You are, on vacation and in the land of many books. You would like to sit in the sun on the beach and read an interesting story. But there are so many choices, so many decisions to make.... what to pick?

Of course we do always encourage everyone to read about our area, about its rich history or some local mysteries. Click here for some of our featured local titles.

Here is a list of some titles we think you might enjoy.

Sketches of Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach
Sketches by William Maurer - Text by Jan Johannes
Price: $34.95 (Hardcover)

"Now retired as an architect, Bill Maurer the artist has created this book using watercolor and pencil sketches to catalogue a part of the history of this time and a previous era on northeast Florida's Amelia Island. With his cosmopolitan ethos he describes Amelia Island as a little paradise with subject matter everywhere - historic houses, marshes, wild landscapes, marine subjects , and inland waterway. In the remarkable images in this book, Bill Maurer expresses in a quiet way his inner emotions and his love of these subjects."
H.Neal Coleman, Amelia Island, FL

How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
Sasa Stanisic
Price: $24.00 (Hardcover)

"A child matures in Bosnia as war comes clanking down his street and he tries to make sense of the good and the bad in the world through stories. A bold novel and timely."
Russ Lawrence, Hamilton, MT

Fernandina's Lost Island
David Tuttle & Cara Curtin
Price: $12.95 (Paperback)

"Once again the Lieutenant Wilson Mystery Series has the investigator and his group of crack detectives on the trail of a murderer, or is it two murderers? Fernandina Beach is too quiet of a resort to have the brutal murder of a beautiful woman, only to be found on a hot July morning at Fort San Carlos...."

... for Ages 4 - 8

Elephants Never Forget
Ravishankar, Christiane Pieper (Illustrations)
Price: $16.00

"A sweet young elephant becomes separated from his herd and is taken in by the water buffalo. He must eventually choose to rejoin his herd or stay with those who have loved him and have become his family. The illustrations are absolutely wonderful"
Lisa Sharp, Fayetteville, AR