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watchung booksellers
your community bookstore
Watchung Plaza 54 Fairfield St Montclair NJ 07042 973-744-7177
Mon-Wed 10-6 Thurs-Fr 10-8 Sat 10-5 Sun 11-4
of course, we are open 24/7 at
www.watchungbooksellers.com
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Happenings at the Bookstore and Around Town
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January 2010
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Dear Friends,
In the middle of the hustle of holiday shopping, a mom came into the shop to give us a gift, a gift from her young son, Evan Chaladoff. It was this delightful drawing of watchung booksellers (with our NJ Transit train as well!) and these sweet words:
"My favorite place to go in Montclair is Watchung Booksellers. Watchung Booksellers is my favorite place because if you need a book, they get it for you right away. Also, they have nice people that work there."
This lovely gift just made our day. You're the Best, Evan!
And then, just this morning, the phone rang with an inquiry for a book. The caller was delighted that we had the book in stock and announced that her New Year's Resolution was to call watchung booksellers first. " watchung booksellers is right around the corner," she explained, "and why should I give my business to A?!#*zon?" We are delighted to have a new customer and we love her New Year's Resolution! Thank you to all of you who supported us this past year.
Our annual watchung BESTsellers list is included below. We love this list of our bestsellers - a lively mix of local and global celebs. Your support of our authors is clear from this list. And we have another month brimming with activity. We're looking forward to seeing you then.
Stay warm and cozy up with a good book! A quick reminder that our Inventory Clearance Sale continues through Friday, 1/8. We're cleaning house and making room for all the new books coming in. www.watchungbooksellers.com.
Happy Reading! , Margot, Carolyn, Jeanne, Marina, Nicole,and Marisela |
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InHouse Book Groups
All are welcome. 7:30pm
Great Writers with Marina Cramer
Fri, Jan 8, Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
Fri, Feb 5, TBA
Beam Me Up Science Fiction with Eileen Duffy.
Fri, Jan 15, Beggars in Spain, Nancy Kress
Fri, Feb 12, Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
History Book Club with Joe Paranac.
Mon, Jan 25, The Hemingses of Monticello, A Gordon-Reed
Mon, Feb 22, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, Niall Ferguson
Tween Girl's Book Group with Diane Franciose. This group is full at this time, please call for the waiting list.
Sun, Jan 10, The Magician's Elephant, Kate DiCamillo
Sun, Feb 21, The City of Ember, Jean Duprau
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Toddler Storytime
 Storytime
with
Elaine Campbell Johnson
SNOW ALERT Please note: Storytime is cancelled if Montclair Public Schools are closed or have delayed opening.
Toddlers and their parent or caregiver are welcome to join
us. Miss Elaine delights with song and story, old favorites and new
releases. What are Miss Elaine's best picks? storyhour
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STORYTIME
with members of
Girl Scout
Troop 75
Saturday, Jan 9, 23 and 30 at 11am
Your child is invited to a special storytime. These generous 13-year old volunteers will be in the Children's Room to read to your youngster while you relax and browse.
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MKA Parent's Association presents
The Sky's The Limit
Fri, Jan 29
7:30pm
MKA Middle School Auditorium
Valley Road, Montclair
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, celebrated astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium is interviewed live on stage by Stephen Colbert. 
Open to the public and free of charge.
Booksigning to follow.
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Author Signing
John & Nicky Block
Norman's Luscious Locks
Saturday, January 9th
11am-12 Noon
Montclair father and son, John and Nicky Block, teamed up to create a fantastical graphic tale explaining how Norman lost his luscious locks. Drop in and meet author John Block this Saturday. He'll be here to share the story of their collaboration, and show off his own marvelous pate.
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Author Reading and Discussion
Dan Hurley
Diabetes Rising
How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, and What to Do About It
Tuesday, January 12th
7-8pm
Written by award-winning investigative journalist Dan Hurley, Diabetes Rising is
a gripping expose of the quest for a cure for the disease that afflicts
hundreds of millions of people around the world. Hurley chronicles
today's diabetes epidemic-how the disease has grown so dramatically,
why the American Diabetes Association focuses its attention on just a
small handful of available treatments, and why the research being done
today doesn't look beyond accepted types of treatments. Just as Eric
Schlosser's Fast Food Nation uncovered the sordid details
leading to an epidemic of obesity, Dan Hurley uncovers the hidden
truths of what is being researched-and even more importantly, what is
not.
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Poetry Performance
Pia Lord
Rhapsody
Thursday, January 21
7:30pm
Rhapsody, one of Lord's poetry collections, is the culmination of writings from five years of concert
attendance and works from an earlier introspective period. Solo
classical piano, jazz, orchestral and chamber music performances inspired the poems.
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Author Signing
Phil Read
Montclair & Environs: 21st Century Chronicles
Saturday, January 23
1-2pm
 Philip Read, an author and reporter with The Star-Ledger,
will be visiting the store to sign copies of his new book Montclair & Environs: 21st Century
Chronicles. It is a collection of stories about the
people and town of Montclair as seen through the eyes of a
reporter. Come and meet Phil and pick up a collection of local memories.
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Educational Breakfast Program
Rohit Bhargarva
Personality Not Included
Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity and How Great Brands Get it Back
Tuesday, January 26
8am-10:30am
Sponsored by The Association for Women in Communications at the Newark Museum, 48 Washington St., Newark
 The Future of
Marketing & Public Relations: What's Coming and How to Get Ready
Don't miss this educational breakfast program
featuring Rohit Bhargava, top marketing strategist, best-selling
author, and creator of the popular Influential Marketing blog. To register awcnj.org
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Book Presentation and Discussion
Sharon and Elizabeth Hazard
Historic Photos of Newark
Thursday, January 28
7-8pm
 Local
authors and mother-daughter team, Sharon and Elizabeth Hazard will speak
and sign copies of their new book Historic Photos of Newark. a pictorial journey through time
that traces the story of this great American city, from the early days
of photography in the 1860s to the postwar era immediately following
World War II. Unforgettable vignettes of the city and its citizens as Newark
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Panel Discussion
Writing Matters
Go Ahead, Make Me Laugh: Humor in Writing
Panelists: Debra Galant, Pam Satran, Jeff Cohen
Friday, January 29
7pm
Our fourth dialogue between authors and readers asks what, if anything, distinguishes humor writing from its less mirthful
counterpart.
Local authors Debra Galant, Fear and Yoga in New Jersey, and Pamela Satran, How Not to Act Old, along with mystery author Jeff Cohen, A Night at the Operation, will appear.
There will be conversation, light refreshments, and plenty of laughs!   
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watchung BESTsellers of 2009
Fiction Hardcover NonFiction Hardcover
The Miracles of Prato, Laurie Albanese Step Out on Nothing, Byron Pitts
The Help, Kathryn Stockett When the Time Comes, Paula Span
A World I Never Made, Jim Lepore Expect to Win, Carla Harris
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown The Hemingses of Monticello, Gordon-Reed
Bird in Hand, Christina Baker Kline Tears in the Darkness, The Normans
City of Silver, Annamaria Alfieri GIlded, Deborah Davis
The Gate at the Stairs, Laurie Moore True Compass, Ted Kennedy
A Short History of Women, Kate Walbert Yankee Years, Joe Torre
Lark and Termite, Jayne Anne Phillips Crush It, Gary Vaynerchuk
The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver Born to Run, Christopher McDougall
Fiction Paperback NonFiction Paperback
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout How Not to Act Old, Pam Satran
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Barbary That Mean Old Yesterday, Stacey Patton
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson
The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Hard to Place, Marian Goldstein
Society, Schaffer & Barrows The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Diaz Slavery By Another Name, Blackmon
Still Alice, Lisa Genova Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama
The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga Today I Made a Difference, Underwood
Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken,
Loving Frank, Nancy Horan Laura Schenone
Netherland, Joseph O'Neill My LIfe in France, Julia Child
Picture Books Chapter Books/Young Adult, Hardcover
The Curious Garden, Peter Brown The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Picture the Wind, Susan Roth The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Iggy Peck Architect, Andrea Beaty The Magician's Elephant, Kate Dicamillo
Goldilicious, Victoria Kann Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins The Stick Man, Julia Donaldson This Family is Driving Me Crazy, Weiss
Popular Series Chapter Books/Young Adult, Paperback
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney Adventures in Cartooning, Sturm
The Twilight Series, Stephanie Meyers The Book Thief, Zuzak
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Riordan The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-
The 39 Clues, various Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Stewart Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson
My Father's Dragon, Gannett
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