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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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| At a glance, our complete author events schedule, watch for changes and updates! | |
MAY
Mary Alice Monroe, author of The Butterfly's Daughter, appears on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books.
NEW DATE AND LOCATION: Emma Donoghue, author of Room, appears on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
JUNE
Francisco Goldman, author of Say Her Name, appears on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books.
Tessa Gratton, author of Blood Magic, appears on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books.
Maria Menounos, author of The EveryGirl's Guide to Life, appears on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
Jeff Guinn, author of The Last Gunfight, appears on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Johnson County Central Resource Branch.
JULY
Georgette Jones, author of The Three of Us, appears on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
Sapphire, author of The Kid, appears on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
Jennifer Weiner, author of Then Came You, appears on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
Jim Butcher, author of Ghost Story, appears on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
Maggie Stiefvater, author of Forever, appears on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
AUGUST
Julie Garwood, author of The Ideal Man, appears on Tuesday, August 9, 2011.
And watch for details soon on Calvin Trillin, Martha Stewart, and more!
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Greetings!
 Fans enjoyed lots of laughter with Jen Lancaster Friday night and enjoyed seeing her Pi Phi tattoo and her adorable Prada shoes! We have autographed copies of all her books, including her new laugh- out loud novel If You Were Here.
Our May Book Drive for Head Start of Shawnee Mission continues! The public is encouraged to purchase books that will be donated to Head Start of Shawnee Mission children and families. Rainy Day Books will provide a collection bin in the store at 2706 W 53rd Street in Fairway, Kansas. Very gently used infant/toddler/preschool books will be accepted. Patrons may purchase a favorite book for a Head Start child by calling our Bookstore at 913-384-3126 or going online at www.RainyDayBooks.com/HeadStart
Watch our Weekly E-Newsletters and our Website for the latest updates. Want to support Rainy Day Books with just a few clicks? Use the links at the top of this E-newsletter or at the bottom of an Event page to help us spread the word.
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Thursday Evening: Mary Alice Monroe
Mary Alice Monroe, author of numerous book club bestsellers including Last Light Over Carolina and Sweetgrass, discusses her new book The Butterfly's Daughter.
This Event is Thursday, May 19, at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books.
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Friday Evening: Book Club Evening featuring Emma Donoghue
New York Times bestselling author Emma Donoghue will discuss her latest novel Room. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction, and currently a finalist for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction, Room has captivated readers around the world.
This Event is Friday, May 20, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
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JUST ADDED: Julie Garwood
New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood will appear to discuss her latest novel The Ideal Man.
This Event is Tuesday, August 9. Event details to be announced mid-June. Watch our e-newsletter for updates!
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NEW AND NOTABLE BOOKS,
ON OUR SHELVES NOW!
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Prophecy
by S.J. Parris
Doubleday
Recommended by Geoffrey!
It is the year of the Great Conjunction, when the two most powerful planets, Jupiter and Saturn, align-an astrologi cal phenomenon that occurs once every thousand years and heralds the death of one age and the dawn of another. The streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth.
When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that some thing far more sinister is at work. But even as the climate of fear at the palace intensifies, the queen refuses to believe that the killer could be someone within her own court. Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to give the queen the proof she needs without putting her, England, or his own life in danger?
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Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum
by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
In recent years, several of America's leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. The monetary value is estimated at over half a billion dollars. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity?
The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world's richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it had been buying looted antiquities for decades. Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and frank interviews, Felch and Frammolino give us a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum and tell the story of the Getty's dealings in the illegal antiquities trade. The outlandish characters and bad behavior could come straight from the pages of a thriller-the wealthy recluse founder, the cagey Italian art investigator, the playboy curator, the narcissist CEO-but their chilling effects on the rest of the art world have been all too real, as the authors show in novelistic detail. Fast-paced and compelling, Chasing Aphrodite exposes the layer of dirt beneath the polished façade of the museum business.
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NOW IN TRADE PAPERBACK!
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
by John Vaillant
Vintage Books
Outside a remote village in Russia's Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta. A team of trackers is dispatched to hunt down the tiger before it strikes again. They know the creature is cunning, injured, and starving, making it even more dangerous. As John Vaillant re-creates these extraordinary events, he gives us an unforgettable and masterful work of narrative nonfiction that combines a riveting portrait of a stark and mysterious region of the world and its people, with the natural history of nature's most deadly predator.
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NOW IN TRADE PAPERBACK!
Dear Money
by Martha McPhee
Mariner Books
In this Pygmalion tale of a novelist turned bond trader, Martha McPhee brings to life the greed and riotous wealth of New York during the heady days of the second gilded age. India Palmer, living the cash-strapped existence of the writer, is visiting wealthy friends in Maine when a yellow biplane swoops down from the clear blue sky to bring a stranger into her life, one who will change everything.The stranger isWin Johns, a swaggering and intellectually bored trader of mortgage- backed securities. Charmed by India's intelligence, humor, and inquisitive nature-and aware of her near-desperate financial situation-Win poses a proposition: "Give me eighteen months and I'll make you a world-class bond trader." Shedding her artist's life with surprising ease, India embarks on a raucous ride to the top of the income chain, leveraging herself with crumbling real estate, never once looking back . . .Or does she?
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The Lost Summer Of Louisa May Alcott
by Kelly O'Connor McNees
Berkley Trade Books
Deftly mixing fact and fiction, Kelly O'Connor McNees returns to the summer of 1855, when vivacious Louisa May Alcott is twenty-two and bursting to free herself from family and societal constraints and do what she loves most. Stuck in small-town New Hampshire, she meets Joseph Singer, and as she opens her heart, Louisa finds herself torn between a love that takes her by surprise and her dream of independence as a writer in Boston. The choice she must make comes with a steep price that she will pay for the rest of her life.
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Celebrations of Curious Characters
by Ricky Jay
Mcsweeney's Books
Adapted from his popular NPR series "Jay's Journal, Four Minute Yeggs" features one-page anecdotes of mind-bending performers (limbless jugglers, piano-playing parrots, unkempt Londoners) paired with engravings, mezzotints, and broadsheets from the author's remarkable collection.
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The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
by Jeanne Birdsall
Knopf Books for Young Readers
When summer comes around, it's off to the beach for Rosalind . . . and off to Maine with Aunt Claire for the rest of the Penderwick girls, as well as their old friend, Jeffrey.
That leaves Skye as OAP (oldest available Penderwick)-a terrifying notion for all, but for Skye especially. Things look good as they settle into their cozy cottage, with a rocky shore, enthusiastic seagulls, a just-right corner store, and a charming next-door neighbor. But can Skye hold it together long enough to figure out Rosalind's directions about not letting Batty explode? Will Jane's Love Survey come to a tragic conclusion after she meets the alluring Dominic? Is Batty-contrary to all accepted wisdom-the only Penderwick capable of carrying a tune? And will Jeffrey be able to keep peace between the girls . . . these girls who are his second, and most heartfelt, family?
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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. 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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