Golden Apples Stories

When To Give Up On A Boring Book?

When To Give Up On A Boring Book?

You started a book, but you’re not enjoying it. When do you decide to just give up on it?

The 500-year Echo of a Mother's Love

On this day January 21, exactly 500 years ago in 1525, a woman opened her door and welcomed a group of young men into her home. Her actions and presence...
The 500-year Echo of a Mother's Love
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The Man Who Saved Christmas

Charles Dickens is often credited with saving Christmas as well as many of its traditions and celebrations. Some would even say he accomplished this feat singlehandedly with his little novel A...

What Makes a Great Gift, Great?

Gift shopping can often be a challenging task. Fraught with uncertainties and questions as we try to pick out the best gifts for our friends and family. Many of these...
What Makes a Great Gift, Great?
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Is Happily-Ever-After A Myth?

And the prince and the princess married and lived happily-ever-after. Only in fairytales, right?  In a world of high divorce rates and where marriages are under pressure from every angle,...

Meet the authors of "Beechdale Road" for a book signing event on May 18, 2024

Come meet the authors of the newly released book, Beechdale Road. They will be here at our location in Mifflinburg, PA for a book signing event on May 18th, 9:30 am to 11:00 am....
Meet the authors of Beechdale Road, Tim Rogers and Megan Shertzer.
Spring Sale March 15&16 (in-store only)

Spring Sale March 15&16 (in-store only)

Our Spring Sale at our location in Mifflinburg PA is on March 15 and 16.  This is a "buy more, save more" event. It is an excellent way to stock up... Read More

Burned Before It Was Published

Not many books are burned by the author before anyone can even read it... Only to be reproduced and sell 6.7 million copies within forty years of publication.
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