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Paper hates water. It hates wind. And fire. Paper falls apart. There is no home safe enough for paper, did you know this? Sometimes my grandmother speaks like an oracle. I mess with the tape recorder settings, make sure the microphone will
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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan

Open to persons who live in the Red River Valley, for a view of our perspective, which is a far cry from the "Lists" that are out there. ...more

A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

This Book Club is based off of the long standing Bas Bleu ladies book club based in Paris, Texas. Formed in 2000, there is quite a selection of good b ...more

The Readers is a podcast by Simon Savidge of Savidge Reads and Thomas Otto of Hogglestock, they like to talk about books... alot!

We're a group that meets in person every month, usually on the third Sunday of the month, at the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site in Paris, TX ...more
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