Why do you choose Burry's?

Author, educator, friend, and loyal customer Sara Odom has this to say about her shopping experiences at Burry's:

"Hartsville is fortunate to have its very own bookstore, owned, operated and managed by a native of Hartsville!  Sometimes we don't realize just how fortunate we are to have someone who is vested in Hartsville in a huge way.  Across the United States, bookstores are rapidly finding themselves in bankruptcy, as the Internet has taken much of the local business. 

            Burry Bookstore continues to provide wonderful opportunities for our citizens, opportunities that we certainly don't want to lose.   From hosting bestselling authors (and encouraging new authors like me) and providing special events like Mrs. Kit and Ashley the Magician to providing clubs and other organizations support in their every endeavor,   Emily and her staff at Burry's are one of Hartsville's treasures."   

Mary Alice Monroe Author Luncheon Two Weeks From Today

Mary Alice Monroe Author Luncheon

Thursday, May 12th from 12 noon until 2:00 pm

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Need something for the kids to do during Spring Break?

Sports Matching Game

Ready, set, match! This classic matching game includes 72 cards featuring team and individual sports such as hockey, kayaking, football, figure skating, and more. Children will have a blast getting to know the exciting world of sports while building memory and concentration skills.

New Debbie Macomber out today!

A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber

In the middle of the year, in the middle of her life, Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth.
 

They're driving to Florida for Ruth's 50th high-school reunion. A longtime widow, Ruth would like to reconnect with Royce, the love of her teenage life. She's heard he's alone, too...and, well, she's curious. Maybe even hopeful.

Bethanne herself needs time to redirect, to ponder a decision she has to make. Her ex-husband, Grant--her children's father--wants to reconcile now that his second marriage has failed. Bethanne's considering it....

Meanwhile, Annie's out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a "brilliant" life without him!

So there they are, three women driving across America. They have their maps and their directions--but even the best-planned journey can take you to a turn in the road. Or lead you to an unexpected encounter--like the day Bethanne meets a man named Max who really "is" a hero on a Harley. That's when Bethanne's decision becomes a lot harder. Because Grant wants her back, but now there's Max....

From Seattle's Blossom Street to the other end of the country, this is a trip that could change three women's lives.

Graduation and Mother's Day cards - 50% OFF

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Mary Alice Monroe author luncheon is May 12th.  Register here!

The Special K Challenge!

The Special K Challenge and Beyond: Your Complete Guide to Weight Management, Healthy Living & Delicious Cooking

This book is the complete, easy and friendly guide to taking the Special K Challenge, weight management, healthy living, and delicious cooking. Backed by the household name of Kelloggs. Millions of women participate in the Special K Challenge and look for delicious ideas for "the third meal" and beyond. Created under the guidance of expert dietitians and Special K brand experts who intimately understand their audience's needs, the book rounds out the promise of The Special K Challenge with a complete, wide-ranging guide to weight management. It includes great recipes and menu ideas for the "third meal" and supportive strategies for succeeding at The Challenge.

- Provides expert, easy-to-understand information on every aspect of a healthy lifestyle, including nutrition basics, safe and steady long-term weight loss and maintenance, exercise, and well being

- Tips for cooking healthy and delicious meals, snacking strategies, and motivation and support.

- Interactive elements help build an all-important sense of community

- Chock full of quizzes, sidebars, charts, and fill-in journal pages to personalize the book for each reader.

Local interest titles featured in our latest email newsletter

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Enjoy the best from home grown gardens, fresh markets, and roadside stands

The New Southern Garden Cookbook

Well-known food writer Sheri Castle aims to make "what's in season" the answer to "what's for dinner?" This timely cookbook, with dishes for omnivores and vegetarians alike, celebrates and promotes the delicious, healthful homemade meals centered on the diverse array of seasonal fruits and vegetables grown in the South, and in most of the rest of the nation as well.

Increased attention to the health benefits and environmental advantages of eating locally, Castle notes, is inspiring Americans to partake of the garden by raising their own kitchen plots, visiting area farmers' markets and pick-your-own farms, and signing up for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes from local growers.

"The New Southern Garden Cookbook" offers over 300 brightly flavored recipes that will inspire beginning and experienced cooks, southern or otherwise, to take advantage of seasonal delights. Castle has organized the cookbook alphabetically by type of vegetable or fruit, building on the premise that when cooking with fresh produce, the ingredient, not the recipe, is the wiser starting point. While some dishes are inspired by traditional southern recipes, many reveal the goodness of gardens in new, contemporary ways. Peppered with tips, hints, and great stories, these pages make for good food and a good read.

Did you like to play "restaurant" when you were a kid?

When you think back on some of your favorite things to do when you were a kid, did you ever play "restaurant"?  


Tell us about it!

Now your little girl and her doll can play restaurant too!  


This kit has everything a girl needs to open the doll restaurant of her dreams. Includes an idea book, order pads, carry-out bags, and a daily specials board and easel, plus the supplies needed to make menus, place mats, napkin rings, a doll-sized chef's hat and apron, and lots more.

Check Out Our Window Displays

It's interesting to hear the different things customers notice and enjoy about the bookstore.  

Here is what Shari Carter has to say:

"I love Burry Bookstore and enjoy treating myself to books and items from their stock. I also find Burry Bookstore to be most accommodating for my shopping needs. I can call to check on any title or author and if not in stock it is there within a day or two. Additionally, I feel that it is one of the best places in Hartsville to buy a gift for people of all ages. The personnel are very friendly and helpful. Burry has been very supportive of local talent and I always enjoy their inviting window displays. It is always a delightful place to visit and shop!"

New Poetry Anthology created by Caroline Kennedy

In recent years, Kennedy and her friends have shared poems about the different stages in a woman's life, and the idea for an anthology was born. 

"She Walks in Beauty" is Kennedy's selection of poetry that tells the story of a woman's life. The collection includes contributions by Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker, and many others.

Super Shopper Club Member Only Sale Friday - 25% OFF

On Friday, April 15th, we are having a Super Shopper Club Member Only Sale.

All in stock merchandise that is regularly priced will be 25% OFF from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm.

Join our Super Shopper Club at this link 


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Great Insight and Sound Advice From Max Lucado

Max on Life -  Max Lucado

We have questions. Child-like inquiries. And deep, heavy ones.

In more than twenty-five years of writing and ministry, Max Lucado has been the receiving line for thousands of such questions. The questions come in letters, e-mails, even on Dunkin Donuts napkins. In "Max on Life" he offers thoughtful answers to more than 150 of the most pressing questions on topics ranging from hope to hurt, from home to the hereafter.
Max writes about the role of prayer, the purpose of pain, and the reason for our ultimate hope. He responds to the day-to-day questions-parenting quandaries, financial challenges, difficult relationships-as well as to the profound: Is God really listening?

A special addendum includes Max's advice on writing and publishing.

Including topical and scriptural indexes and filled with classic Lucado encouragement and insight, "Max on Life" will quickly become a favorite resource for pastors and ministry leaders as well as new and mature believers.

A Breath of Fresh Air

It means a lot to know that customers appreciate and enjoy shopping at Burry's.  Do you have a time you especially remember or a favorite story to tell about Burry's?  

Email us and tell us about it!

Here's what Carol Bryant has to say about shopping at Burry's:

"Entering Burry Book Store is like a breath of fresh air.  You are always greeted by a friendly and smiling sales lady who ALWAYS asks "how are you" and calls you by name. The ladies in Burry's truly care about each person that enters their store and will help them in any way they can.  If they don't have what someone needs, they will suggest another store in Hartsville that they should try.  To me, this is going the extra mile for their customers.   Whether it is an all occasion card, a book, a gift  or personalized note cards, Emily and Lynn and All the Girls always make it a fun experience.  If I am not sure, I will ask their advice and they will give me their ideas and most of the time, they point things out that I had not even thought about.  They All are Great and my trips to Burry's are very frequent  and for whatever reason if I don't go in Burry's for several days, the next time I do go, Lynn will say, where have you been-"we have missed you"-Now how many places can you go anywhere and have that kind of personal attention?

I just know in my heart that Mr. Charlie Burry (whom I loved dearly) is still smiling down on all of us because Emily is continuing "The Burry Tradition" in the same way he did for many years.  The City of Hartsville is so lucky to have Burry Book Store.  It truly is a wonderful asset to the City and I am proud that I have been able to shop there for many years. "

Christmas in April - How Can You Help?

Coker Students Cody Ellison and Chris Dixon, members of Coker's SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), hold up one of the posters they made to help Burry Bookstore promote Christmas in April in the Hartsville Community during the month of April.

Burry Bookstore Supports 

Hartsville Christmas in April

Will You?

On Saturday, April 16, 2011 approximately 400 volunteers with the Hartsville Christmas in April program will be repairing more than 35 owner-occupied houses in the Hartsville area.

The program's goal is to make home repairs for qualified homeowners who cannot afford these repairs otherwise. Volunteers do the work and materials are provided through donations.

How Can You Help?

• Call Ed Rothe (843-861-0391) before April 16th and join a team.
• Make a financial donation (checks payable to CIA can be left at the front desk or mailed to PO Box 578, Hartsville, SC 29551).
• Donate your change - drop it in our collection box.
• Shop at Burry's anytime during the month of April, drop your receipt in our collection box, and Burry's will donate a portion of your purchase to CIA.

Shop locally because. . . . .

YOU will make a difference in YOUR community!