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We Love This Book: Peace by Richard Bausch
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 In February we told you about a wonderful story collection by Richard Bausch. Now, we are delighted to tell you about his new book, Peace, just released this week. Simple, elegant writing serves to underscore the complex themes of trust, the costs of war, and the power of salvation. Our booksellers are raving about Peace:
"How do you describe this brilliant novella? It covers a few days in the lives of seven men in the mountains of Italy in the closing days of World War II. Bausch's prose is flawless. His characters seem achingly real. Everything about this book is breathtaking. I don't want to exaggerate, but I can't think of a better way to describe it: Peace feels like a classic."-Dave Mallmann, Brookfield
"Peace, a beautiful new gem from writer Richard Bausch, tells the WWII story of 6 lost and frozen, ragtag soldiers trying to stay alive as the battles come to an end.
This quiet and illuminating book is perfect proof that from the personal comes the profound. The book's title suggests a question as well as an answer."-Carol Grossmeyer, Owner and President
"This novel is lean, poignant, supported by a remarkable level of tension yet is simple and straightforward. The title is wonderfully ambiguous when considering the text it represents. It's one of the best stories and most well crafted novels I've read in years."-Bishop Hadley, Buyer
Whether you're already a Bausch fan or just love a good story, we know you'll enjoy the latest by this award-winning author.
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New Releases
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From our friends at Shelf Awareness
 Hold Tight by Harlan Coben examines teenager and parent relationships during a serial killer's sadistic spree in a suburban New Jersey town. - Schwartz Bestseller - 30% off
The Miracle at Speedy
Motors by Alexander McCall Smith is the newest installment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. - Schwartz Bestseller - 30% off
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation by Elizabeth Berg is a collection of inspirational stories about women. Elizabeth Berg will be reading at our Brookfield shop on May 12 at 7 p.m.
Bad Money: Reckless
Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips examines the bleak future of the U.S. economy.
Just Who Will
You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. by Maria Shriver says that who you are is more important than what you do.
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Literary Lunch with Louise Erdrich
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 Monday, May 19 ˇ Noon
The Wisconsin Club
900 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Join the Milwaukee Public Library in welcoming Louise Erdrich, author of The Plague of Doves, to the annual Literary Luncheon at The Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave. Tickets are $60 for Friends members, $70 for non-members. Tickets include admission and a signed hardcover copy of The Plague of Doves.
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It's Easy Being Green at Mequon
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Find out how simple going green can be during Green Weekend at our Mequon shop. From Thursday, April 24-Sunday, April 27 you'll enjoy author readings, a special Story Time, talks from representatives of We Energies, the Urban Ecology Center and Outpost Natural Foods, and have the opportunity to shop eco-friendly vendors including Sendiks, (Shoo), and World of Good.
View the complete schedule of events and join us for this weekend-long Earth Day celebration.
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Schwartz on Downer Six Word Slam
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 Thanks to everyone who submitted their Six-Word memoirs to our contest! Though the contest submission deadline has past, you can still enjoy the fun at our Schwartz On Downer Six Word Slam event Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Read your own six-word memoir at this open mic event, or just listen to what other six-word memoirists have written. We'll also announce the winners of our contest at this event.
Click here for more information about the event and the book that inspired it.
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Event Spotlight: Jack O'Connell, The Resurrectionist
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 Jack O'Connell's The Resurrectionist cleverly blends the classic noir thriller with fantasy to create a reading experience that has our booksellers talking:
"The Ressurectionist is one of the best works of fiction I have read in some time. A pharmacist named Sweeney is moving his comatose son, Danny, to the Peck Clinic, which has promised extraordinary results. When visiting his son, Sweeney reads to him from a beloved comic book series, LIMBO. As Sweeney reads aloud we too are pulled into the world of LIMBO-where a group of circus freaks, having been chased out of their circus, are searching for a new home and perhaps, redemption. Meanwhile, there is something gothic and secret going on at the Peck Clinic and Sweeney begins to fear that Danny is being used for experimentation. A lot going on? Yes, and that's just some of it! The Resurrectionist is an intense, riveting story; I put off reading the last twenty-five pages because I didn't want it to end. The novel is part tragedy, part gothic horror, part fantasy, and entirely a book you need to read."-Bishop Hadley, Buyer
 "How strange are you willing to get? Jack O'Connell seems to ask this question at the close of nearly every chapter of The Resurrectionist, and it's not altogether unlikely that you'll ask yourself that same question while reading the book. If insanity doesn't faze you, enjoy. If it does, make the leap. You know what they say; the first three hundred and four pages are the strangest."-Justin Riley, Downer Ave.
Jack O'Connell will pay a visit to our Downer Ave. bookshop on Friday, April 18 at 7 p.m.
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Here
is a list of the authors coming soon to the Schwartz Bookshops. For a complete list of upcoming author appearances visit
our events page.
 Jennifer
Chiaverini
The Winding Ways
Quilt
Thursday, April 17 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Brookfield
Madison author Jennifer Chiaverini's bestselling Elm Creek
Quilts series continues with The Winding Ways Quilt,
in which the arrival of newcomers to the Circle of Quilters illuminates
the power of friendship to navigate life's unexpected pathways.
Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of twelve Elm Creek novels
and two volumes of quilt patterns.
 Gary
Moore
Playing with
the Enemy
Thursday, April 17ˇ
7:00 p.m. talk ˇ
Mequon
Join Gary Moore as he shares the details of his father's exciting
and heart-wrenching life-story. Gene Moore, a depression-era farm
boy in the small town of Sesser, Illinois, was headed for baseball
stardom with the Brooklyn Dodgers when his destiny was interrupted
by Pearl Harbor. After playing ball for the Navy in the Azores and
North Africa, Gene was sent to Louisiana for a top secret mission.
There, his future was irrevocably changed.
April Showers, Milwaukee Poets
Thursday, April 17ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Downer Ave.
Local poets will read from previously published and new works in celebration
of poetry month. Don't miss the star lineup that is Steve Anderson,
BJ Best, Jim Hazard, Peggy Hong, James Liddy and Chuck Stebelton.
Remember to carry an upside down umbrella so you can catch the raining
words and images that are sure to shower upon us that night.
Jack
O'Connell
The Resurrectionist
Friday, April 18 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ Downer
Ave.
Part classic noir thriller, part mind-bending fantasy, Jack O'Connell's
latest is a novel about stories and what they can do to those who
create them. Sweeney's son Danny has been left comatose by an accident.
Hoping for a miracle, Danny is taken to a clinic, where doctors claim
to have "resurrected" patients. But, Sweeney begins to realize that
the real cure may lie in a fantasy comic book world his son had been
drawn into.
 Robert
Alexander
The Romanov Bride
Monday, April 21 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ Shorewood
The author of the bestselling novels Rasputin's Daughter
and The Kitchen Boy returns with the final book in the
trilogy. As Russia races toward catastrophe, the Grand Duchess Elisavyeta
is ensconced in the court of the mighty Romanovs. In the same city
but worlds apart is Pavel, a simple village man. When his young wife
is killed by Tsarist soldiers, the grief-stricken Pavel dedicates
his life to revolution and soon it will be up to Pavel to decide Elisavyeta's
fate.
 Lauren
Fox
Still Life With
Husband
Tuesday, April 22 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Brookfield
Milwaukee's own Lauren Fox explores the baffling human heart
and the dangers of getting what you want in her laugh-out-loud debut
novel. Thirty-year-old Emily Ross is married to her college sweetheart,
Kevin, a technical writer. She loves him, but his daily pleas
for procreation are starting to drive Emily crazy. When a sexy young
reporter enters her life, Emily finds him hard to resist, and that
just might upend everything.
 Kris
Radish
Searching for
Paradise in Parker, PA
Tuesday, April 22 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Mequon
Kris Radish is back with the hilarious, sizzling tale of one woman's
search for happiness just beyond her own front door. Addy Lipton's
husband, Lucky, has won a trip to paradise, also known as Costa Rica. It's just
the getaway Addy thinks will turn their relationship around. But,
Lucky fractures his back tossing their luggage in the trunk and now
he's stuck on the couch indefinitely. With the love of her sister
and friends, Addy begins a crusade to make some changes. Soon, the
whole town learns that to reach paradise you must travel through your
heart-and you don't even have to leave home to get there!
 Susan
McCarthy
The Value of
Money
Wednesday, April 23 ˇ
7:00 p.m. talk ˇ
Brookfield
Many financial advisors believe the key to making good decisions about
money is simple: just remove all emotion from your thoughts and make
rational decisions. Veteran financial advisor Susan McCarthy has a
more realistic approach that doesn't dismiss your emotions but
helps you use them to make sound financial decisions. Find out how
exploring the connections between your emotional and financial life
can help bring about greater wealth and amazing personal growth.
 Geoff
Herbach
The Miracle Letters
of T. Rimberg
Wednesday, April 23 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Downer Ave.
Having destroyed his life, the suicidal T. Rimberg strikes out on
a journey through history and geography. From Minneapolis to Europe,
to a fiery accident near Green Bay, he searches for a father who is
likely dead, digs for meaning where he's sure there is none,
fires off suicide letters to family, celebrities, presidents, and
football stars, and lands in a hospital bed across from a priest who
believes Rimberg has caused a miracle. This funny, moving novel asks
readers to consider the nature of second chances and the unexpected
form that grace sometimes takes.
 Patrick
Carman
Rivers of Fire:
Atherton #2
Thursday, April 24 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Brookfield
In the riveting sequel to The House of Power, Atherton-the
extraordinary three-tiered satellite world-is now flat, and
the worst is yet to come. While Samuel and Isabel sneak into The House
of Power in search of water, Edgar and his companions travel to Mead's
Hollow in search of the mysterious Dr. Harding. But this strange place
holds more secrets than they had ever dreamed. For middle
readers
 Tom Haudricourt
Brewers Essential
Thursday, April 24 ˇ
7:00 p.m. talkˇ
Mequon
So you think you're a pretty big Milwaukee Brewers fan? Okay.
Who threw the first no-hitter in franchise history? How about the
team's first Rookie of the Year? If you said Juan Nieves and
Pat Listach, you qualify. If you didn't, you may need a refresher
course. Either way, you're going to enjoy our event with Tom
Haudricourt, sports radio personality and author of Brewers Essential:
Everything You Need To Know to Be a Real Fan!, a fun, handy reference
for all things Brewers.
 Toby Barlow
Sharp Teeth
Thursday, April 24 ˇ
7:00 p.m. reading ˇ
Downer Ave.
"A werewolf story written in verse may sound like a gamer-geek-English
major's dream, but Toby Barlow far surpasses stereotypical expectations
with this riveting, complex story about a Latino dogcatcher in L.A.
complete with thugs, drug dealers, and of course, very mean dogs.
He reinvents the werewolf to tell a story you have to read to believe."-Wil
Tietsort, Shorewood
Make sure to visit the
Sharp Teeth website.
Friday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Schwartz on Downer Six-Word Slam
Join us for the Schwartz on Downer Six-Word Slam. This open-mic event
was inspired by one our favorite new books, Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six
Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure edited by Rachel Fershliser
and Larry Smith of Smith Magazine. Write your own and read it at this
event, or just come and enjoy what others have written. Winners of
our Write Six Words, Win Cool Stuff contest will be announced at this
event.
  Kevin
Henkes
Bird Lake Moon
Lynne Rae Perkins
Criss Cross
Monday, April 28 ˇ
7:00 p.m. ˇ Milwaukee Public
Library Centennial Hall (414) 286-3000
Two Newbery winners will take the stage at Central Library. Wisconsin
author Kevin Henkes, who was awarded the Newbery Honor for his last
novel, Olive's Ocean. His new book, Bird
Lake Moon is a coming of age story about friendship, family
and that pivotal moment when one stops telling everything and begins
to hold some things in. Lynne Rae Perkins's Criss Cross,
winner of the 2006 Newbery Medal, follows teenage Debbie and her friends.
As their paths cross, they begin to grow up and learn that a lot can
happen in a summer. For middle readers/young adults
Poetry
Everywhere
An Upper on Downer: The Poetry Everywhere Project Milwaukee
Premiere
Thursday, April 29 ˇ
7:00 p.m. ˇ
Downer Ave.
Celebrate National Poetry Month in style at the Poetry Everywhere
Premiere at the all-new remodeled Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop on Downer.
Poetry Everywhere is an exciting joint production of UWM and the Poetry
Foundation to create films from poems and air them nationwide. See the
films. Meet some of the poets and animators involved. Refreshments will
be provided by Café Hollander.
For more information on this exciting project, read
this article from the Journal Sentinel or this
article from UWM.
 Mo
Willems
The Pigeon Wants
a Puppy!
Thursday, May 1ˇ
7:00 p.m. presentation ˇ
Shorewood
Meet the author of beloved children's books Knuffle Bunny,
and Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, and learn to
draw your own Pigeon! In his latest outing, the Pigeon really, really
wants a puppy. He'll take good care of it. He promises! He'll
play with it, and water it at least once a month! Well... can he
have one? For kids
This event is a Schwartz Signature Reading. Some signing restrictions
apply.
 Ted
Kerasote
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Thursday, May 1ˇ
7:00 p.m. talk ˇ Brookfield
Merle and Ted Kerasote found each other in the Utah desert. Merle
was about ten months old and running wild; Ted, forty-one was looking
for a pup to keep him company. Merle learned how to live among wildlife
and Ted learned about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.
Ted shares their journey of love, independence and partnership, and
his perspective on creating a healthy relationship with your dog,
in Merle's Door.
 Tony
Horwitz
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
Thursday, May 1ˇ
7:00 p.m. talk ˇ Mequon
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes you on a thrilling
and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America. Through an irresistible
blend of history, myth, and misadventure, Horowitz follows in the
footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America
and captures the wonder and drama of first contact. As he traces their
legacy, Horowitz sets out on his own epic trek and explores the revealing
gap between what we enshrine and what we forget.
 Connie
Fairbanks
Scratch That: Seasonal Menus and Perfect Pairings
Saturday, May 3 ˇ
2:00 p.m. program ˇ Mequon
Connie Fairbanks helps you entertain with style and ease with her
first cookbook, Scratch That. Find out how to take the guesswork
out of preparation, how to shop for and use seasonal ingredients,
and how to choose the perfect wine for your meal.
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Staff
Pick
The
Blue Star
Tony Earley
"The sequel to Jim the Boy set in small town North Carolina is a
gem. On the eve of World War II, Jim Glass must face many difficult situations,
including falling in love with a soldier's girl and the truth about
his family. This young man's voice is particularly engaging. The
Blue Star received a glowing front page review in the New York
Times Book Review."-Catherine Wallberg, Buyer
$23.99
 Staff
Pick
Finn
Jon Clinch
"Using just a few clues from Mark Twain's The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn, Jon Clinch has crafted a haunting novel about
Huck Finn's terrifying father. Pap Finn is dark, manipulative, and
violent to be sure, but in Clinch's able hands he is also a complex,
compelling character. I admit I was skeptical when I first heard about
this book, but then I read the first page and I couldn't put it
down. Finn is a fantastic read."-Rebecca Bialek,
Marketing
Paperback
$13.95
 Staff
Pick
The
Ministry of Special Cases
Nathan Englander
"During Argentina's Dirty War, as the generals oversaw the
slaughter of thousands of students and leftists, the ne'er-do-well
son of a Jewish prostitute confronts his identity while searching for
his own 'disappeared' son. This is a remarkable work of
fiction, told with sympathy and humor, by a remarkable writer"-Conrad
Silverberg, Downer Ave.
Paperback
$14.95
 Staff
Pick
The
Raw Shark Texts
Steven Hall
"Eric Sanderson wakes into a world where he knows nothing about
himself but is being hunted by a creature he set loose. He must make his
way in a place that can be created from words written on scraps of paper
and just as easily destroyed. Hall's prose is sharp and cutting, and the
reader is left wondering what is real and what is just words on a page."-Jason
Kennedy, Buyer
Paperback
$14.00
 Our
Story Begins
New and Selected Stories
Tobias Wolff
"One of our most exquisite storytellers" (Esquire)
returns with fresh revelations-about biding one's time, or experiencing
first love, or burying one's mother-that come to a variety of
characters in circumstances at once everyday and extraordinary: a retired
Marine enrolled in college while her son trains for Iraq, a lawyer taking
a difficult deposition, an American in Rome indulging the Gypsy who's
picked his pocket.
$26.95
Paul Goes Fishing
Michel Rabagliati
This fourth installment in Michel Rabagliati's semi-autobiographical
graphic novel series finds Paul settling comfortably into adult life,
occasional twinges of anxiety aside. His graphic design business has
taken off, his partner Lucie is pregnant, it's mid-July and time to
leave behind the city to go fishing. Long lazy days stretch out while
Paul's thoughts wander from the colorful characters at the fish-and-game
camp to the lurking depths of childhood, a Holden Caulfield-esque adolescence,
and the encounters that have shaped his sense of family thus far.
$24.95
The Lying Tongue
Andrew Wilson
Against the haunting backdrop of the beguiling city of Venice, a famous
expatriate novelist and his would-be biographer engage in a ruthless game
of cat and mouse that builds to a breathtaking and unexpected conclusion.
Andrew Wilson's wonderfully atmospheric debut novel has evoked comparisons
to his literary progenitor, Patricia Highsmith.
Paperback
$14.00
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Our
Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007
Al Gore
Former Vice President Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
for his tireless work educating the public about global climate change
and for seeking out methods to counteract the change. Here is his acceptance
speech in which he issues a call to action to governments, entrepreneurs,
inventors and ordinary citizens to make saving the environment "our
purpose."
Paperback
$13.00
 Blessed
Unrest
How the Largest Social Movement in History is Restoring Grace, Justice
and Beauty in the World
Paul Hawken
For more than a decade Paul Hawken has researched the organizations dedicated
to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar
non-profits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively compromise
the largest movement on earth. Blessed Unrest explores the diversity
of the movement, its ideas, innovative strategies, and centuries of hidden
history.
Paperback
$16.00
 Moon
Handbooks Wisconsin
Thomas Huhti
Explore the parts of Wisconsin you might be missing. Born-and-bred "Cheesehead"
Thomas Huhti offers an insider's view of Wisconsin, from the bars and
pubs of Madison to the beaches and water parks of the Wisconsin Dells.
Thomas is a perfect tour guide, providing unique trip ideas like a Wisconsin
Outdoors Adventure and a Frank Lloyd Wright Tour.
$21.95
 The
Creative Family
How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections
Amanda Blake Soule
Young mother of three Amanda Soule presents simple ways to use arts, crafts
and other forms of creativity to deepen family connections. These fun
and engaging alternatives to television, video games, and the computer
are meant to captivate children's imaginations, celebrate their achievements,
and express love and gratitude as a family.
Paperback
$14.95
 Staff Pick
I
Was Told There'd Be Cake
Essays
Sloane Crosley
"Assorted musings on surreptitious pony collections, good New York karma, and bad moving stories reveal a personality blend of sweetness, neuroses, and ironic detachment. There is a sense of self-improvement about the essays; perhaps Ms. Crosley will become a better person as a vegetarian or an Australian, or perhaps by volunteering at a museum. But in the end, she is what she is, formed by quasi-Christian summer camp (she's Jewish) and an addiction to the Oregon Trail video game. The results are both funny and insightful."--Daniel Goldin, General Manager
Paperback
$14.00
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach
The bestselling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious
wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. In Bonk, Mary
Roach shows us how and why sexual arousal and orgasm, two of the most
complex, delightful, and amazing scientific phenomena on earth, can be
so difficult to achieve and what science is doing to slowly make the bedroom
a more satisfying place.
$24.95
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Great Books at Bargain Prices
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This is a sampling of the terrific deals we have on good books. Stop in to
any of our shops to pick up any of these titles or browse our bargain section.
 
 
Christine Falls
Benjamin Black (John Banville)
Publisher $25.00
SCHWARTZ: $7.99
Mockingbird
Charles J. Shields
Publisher $25.00
SCHWARTZ: $8.99 The World's Worst
Mark Frauenfelder
Publisher $10.95
SCHWARTZ: $2.99
Pirate Pete's Talk Like A Pirate
Kim Kennedy
Publisher $15.95
SCHWARTZ: $6.99
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Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops
Milwaukee's Very Own Independent Bookshop Since 1927
Downer Ave., 2559 N. Downer Ave., 414-332-1181, ondowner@schwartzbooks.com
Brookfield, 17145 W. Bluemound Rd., 262-797-6140, brookfield@schwartzbooks.com
Mequon, 10976 N. Port Washington Rd., 262-241-6220, mequon@schwartzbooks.com
Shorewood, 4093 N. Oakland Ave., 414-963-3111, shorewood@schwartzbooks.com
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