Image from Elisha Cooper's Farm. Elisha will be signing at the Rhinebeck Farmer's Market on 6/6.
Our June event schedule is truly an embarrassment of riches. From renowned children's writers Daniel & Jill Pinkwater to folk legend Judy Collins, this month's lineup cannot be beat. We hope to see you at one or more of these fantastic events!
-Dick & SuzannaOur stores will be OPEN on Memorial Day from 12pm-4pm. |
 Rebecca Chace  | Friday, June 4, 7:30pm
Oblong Rhinebeck
Rebecca Chace
Leaving Rock Harbor: A Novel
On the eve of World War I, fourteen-year-old Frankie Ross and her parents leave their simple life in Poughkeepsie to seek a new beginning in the booming city of Rock Harbor, Massachusetts. Frankie's father finds work in a bustling cotton mill, but erupting labor strikes threaten to dismantle the town's socioeconomic structure. Frankie soon befriends two charismatic young men-Winslow Curtis, privileged son of the town's most powerful politician, and Joe Barros, a Portuguese mill worker who becomes a union organizer-forming a tender yet bittersweet love triangle that will have an impact on all three throughout their lives.
Rebecca Chace is a Visiting Assistant Professor in First Year Seminar at Bard College and a part-time faculty member of the City College of New York, in the MFA Creative Writing Program, where she teaches Fiction and Dramatic Writing.
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Saturday, June 5, 2:00pmJill & Daniel Pinkwater  |
Oblong Rhinebeck
Daniel & Jill Pinkwater
Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken
Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl
We are thrilled to host a rare reading and signing with Daniel & Jill Pinkwater.
Daniel Pinkwater is the author of over 80 (and counting) acclaimed books for children. His wife, Jill Pinkwater, is an award-winning author and illustrator who has collaborated with Daniel on many fine books, including the beloved Hoboken Chicken Emergency.
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 Sunday, June 6, 11:00am-1:00pmElisha Cooper  |
@ the Rhinebeck Farmer's Market
Elisha Cooper
Farm
Society of Illustrators 2006 Gold Medal recipient, Elisha Cooper, captures the smell, taste, and feel of the changing seasons on a farm.
There is so much to look at and learn about on a farm - animals, tractors, crops, and barns. And children feeding animals for morning chores! With lyrical writing and beautiful illustrations that capture the rhythms of the changing seasons, Elisha Cooper brings the farm to life.
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 Thursday, June 10, 7:30pmJennifer Belle  |
Oblong Rhinebeck
Jennifer Belle
The Seven Year Bitch: A Novel
Jennifer Belle, author of Little Stalker, reads from her new novel.
Born and raised in New York City, Jennifer Belle turned to writing several years ago after a successful stint as an off-Broadway actress. Belle dropped out of high school and college, but did graduate from elementary school. Her first novel, Going Down, was named Best Summer Novel by Time Out New York and a Top Ten Book of the Year by the New York Post, and has been translated into eleven languages. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, MS., The Independent Magazine (London), Harper's Bazaar, Mudfish, and several anthologies. She lives in New York City.
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 Saturday, June 12, 12:00-2:00pm
Oblong Rhinebeck
Elwood Smith
Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog
If we are what we eat, Americans are hot dogs. We ate them on the way to the moon and served them to the king of England. We name a Hot Dog-Eating Champ! Garnished with hilarious illustrations and amazing "foodie" facts, this kid-friendly, globespanning history of our favorite fast-food meal offers unique insight into America's multicultural heritage. From a hobo's franks-and-beans to astronaut food, there's more to the wiener--and what's for dinner--than you think.
Elwood H. Smith studied art at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and lives with his wife in Rhinebeck.
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 Tuesday, June 15, 5:00pmJudy Collins  |
Parish Hall at the Church of the Messiah
6436 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck
(one block North of the bookstore)
Judy Collins
Over the Rainbow
Please join us for a reading and signing with folk legend Judy Collins.
RSVPs are not necessary, but seating is first-come-first-served. To reserve your signed copy of Over the Rainbow, email or call us at 845-876-0500. All pre-orders must be pre-payed.
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide for nearly five decades with her magnificent voice and thoughtful interpretations. Many of Collins's albums have been certified platinum and her version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her rendition of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" won Grammy's Song of the Year in 1975. Judy's film about Antonia Brico, co-directed by Jill Godmillow, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1974. Brico was Judy's classical piano teacher when she was young and was the first woman to conduct major symphonies around the world. In 2000, Judy founded her own record label, Wildflower Records.
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 Michael Perry  | Wednesday, June 16, 7:30pm
Oblong Rhinebeck
Michael Perry
Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg
Michael Perry is a humorist and author of the bestselling memoirs Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time and Truck: A Love Story, and the essay collection Off Main Street. Perry has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Backpacker, Orion, and Salon.com, and is a contributing editor to Men's Health. His essays have been heard on NPR's All Things Considered, and he has performed and produced two live audience recordings (I Got It From the Cows and Never Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow). Perry lives in rural Wisconsin, where he remains active with the local volunteer rescue service.
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 Thursday, June 17, 7:00pm
Oblong Rhinebeck
Oblong Book Group
Discussing Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Our
book group meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. We are
always looking for more people, so if you're interested in joining, email Suzanna.
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 Cathleen Schine  | Saturday, June 19, 7:30pm
Oblong Rhinebeck
Cathleen Schine
The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine reads from her newest novel, The Three Weissmans of Westport.
Cathleen Schine is the author of the internationally best-selling novels The Love Letter, which was made into a movie starring Kate Capshaw, and Rameau's Niece, which was also made into a movie (The Misadventures of Margaret), starring Parker Posey. In addition to novels she has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review, among other publications. She grew up in Westport, CT.
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Save the Date!
7/8 - Alan Schwartz, Amos and the Cosmos
7/10 - To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Celebration
7/14 - Lauren Belfer, A Fierce Radiance
7/15 - Oblong Book Group, The Book Thief
7/16 - Mary-Beth Hughes, Double Happiness
7/20 - Bruce Murkoff, Red Rain
7/23 - Robert Kelly, The Logic of the World
7/24 - Katherine Rosman, If You Knew Suzy
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