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Mon - Fri 9:30 - 6:00
Sat 9:30 - 5:00
Sun Noon - 5:00
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Upcoming Events
3/18 (Sunday) at 3pm -
We welcome Madeline Miller with Song of Achilles
3/22 (Thursday) 7pm-
Quintessential storyteller Howard Frank Mosher returns to the Bookshop with a slideshow and talk about The Great Northern Express
3/25 (Sunday) 3pm -
Natalie Dykstra presents Clover Adams
4/1 (Sunday) at 3pm -
Two authors present their non-fiction books: Deborah Kops with The Great Molasses Flood, and Heather Lang with Queen of the Track
4/15 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Dawn Tripp returns to the Bookshop with The Season of Open Water
4/22 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Celebrate National Poetry Month with our "open mike" poetry circle hosted by Jim Leahy, author of Living in Concord
4/29 (Sunday) at 3pm-
We welcome April Bernard with Miss Fuller
5/6 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Jay Atkinson returns to the Bookshop with Memoirs of a Rugby-Playing Man
5/9 (Wednesday) 7pm-
We welcome Christopher Tilghman with his most recent novel, The Right-Hand Shore
5/20 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Local author Andrew Goldstein presents The Bookie's Son
6/10 (Sunday) at 3pm-
We welcome Nichole Bernier with The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D
6/24 (Sunday) at 3pm-
James Geary presents a slideshow and talk about I Is An Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the World
7/8 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Local humorist and author Eric Kester presents That Book about Harvard
9/9 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Local novelist Ilie Ruby returns to the bookshop with her latest work, The Salt God's Daughter
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Greetings!
Greetings from Main Street!
Our next event is Sunday, March 18 at 3pm, when we'll visit with Madeline Miller and The Song of Achilles, a page-turning re-telling of The Iliad, said by The Guardian to be "a deeply affecting version of the Achilles story: a fully three-dimensional man - a son, a father, husband and lover - now exists where a superhero previously stood and fought."
And save the date of March 22 for a delightful evening of slideshow and conversation with award-winning novelist Howard Frank Mosher and his memoir, The Great Northern Express. Mr. Mosher is a quintessential New England storyteller - we're in for a treat!
The left sidebar of this note contains our complete events calendar; you can also check details on our website and/or rsvp on our Facebook page.
If you're unable to attend an event, but would like a signed copy of the book, simply call us to pre-order. We'll ask the author to inscribe it to your specifications, then hold it for pick up or arrange to have it shipped. 
The Hunger Games movie opens in the next few weeks; reviews from last night's Hollywood premier are "thumbs up" all around. Introduce a friend to the trilogy with this special movie tie-in edition (found at our back desk), and ask our booksellers for recommendations of other dystopian novels.
Scroll down for this week's book picks, and to see the window display from our local Girl Scouts, celebrating 100 years of scouting.
As always, we look forward to chatting with you in the Bookshop! When you come in to take a closer look at an item mentioned here, please tell us "I saw it in the newsletter!"
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Our next event -
Sunday, March 18
Madeline Miller and The Song of Achilles
Please join us at the Bookshop Sunday, March 18 at 3pm when Cambridge-based author Madeline Miller reads from and signs The Song of Achilles.
This is a thrilling and unique retelling of the legend of Achilles: a tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart -- a dazzling feat of the imagination that is already one of the most buzzed about books of the season.
Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder, says of The Song of Achilles "at once a scholar's homage to THE ILIAD and a startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist. Madeline Miller has given us her own fresh take on the Trojan war and its heroes. The result is a book I could not put down."
Bookshop staff agree that this is a page-tuner, The Song of Achilles is an accessible retelling of The Iliad - love, war, politics, and family drama.
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Upcoming event -
Thursday, March 22
Howard Frank Mosher and
The Great Northern Express: A Writer's Journey Home
Please join us at the Bookshop Thursday, March 22 at 7pm when Howard Frank Mosher returns to the Bookshop with a slideshow and talk about The Great Northern Express: A Writer's Journey Home.
The Associated Press called Howard Frank Mosher "a superb storyteller who is the closest thing we have to Mark Twain." Join us as Mosher presents a slideshow and talk on his latest book, which chronicles his monumental road trip across 21st-century America on a book tour. Part travel memoir, part autobiography, this work is deeply personal and incredibly inspiring; this is Mosher at his best.
Howard Frank Mosher is the author of ten novels and two memoirs. He was honored with the New England Independent Booksellers Association's President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and is the recipient of the Literature Award bestowed by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His novel A Stranger in the Kingdom won the New England Book Award for fiction and was later made into a movie, as were his novels Disappearances and Where the Rivers Flow North. |
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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts
Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey
 This biography, in picture book format, is perfect for younger Girl Scouts - Daisys (Kindergarten) through Brownies (3rd Grade).
Juliette Gordon Low - Daisy to her friends and family - was not like most girls of the Victorian era. Prim and proper? Bosh! Dainty and delicate? How boring! She loved the outdoors, and she yearned for adventure! Born into a family of pathfinders and pioneers, she too wanted to make a difference in the world - and nothing would stop her. Combining her ancestors' passion for service with her own adventurous spirit and her belief that girls could do anything, she founded the Girl Scouts. One hundred years later, they continue to have adventures, do good deeds, and make a difference!
Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts
by Stacy A. Cordery
In celebration of the Girl Scouts' centennial, a lively salute to its maverick founder.
This new biography of the founder of the Girl Scouts will give insight into the woman behind the program. An interesting book group selection - read the biography, dig out your old Brownie beanie, and discuss the book while munching s'mores!
Born at the start of the Civil War, Juliette Gordon Low grew up in Georgia, where she struggled to reconcile being a good Southern belle with her desire to run barefoot through the fields. Deafened by an accident, "Daisy" married a dashing British aristocrat and moved to England. But she was ultimately betrayed by her husband and dissatisfied by the aimlessness of privileged life.
Her search for a greater purpose ended when she met Robert Baden-Powell, war hero, adventurer, and founder of the Boy Scouts. Captivated with his program, Daisy aimed to instill the same useful skills and moral values in young girls - with an emphasis on fun. She imported the Boy Scouts' sister organization, the Girl Guides, to Savannah in 1912. Rechristened the Girl Scouts, it grew rapidly because of Juliette Low's unquenchable determination and energetic, charismatic leadership.
In Juliette Gordon Low, Cordery paints a dynamic portrait of an intriguing woman and a true pioneer whose work touched the lives of millions of girls and women around the world.
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A favorite short fiction collection,
now in paperback
Pulse: Stories by Julian Barnes
 "Vibrant. . . . Full of life and voice. . . . As Barnes fans know, love itself is a lifeline for this playful, erudite writer." -San Francisco Chronicle
In these fourteen brilliant stories, Julian Barnes examines longing and loss, friendship and love, the historical past and contemporary life-all with his trademark wit and sharply observant eye.
A newly divorced man invades his reticent girlfriend's privacy, only to discover that the information he finds reveals his own callously shallow curiosity. A couple comes together through an illicit cigarette and a song shared over the din of a Chinese restaurant. A widower revisiting the Scottish island he treasured with his wife learns how difficult it is to overcome grief. And scattered throughout, a group of friends gather regularly at dinner parties, perfecting the art of cerebral, sometimes bawdy banter.
Each story in this extraordinary collection pulses with the resonance, spark, and poignant humor for which Barnes is justly heralded.
Julian Barnes is the author of two previous story collections, Cross Channel and The Lemon Table, and fourteen other books. He was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2011 for his novel The Sense of an Ending. He lives in London.
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We're "mad about Maisie"
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
 "The combination of period detail and intricate storytelling makes A Lesson in Secrets seem distant enough to be romantic but sufficiently modern to engage our sympathies."
-Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
The Maisie Dobbs mystery series are a delight - set in post-WWI Great Britain, Maisie has proven herself as a reliable and effective private detective.
In the summer of 1932, the career of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment from the British Secret Service. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, she will monitor any activities "not in the interests of His Majesty's government."
To unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of an administrator, the investigator must overcome a reluctant Secret Service, discover shameful hidden truths about Britain's conduct during the Great War, and face off against the rising power of the Nazi Party, as the storm clouds of World War II gather on the horizon.
A Lesson in Secrets is now available in paperback. Jacqueline Winspear's ninth Maisie Dobbs novel, Elegy for Eddie, will be published later this month; call us to pre-order/reserve a copy.
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"Our fine four fendered friend!"
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story.
When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail - one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself. 
Fueled by wry humor , this much-anticipated sequel to the children's classic by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond - fe aturing a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own - is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger's black-and-white illustrations.
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In our window
Girl Scouts 100th anniversary
"Be Prepared"
Girl Scouts USA celebrated its 100th anniversary this week!
Founded on March 12, 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, the Girl Scout mission build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
This week's window reflects that spirit with a display of historic and current uniforms, the famous Girl Scout cookies, "then and now," and a quilt made by girls of all ages in the Concord-Carlisle Service Unit.
The Concord-Carlisle Service Unit consists of 30 troops, 350 girls, and 150 adult volunteers! For more information about joining and/or supporting these local Girl Scouts, email ccgirlsscouts@gmail.com.
See the article above for information about two new books about Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts.
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