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Greetings!
Happy Spring! It has finally arrived, along with some new, wonderful books at our stores. Take a look at what's happening at Arches, Back of Beyond, and ABC and Beyond this month. Also, April is Poetry Month! Come in and recite your favorite poem for 15% off your total purchase!
Don't forget we will stay open late till 9 pm beginning April 2, so drop on in. Click on any title below to purchase. Have a great month!
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Local Author, Mark Sundeen, at Arches!
Who: Mark Sundeen, co-author of North By Northwestern
What: Book Release Party
When: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7-9 pm
Where: Arches Book Company, 89 N. Main Street
In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig
Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly
Alaskan seas to achieve
the American Dream.
Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel's "The Deadliest Catch" from the
pilot to the present. With its daredevil camera work, unpredictably dangerous
weather, and a setting as unforgivable as the frigid Bering Sea, "The Deadliest Catch" is unlike anything else
on television.
But the weather-worn fishermen of the fishing vessel "The Northwestern" have stories that don't come through on TV. For Hansen
and his brothers, commercial fishing is as much a part of their Norwegian
heritage as their names. Descendants of the Vikings who roamed and ruled the
northern seas for centuries, the Hansens' connection to the sea stretches from Alaska to Seattle to Norway. After twenty years as a skipper on "The Northwestern," which was his father's
before him, Hansen has lived to tell the tales.
This is the story of a family of survivors; part memoir and part adventure
tale, North By Northwestern brings
readers on deck, into the dockside bars and into the history of a family with a
common destiny.
Mark Sundeen is the author of The Making of Toro: Bullfights, Broken Hearts, and One Author's Quest for the Acclaim He Deserves, Car Camping, Great God Pan: Salt Desert Tales, and a number of stories published in such titles as National Geographic Adventure, Outside, and Men's Journal. A former resident of Moab, he now resides in Montana but still keeps his trailer parked here.
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2009 Pen/Faulkner Award Nominees
War Dances by Sherman Alexie 208 pp. Grove Press$14.00
In this collection of 23 "tragicomic" short stories, Alexie portrays the lives of ordinary men of varying ages on the verge of extraordinary change. These stories eloquently explore the balance between self-preservation and social and familial obligations.
The Lacuna  by Barbara Kingsolver507 pp. Harper$26.99Acclaimed author Kingslover takes us on a historical journey of adventure, political revolution, and spirituality in her latest masterpiece, The Lacuna. The story unfolds as main character and narrator Harrison William Shepherd, born in the United States and raised in Mexico City, searches for his identity through work with some of the twentieth century's most notable characters, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and exiled political leader Lev Trotsky. Through a combination of fiction and colorful historical details that shaped much of the 1940s, we are drawn into Shepherd's struggle between his home, his homeland, and the political transformation at the center of it all. Homicide Survivors Picnic by Lorraine Lopez263 pp. BkMk Press $16.95Written in a powerful and provocative voice, Lopez creates an ideal of the "American Dream" that is a striking polarity to what the social realm would have us believe but no less valid. This collection of 10 stories examines the futility of violence and the aftermath of a life thrust into the depths of tragedy. The narrators in each story expose the inherent nature of survival and what it takes to find joy in the small, flawed, and absurd successes in life.
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead273 pp. Doubleday Books $24.95Fifteen-year-old Benji Cooper is one of a handful of black students attending a Manhattan Prep School, and finding friends that accept his bizarre interests is hopeless from the beginning. But he never thought his biggest challenges would come one summer in an affluent black community sheltered in the hub of Sag Harbor, Long Island. Set in 1985, the horror of adolescence is at the heart of this witty and charming coming-of-age story, and Benji struggles to traverse a world of hip slang, new handshakes, bad hairdos, and discovering what it means to be unique and fine love for yourself no matter what. A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore 336 pp. Knopf $25.95Tassie Keltjin, daughter of a famous potato farmer, just began her first year of college and the start of her life away from her small-town home. She, like the rest of the country, is also dealing with the world right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. At first probing the ethical and emotional imbalances and the trade in of peace for fear created by this historic event, the story soon materializes into an understanding of how far-reaching those effects are, as illustrated by Keltjin's experiences. Her life as a nanny for wealthy parents about to adopt their first baby parallels the saga of her first love. The connections conjured in both these stories help to unfold a dark portrait of a young girl investigating a new world. Moore's first novel in more than a decade highlights her skill at crafting language into a lyrical and dazzling story. |
Andy's Pick of the Month!
Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws: Moab's Bill Tibbetts
By Tom McCourt
137 pp. Canyonlands Natural History Association
$14.99
 The Bill Tibbetts story is an exciting, real-life saga of one
man's journey from a young man growing up in Moab to a wanted outlaw: his grit, gumption, and loyalty to the
land of southeast Utah and his family make for an exciting and personal read.
In the early 1900s, much of southern Utah was still untamed, unnamed,
and unexplored. Stories of Butch Cassidy and his gang would light the
imagination of a bold adventurous boy like Bill Tibbetts. Cowboys
still bucked out wild horses and chased renegade
bands of Indians. There were also few grazing allotments for cowboys and their cattle during this time. Turf wars and
rustling was rampant. Slowly, Bill Tibbetts became entangled in a web
of dangerous men and the wild west atmosphere of shoot first, ask later.
Much of this nostalgic read takes place in what is now Canyonlands
National Park. It is the story of a real man, a real cowboy, and a real
outlaw. Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws: Moab's Bill Tibbetts was
written by Tom McCourt using archives from the Tibbetts family and
published by the Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA). Back
of Beyond Books now has autographed copies of the paperback trade
edition for $14.99. Stop by for your copy or call 1-800-700-2859.
Back of Beyond Books in cooperation with Tom McCourt, the Tibbetts
family, and CNHA is proud to announce a 50-copy limited edition of Last of the
Robbers Roost
Outlaws: Moab's Bill
Tibbetts. There will be 35 hardback, slip-cased copies signed by Tom McCourt and
Ray Tibbetts, plus a special leather-bound, slip-cased edition of 15
copies also signed. We are now taking advance orders for this limited
edition with an expected release date of May 1. Call Andy Nettell at
Back of Beyond Books for more information or to reserve your own copy.
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Serenity on a Sunday Morning!
Moab's own David Steward delights us every Sunday morning with lounge-style jazz guitar. Enjoy a cup of coffee, tea, and baked
goodies while you read the paper and kick back for a relaxing Sunday morning.
Every Sunday from 10-12. See you there!
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For questions about any of our events or for all your book needs, call 1-800-700-2859 or 435-259-0782. And don't forget to check out our extensive used book collection at ABC and Beyond located in McStiff's Plaza. We hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
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Andy Nettell
Arches Book Company |
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