Valerie Koehler

Owner of Blue Willow Bookshop. User of exclamation points. Keeper of a messy desk. Okay wife. Neglected mom. Thrilled grandmother.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

“For those who like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like.” RIP Maggie Smith.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

What Matt Lanza said. Period.

[Matt Lanza @mattlanza]

HOU. No additional comments.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Great book and great discussion.

[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

Sharing books from/about Appalachia that are better than Hillbilly Elegy: Day 22

When These Mountains Burn by David Joy

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Your dad is awesome!!!!

[Maggie Gordon @MagEGordon]

My dad - the same guy who built a wedding barn in the field where my mom's ashes are spread so she could "be at" my wedding - is about to drive 2K miles to park his campervan in my driveway so he can help us through the fog when the twins arrive in a few days. #DadGoals, always.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

I love that you are in a bookstore and I love @silasdhouse

[Governor Andy Beshear @GovAndyBeshear]

Just two proud Kentuckians talking about home.

Get ready to watch @silasdhouse and me in the docuseries Distilled in Kentucky.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Good luck Maggie!

[Maggie Gordon @MagEGordon]

The time has come: I'm heading out on maternity leave, and will return to my role as @Hou_Landing's senior storyteller in early 2025.

In the meantime, I'm going to try to be less online so I can focus on being a mom of 3 under 3 (🫣) when the twins come ... any day now.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

So true. All of you!!!

[Matt Lanza @mattlanza]

For real, I don’t need to hear both sides of your phone conversation. Turn off speaker and hold it up to your ear.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

I have always loved you.

[Silas House 📘 @silasdhouse]

This interview I did with @politico seems pertinent today. #JDVance

"The first time I read [Hillbilly Elegy], it read like the launching of a political campaign to me."--Silas House

https://t.co/N0kzSW5wdY

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Most of you know my affection for those hills and mountains-read!

[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

Well. Time to share this again.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

At least it blinks. We have one on Memorial with no light so you need to pay attention.

[Maggie Gordon @MagEGordon]

The irony of the traffic light at Hazard Street being stuck as a blinking red 72 hours after the hurricane.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

That’s my first picture coming in with the power on. Slightly out of kilter but maybe it is because I was crying. It’s been a long week without y’all.

[Blue Willow Bookshop @BlueWillowBooks]

Tonight, the lights came back on. Yes, we are tearing up.

This week was the longest that we have ever had to close the bookshop. Longer than Ike, or even Harvey. In fact, we have been closed more days this month than we've been open. Needless to say, we miss y'all.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Loren, my grandson loves this book so much. He’s 2 going on 3. When he pointed out that no one was driving the bus after it went to the valley, know I have a reader. And he loves the endpapers. Be still my heart.

[Blue Willow Bookshop @BlueWillowBooks]

We LOVE this book. Congratulations, @lorenlong!

"As only he can, Loren Long has created a picture book full of detail and magical wonder that will enthrall readers of all ages. This is a tour de force—bravo!" —Cathy

https://t.co/TFf4DfYtOg

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

And you built that beautiful new campus for this.

[HOUmanitarian ™ @HOUmanitarian]

"'Dystopian' is a word that comes to mind.”

Photo of new library layout at #HISD elementary school sparks outrage. Askew Elementary School is being transformed under Mike Miles "New Education System" into a "team center."
https://t.co/Q8ESN0IYxu via @HoustonChron

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Great story.

[Michael Barnes @outandabout]

'We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa reclaim a sacred part of Texas https://t.co/dyZJYPJd5L via @statesman

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Just come over to Dairy Ashford and Memorial. There is no light cycle where the red is not run. All four corners. No one moves without checking all cars.

[Evan @evan7257]

Criminals caught on camera

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

This is a standard joke in our house. You have to remember to drop the glasses. And have watched Hunt For Red October at least 100 times.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

When Will was 18 months old, we traveled to Colorado to go fly fishing with Greg’s family. Why didn’t I bring 50 books? We read Once Upon A Potty at least 500 times. I guess it worked. And we did have to look in the adult section.

[TXFReadomFighters @FReadomFighters]

Because sending kids to the adult section of a library to borrow Once Upon a Potty is a safe/great idea.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Happy to talk about rage Dairy Ashford&Memorial.

[T Bird @tbirdtko]

The rage that Houston drivers have for you if you simply refuse to block the box or right turn on red at rush hour (when it’s most likely to endanger a pedestrian!!) should be studied.

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

Take it slow. It’s insightful but will your hackles be up? YES because how did we get here?

[Valerie Koehler @BWBGirlboss]

So excited to see @dansolomon The Night Fight For Midnight on @readingthewest list! Written with compassion and true teen issues.