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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/Thu/Fri  10 to 6
Saturdays                     10 to 5
Sundays we are away with our families and friends when we read and rest!

In This Newsletter
Thursday evening: A Book Club Evening featuring Alex George
JUST ADDED: Frances Mayes
JUST ADDED: The Great Mystery Bus Tour!
Great new Books arriving this week!
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At a glance, our complete Author Events Calendar, watch for changes and updates!

FEBRUARY  

2/23  Alex George

 

 

2/28  Ayad Akhtar

 

MARCH

3/7  Beth Aldrich

 

3/8  Lisa See

 

3/14  Jodi Picoult

 

3/15  Joshua Foer

 

3/20  Susan Vreeland

 

3/22  Frances Mayes

 

APRIL

 

4/5  Giada De Laurentiis

 

4/10  Lauren Conrad

 

4/18  The Great Mystery Bus Tour

 

4/22  Rachel Maddow 
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Volume 572February 21, 2012

 

Greetings!

 

Rainy Day Books is pleased to work with community organizations and institutions to promote awareness, involvement, literacy and well-being.

 

On February 27, 2012, Rainy Day Books will be partnering with The Cockefair Chair at University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC), the Writers at Work Roundtable, and the UMKC English Department, to host Award-Winning novelist and short story writer, Jim Shepard.  Jim will be reading from his works and discussing his craft with Angela Elam of the "New Letters on the Air" program.  The Event begins at 6:30 PM at The Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum.  There will be a reception proceeding the program that begins at 6:00 PM.  More information can be found at:

http://www.kclibrary.org/event/jim-shepard-you-think-s-bad

Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza: A Book Club Evening Event with Alex George, author of the new novel A Good American
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A Book Club Evening Event featuring Alex George, author of A Good American on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.

 

Congratulations to Alex George, who became an American citizen last Thursday!

 

Read the review of A Good American in USA Today

 

Read full details about this Event on our Website.

JUST ADDED!: Frances Mayes shares stories from The Tuscan Sun Cookbook on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00 PM

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Rainy Day Books welcomes Frances Mayes for a conversation with Vivien Jennings, Founder & President and Multimedia Presentation celebrating the release of her new Cookbook The Tuscan Sun Cookbook.  This Event will be held at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 PM.

 

Read full details about this Event on our Website.

JUST ADDED!: The Great Mystery Bus Tour travels to Kansas City with four Bestselling mystery writers on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM

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Rainy Day Books welcomes the Atria Books Great Mystery Bus Tour featuring MJ Rose, John Connolly, Liza Marklund and William Kent Krueger to Kansas City on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.

 

Read full details about this Event on our Website.

Great new Books arrive on our shelves every week!

The House I Loved by Tatiana De Rosnay

The House I Loved

Tatiana de Rosnay

St Martin's Press 

 

Paris, France: 1860's. Hundreds of houses are being razed, whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will permanently alter the face of old Paris, moulding it into a "modern city." The reforms will erase generations of history-but in the midst of the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet is determined to fight against the destruction of her family home until the very end; as others flee, she stakes her claim in the basement of the old house on rue Childebert, ignoring the sounds of change that come closer and closer each day. Attempting to overcome the loneliness of her daily life, she begins to write letters to Armand, her beloved late husband. And as she delves into the ritual of remembering, Rose is forced to come to terms with a secret that has been buried deep in her heart for thirty years. The House I Loved is both a poignant story of one woman's indelible strength, and an ode to Paris, where houses harbor the joys and sorrows of their inhabitants, and secrets endure in the very walls...

 

James Madison

James Madison

Kevin R. C. Gutzman

St Martin's Press

 

In James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the way James Madison is traditionally seen -- as "The Father of the Constitution" -- to find a more complex and sometimes contradictory portrait of this influential Founding Father and the ways in which he influenced the spirit of today's United States. Instead of an idealized portrait of Madison, Gutzman treats readers to the flesh-and-blood story of a man who often performed his founding deeds in spite of himself: Madison's fame rests on his participation in the writing of The Federalist Papers and his role in drafting the Bill of Rights and Constitution. Today, his contribution to those documents is largely misunderstood. He thought that the Bill of Rights was unnecessary and insisted that it not be included in the Constitution, a document he found entirely inadequate and predicted would soon fail. Madison helped to create the first American political party, the first party to call itself "Republican", but only after he had argued that political parties, in general, were harmful. Madison served as Secretary of State and then as President during the early years of the United States and the War of 1812; however, the American foreign policy he implemented in 1801-1817 ultimately resulted in the British burning down the Capitol and the White House. In so many ways, the contradictions both in Madison's thinking and in the way he governed foreshadowed the conflicted state of our Union now. His greatest legacy-the disestablishment of Virginia's state church and adoption of the libertarian Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom-is often omitted from discussion of his career. Yet, understanding the way in which Madison saw the relationship between the church and state is key to understanding the real man.

 

 

The Darlings

The Darlings

Cristina Alger

Pam Dorman Books

 

A sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences. Now that he's married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke suits. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. Thrilled with his good fortune in the midst of the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, Paul accepts the position. But Paul's luck is about to shift: a tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties lie-will he save himself while betraying his wife and in-laws or protect the family business at all costs?

 

Royal Wulff Murders

The Royal Wulff Murders

Keith Mccafferty

Viking Adult

 

When a fishing guide reels in the body of a young man on the Madison, the Holy Grail of Montana trout rivers, Sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects foul play. It's not just the stick jammed into the man's eye that draws her attention; it's the Royal Wulff trout fly stuck in his bloated lower lip. Following her instincts, Ettinger soon finds herself crossing paths with Montana newcomer Sean Stranahan. Fly fisher, painter, and has-been private detective, Stranahan left a failed marriage and lackluster career to drive to Montana, where he lives in an art studio decorated with fly-tying feathers and mouse droppings. With more luck catching fish than clients, Stranahan is completely captivated when Southern siren Velvet Lafayette walks into his life, intent on hiring his services to find her missing brother. The clues lead Stranahan and Ettinger back to Montana's Big Business: fly fishing. Where there's money, there's bound to be crime.

 

Mr and Mrs Bunny

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire!

Polly Horvath, Sophie Blackall

Schwartz and Wade

 

In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies! When Madeline gets home from school one afternoon to discover that her parents have gone missing, she sets off to find them. So begins a once-in-a-lifetime adventure involving a cast of quirky and unforgettable characters. There's Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, who drive a smart car, wear fedoras, and hate marmots; the Marmot, who loves garlic bread and is a brilliant translator; and many others. Translated from the Rabbit by National Book Award-winning author Polly Horvath, and beautifully illustrated by Sophie Blackall, here is a book that kids will both laugh over and love.

 

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 Thank You! 
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/Thu/Fri 10 AM to 6 PM, Sat 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sundays we read, rest and enjoy our families and friends.

 

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 Jennings & Roger Doeren  


Vivien, Roger, and all of your friends at Rainy Day Books