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Hello everyone!
Happy June! Have you picked out your beach reading yet? We have a terrific selection of novels and memoirs, perfect for lazy days in the sun. Some suggestions follow in this newsletter, but if nothing strikes your fancy, come on down to the store for some personal recommendations from our knowledgeable, enthusiastic staff!
We also have a great selection of gifts and cards for your Dads and Grads -- Father's Day is June 17th!
As you may already know, we are trying to qualify for a Small Business Grant from Chase Bank/Living Social. We are getting so close to qualifying, but we still need more votes! Please spread the word and get all of your friends and family to vote for your favorite bookstore! We need your help!
Both of our book groups are going strong -- details for the next meetings are in this newsletter -- and we are so happy to be part of such a book-loving community! Please let us know if there are more special events or groups you'd like us to start, and if you are a local author who would like to host an event with us, please email us to make arrangements!
Happy reading! Valerie, Lisa, Kelsey, Michelle, Sara, and Patti
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 Please Help Us Qualify For a Grant!
We need your vote! Help us qualify for a $250,000 grant!
Do you have a Facebook account? Then you can vote for us! Click the link below, sign on using Facebook, and vote for us! And then spread the word about us on Facebook, and get your friends to vote, too!
OurFacebook page has a link to the voting site -- it's easy!
You can vote for more than one business, but you can only vote for us once! Please vote!
This grant is just what our bookstore needs to survive this tough economy and remain a fixture in Belmont Shore! Please show your support by voting!
Here are some of the innovative, creative things we hope to do with this grant:
- Give all our wonderful employees a long-overdue raise!
- Hire extra staff! We would love to bring in an Events Coordinator, an Office Assistant, and two or three more Sales Associates.
- Be more involved in our community! We will be able to take on more fundraisers for schools, libraries and other organizations.
- Host more special events at our store! We could add weekly story time, additional book clubs, bigger author events, and much, much more!
- Increase and diversify our inventory! Some of our book sections need expanding, and we could add magazines and periodicals to our stock.
And this is just the beginning! Invest in your community and vote for Apostrophe Books!
page. There, you will click "Support" on the home page, then log on using Facebook. Then, search for APOSTROPHE BOOKS in Long Beach, CA and vote for us!
Thank you for all of your support!
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 World Book Night 2013 Help select the next set of books! We'd love for you to join us again for World Book Night 2013! Click here to take a survey to help choose the books for next April.
World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. Every April 23rd, tens of thousands of book lovers hand out free World Book Night paperbacks in their communities. We are a WBN book pickup bookstore, and we love this program! Sign up here to get more info on joining us in 2013! |
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Summer Reading
Going on vacation? Bring a book!
 "Fifty Shades" trilogy . . .
Make sure you get all three of these steamy novels by E.L. James -- you won't be able to stop with just one! (Paperback, $15.95, 10% off)
 The Enchantress . . .
The sixth and final book in Michael Scott's Nicholas Flamel series! Nicholas and Perenelle have one day left to live and a nightmarish collection of monsters have been released on San Fransisco. And Sophie and Josh must choose their destinies: one twin will save the world, and one will destroy it. (Hardcover, $18.99, 10% off)
 The Great Gatsby . . .
Rediscover F Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel, just in time for the new movie version! Read it again and decide if you think Leonardo DiCaprio can pull off Jay Gatsby! (Paperback, $15.00, 10% off)
Insurgent . . . The highly anticipated second book in Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy! If you liked Hunger Games, you don't want to miss this series! (Hardcover, $17.99, 10% off)
The Art of Fielding . . . This debut novel by Chad Harbach is a baseball story, and it is so much more. A must-read, even if you think you aren't a baseball fan -- you will be by the end of this insightful novel. (Paperback, $14.99, 10%)
Sacre Bleu, A Comedy of Art . . . Irreverent and witty, Christopher Moore turns his satiric attention to the great French Masters. A young baker-painter follows Toulouse-Lautrec on a mission to unravel the truth behind Van Gogh's suicide. (Hardcover, $26.99, 10% off)
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Cards and Gifts for Dads and Grads!
Hurry in for the best selection!
Looking for just the right book for your graduate? Need a special gift for Father's Day? Come in to Apostrophe Books -- we have a great selection of cards and gifts for every occasion this spring and summer!
  Journals make great gifts, too -- we have a wide selection of blank books. Choose from leather-bound, cloth-bound, Moleskine, PaperBlanks, lined, unlined, graph paper, plus a wide variety of themed journals.
Don't see just the right gift for your Dad or Grad? Just ask -- we can order just about any book and have it in the store for you within 48 hours! |
 Secret Door Club
Next Meeting: Tuesday June 12
Our young adult book club, the Secret Door Club, is making its way through two new books. We will be meeting again at 4 pm on June 12, and we will be discussing two books in two groups:
Group 1 will be discussing the second book in the Septimus Heap series, Flyte. Please read chapters 15 to 32 to prepare for our meeting.
Group 2 will be discussing Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet. Please finish the book (chapters 10 through the end) for the meeting.This will be a BYOS meeting -- be sure to bring something to munch on . . . and if you're bringing something particularly yummy, bring enough to share!
If you are interested in joining us, we still have room for a few
more members! Please call (562) 438-7950 or stop in the store to sign up! You'll also need parental permission to join.
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 June Book Club Meeting
June 27th, 6:30 pm
Aimee Bender will be joining us for our June discussion of her novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake! Aimee will join us by phone (or possibly Skype, if the technology gods cooperate) from 7 pm to 8 pm on June 27th.
From the Good Reads review:
"On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she's privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father's detachment, her mother's transgression, her brother's increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can't discern."
Paperback editions of Lemon Cake are available in the store (many copies are autographed!). This book is 15% off for Book Club members. Please print this notice and bring it with you to get your special discount!
We'll gather in the room above our store around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, June 27th. We'll have wine and snacks (I think cake will be necessary!) to complement the discussion. Please email Patti to RSVP if you'd like to join us on June 27th!
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Our Sales Associate Patti has new reviews at her book blog on the Belmont Shore-Naples Patch!
Click here to read Patti's review of The Higher Power of Lucky, a charming and controversial novel for kids by Susan Patron. This delicate and funny novel is a story of adventure, survival, and love.
And click here to read her review of Tod Wodicka's quirky novel All Shall Be Well; and All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well. This sad, strange novel explores the terrible consequences of living life in the past.
Look for Patti's book reviews every Tuesday on the Belmont Shore-Naples Patch!
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 Ride for Reading Thanks to all who donated!
Apostrophe Books teamed up with Ride For Reading to bring books to the children of Santiago Elementary School. We were overwhelmed by your generosity -- a nice, big box of brand new books is on the way to Santiago's students and library!
If you are affiliated with a school library and you'd like to run a book fair or a book-related event, email us! We specialize in school events and we are passionate about getting books to kids! We would be honored to help out your school or school library. |
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 About Us Apostrophe Books Apostrophe Books carries a diverse collection of new books, all discounted 10% to 60% off list price! If we don't have the book you need, we will special order it for no additional charge. We also sell an eclectic mix of unique cards, gifts, and gift wrap, all personally and carefully chosen. We are a locally owned and operated bookstore, and we value warm, friendly service as much as you do! You can be sure we'll do everything we can to see you completely satisfied with your visit! |
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