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Treat Yourself to a Day on the Town
I fall victim to it every year. Shopping for Christmas turns into another task on my To Do list. I am not good about finding time to do it during the day, so I hit cyberspace after the kids have gone to bed and I have a glass of wine in my hand. This is…
Read More20% of all sales donated to YEF Sunday, 11/27
20% of all sales will be donated to the Yarmouth Education Foundation on Sunday, 11/27. Thank you for shopping local and thank you for supporting YEF! For more information about the wonderful things that YEF does for the Yarmouth School System, visit: https://yarmoutheducationfoundation.org/
Read MoreFree mug with purchase of $25 or more on 11/26!
Thank you for supporting Yarmouth small businesses on Small Business Saturday, November 26th! As a token of our appreciation, we will be giving away a free Royal River Books coffee mug to all customers that stop by and spend $25 or more! Royal River Books will be open from 10am to 5pm.
Read MoreAuthor Talk with Debra Spark on 11/16 at Merrill Memorial Library
Royal River Books is excited to sponsor an author talk with: Debra Spark, author of Unknown Caller At Merrill Memorial Library 215 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME Wednesday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm ”We fans of Debra Spark’s work love her dearly for her rich characters, dazzlingly complex emotional landscapes, and gentle irony. I’m glad…
Read More2nd Grade – Hooray!
The art teacher at Yarmouth Elementary School (YES), Ms. Higgison, was kind enough to let us in to explore the school on Labor Day. We were out of town during back to school orientation. Our daughter Lila was starting 2nd grade, which meant a move from Rowe School to YES. We found the classroom for…
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Cursed Child – Now Available!
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne,Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s…
Read MoreSummer Reading
Where are the lazy days of summer? My husband is a builder, so these certainly aren’t his lazy days. With kids out of school I am running around to different camps and scrambling to keep up with work and stuff around the house. I am thrilled to be stepping into my flip flops every day…
Read MoreDirt, Water & Worms, What’s Not to Like?
The neighborhood kids were over last Sunday and started the day with an arts & crafts project. While their googly-eyed green monsters were drying, my daughter said, “Let’s do a science project!” Pete, my husband, walked in and told the kids about how he and his buddies used to turn over old logs in the…
Read MoreAmazon and Empty Storefronts
On January 25, Civic Economics and the American Booksellers Association released a groundbreaking new study, “Amazon and Empty Storefronts,” which details the overall negative impact that Amazon has had on Main Street retailers and jobs, and the communities in which they are located, across the country. As Internet sales have risen unabated in recent years,…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our lovely customers for supporting Royal River Books over the last 8 years. I am happy to report that 2015 was our best year ever! The Christmas season was a lot busier than I had anticipated and I appreciate your patience as we helped everyone as…
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