Used Book Sale at Books & More while we are away! ALL of our used books inside the store are at half of their used price. Also, on Friday and Saturday, November 8 & 9, we are having a sidewalk sale with lots of books displayed on the sidewalk for only $1. So you serious book readers, stop in and take advantage of these special prices.

In our new books section, we have hundreds of new arrivals, including biographies, travel, children's books, Civil War books, Cookbooks and many more. A lot of people have already started taking advantage of these new arrivals to start their Christmas shopping, and are putting books aside for their favorite reading friends. Don't forget that we offer free gift-wrapping, and if you're not sure what books your friends have already read, why not select a Christmas Gift Certificate. Gift Certificates are available in any amount you choose.

On Sunday afternoon, November 17, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm a Special Benefit for Birdsong Nature Center, just outside of Thomasville, will feature 3 Georgia Authors - Janisse Ray, Victor Miller & Bailey White. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and there will be drawings for prizes. Tickets for this event are only $20. For reservations or more information, please call (229) 377-4408. We have books by all three of these authors in stock at Books & More if you would like to purchase your copy ahead of time before going to the event. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Thanksgiving Evening Activities - Can you believe that Thanksgiving is almost here? Clifford the Big Red Dog had so much fun the last two years when he visited Moultrie, that he asked if he could come back and get some more hugs from all the super children here! So we bought a BIG BAG of dog chow (as well as some people treats) and hope you and your children and grandchildren will join him to watch the lighting of the Downtown Christmas Tree on Thanksgiving Evening at Books & More. We don't want to leave out the grown ups, so we have invited Georgia author, Lorene Bryant Epps, to join us. She has written a few books of the inspirational, feel good, sort. She recently published a biography about her brother, Jimmy Bryant, a famous guitar player from Moultrie, GA who made hundreds of recordings in the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. We will also have her post card featuring our courthouse before its recent renovations, as well as several others of Jimmy Bryant. All of this will be going on from 5:00 until 8:00 on Thanksgiving Evening.

So stop by soon, and Let's Talk Books!!

Jim

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	*Does the character in the top 2 pictures look anything like the character in the picture on the bottom to you?*
PLEASE HELP! I have some "insider information" that tells me I'm going to be arrested for "impersonating Dr. Seuss." The mean, non-understanding judge has set bail at $500. When you come to the store the next time, will you please donate $1 to the Heart Fund towards my bail?

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Books & More Best Sellers:

New Items at the Store:

Upcoming Events on the Square in Historic Downtown Moultrie:

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Planes and Trains

Books read and recommended by Jim and various customers in the store:

BOOK CLUB NEWS:

Other special dates that we hope you'll mark on your calendars:

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October 29, 2003

New Items in the Store:

Author Signings:

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BOOK CLUB NEWS:

ART SETS:

CALLIGRAPHY:

PUMPKIN CARVING:

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS:

MAGAZINES:

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September 18, 2003

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PLEASE NOTE!
BOOKS & MORE WILL BE
CLOSED ON
FRI. & SAT. JULY 4 & 5
IN OBSERVANCE OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY