Christmas Time! ..that’s a wrap.

Posted by Ashlie's Books on December 28th, 2023

Winter (DECEMBER-APRIL) SHOP HOURS:

Tue-Fri, 10a – 5p

Sat, 11a4p

Sun+Mon, CLOSED

Holidays=Call for Info

Shop AUDIOBOOKS!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on November 21st, 2023

Shop audio books ..on SALE!

Now available at Ashlie’s..

Posted by Ashlie's Books on September 17th, 2023

Mondays With Oma

Reminder: eGift CARDS available!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on September 11th, 2023

We are now offering a really easy and convenient way to purchase and send a gift card to anyone!

ASHLIE's GIFT CARD

Simply click on the image above, or visit: https://anycard.ca/store/ashlies

You can customize it for any occasion!

You can email the card to anyone, or print it!

The BookSeat – Only $53.99!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on August 30th, 2023

RESTOCKED! All the colours (except orange).

This product is the smartest design in book holders.

$59.99 less 10%  Some still left at $46.99

To learn more about the product, visit thebookseat.ca

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NEW “local book, compiled by Paul Kirby

Posted by Ashlie's Books on July 8th, 2023

CRADLE TO THE GRAVE

a history of North Hastings as told through

the lives and careers of its physicians.

Cradle to the Grave -by- Paul Kirby*Proceeds to charity

NEW – Just in!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on April 12th, 2023

Viking Storm

kehoe-vikingstorm“When Vikings raid her Irish village, sixteen-year-old Fiona’s simple life of collecting plants for healing forever changes. Many of her family are killed or captured and she is taken away on a longship after slashing the throat of a Viking giant. What will the future hold for Fiona as a thrall (slave) who has mystical abilities she inherited from her mother?

“Gunnar, a seventeen-year-old Danish warrior is Fiona’s captor and becomes the centre of her world. It’s his decision whether to sell her off for the price of a cow or marry Fiona—bringing her into a very different way of life, where she’ll have to learn Danish and use her skills to survive.

“Yet, hundreds of years later, Professor Jon Jorgenssen discovers a burial site of a young warrior in Haithabu, Germany, formerly the ancient Danish trading town of Hedeby, where Gunnar and Fiona’s story unfolds. Jorgenssen and his team of archaeological students try to piece together the past.

This historical novel brings the Viking Age to life in all its glory and grit, vividly depicting the seagoing raiders’ conquests, trading, and traditions. The author puts readers right in the action with these colourful and complicated characters, all interspersed with chapters set in present day.

See MORE — https://www.susankkehoe.com/

Audio Books!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on December 10th, 2022

librofm

Considering Libro.fm membership? Now’s the time! A fun perk is dropping soon, and we don’t want you to miss out.

With Libro.fm monthly membership, you’ll pay $14.99 USD plus tax for 1 credit each month, and Ashlie’s Books will receive your ongoing support.

Plus, when you start your membership with code CHOOSEINDIE, you’ll receive a bonus credit!

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Almost everything COLLEEN HOOVER in stock!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on July 29th, 2022

Collen Hoover ..has arrived!

Canadian, Handcrafted LEATHER Bookmarks!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on June 30th, 2022

A Thought..

Posted by Ashlie's Books on September 23rd, 2017

“A town is not a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul”—English author Neil Gaiman.

Local History of Music

Posted by Ashlie's Books on November 24th, 2017

dance of the decades

On May 23, 1947, the musicians in the Commodores Orchestra opened Club Commodore, their newly winterized big band nightclub on the fairgrounds in Belleville, Ontario, a city of roughly 17,000 souls.  The musicians had created their own co-operative, and had each invested the modern equivalent of $25,000 into what wass by today’s standards a million-dollar operation.  Incredibly, they had done the hard physical labour themselves.

How did this collection of small-city accountants. mechanics, insurance men, clerks and carpenters do it?  The nine-decade story of the Commodores Orchestra, told by Andy Sparling after two decades of collecting information and photographs, is as intriguing and unique as it is improbable, no matter where you live.

The Healing Trees

Posted by Ashlie's Books on February 18th, 2018

The Healing Trees - Robbie Anerman

The Healing Trees, by Robbie Anderman

Available now!

By moving off-grid to a farm in the Wilno Hills of Eastern Ontario, Robbie Anderman left behind his former way of life, his allergy shots and pills, and the social supports that he was used to. He quickly discovered that he needed to learn how to live on the land that had become his home.

Running down to the drugstore or herb shop to buy a remedy for what ailed him was no longer an option. Surrounded by nature’s pharmacy, he began gathering his own herbs. Then came the long winter when the most commonly used herbs were no longer available. In a land so populated with Trees, it made sense to look to them for healing. Thus began a journey of forty-eight years during which Robbie researched, nibbled, sampled, and learned the lore of the Healing Trees.

The Healing Trees is the essential guidebook, organized in an easy-to-use manner that Robbie wishes he’d had as a resource when he first moved to the Wilno Hills.

ISBN: 978-1-77257-153-0 (PB)

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LOCAL Author: As I Recall

Posted by Ashlie's Books on April 11th, 2019

As I Recall -by- Donna CaldwellThis story was written by a woman who grew up on a farm in North Hastings County in the 1940’s and 1950’s. She relates stories from the years to the best of her memory. She has also included stories of her life up to the present day.

This is Donna’s first book. After reading several books by other authors, relating to the old days, she just felt she had to record her stories.    Many of those stories reminded her of her childhood. The more she read the more memories came flooding back to her!

It became very important to her to put these stories into print so her kids, grandkids and great grandkids would have a record. As the world is changing so fast, many of the stores will sound  almost foreign to the younger kids.    Although her stories may sound like she had a hard upbringing, she does not see it that way!    There was not a lot of money but she had a happy childhood and a loving upbringing!        She has many great memories and is happy she was raised on a farm! [Only $19.95. THANK YOU for supporting local business]

LOCAL History: Explosion – Trenton Disaster

Posted by Ashlie's Books on April 10th, 2019

EXPLOSION: Trenton Disaster -by- John MeladyDURING WORLD WAR I the town of Trenton, Ontario, became the site of the Largest explosives factory in Canada. Although the British Chemical Company plant was Located on the outskirts of town behind some small hills, residents nonetheless were apprehensive about the close proximity of millions of pounds of T.N.T., gunpowder, and toxic chemicals. Anxiety was heightened in 1917 when a French munitions ship, carrying T.N.T. manufactured at Trenton, exploded in Halifax Harbour, levelling a large section of the east coast city.

It was only a matter of time, many feared , before disaster visited Trenton too.  They were right.  Nobody in town would forget Thanksgiving weekend, 1918.

[Only $19.95] FREE CD with full scale images (currently unavailable but more coming!), and FREE* smartphone/tablet pen (*while supplies last).


40% OFF or more!

Posted by Ashlie's Books on March 31st, 2020

Don’t feel guilty ordering with the “big” monster, Chapters.

Nearly 40% or more is hard to beat.

But you can still support Ashlie’s if you start your journey with the links in this post! Thank you.

Here are the Globe and Mail bestsellers.

Here are the New York Times bestsellers.

Gail Manion, “BEING” – LOCAL Author

Posted by Ashlie's Books on July 31st, 2021

BEING - Gail Manion.  A Memoir

*NEW* Boxed Cards – LOCAL ARTIST

Posted by Ashlie's Books on November 2nd, 2021

Boxed Cards arranged with a seasonal theme.

Ketha Newman - BOXED CARD Sets [CLICK to ENLARGE]