Poetry Friday

March’s Books and Bookstore Roundup

This week’s host is Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect. Go visit the roundup there
 

24 Bookstores in 2024: March Report

 
 
It’s been an incredibly busy month of travel, and I visited many more bookstores than I realized! 
 

10.  Middleburg Books, Middleburg, Virginia 

Visited on February 24, 2024
 
 
I went to Middleburg Books with my friends Pat and Ann. The booksellers at this store were awesome! We stayed a lot longer than planned because we chatted about all kinds of books. I bought several of their recommendations.
 
 
This isn’t a big bookstore, but they make excellent use of space. It’s packed with all kinds of books. Plus they have a Secret Garden themed bathroom. 
 
 
 

11. Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, Virginia

Visited on February 25, 2024
 
 
This is the bookstore I always visit when I go to Richmond. It’s in the Shockoe Slip neighborhood. I’ve spent so much money there, I had a coupon to spend this time! They have great poetry and science sections. I also always find good local history books there.
 
 

12. bbgb Richmond, Virginia

Visited on March 9, 2024
 
This charming bookstore in Carytown is a bookstore for kids (with a few books for grownups). 
 
 
 

13. Riverby Book, Fredericksburg,Virginia

Visited on March 9, 2024
 
This is a multi-level used bookstore. It’s a gem in downtown historic Fredericksburg.
 
 

14. Scrawl Books, Reston, Virginia

Visited on March 16, 2024
 
I participated in our local library’s winter reading program and received a $10 coupon for this bookstore, so I was happy to go spend it before it expired in a few days.
 
 

15. A Thousand Stories, Herndon, Virginia

Visited on March 16, 2024
 
This little store is inside of an arts center and is the smallest bookstore I’ve visited, but I still found lots of things packed into their tiny space.
 
 
 

16. Papercut Books, Wilmington, NC

Visited on March 28, 2024
 
 

17. Quarter Moon Books and Gifts, Topsail Island, NC

Visited on March 28, 2024
 
 

What I’ve Been Reading

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Two of my favorite books of the year (so far), I read this week! I really loved The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride and Soil by Camille T. Dungy. I bought Ms. Dungy’s book’s at the National Book Festival after hearing her speak, and it’s been on my TBR pile for too long. It has amazing nature writing mixed with history from a black mother’s perspective. Highly recommend for people who love nature writing and poetry. 
 
 

Haiku of the Week

 
city petals
weighed down with rain—
concrete garden
 
Photo Taken: March 9, 2024 Downtown Richmond, Virginia
Haiku Written: March 12, 2024
 

Grow 

We are on vacation this week. I have committed to mostly not working–expect for reading for research. It has been an amazing gift.

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