THREADS has been getting awesome reviews. I'm so happy readers are connecting with the story as much as I do. In celebration, I'm having an eBook Launch Party on Friday, May 23rd. If you're in the Delray Beach area, please feel free to stop by. You may email me at belleyrebooks@bellsouth.net for details.
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First, an update on Threads. I'm hearing from readers who have recently finished the book. So far, so good. As expected, they have been very surprised by the last several chapters that tie things together and add a twist. Yay! In case you haven't been enticed to read Threads because of the eBook format, please … Continue reading The Natural Philosophy of Time
Congratulations to Kathy Hamilton for being the first person to correctly answer all the contest questions and receive a free copy of Threads. Happy reading Kathy! As I said in my last post. the novel Threads uses several names from literature (author, characters), science, and even the movies. Here are the answers to the questions … Continue reading Threads Winner
I'm excited to say that Threads is now live on Amazon.com! The novel Threads uses several names from literature (author, characters), science, and even the movies. Make your guess at where the following names come from and then email your answers to belleyrebooks@bellsouth.net using the subject line Threads Contest. The contest will run for two … Continue reading Win a Copy of Threads
After a very long hiatus, I am excited to get back to the Belleyre Books blog. And with very good reason -- I have finished my first work of fiction. After many years of writing textbooks for computer science and computer applications, I am thrilled to achieve my dream of writing a novel. Writing a novel … Continue reading Threads by Beth Brown
Yesterday I made what has become an annual trek down to the Miami Library on Flagler Street. Thursday was the start of their Annual Book Sale. Thousands of donated books are organized by subject into boxes and then put out for sale. What an amazing sight! The first treasure I came across was a first … Continue reading Miami Library Sale
Just in time for Halloween, Belleyre Books has added "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" to its bookshelves. This book presents a new twist on an old classic by expanding the text to include savage creatures and dark secrets. Not for everyone, this book may offend the purist, but those ready for a quirky classic … Continue reading Quirky Classics
"Tillie: A Mennonite Maid, A Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch" is a book recently added to the Belleyre bookshelves. "Tillie" was written in 1904 by Helen Reimensnyder Martin, a Pennsylvania author who was known for her stories of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Belleyre Books carries the 1908 printing. In researching the title, I found that the book was … Continue reading Tillie
Today my daughter and I had great fun sorting through lots of old books. Her favorites are the cookbooks. She demonstrated her great eye for a valuable cookbook when she pointed out a 1948 signed first edition of "Antoinette Pope School Cookbook" by Antoinette and Francois Pope. Before Julia Child, there was Antoinette Pope and … Continue reading Fancy Cookery
I came across a very nice signed edition of David McCullough's "Truman" this week. Less than two weeks ago, I found an equally nice signed edition of "John Adams," also by McCullough. These two volumes, sitting side by side, give the Belleyre shelves a very dignified look, as they should, when you consider the prestige merited … Continue reading David McCullough
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