 October 2008
Greetings,
 How exciting that the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Jean-Marie Le Clézio, a Curbstone author! Yes, Curbstone in Willimantic. At the time of the announcment, his novel Wandering Star which Curbstone published in 2004, was available and in print. Needless to say, in the hectic days followiong the announcement, supplies ran out and Judy ordered a hefty (for a small literary press) reprint. We sold out too, but will have more copies this week. Once again, we are reminded of the high calibre work that Curbstone does. Congratulations to a small but mighty press! Suzy
Autumn Readings & Talks
Tomorrow _ New Books from Political Science.Please Join Us.
We will be adding more events throughout the semester so be sure to check back for updates.
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 Freedom Business
Deborah Dancy & Marilyn Nelson
The Freedom Business: Including A Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa juxtaposes former Connecticut Poet Laureate Marilyn Nelson's powerful poems meditating on the life of Venture Smith with Smith's own narrative, the first slave narrative published in the US. Deborah Dancy's evocative watercolor, ink and  acrylic collages add a further richness to the book, "reawakening this eighteenth-century story." Like so many of Nelson's books, this one is destined to garner many awards.
Please Join Us.
Thursday, Oct. 16
4:00 pm
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Kenneth Hanson, Photographer and Mountaineer
Wednesday, October 22, 4:00 pm
 Kenneth Hanson first visited the Himalayas in 1986, five years prior to retiring from his position as Senior Research Biochemist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Returning repeatedly to the area, he visited Nepal, Pakistan, India and Tibet with a large format camera. Himalayan Portfolios: Journeys of the Imagination, the breathtaking result of these trips, includes more than 100 duotone photographs.
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Plant a Tree for Every Book You Read
We are participating with Eco-Libris in their program to balance out the 20 mllion trees cut down for books. Actually, books are one of the most recycled objects in the US -- people do not throw books away, they pass them on, resell them, donate them, keep them or trade them. Nevertheless, we need to everything we can for this earth of ours. So, if you choose to participate, which you can when you purcahse a book at the Co-op, you can donate a dollar to Eco-Libris for each book you purchase and they will plant a tree.
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