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Rainy Day Books is located in
The Fairway Shops
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, Kansas 66205-1705
Phone: 913-384-3126
Store Hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 10-6
Thursday 10-7
Saturday 10-5
Sunday we rest and read!
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| Independent Bookseller Favorites |
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This atmospheric and beautifully written debut opens with a woman who is heading out to face an unnamed crisis with 'the strength of a woman who has everything to lose.' As the story slowly builds with delicious tension, alternating between present and past, the reader is taken on a powerful journey. Revealing that a tragedy has occurred, Kelly relentlessly builds the psychological pressure between the vividly developed characters to a powerful and surprising ending. This book is about love and pain and the lengths to which a woman will go to protect her family.
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The Radleys have secrets like other families, and one in particular that will rip your throat out. Matt Haig puts a wicked British twist on suburban family drama. Wry and racy, with the right fire in the blood to keep you turning pages late into the night, The Radleys is a story about a family tearing things apart. Come closer, there's something you need to see here!  | | American Rose |
Reading American Rose, you can almost hear the clink of champagne glasses and the excited buzz of a full house at the Minsky brothers' famous burlesque club -- the place where the shy Rose Louise Hovick evolved into enigmatic burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee. Abbott uncovers tales of her famously manipulative mother and a childhood lost to vaudeville before she becomes the 'most private public figure' in America. This is a compelling, vivid homage to the Roaring Twenties. |
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| Newsletter Volume 516 | January 24, 2011 |
Greetings!
We recently returned from Winter Institute in Washington D.C.: an annual meeting of booksellers where we discuss the challenges of our industry, share stories about books we love, and are introduced to books and authors you'll be hearing lots more about in the coming months. Read all about it in The New York Times. We have LOTS of stories to tell, so stop in and we'll share a few. Ask us about the Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding (you better believe we tried it, and it was delicious!)
Aspiring authors, don't miss out, next week we host PITCHAPALOOZA!
The Event that's sweeping the country is coming to Kansas City on Monday, January 31. Purchase a copy of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published from Rainy Day Books and you'll get a complimentary telephone consultation with the authors (a $100.00 value!).
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Just added: A Book Club Bonanza!
Save the dates this spring, we have some perfect guests for a night out with your book club, including:
Jaimy Gordon, National Book Award-winner for Lord of Misrule.
Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help.
Emma Donoghue, author of Room.
See links below and watch our Weekly E-Newsletters and our Website for the latest updates. Please note the day and date of our Event with Anne Lamott has changed to Thursday, April 14, 2011.
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CONGRATULATIONS to guests past and present!
The National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists have been announced.
Congratulations to Jonathan Franzen, nominated in the fiction category for Freedom, our guest in September 2010.
Congratulations to Kay Ryan, nominated in the poetry category, appearing in Kansas City this Thursday evening, January 27, 2011. Congratulations to Isabel Wilkerson, nominated in the nonfiction category for The Warmth of Other Suns: The True Story of America's Great Migration, appearing in Kansas City on February 10, 2011.
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Kathryn Stockett
The New York Times bestselling author of The Help appears for the paperback release of her book.
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At a glance, our other upcoming author events:
David Henry Sterry and Arielle Eckstut, AKA The Book Doctors and authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published appear on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch. Caroline & Charles Todd, mystery writing team and authors of A Lonely Death, appear on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You, and Chris Bohjalian, author of Secrets of Eden, appear together on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch. Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The True Story of America's Great Migration appears on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Committed: A Love Story appears on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Lives appears on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. Kristen Oertel, author of Frontier Feminist appears on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch. Heidi Durrow, author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky appears on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Rainy Day Books. The 50th Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast featuring Michael Oher, author of I Beat the Odds will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. at The Grand Ballroom, Kansas City Convention Center. Deb Olin Unferth, author of Revolution, appears on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium. Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks appears on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl Handbook appears on March 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. Geneen Roth, author of Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations about Food and Money on Wednesday March 30, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. NEW DATE: Anne Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds, appears on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Community Christian Church. Arthur Phillips, author of The Tragedy of Arthur appears on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium. Erik Larson, author of In The Garden of Beasts, appears on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza. |
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Thank You for supporting Your Community Bookseller, Rainy Day Books
We celebrated 35 years of bookselling on November 4, 2010. It is a celebration of our Legacy of Literacy: 35 years of helping match readers to great books, bringing famous and soon-to-be-famous names to Kansas City, and enjoying the excitement of sharing so many experiences. Take the time to tell someone new about Rainy Day Books. Each book that you purchase at Rainy Day Books makes Rainy Day Books a place authors ask to visit, a vibrant part of Kansas City's arts community, and a bookstore where people love books enough to talk about them all day long. Please encourage your fellow readers to sign up for this E-Newsletter. We have an exciting schedule of upcoming Author Events, and this is the first place to hear about them! We also take Orders for Author Autographed Books, so your friends far and wide can share in the experience. Follow us on Twitter. Rainy Day Books is located in The Fairway Shops, at the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Belinder Road. Our address is 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas (KS) 66205. Get directions to Rainy Day Books and our Event venues by clicking here. Store Hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 10 AM to 6 PM, Thu 10 AM to 7 PM, Sat 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sundays we rest and read. When you shop at Rainy Day Books you're a part of our Legacy of Literacy for Kansas City. We provide full service, knowledgeable recommendations and priceless Author Event experiences, all at a fair price. To our customers, thank you for your support.
We look forward to seeing you soon! 
Vivien, Roger, and all of your friends at Rainy Day Books
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