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CELEBRATE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY WITH US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27!
One Day. Fifty States. Over a
Thousand Bookstores.
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Join us for the 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day, a national one-day party celebrating independent bookselling across America. This year, we're "Keepin' It Local" and will be featuring works by local authors, local publishers, and some local artists. We will have refreshments, giveaways, author signings, IBD-specific merchandise, and a social media photo opp (for a chance to win a prize). Plus, we'll have our IBD prize wheel - fun for all!
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Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy. I loved this book! A lovely, heartwarming story about the power of companionship especially at the end of one's life. On the brink of falling into a depression due to her loneliness, the main character finds a new purpose sparked by a relationship she builds with a surprising creature. I couldn't put it down; I just wanted more of the kind and innocent warmth. - Jessica
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The Postcard by Anne Berest (now in paperback). An unforgettable read! The story of a mother’s detailed research into the path of her family’s journey from Russia to Palestine to France directly before the Holocaust, and the daughter’s continuation of that search years later to find the truth about her family’s fate. It all starts with an un-signed postcard… Set in Vichy France, and described by Anne Berest as "a true novel", her writing shines a spotlight on anti-semitism in historic as well as contemporary France. A harrowing personal account and a nail-biting mystery joined seamlessly together — you will never forget this story. - Heida
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Funny Story by Emily Henry. I'm not usually a fan of a fake dating trope. But with Funny Story, Emily Henry, queen of the romcom, finesses the typically ridiculous and corny trope into a story that is delightful, the perfect blend of humor and sizzle of will they/won't they tension. Set in small town Michigan, the book follows the budding flirty friendship of Daphne (bookish librarian) and Miles (aka "human sunshine"), new roommates thrown together after Daphne's fiancé and Miles' girlfriend leave them for each other. Henry has said that this book is her personal "breath of fresh air." And I know what she means. It's playful and breezy, a real joy to read. - Hannah
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks (now in paperback). The talented Hanks has penned an entertaining novel about modern-day moviemaking. In present day, a successful director discovers a comic book about a World War II fighting hero (created by an artist introduced at the outset of the book) and decides to turn it into a superhero movie. The bulk of the book recounts the making of the movie, and here Hanks showcases his flair for storytelling and creating engaging and (mostly) likable characters, from the director and his indispensable right hand woman to a loutish male lead and a remarkably competent gofer - my favorite character of the whole cast. An unexpected pleasure! - Hut
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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir by Deborah A. Miranda (updated edition). You'll never look at the iconic California missions the same way after reading this book. Deborah Miranda takes a deep dive into the history of her Esselen ancestors, the life they and other indigenous Californians endured as forced converts in the missions, and the lasting traumatic legacy. Miranda intertwines stories, poetry, and documented history to put a human face on a difficult past. Winner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award. - Alison
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Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary (now in paperback). This novel, from the author of Montpelier Parade, is tough and gorgeous and heartbreaking, about two outsider kids, Juno and Seán aka Legs, creating a language of friendship around their experience when no words suffice and looking for any kindness and a means for survival while getting walloped by parents, the Catholic church, and life in 1980's Dublin. As tender and moving as a blooming bruise. - Hannah
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The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez. A famous Dominican novelist decides to retire and bury all her unfinished stories in a cemetery. She hires a local caretaker to watch over the graveyard and "listen" to the untold stories, stories that refuse to be forgotten, that come alive and intertwine with the other buried stories and with the living stories of the caretaker and the novelist herself. What emerges is a complex tale of sisterhood, complicated families, and how we are haunted by the things we meant to finish but never did. A magical tale about storytelling itself. - Alison
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Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick. This well-written and entertaining Hollywood memoir is SO GOOD. Sure, there are juicy tidbits about movie stars and on-set drama, but Zwick's soulful and introspective viewpoint of a life spent directing, writing and producing for television and cinema takes this book a number of notches above a gossipy tell-all. Having been a fan of his work for years, I was curious about the shows and movies I know best, and pleasantly surprised by the depth of detail about other productions as well. His end-of-chapter lists of advice are terrific guidance for any potential filmmakers out there and very fun. - Carolyn
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (now in paperback). Humor and heartbreak weave throughout in this fabulous new novel set in fictional Bear Jaw, Minnesota. Two very different restaurant families are blended together when Mariel Stenerud and Ned Prager meet and marry. Her inherited and family-owned local supper club is a world away from the restaurant chain Ned is expected to take over, and each of them must come to terms with their own wishes and desires in the face of family legacies and tragedies. A cast of flawed and lovable characters (including a persnickety parent who's waiting to be picked up at church), hearty food and delicious drinks leap off the page over the course of 85 years...another winner from a beloved author. - Carolyn
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We were honored to host acclaimed and beloved children's author LOIS LOWRY at a very special event celebrating her new book Tree. Table. Book., the story of an unlikely and revelatory intergenerational friendship. Lois chatted about the book and her distinguished career with fellow children's author - and Mrs. Dalloway's favorite - MAC BARNETT. Following the conversation and dual book signing, Lois and Mac posed with Mrs. Dalloway's booksellers who worked the sold out event - they're the ones holding copies of Tree. Table. Book. and Mac's second book in his First Cat in Space series, The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom. | |
LEAH HUNT-HENDRIX (center above) and ASTRA TAYLOR (right above) had a lively discussion of their new book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea in conversation with author IAN HANEY LÓPEZ (left above). The book examines solidarity not just as a rallying cry, but as a potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change. | |
LISSA SOEP presented her new book Other People's Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End to a full house last week. Lissa, senior editor for audio at Vox Media, has written a deeply moving read that is an original life-affirming take on grief - an intimate, original, and profoundly generous look at its power of language to nurture life and keep people you have lost with you. | |
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San Francisco artist SOPHIE DIAO has illustrated several children's books, including the bestselling I Am Golden. She is also both the author and illustrator of the lighthearted but thought-provoking Tiny Troubles: Nell's Purpose, the story of two small plants with big troubles and even bigger questions. | |
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