People, do you know how hard it is for a mother of a 2-year-old and a 12-year-old to read an entire book in one weekend? It's near impossible.

But I did it. 

This past weekend I read "The Dry Grass of August" by Anna Mayhew. It was smart, funny, poignant and a straight-up page turner.

This book was so good, I ignored and neglected my children for an entire weekend to see what was going to happen next. AND I stayed up until 11:18 p.m. on Sunday night to read the end.

It's that good.

Braswell Library and the Friends of Braswell Libary are hosting the author of "The Dry Grass of August," at a Meet the Author event at 6:30 p.m. March 1. Mrs. Mayhew will talk about the book, answer questions, sign books and discuss her literary gem. Everyone is invited.

If your book club read "The Help" or wished they had ("The Dry Grass of August" kind of reminds me of that book), get to reading this book and get your club to the March 1 event to meet and mingle with what will be your new favorite author.

Also, I am a Friend of the Braswell Memorial Library.

And, we need some new Friends.

We have a good group of Friend volunteers that raise money for special library events or materials, but our numbers are small and we need some help.

We love it when Friends sign up and pay the $25 fee - it goes toward a great cause and we are very grateful.

But is someone out there is thinking, "I wonder if I could help with anything at the library, because I really love Braswell Library!" - the answer is YES!

We could use you!

Our next meeting is Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. at the library and if you come, I'll promise you you'll have a good time and we'll find the PERFECT way for you to contribute.

Get to reading! (They have copies at Books-A-Million).