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Happy Publication Week to the reprint of
Nathaniel Philbrick's -
Second Wind:
A Sunfish Sailor, An Island,
and the Voyage that Brought a Family Together.
"There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the exhilaration of a close race in a real blow-the wind howling and spray flying as my Sunfish and I punched through the waves to the finish."
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In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again.
With the bemused approval of his wife and children, Philbrick used the off-season on the island as his solitary training ground, sailing his tiny Sunfish to its remotest corners, experiencing the haunting beauty of its tidal creeks, inlets, and wave-battered sandbars. On ponds, bays, rivers, and finally at the championship on a lake in the heartland of America, he sailed through storms and memories, racing for the prize, but finding something unexpected about himself instead.
Order an Autographed Copy here!
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Now in its 12th year, the One Book One Island community reading project is distributing free copies of the book
TransAtlantic, by Collum McCann,
at island businesses. Beginning March 9, there will be nine days of free events related to the book's themes and characters.
The acclaimed and award-winning novel spans continents, leaps across centuries, and weaves together real and fictional characters. McCann's story follows Alcock and Brown setting a course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919. Moves to Frederick Douglass, who finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause in 1845 as famine ravages the country.
And continues to U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who departs for Belfast in 1998 to shepherd Northern Ireland's peace talks.
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WE CAN & Mitchell's Book Corner have teamed up to present you with the first
The first book pick is "Don't Just March - Run for Something!" Copies are at Mitchell's or
order online. We will meet to discuss the book on
Tuesday, March 13th at 6PM upstairs at Mitchell's.
Support your Island Bookstore and support this cause!
Together, WE CAN Book Club! #WeCanACK
A Community Conversation with
Candice Tétrault:
Navigating these Epic Times
Friday, March 16, 2018
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Mitchell's Book Corner
Cristina & Tim's Favorite Fiction Book Club
Thursday March 29, 2018
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Mitchell's Book Corner
Join Cristina & Tim as they discuss their favorite book of 2017, John Boyne's "The Heart's Invisible Furies" in anticipation of his appearance at the Nantucket Book Festival this June.
PRE-ORDER Autographed & Personalized Copies of these
NEW NANTUCKET BOOKS for 2018!
18 Favorite Fiction of 2018
18 Noteworthy Nonfiction of 2018
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SAVE THE DATE for the 2018 Nantucket Book Festival presented by the Nantucket Book Foundation
June 15 - 17, 2018
Help us inspire readers on-island and beyond by donating to the Nantucket Book Festival. We believe in the power of words to shape and change lives. Your tax deductible donation to the Nantucket Book Festival helps make these dreams possible and helps keep at least 75% of our events free to the community.
With the seventh annual Nantucket Book Festival on the horizon, we need your help to raise the necessary funds.
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BOOK a Barnaby Birthday Party or a special event at Barnaby's Place for this summer at Barnaby's Place!
Email barnabybearnantucket@gmail.com for more information.
BOOK a Stay at the Second Story Loft this year! This 3BR/2.5BA literary oasis above
Nantucket Bookworks is in the heart of downtown
Nantucket! Close to the best restaurants and shopping and it is filled with books! Available for short and long term stays, and special events!
NEW WINTER HOURS:
Mitchell's Book Corner Hours
Monday - Saturday 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Nantucket Bookworks Hours
Monday- Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
(Sorry for any inconvenience...) We'll be back open late soon!
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