by Brandy Heineman | Nov 1, 2021 | Bonus Content, Last to Know
I was looking for my great-grandfather when I walked into the historical society that day. Not him, personally, but clues about him—who he was, newspaper clippings, photographs. Anything that might align the man featured in a charming heirloom portrait with the one in...
by Brandy Heineman | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, Everything Else
Once upon a time… When I was in college, I had a few different Stephen King books-on-tape—yes, literal cassette tapes—that I often listened to in the car on the long drives between the campus and home. It seems funny to me that I listened to the same stories...
by Brandy Heineman | Oct 19, 2019 | Blog, Reading
Happy Sweetest Day! For today’s Bookish Memory, I thought I’d swing back to one of the first book signings I ever attended. Elizabeth Musser visited FoxTale Book Shoppe to promote her book The Sweetest Thing, and I was excited to attend. I had first...
by Brandy Heineman | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, Reading
August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day! And I am writing this on August 26 because sometimes we can’t do everything the way we’d like to. But never mind—let me share with you a Bookish Memory of a cussing kitty. No cussin’! Penelope (or Nele,...
by Brandy Heineman | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Reading
School Days It’s that time of year again! In some places (like here), the kiddos have been back in the classroom long enough to get into the groove of a new school year. In others, they still have a little more time to work on their summer reading lists before...
