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 Suggestions for 2011 Hurricanes:GaGa...Ludicrous...Barack...
Mochachino....Allen and ... :<
I mean really, if we've gotten to names like Earl and Fiona why not really jazz things up? I can hear Jim Cantore now 'reporting live from the eye of Hurricane Kei$ha'.
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Between the Lines
Reading Recommendations from the Cottage Shelves |
 The biggest news of August is Mockingjay. This is the final book in Suzanne Collin's YA Hunger Games trilogy. Kids were clamoring to get their hands on this one and I know so many adults who have given it a try and gotten hooked as well! (our own Piper developed quite a fixation!).. the August book for the Duck's Cottage Reading Group was The Glass Room by Simon Mawer, a really interesting novel focusing on an actual house designed by Mies van der Rohe and its various inhabitants and uses. I've touted it to many folks. This month we're reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. Other local groups are reading Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, Loving Frank by Nancy Horan, Sarah Blake's The Postmistress (an intriguing WWII novel I reviewed for Book Reporter) and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. This summer's movies have been helping to sell oodles of Eat, Pray Love and Charlie St. Cloud (Sarah, 11, loved the latter). Recent new paperbacks include John Grisham's short story collection Ford County (an upcoming Cottage Reading Group pick), Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City, Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna (Janet Owen read and liked this book, we'll be reading it in our group, too), Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (the follow-up to Oryx and Crake), Andre Agassi's Open and Jon Krakauer's latest- Where Men Win Glory. A few paperbacks I particularly enjoyed are The Wet Nurse's Tale by NC bookseller Erica Eisdorfer, a great piece of historical fiction; Stephen King's phenomenal Under the Dome and Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord. Can't leave out Elisabeth Hyde's In The Heart of the Canyon which I just thought was a terrific read. Another hot selling YA title has been Sara  Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series. The ABC Family show of the same name is based on these books and to date there are eight in the series. I started to read PLL but then Sarah took it and I haven't been able to get it back. Have recently discovered yet another Swedish author (thanks to Jim!)- Henning Mankell. His Kurt Wallander mystery series is perfect for fans of Stiegg Larsson's since we won't be getting any more from him. Little Bee has been a steady seller all summer but I just couldn't get into it. I've gotten lots of mixed reviews and have deduced that it definitely is a downer. Avery Harrison couldn't say enough about David Nicholl's One Day (soon to be a movie) and Laurie Pokelwaldt got hold of a copy of Lawrence Hill's acclaimed novel The Book of Negroes while in Canada and immediately recommended it to me. (unfortunately, I can't find it for sale in the states yet!) New in hardback is Lauren Weisberger's Last Night at Chateau Marmont (she wrote The Devil Wears Prada), also John Vaillant's The Tiger, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant and The Lovers by Vendela Vida.
Charlie has been reading a book that comes out this month- The Wave by Susan Casey, subtitled In Pursuit of The Rogues, The Freaks and Giants of the Ocean. In case you haven't guessed, there's a lot about big wave surfing covered, but also the science of big waves, how global warming will create more monsters, accounts of historically big waves, etc. He is LOVING it and I can't wait to read it next. Could be this fall's non-fiction runaway best-seller. (Casey also brought us The Devil's Teeth which centered on the Farallon Islands off San Franciso where every Autumn great white sharks congregate in huge numbers.)
Hopefully you've found a few suggestions to get you through the next month! And remember, Fall is a big publishing season so in October we'll have even more to share!! And for more highlights from summer 2010, read my latest post at
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| Flotsam & Jetsam
Footnotes from life at a coffee shop |
 As of this writing, everybody on the Outer Banks is waiting to see what Earl is up to. Every other customer looks to Allen (our resident expert) for advice and answers to their questions: will he or won't he? A- hit us directly, B-give us a glancing blow, C- veer off into the ocean providing great waves for surfers without bothering us too much? Should we or shouldn't we? A-gas up the car, B-bring in the deck furniture, C- make a battery/water/canned food/beer run? I myself take a 'wait and see' approach and prefer not to get worked up until we're under an actual watch or warning. Summer 2010 was great! Lots of happy people buying lots of coffee and reading lots of books.. hardly any Kindle sightings this year but as the imaginary sign on our door reads- 'until they make a waterproof Kindle, buy a book for the beach!'.... spent the summer watching Glee reruns and getting up to speed for the September premiere... our family is digging it.. my son loved his first real job, bussing tables at Blue Point- thanks to all the good people over there for keeping a close eye on my little boy!.. he also got a lot of good use this summer out of the longboard Rascoe down at Galeforce Glassing made for him over the Winter..if you're in the market for a swe-e-et custom board, call GFG at 252-441-9095. Don't forget about the Duck Jazz Festival- 10/10/10 and tons of fun...Joyce Cooling holds top billing this year and 2008 headliner Gerald Veasley will be back to host the day as well as a series of events throughout the weekend.. for more information, hit www.duckjazz.com... congrats to Ship's Watch, Aura Beauty Bazaar, The Bodacious Beach Babes and the Duck Research Pier- all trophy winners for their entries in the 2010 Fourth of July Parade..
Summer is a wrap and Labor Day is right around the corner so what better time to thank ALL of our wonderful customers who stopped by this summer! Whether just to say 'hi!' or grab a Mucky Duck or browse the shelves for awhile... you made it a great summer and we really appreciate you!
Have a great Fall! |
| Look Who's in the Post! | |
Imagine our surprise on Sunday, August 8th to find out Duck's Cottage was mentioned not once- but twice in Dana Milbank's Washington Post column! We got the news via phone, email and text from lots of other Cottage fans- thanks for keeping us up-to-speed! Missed the column? Read it at:
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| Literacy Volunteers needed! |
The Dare Literacy Council is in need of volunteers to tutor and help in other ways. Aside from tutoring, volunteers are needed to help with fundraising (book sales and special events), administrative work (phone calls, letter writing, data entry, copying), tutor support (tutor newsletter, assist tutor coordinators), training team (work as a trainer, help with training logistics, help with follow-up seminars), student support (help with the assessment team to perform periodic testing, research literacy resources), translating (assist with Spanish-speaking students) and publicity (website, write press releases, photograph events).
Tutors are trained to teach adults to learn to read, to improve their reading or math skills, to learn English as a Second Language or to prepare for their GED (high school equivalency). No teaching experience or second language skills are necessary. If you are interested in learning to become a tutor, you are required to attend one brief tutor orientation prior to the tutor training workshop. The purpose of the orientation is to explain what is required of literacy tutors, to highlight other ways you can assist the DLC and to help you decide if tutoring is the right volunteer activity for you.
Select one date for the FREE Tutor Orientation you wish to attend. Dates available are:
Wednesday, September 8, 6:00-7:30 pm at the Kill Devil Hills Library
Saturday, September 18, 9:30-11:00 am at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Nags Head
Please register as soon as possible by calling 216-7773 or sending an email to dareliteracy@gmail.com.
The Tutor Training Workshop will take place on Saturday, October 2 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Nags Head. There is a $25 fee which covers the cost of your workbook and lunch is provided. Contact the Dare Literacy Council by September 20 to register for the Tutor Training Workshop. |
| Coastal Wild |
 Coastal WildSteve Alterman is a Duck resident and the amateur photographer behind Outer Banks Edge: A Photographic Portfolio which has been a Duck's Cottage bestseller for years. He also published a collection of his Hawaii photos entitle Kaui'i Edge. Over the last few years, Steve has been working with fellow photographer and collaborator Mark Buckler on a new book that focuses on the nature and wildlife of the Outer Banks. Their new book is called Coastal Wild and, naturally, we're just wild about it. The pictures are gorgeous. It is a book you can look through again and again and each time find a new favorite! It is also now available on our website and with the holidays approaching, is our number one recommendation for gift giving this season.
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(sigh)... time to reintroduce the 's' word to my vocabulary.. not summer or sale or sh*t or snow.
School. (and Storm.)
Jamie Layton
Duck's Cottage
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