How quickly life changes during the pandemic. Like many of you, I’m at home these days except for the occasional run to the grocery and pharmacy. With new-found time on my hands, I’ve avoided the closets that need cleaning and pulled a well-worn book from the bookshelves that belonged to my mother: Riley Child-Rhymes by […]
Dinner with the Author
Candle light, conversation, and Italian food highlighted Dinner with the Author on Thursday evening, February, 27 at The Green Door Book Store and Gift Shoppe in Overland Park. Hosted by owner Christin Young, guests enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Personal Chef Michele Coakley, owner of Exquisite Eats, and presented beautifully by Good Stuff China. […]
Update for Dinner with the Author
Join us for a lovely, literary evening with Jane Coletti Perry, author of Marcello’s Promise, for an Italian themed dinner. When: Thursday, February 27th, 7pm-9pmWhere: The Green Door Book Store & Gift Shoppe, 15500 Quivira Road, Overland ParkOn the Menu: Chicken with a Sun-Dried Tomato Parmesan Cream Sauce served with Pasta, Caesar Salad, Italian Bread, […]
A Great Night for Book Club
These are the Real Housewives of Waukee, Iowa. What a wonderful group! We met February 13th at my daughter’s home to discuss Marcello’s Promise. It was frigid outside but laughter, wine and sharing ideas warmed the evening for all of us. Some of the impressions: “I wouldn’t have lasted a minute in steerage–just the smell […]
Cinnamon’s Discussion Questions for Marcello’s Promise
Cinnamon is our “grandcat,” pictured here after Marcello’s Promise arrived in the mail. She was thrilled to get her copy but, like any cat, pretended otherwise and kept her emotions in check. After sniffing the book and nestling down on the mailing envelope, she promptly fell asleep. Three hours later she woke up–and this is […]
So Many Books, So Little Time
Find time after the holidays are tucked away for another year, before new demands come barging in, when curling up with a good book is the best use of your time. Whether it’s sunny outside your window or the wind is howling and swirling the snow, I hope you’ll find that “just right” book. Here […]
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