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Dear Friends,
October is upon us, along with crisp breezes, fresh apples, vivid foliage - and a month full of author events with something for everyone, from the nature lover to the adrenaline junkie, the mystery-lover to the middle reader. (And if you have any of these folks on your holiday shopping list, may we suggest you get an early start by picking up an autographed book? If you can't make the event itself, just give us a ring and we'll help you arrange things.)
In this issue, we've also included a selection of books for young and old to cozy up with. We hope you enjoy these selections, and we thank you for supporting your local, independent bookseller!
Sincerely,
Mike,
Renee, Beth, Colleen, Deb, Heather, Katie, Kristen, Nora,
Rachel M.,
Rachel O., and Tod
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BETSY MELVIN
Saturday, October 2nd at 2:00pm
Photographer Betsy
Melvin will present her book Robert Frost's New England at Phoenix
Books on Saturday, October 2nd at 2:00 pm, with music and the stories
behind many of the photographs. This will be your last opportunity to
get personally inscribed books for yourself and/or friends before Betsy
moves south to be near her daughter. Betsy welcomes the opportunity to say "hi" and "bye" to friends and customers!
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JAMES TABOR
Thursday, October 7th, at 7:00 pm
James Tabor, will read from his new adventure narrative Blind Descent. Blind Descent is the story of the men
and women who risked everything to find the deepest cave on earth, earning their place in
history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong.
James M. Tabor, a former contributing editor to Outside, attempted
Mount McKinley and summitted Mount Sanford. He hosted the PBS series The Great Outdoors and co-created the History Channel series Journey
to the Center of the World. He lives in Waitsfield, Vermont.
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ARCHER MAYOR
Saturday, October 9th at 7:00 pm
Mystery fans have a treat in store when Archer Mayor, author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther, returns to Phoenix Books. Mayor will read from and autograph his new novel, Red Herring.
Archer Mayor's Joe Gunther series has been described by the Chicago Tribune as "the best police procedurals being written in America." Mayor is also the 2004 winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction-the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. In addition, Mayor is a death investigator for Vermont's Chief Medical Examiner, and a Deputy Sheriff for Windham County, VT.
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REBECCA RUPP
Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30 pm
Rebecca Rupp will read from Octavia Boone's Big Questions about Life, the Universe, and Everything. "This hopeful novel highlights the resilience of children and the courage of those who seek truth in a complicated world," raves Publishers Weekly. Rebecca Rupp has a Ph.D. in cell biology, and is the author of several books, including Dragons of Lonely Island and The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook. She lives in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
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STORYBOOKS
Loyal (and Surprising!) Friends
 Chick'n'Pug,
by Jennifer Satler
Chick lives for adventures. Pug lives for, well, sleep. In Chick's eyes, however, Pug can do no wrong. In fact, he is Wonderpug! But with danger around every corner and a hero who's a little low on energy, it may be up to Chick to save the day and earn the prized role of sidechick (er, sidekick . . .) This is a funny, heartwarming story of misplaced hero worship as well as the beginning of a beautiful friendship. (Hardcover)
 Mostly Monsterly, by Tammi Sauer
Bernadette might seem like an ordinary monster, but sometimes she likes to do some very unmonsterlike things, like pick flowers. When the time comes for Bernadette to go to Monster Academy, her classmates just don't understand her. They'd rather uproot trees than sing friendship songs. And they prefer fried snail goo to Bernadette's homemade cupcakes with sprinkles. Can Bernadette find a way to make friends at school and still be herself? (Hardcover)
 Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You, by Nancy Tillman
Love is the greatest gift we have to give our children. It's the one thing they can carry with them each and every day.
If love could take shape it might look something like these heartfelt words and images from the inimitable Nancy Tillman. Here is a book to share with your loved ones, no matter how near or far, young or old, they are.
(Hardcover)
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POP-UP/LIFT-UP/SEE-THROUGH STORYBOOKS
Speeding Trains and Wild Letters
 Wild Alphabet, by Mike Haines
Animals literally jump off the page in this illustrated pop-up featuring 26 wild animals hiding within the pages of the book. Antelope bursts through the letter A; Leopard lurches from behind L; Giraffe, reaches a long neck over G; Koala carrys her baby around K and Penguin waddles out from behind P... With accompanying key facts about each animal, this is a book that readers and animal lovers of all ages will treasure and enjoy for years to come. (Hardcover)
 Legendary Journeys: Trains, by Philip Steele
This is the slide-out, lift-up, see-through story of world-famous trains and railroads! Legendary Journeys: Trains unfolds the enthralling history of trains and railroads as they spread across the globe, and takes you from the invention of the first steam engines to the latest magnetic suspension Maglev train. You can also share the experience of passengers travelling the world's great railroads, including famous names such as Mark Twain and Mahatma Gandhi. (Hardcover)
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FICTION
Here and Now, Long Ago and Far Away
 Some Sing, Some Cry, by Ntozake Shange
At a rice and cotton plantation on an island off South Carolina's coast, we watch as recently emancipated Bette Mayfield says her goodbyes before fleeing for the mainland. With her granddaughter in tow, she heads to Charleston. There, they carve out lives for themselves as fortune-teller and seamstress. Dora will marry, the Mayfield line will grow, and we will follow them on an journey through the watershed events of America's troubled, vibrant history.(Hardcover)
 By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham
Peter and Rebecca Harris: mid-forties denizens of Manhattan's SoHo, nearing the apogee of committed careers in the arts--he a dealer, she an editor. With a spacious loft, a college-age daughter in Boston, and lively friends, they have every reason, it seems, to be happy. Then Rebecca's much younger look-alike brother, Ethan, shows up for a visit - and Peter finds himself questioning his artists, their work, his career--the entire world he has so carefully constructed. (Hardcover)
 Bound, by Antonya Nelson
Catherine and Oliver, young wife and older entrepreneurial husband, are negotiating their difference in age and a plethora of well-concealed secrets. Oliver, now in his sixties, is a serial adulterer and has just fallen giddily in love yet again. Catherine, seemingly placid and content, has ghosts of a past she scarcely remembers. When Catherine's long-forgotten high school friend dies and leaves Catherine the guardian of her teenage daughter, that past comes rushing back. (Hardcover)
 Tears of Pearl, by Tasha Alexander
Looking forward to the joys of connubial bliss, newlyweds Lady Emily and Colin Hargreaves, diplomats of the British Empire, set out toward Turkey for an exotic honeymoon. But on their first night in the city, a harem girl is found murdered, strangled in the courtyard of the sultan's lavish Yildiz Palace. Emily and Colin promise the heartbroken father that they'll find her killer, but as the investigation gains speed, they find that appearance can be deceiving--especially within the confines of the seraglio. (Paperback)
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MYSTERIES
Featuring Two Local Authors!
 Red Herring, by Archer Mayor
VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) head Joe Gunther and his team are called in to investigate a series of violent deaths that appear unrelated until telltale clues reveal a linkage between them. In their search for the elusive truth, the VBI must plumb the depths of every suspect's past, every victim's secrets, and examine each piece of evidence down to the smallest detail--an examination which includes an exploration of cutting edge forensic technology. (Hardcover)
 Bury Your Dead, by Louise Penny
It's Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly cold and surpassingly beautiful. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has come not to join the revels but to recover from an investigation gone hauntingly wrong. But violent death is inescapable, even in the apparent sanctuary of the Literary and Historical Society-- where an obsessive historian's quest for the remains of the founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain, ends in murder. Could a secret buried with Champlain for nearly 400 years be so dreadful that someone would kill to protect it? (Audio)
 The Detroit Electric Scheme, by D. E. Johnson
This fast-paced, detail-filled ride through early-1900s Detroit,includes murder, blackmail, organized crime, the development of a wonderful friendship, and the inside story on early electric automobiles. Through it all, Will Anderson learns that clearing himself of the crime he was framed for is only the beginning. To survive, and for his loved ones to survive, he must also become a man. (Hardcover)
 Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich
Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston's North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down--and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewulf Grimorie. The black-haired, black-hearted Wulf is on the hunt for the relic representing gluttony. Caught in a race against time, Diesel and Lizzie soon find out that more isn't always better, as they battle Wulf and the first of the deadly sins. (Audio)
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NONFICTION
Sustenance, Death, and Travel
The End of Overeating,  by David Kessler
Drawn from the latest brain science as well as interviews with top physicians and food industry insiders, The End of Overeating exposes the food industry's aggressive marketing tactics and reveals shocking facts about how we lost control over food--and what we can do to get it back. For the millions of people struggling with their weight as well as those of us who simply can't seem to eat our favorite foods in moderation, Dr. Kessler's cutting-edge investigation offers valuable insights and practical answers for America's largest-ever public health crisis. (Paperback)
Reasons to Kill, by Richard Rubenstein
 Americans profess to be a peace-loving people and one wary of "foreign entanglements." Yet we have been drawn into wars in distant lands from Vietnam to Afghanistan. How is it that ordinary Americans with the most to lose are so easily convinced to follow hawkish leaders-of both parties-into war? Reasons to Kill explores both the rhetoric that sells war to the public and the underlying cultural and social factors that make it so effective. With unmatched historical perspective and insightful commentary, Rubenstein offers citizens new ways to think for themselves about crucial issues of war and peace. (Hardcover)
Travels in Siberia, by Ian Frazier
 The book brims with half-crazed Orthodox archpriests, fur seekers, ambassadors of the czar bound for Peking, tea caravans, German scientists, American prospectors, intrepid English nurses, and prisoners and exiles of every kind--from Natalie Lopukhin, banished by the czarina for copying her dresses; to the noble Decembrist revolutionaries of the 1820s; to the young men and women of the People's Will movement whose fondest hope was to blow up the czar; to those who met still-ungraspable suffering and death in the Siberian camps during Soviet times. (Hardcover)
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