Reading with the Waggers Tuesday October 29, 2019 3:00-4:00 Pepper and Troi (our therapy dogs) will be here (in costume) to listen to friends read to them. Call the store (859-781-06020 and schedule your 15 minuter reading spot. Wear your costume. We will have treats for readers. Halloween Hoedown with Connie Bergstein Dow Tuesday October […]
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New Book Celebrates a Kentucky Christmas
Jennifer Sierra will sign her book at The Blue Marble in Fort Thomas on December 17. By Robin Gee Jennifer Sierra’s Merry Christmas, Y’all takes readers young and old on a holiday tour through beloved locales and some surprising finds across Kentucky. Readers ride along with Santa as he travels throughout the state collecting items […]
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Gary Cieradkowski Shares a Bit of Fort Thomas Baseball History
Illustration by Gary Cieradkowski, author of The League of Outsider Baseball In June we wrote about local author Gary Cieradkowski, who authored and illustrated the celebrated The League of Outsider Baseball. Baseball and history buffs, and fans of Cieradkowski’s work, also regularly visit his blog, The Infinite Baseball Card Set. Cieradkowski’s most recent blog post is a nod to […]
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Local Author Writes and Illustrates Celebrated Baseball Book
Local graphic designer and author Gary Cieradkowski celebrates release of new book, The League of Outsider Baseball; illustration by Cieradkowski If you listen closely, you can occasionally hear fireworks from Great American Ballpark, such as yesterday’s, when the Reds beat the Nationals, 8-2. Local ball fields are regularly in use, with competitive games or a parent […]
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Blue Marble Named One of Nation’s Best Kids’ Bookstores
The Great Green Room, at Blue Marble Books in Fort Thomas/Blue Marble Fort Thomas’s own Blue Marble Books has been named one of the nation’s best kids’ bookstores in a recent survey.
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Blue Marble Bookstore – FIND WALDO IN FORT THOMAS!
Waldo and His Faithful Dog, Woof, Create Summertime Fun to Support the Shop Local Movement. June 18, 2014 – Ft. Thomas, Kentucky – Where’s Waldo? In Fort Thomas, Kentucky of course. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting twenty-six different local businesses throughout our community this July. Those […]
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Blue Marble Books Celebrating 35 Years as an Independent Bookseller
BLUE MARBLE BOOKS CELEBRATING 35 YEARS AS AN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER! Two-week celebration in June to include readings, photo ops, ice cream socials, and prizes. May 27, 2014 – Ft. Thomas, Kentucky – We at Blue Marble Books are so excited for our 35th anniversary in June that we are dedicating the first two weeks of June to […]
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Blue Marble Books Creates Teen Leadership/Literature Panel
BLUE MARBLE BOOKS CREATES TEEN LEADERSHIP/LITERATURE PANEL Local children’s bookstore establishes leadership roles for teenagers. Blue Marble Books has created a teen leadership/literature panel as a way to further engage with the community, establish leadership roles for teenagers, and address and solve literacy issues within the local community. The teen panel, who have had two […]
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Blue Marble Bookstore Presents: Mama on a Budget: Green Bean Delivery
Green Bean Delivery Blue Marble Bookstore Presents: Mama on a Budget: Green Bean Delivery Sports Illustrated was kind enough recently to put three impossible women on their front cover (each wearing a bathing suit with barely enough fabric to make one modest suit if combined) as part of their annual reminder that swimsuit season is […]
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Fort Thomas Matters Best Business Bracket
MARCH IS UPON US! It’s time to announce the match-ups for the 3rd annual FortThomasMatters.com Best Business Bracket. What was once a nebulous 64-team field has found it’s way to 8. Voting will take place on FortThomasMatters Facebook page starting this Thursday (3/20) and will be tabulated by the amount of likes, shares and comments […]