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Greetings!
This week young fans of fantasy will be spellbound
by Kate Bernheimer reading from THE GIRL IN THE CASTLE INSIDE THE MUSEUM
at Square Books, Jr. And Lee Martin will read from RIVER OF HEAVEN, a
wise and haunting story of love and loss, confession and redemption, on Thacker
Mountain Radio.
We have signed copies available of THE GIRL WITH NO SHADOW (sequel to Chocolat) by Joanne Harris, WHAT NOW? by Ann Patchett, SEPULCHRE by Kate Mosse (author of Labyrinth), WIT'S END by Karen Joy Fowler (author of The Jane Austen Book Club), WICKED CITY by Ace Atkins, and ANOTHER THING TO FALL by Laura Lippman.
One last hurrah for National Poetry Month in the form of a quote by the late poet and activist June Jordan:
"The
purpose of poetry is to make the revolution irresistible."
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EVENTS
Wednesday, April 30,
4 p.m.
@ Square Books, Jr.
Kate Bernheimer
THE GIRL IN THE CASTLE INSIDE THE MUSEUM
(Schwartz & Wade, hd. 16.99)
Once there was a girl who lived in a castle. The
castle was inside a museum. When children visited, they'd press against the
glass globe in which the castle sat, to glimpse the tiny girl. Reminiscent of "The Lady of Shalot,"
here is an original fairy tale that feels like a dream -- haunting, beautiful, and
completely unforgettable. (Ages 9-12) BUY NOW!
 Thacker Mountain Radio
Thursday, May 1
Event begins at 5:30 p.m.
Lee Martin
RIVER OF HEAVEN
(Shaye Areheart, hd.
24.00)
Past
and present collide in Lee Martin's novel of a man, his brother, and the dark
secret that both connects and divides them. On an April evening in 1955, Dewey
died on the railroad tracks, and the mystery of
his death still confounds the people of this small town. River of Heaven
begins some fifty years later and centers on the story of Dewey's boyhood
friend Sam Brady, whose solitary adult life is much formed by what really went
on in the days leading up to that evening at the tracks. BUY NOW! Musical Guests: Cowboy Maloney's Electric
City, Antennae Shoes and The Yalobushwhackers.
* Only books purchased at Square Books may be signed.
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SCANNING THE FRONT TABLES
PERFUMES: THE GUIDE
by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez
(Viking, hd. 27.95)
Turin, a renowned
scientist, and Sanchez, a longtime perfume critic, have spent years sniffing
the world's most perfumes. In Perfumes, they combine their talents
and experience to review more than twelve hundred fragrances, separating the
divine from the good from the monumentally awful. Through witty, irreverent,
and illuminating prose, the reviews in Perfumes not only provide
consumers with an essential guide to shopping for fragrance, but also make for
a unique reading experience. BUY NOW!
WILLIE NELSON: AN EPIC LIFE
by Joe Nick Patoski
(Little, Brown, hd. 27.99) A craggy-faced, pot-smoking philosopher, Willie
Nelson is one of America's great iconoclasts and idols. Patoski
draws on over 100 interviews with Willie and his family, band, and friends to
tell Nelson's story -- from humble Depression-era roots to his musical education
in Texas honky-tonks; from
his triumph with #1 hit "Always On My Mind" to his nearly
career-ending battles with debt and the IRS; and, finally, his ultimate redemption and
ascension to American hero. BUY NOW!
THE MIRACLE AT SPEEDY MOTORS
by Alexander McCall Smith
(Pantheon, hd. 22.95)
In
the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series,
Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best. The latest case: a woman is looking for her family. The
problem is that the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any members of her
family are now living. But Precious Ramotswe deals with these
difficulties with her usual grace and good humor, discovering that the biggest
miracles in life are often the small ones. BUY NOW!
LADIES OF LIBERTY
by Cokie Roberts
(William Morrow, hd. 26.95)
In Ladies of Liberty Cokie Roberts
tells the story of early America's influential women. Recounted with the insight and humor of an expert storyteller and
drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary
sources, Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who
laid the groundwork for a better society -- shedding new light on the
generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation. BUY NOW!
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BOOK SENSE PICK
THE RESURRECTIONIST
by Jack O'Connell
(Penguin, hd. 24.95)
Part
classic noir thriller, part mind-bending fantasy, The Resurrectionist is
a wild ride. It is the story of
Sweeney and his son, Danny, the victim of an accident
that has left him in a coma. Ultimately, this is a mesmerizing novel about stories and what they can do for and to those who
create them and those who consume them. About the nature of consciousness and
the power of the unknown. About psychotic bikers, mad neurologists, and
wandering circus freaks. About loss and grief and rage and
forgiveness. BUY NOW!
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OPENING LINES
"The sea of humanity swells and roils all the
way to the horizon, thousands of eyes fixed on him, thousands of hands
clapping, a chorus of voices cheering and yelling, lips whistling, feet
stomping, smiles everywhere, all because of him. Lone Star flags and arms thrusting
skyward, hands clutching cigarette lighters and cans of beer above heads
bobbing like buoys because of the music...He half sings, half talks five magic
words that trigger a sonic roar. Whisk-key Riv-verrr take my miiiiiind."
- from
WILLIE NELSON: AN EPIC LIFE by Joe Nick Patoski |
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