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My name is Emma and I am a teenage girl who loves to read. I have been volunteering at RiverRun bookstore for the past three years. Next year, I will be able to officially work there. This summer, my goal is to read a book a week. I plan to critique about it, and share how I liked it on Emma’s Picks. I hope Emma’s Picks will make people want to read more and have fun along the way.   

Lately, I have been into Nicholas Sparks books. I read Dear John and it was amazing, with a very sad ending. I just finished The Last Song, and saw the movie as well which was also sad but great.  My Next Sparks book is The Choice. 

Book Sale This Weekend At SecondRun

By tom on May 21, 2010 | Add a Comment

We've got too many books over at SecondRun, our used bookstore.  This weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, all used books are buy two get one free (the cheapest one is free).  That means our already reasonable prices ($7 for hardcovers, $5 for paperbacks) just got unreasonably cheap.

We also have boxes and boxes of dollar books, which means you could line up an entire summer of reading for about ten or fifteen bucks.  Go to it!

 SecondRun Bookstore is located at 7 Commercial Alley in downtown Portsmouth.  Phone number is 603-431-2480. 

Rant, Choke, Snuff

By tom on May 08, 2010 | Add a Comment

Funny how people are.  Known for books that can make people pass out from nausea, Chuck Palahniuk in person is a gracious, sweet guy who really connected with the crowd at our event last Tuesday.  He spent two to three minutes with each person who was getting a book signed, asking them questions and posing for pictures.

Interesting, too, was the number of emails we got the next day thanking us for a great event.  More than we've ever received.  Keep in mind that this crowd was considerable younger, more tattooed, and more pierced than our usual book reading crowd.  It just goes to show that courtesy isn't dead, and that you can't judge a boo... well, you know.  I can't say it.