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libbabray RIP Maurice Sendak. You made it ok for kids to feel angry. Will always love Max. Will always be a Wild Thing. 6:46 AM May 8th via web Retweeted by fondofbooks and 78 others
nationalbook On Tumblr: "Hail to the glorious picture book!" Remembering National Book Award Winner Maurice Sendak: bit.ly/KCt4sB 8:00 AM May 8th via web Retweeted by fondofbooks and 8 others
Customer using iphone to (loudly) comparison shop my prices vs Amazon leaves phone on counter. Is it bad that I feel smug? 8:19 AM Apr 16th via web
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Just got 1st fin aid offer for 3rd child in college. Still laughing. Should feel complimented we are considered that wealthy!! 1:23 PM Feb 28th via web
Booksmith Did you guys catch Ann Patchett talking up indie bookstores on Colbert last night? That's what WE'VE been saying! colbertnation.com/the-colbert-re… 9:22 AM Feb 21st via web Retweeted by fondofbooks and 9 others
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25 degrees in sunny Myrtle Beach!! I will not be leaving my couch today! Now to figure out what book deserves to spend this day with me. 6:40 AM Feb 12th via web
kathrynbudig "He who angers you conquers you." - Elizabeth Kenny 5:53 AM Feb 12th via web Retweeted by fondofbooks and 21 others
@InkMuse As a parent of 3, volunteering in schools goes w/ the territory. Plus time in Mexico & New Orleans, home repair/hurricane relief. 7:46 AM Feb 3rd via web in reply to InkMuse
My #fridayreads State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. Only 3 chapters in, but loving it! 7:41 AM Feb 3rd via web
World Book Night sign up deadline extended to Monday 2/6, don't wait! Just got my email acceptance! @wbnamerica #wbn #reading 7:36 AM Feb 3rd via web
PenguinPbks RT to win: A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by @DebHarkness has been a @nytimes bestseller for a month! Get your copy today! twitter.com/PenguinPbks/st… 9:11 AM Jan 30th via web Retweeted by fondofbooks and 61 others
Congrats to @JoshilynJackson on the release of A Grown-up Kind of Pretty! Read it in one day, & cannot WAIT to share this beautiful book! 7:44 AM Jan 25th via web
@nanhank3 @debharkness Oh, yes! You'll love it! Fun, but not fluffy. I'm finally home & hope to finish up tonight! 4:04 PM Jan 24th via web in reply to nanhank3
@DebHarkness *sigh* I guess not, since they pay my rent and ultimately, keep me in books! Reading on... 12:26 PM Jan 24th via web in reply to DebHarkness
Loving A Discovery of Witches by @DebHarkness! Would be finished, if not for all the pesky book-loving customers interrupting me! :) 12:05 PM Jan 24th via web
Now at opthamologist with mom. Suspect detached retina. #sandwichgeneration #mondaymoanings 7:49 AM Jan 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Name Bev Rockow
Location North Myrtle Beach, SC
Web http://bookendson...
Bio Wife, mom, owner of used bookstore. Reader, writer, almost empty nester. Figuring out what to do with time that used to be spent as champion helicopter mom.