Pelican Bookstore

Historical southern fiction that takes place during the 1800’s has suddenly gained in popularity.  Here are a few of the most popular, for all readers!

“My Name is Mary Sutter” by Robin Oliveira
“Enemy Women” by Paulette Jiles
“Shades of Gray” by Jessica James
“Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
“Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara

The weather has been great at the beach this week for our spring break visitors!  Enjoyed seeing everyone! Welcome back!

We are gearing up for the season with lots of new book releases this week….plus new puzzles have arrived! Adrianna Trigiani’s new book “Shoemaker’s Wife ” is on the shelf.  Her novel “Big Stone Gap” has always been a favorite,  can’t wait to read this one! For the younger set, Carl Hiaasen has “Chomp, ” new in his children’s Florida series.

The weather has been absolutely beautiful, Spring has truly sprung. These perfect 70 degree days are here but they won’t last forever, so take this opportunity to go out and explore nature. If you need some help we have Steven Lewers folding guides which are excellent for birding, shelling or fishing.  We’ve even got a new one for this year for local snakes!

Also, if you’re looking for great ways to spend your time outdoors the new Sunset Beach park at the foot of the new bridge is a great spot for a sunny afternoon and a book!

This week instead of our normal book picks, we’ve picked a neat place to visit that is relatively near the bookstore is called the Vereen Memorial Gardens and is in Little River just as you come back into Brunswick County. You take the 179 turn off of 17 to come up through Calabash, but the entrance to the garden is almost as soon as you turn off of 17. It has several miles of hiking trails, nature trails/boardwalks across the marsh and tidal creeks, picnic tables under cover, gazebos to sit in, porch style swings for adults to sit and watch boats on the waterway, swings for children, porta johns, and docks that jut out into the waterway. It would a great place to take a picnic lunch and a book if you aren’t in to hiking or great for a family picnic.

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With the movie Hunger Games ready to hit the screen on March 23.   The books are flying off the shelf!  If you haven’t read it… Pick one up and see what all the excitement is all about!!  We’ve read them and recommend it to anyone that likes the dystopia genre or if you want to read what your children are all talking about.

A great southern read that has come to our attention is “Catfish Alley” by Lynne Bryant, sure to be a hit with our southern readers. We love it!! Jeffrey Archers novel “Only Time Will Tell” the first in a series of three is out this week in paper.  Probably our favorite book for 2011.

And for next week for St. Patrick’s we recommend Patrick Taylor’s Irish Country Doctor Series or more serious Irish Edward Rutherfurds Dublin Saga.

Spring is arriving early this year!  Words out that the strawberries are starting to come in in South Carolina so it won’t be long till we’re making jam!! Southern biscuits with homemade strawberry jam or warmed jam over ice cream!!  Nectar of the God’s.  Can’t wait.

Weathers great for beach walks and reading on the porch.  Come in and we’ll match you up with the perfect read.