Wonder Book Blog
Zeroes. There were a lot of them last week when Wonder Book "bought the farm" in downtown Frederick... But it has generated a lot of excitement and interest from many different quarters. THAT is fun... Zero... Tuesday it began to snow in the afternoon... Read More
It is Friday. January 11. Winter is sneaking in, finally. It is not that I was anxious for the relatively nice weather we've enjoyed so far to leave, but I suppose it is better than being smashed in one fell swoop. Last night was cold.... Read More
If there's anything remotely like a castle in Pennsylvania, the rare and collectible book company The Family Album's home is it. It is an enormous Pennsylvania limestone edifice. If you squint a bit, you could visualize it as a Norman tower in Wales. I've known... Read More
The Hottest Book Around—At One Time: There are a dozen old trailers backed up to loading docks here at the Wonder Book and Books By the Foot warehouse in Frederick Maryland. We bought them as salvage and use them for storage. We've filled up the... Read More
There's no music in this story. It was a symphony of books... If you read the November 16, 2018 book story, you will have seen that this was how the Preface concluded: "It is 6:30 am Friday November 16. Dawn is brightening to the east.... Read More
"Oh, the wind was coming up...round the streets of old London town..."— Lyrics Jim Roberts. Actually not. No one was on my mind anymore. The old demon's power had snapped, and my mind was fresh and clear. Crazy business—the head and heart. Here today. Gone... Read More
