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MEMBER SALE!
Friday September 11 - Sunday September 13 25th Anniversary Storewide Member Sale Current Members get 20% off Almost Every Book in the store
UPCOMING EVENTS - 10 DAY SUMMARY
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Friday September 11 - Sunday September 13 25th Anniversary Storewide Member Sale Monday September 14 7 pm Robert Spector The Mom and Pop Store Tuesday September 15 10:30 am Margaret Peterson Haddix Sent 7 pm Tracy Kidder Strength in What Remains Wednesday September 16 10:30 am M.T. Anderson Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware Wednesday September 16 7 pm Nicholas Thompson The Hawk and the Dove	Thursday September 17 7 pm Deborah Tannen You Were Always Mom's Favorite Friday September 18 Rosh Hashanah Begins - No Event Saturday September 19 1 pm David Allen Sibley The Sibley Guide to Trees 3:30 pm Tim Page Parallel Play 6 pm W.R. Smyser Kennedy and the Berlin Wall Sunday September 20 4-7 pm 25th-ANNIVERSARY THANK-YOU PARTY For more events, click here.
LETTER FROM CARLA & BARBARA
Our anniversary is here! We are officially 25 years old! We hope that you will join us for these Politics and Prose’s 25th Anniversary Events. Sunday, September 20, 4-7 p.m. 25th-ANNIVERSARY THANK-YOU PARTY 4 p.m. - "How we got here and where we are going" E.J. Dionne, Jr. - a long time customer, friend, Washington Post columnist, and author of *Why Americans Hate Politics* and *Souled Out* - will interview Carla and Barbara about the life history of the store. 5-7 p.m. - Picnic and dancing with zydeco band Little Red and the Renegades. Please bring a dessert (cookies, cake, something that can be eaten with fingers) to add to the picnic. Contact General Manager Tracey Filar Atwood if you can contribute: tfatwood@politics-prose.com. Tuesday, September 22, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. DINNER WITH THE AUTHOR: RON SUSKIND In the first of three events in a new program, Ron Suskind will discuss his book *The Way of the World* in an intimate setting (45 people). *The Way of the World* is an exposé of the fabrication of evidence to promote support for an invasion of Iraq, but it is much more than that. The New York Times review said, “Suskind approaches this terrible theme in distinctly human terms. The rare writer who combines excellent reporting with a knack for novelistic writing about real people, he skillfully traces several inter-woven stories of cultural clashes and cross-pollination, all of them pursuing the question of whether the United States and the Muslim world can ever look past their differences and find understanding.” Where: Rock Creek Restaurant - Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., third floor (across from the movie theaters). Parking will be validated. Cost: $75.00 per person or $140.00 per couple - includes a three-course dinner and one copy of the book. Please RSVP by September 16: bkogod@politics-prose.com or 202-364-1919 And don’t forget this weekend: Friday, September 11, 9 a.m. - Sunday, September 13, 8 p.m. 25th-ANNIVERSARY MEMBER SALE - Nearly everything in the store is discounted to members. It's a great time to join or renew to save 20% on books, cards, totes, and t-shirts, 15% on CDs and DVDs! Go back to top of email
COMING NOW TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE
COMING NOW TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE If you can’t attend a talk, but would like to reserve a signed copy, click the title links to pre-purchase online. Members save 20% off on these titles. Click here if you would like to buy a recorded author talk. Thursday, September 10 7 p.m. In ISRAEL IS REAL, a compact, personal history, Rich Cohen (*Sweet and Low) traces the history of modern Israel from the Diaspora to a modern nation, takes readers through the significant milestones in Israel’s development, and offers graceful portraits of some of the major figures. Friday, September 11 - Sunday, September 13* 25th ANNIVERSARY STOREWIDE MEMBER SALE! Monday, September 14 7 p.m. With THE MOM AND POP STORE, Robert Spector, a business journalist and author of books about Nordstrom and Amazon, explains how some local independent businesses are surviving and even thriving. One of the success stories on his list? Politics and Prose! Tuesday, September 15 10:30 a.m. Margaret Peterson Haddix presents SENT, in which Jonah and Chip knew they were adopted but didn't know they came from another century. When they go back in time to 1483 London, Chip discovers that he is King Edward V and Alex, a friend, is his brother, the Duke of York. Apparently fated to become King Richard III's missing nephews, can they change history and return to the present? Ages 9-12. 7 p.m. In STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS, Tracy Kidder recounts a story about Deogratias, a refugee from Burundi, his flight to America in 1994, and his trip back to Burundi in 2006. Deogratias was lucky enough to escape a genocide of unspeakable savagery. He landed in New York City, learned English, and attended the Columbia School of General Studies and Dartmouth Medical School. He then returned to Burundi to start health clinics. As always, Kidder finds a way to fashion life into literature. Wednesday, September 16 10:30 a.m. In Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware, M.T. Anderson's zany and super-sized sequel to *Whales on Stilts* and the third in the Thrilling Tales series, Jasper Dash and his friends Lily Gefelty and Katie Mulligan travel to Delaware to solve a new mystery. M.T. Anderson has won numerous awards, including two Michael L. Printz honors. Ages 9-12. 7 p.m. In THE HAWK AND THE DOVE, a joint biography cum history, Nicholas Thompson uses Paul Nitze and George Kennan to exemplify two opposing policies on the conduct of the Cold War. Both men came from an upper- class background and Ivy League schools. Both held important civilian positions during World War II and both believed deeply in public service. Kennan had served in the Embassy in the USSR and held complex views about our one-time ally. Nitze saw things as either/or – someone was either our friend or our enemy. Thompson has shaped a vast trove of material into a readable history. Thursday, September 17 7 p.m. Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and one of our most popular authors, returns with YOU WERE ALWAYS MOM'S FAVORITE, a new study about sisters and the various ways they communicate, from empathetically to competitively. Tannen offers sound advice on how siblings can change conversational style to improve their relationship. (This event is co-sponsored with Fall for the Book. For more information about the festival, see: www.fallforthebook.org) Friday, September 18 ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS - NO EVENT Saturday, September 19 1 p.m. David Allen Sibley will present his new field guide, THE SIBLEY GUIDE TO TREES. With a method similar to that of *The Sibley Guides to Birds,* this manual covers some 600 North American tree species, presenting them according to taxonomy rather than by leaf shape. Sibley supplements his authoritative, concise descriptions with colorful paintings that illustrate seasonal changes and life-cycle development. Detailed maps present the trees’ ranges. 3:30 p.m. Tim Page, former chief music critic at The Washington Post, was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at age 45. His memoir, PARALLEL PLAY, recounts the pain and misunderstanding that characterized his childhood; he memorized long encyclopedia entries, but couldn’t pass elementary school math. He went on to become an award-winning journalist and writer, and attributes these achievements to his condition. 6 p.m. W.R. Smyser, an American diplomat posted in Germany at the time of Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” visit to Berlin, presents KENNEDY AND THE BERLIN WALL, an important first-hand account of the 1963 crisis that threatened to turn the Cold War into a nuclear combat. Smyser includes incisive portraits of Kennedy and Khrushchev as well as deGaulle, Macmillan, and Adenauer. Sunday, September 20 4-7 p.m. 25th-ANNIVERSARY THANK-YOU PARTY You are invited to our customer appreciation party. Refreshments will be provided at 5 p.m. in the parking lot, followed by live music. At 4 p.m., in the usual event space, Carla and Barbara will discuss how they have been able to compete - and flourish - in the business for 25 years. If you have questions for them, write to us at 25@politics-prose.com. If you would like to contribute cookies or cake to accompany the champagne toast, contact Tracey Filar Atwood, the general manager, tfatwood@politics-prose.com. For the full schedule and to purchase any of the above books, click here. Go back to top of email
CARLA’S COMMENTS
We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to meet in a small group with an author. Dinner with the Author will be launched with Ron Suskind on Tuesday, September 22. Ron will talk about his book *The Way of the World* (Harper Perennial, $16.99), recently published in paperback. He is a dear friend of Politics and Prose; indeed you can sometimes seeing him at work in the coffeehouse. He is entertaining – he easily could have been a Borsht Belt comedian. He is compassionate and very smart. His reporting about world events is always tempered by his deep understanding. (Well, maybe his understanding doesn’t extend to Dick Cheney.) If you are interested in attending the dinner at 6:30, please contact Bkogod@politics-prose.com. The cost for an intimate three-course dinner and the book is $75, or $140 for a couple. Click here to read more about this fabulous book and the dinner series. Go back to top of email
BARBARA'S BYLINE
This Sunday, September 13th, at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park, the zydeco band Little Red and the Renegades will play from 3:30 - 6 p.m. This is the same band that will perform for our 25th Birthday Party Sunday, September 20th, in the parking lot behind our row of stores; and they are, incidentally, favored enough by George Pelecanos that he put them in one of his early books, *Nick's Trip. At Glen Echo, Michael Hart and Sharon Schiliro from Dancing By the Bayou* will be giving zydeco lessons for half an hour before the general dancing begins. Two of the very best things about zydeco are (1) You are never too young or two old to participate, and (2) You don't have to have a partner because line dancing is one of many ways to enjoy this cajun music. So if you can make it to the Spanish Ballroom this Sunday, you'll stand out like Ginger or Fred on the parking lot/ dance floor at our birthday party on the 20th. Mayor Fenty has proclaimed Monday, September 14th, as Mom and Pop Store Day, calling upon all Washington residents to join him in recognizing the important role those small businesses play in our lives. Surprised? Well, there's a backstory to this proclamation that starts with Seattle author Robert Spector's idea for a new book and ends on Monday, September 14th at 7 p.m. when Spector comes to Politics and Prose to talk about this new book, THE MOM AND POP STORE: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy are Surviving and Thriving. Not incidentally, one of the stores he writes about is Politics & Prose. "Mom and pop stores have endured every new retail concept that's been thrown at them: department stores, chain stores, discount stores, mail-order catalogs and the internet. They are masters at adapting to their changing environment. That's why, after the apocalypse, the only survivors will be cockroaches and mom and pop stores." The evening Robert Spector is here, I plan on informing him that we don't intend to share the post-apocalyptic world with cockroaches. Go back to top of email
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT
Wednesdays, October 7 - November 11, 1 – 2:30 p. m. MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA, 1947-1969: SIX PLAYS Taught by Prof. Jackson R. Bryer “. . . there is not, and there never has been, a literary institution which could be called the American drama.” – John Gassner (1952) “There is no American drama.” – Eric Bentley (1954) “America has produced some of the very finest drama of the 20th century.” – C. W. E. Bigsby (1989) This course is based on the assumption that Bigsby’s assertion is more accurate than Gassner’s or Bentley’s; and it seeks to discover, through a reading of six of the best post-World War II American plays where the excellences of modern American drama are to be found. The emphasis will be on close readings of the plays, with particular attention to the continuing relevance of their themes, the dramatic techniques they employ, their distinctive American qualities, and the similarities and contrasts between them. The plays will be read in chronological order, as follows: Tennessee Williams, *A Streetcar Named Desire(1947) Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman(1949) Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night(1956) Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun*(1959) Edward Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1962) Arthur Kopit, Indians(1969) Participants are expected to read *A Streetcar Named Desire* before the first class. Jackson R. Bryer is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in dramatic literature and modern American fiction for 41 years. He is the author, editor or co-editor of several books on American drama, including, among others, The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder (2008), Conversations with Lillian Hellman (1986), Lanford Wilson: A Casebook (1994), Selected Letters of Eugene O’Neill (1988), Conversations with August Wilson (2006), and The Facts on File Companion to American Drama (2004). Price: $100, or $80 for P&P Members, limited to 25 participants. Please call the store at 202-364-1919 to register or click here to register online. Go back to top of email
P&P CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO...
Sunday, September 13, 4 p.m. Eckles Library Mount Vernon Campus of George Washington University 2100 Foxhall Road, NW DR. NANCY SCHLOSSBERG REVITALIZING RETIREMENT: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose (APA Life Tools, $16.95) Dr. Schlossberg will discuss the issues, hurdles, and opportunities presented by retirement, its importance as a gateway to a major new phase of life, and strategies for making this major transition a successful one for you and your family. Free parking and a shuttle to the Eckles Library is available in the GW-MVC Garage on Whitehaven Parkway. For further information about this FREE event, call Sonia Crow at Palisades Village, 202-244-3310. Monday, September 14, 7 p.m. Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 S. Park Avenue, Chevy Chase JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA MAKING YOUR CASE: The Art of Persuading Judges (West, $29.95) Justice Scalia was appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1982. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat on September 26, 1986. *Making Your Case, coauthored by legal writing expert Bryan Garner, covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning and judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaining style. Please sign up in advance for this FREE event by calling the Village Center at 301-656-2797. Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 p.m.* Patton Boggs LLC 2445 M Street, NW The Princeton Club of Washington presents WILLIAM G. BOWEN CROSSING THE FINISH LINE: Completing College at America's Public Universities (Princeton Univ. Press, $27.95) Long revered for their dedication to equal opportunity and affordability, public universities play a crucial role in building our country’s human capital. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering four-year colleges in America today are graduating. Bowen, president emeritus of Princeton University and of the Mellon Foundation, asks why is this happening and what can be done? For more information, visit hooksbookevents.com.To register for this FREE event, send an email to pcw@pcw-dc.org, re: Bill Bowen Event. Wednesday, September 16, 7 p.m. The Arts Club of Washington 2017 I Street, NW Dave Smith and Jean Valentine present CAPTIVE VOICES: New and Selected Poems, 1960-2008 by Eleanor Ross Taylor (Southern Messenger Poets series, LSU Press, $21.95) Taylor is an award-winning author of six poetry collections. The presenters will read selections from Taylor’s poetry as well as their own. For information about this FREE reception, contact Sandra Beasley, ACW Literary Chair at 703-994-3166. Thursday, September 17, 6:45 p.m. National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW (Enter on 2100 C Street, NW) Smithsonian Resident Associates present MELANIE MITCHELL COMPLEXITY: A Guided Tour (Oxford Univ. Press, $29.95) The science of complexity seeks to explain how large-scale complex, organized, and adaptive behavior emerges from simple interactions among myriad individuals - and applies general principles across a broad range of biological, technological, and social phenomena - including evolution, artificial intelligence, computation, genetics, and information processing. For $25 tickets ($15 for NAS or Smithsonian Members), call 202-633-3030 or visit this link. Photo ID is required. Thursday, September 17, 7:30 p.m. Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 S. Park Avenue, Chevy Chase PETER CARLSON K BLOWS TOP: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist (PublicAffairs, $26.95) This bizarre and hilarious story of Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 two-week journey across America has received great reviews. Khrushchev befriended and offended movie stars and political leaders alike - all the while reminding Americans that he possessed the nuclear power to blow them up. Please sign up in advance for this FREE event by calling the Village Center at 301-656-2797 Friday, September 18, 6:30 p.m. Alliance Française Letelier Theater 3251 Prospect Street, NW Upper Courtyard JILL JONNES EIFFEL'S TOWER (Viking, $27.95) Jonnes, author of the critically acclaimed *Conquering Gotham, recounts in detail the compelling history of the Eiffel Tower’s conception, building, and reception in Belle Époque France and investigates the events, artists, and personalities that were part of the extraordinary World’s Fair of 1889, from Thomas Edison and Annie Oakley to James Gordon Bennett, Jr. and Vincent van Gogh. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, the screening of the film Sur les Traces de Gustave Eiffel* and a reception. Tickets ($8.00 Members, $12.00 Non-members) can be obtained through the Alliance Française. Tuesday September 22, 6:30 p.m. The Transition Network One Washington Circle Hotel One Washington Circle, NW Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom MARC FREEDMAN ENCORE: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life (PublicAffairs, $14.95) Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures - an organization that matches the needs of our communities with the energies and skills of the 50+ population - will offer his insights at the September meeting of The Transition Network. For details and reservations ($30 for TTN members; $38 for nonmembers and guests; includes dinner, cash bar), visit www.thetransitionnetwork.org or call Virginia Sorkin at 703-243-1523. Wednesday, September 23, 7:30 p.m. National Geographic Live Grosvenor Auditorium 1600 M Street, NW AMY TAN Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan rejected her mother’s expectations that she become a doctor and concert pianist and chose to write fiction instead. Her acclaimed novels include *The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, and The Bonesetter’s Daughter; and she has adapted her work for film, televisions, and opera. In a wide-ranging conversation with Traveler* editor Don George, Tan will discuss the life-changing challenges of living in two cultures, the importance of fate and family in her life and work, and the places that have most moved and inspired her. Tickets (Member: $20 / 2-part Series: $35; General Public: $25 / 2-Part Series: $44) can be obtained through the National Geographic. The event will be preceded by a sponsored reception at 6:30 p.m. Go back to top of email
P&P BESTSELLERS
Our top twelve hardcover FICTION and NON-FICTION bestsellers are always 20% off for P&P members. For our complete lists, click on the titles below. #1 FICTION: A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore #1 NONFICTION: The Battle for America 2008 by Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz Go back to top of emai
NEW IN PAPERBACK
Click FICTION or NON-FICTION to browse a complete list of recent paperback releases. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski Traitor to His Class by H.W. Brands Go back to top of email
FROM THE CHILDREN AND TEENS' DEPARTMENT
BOOK OF THE WEEK (20% off through 9/15) Every aspect of Jerry Pinkney’s retelling of Aesop’s beloved fable, THE LION AND THE MOUSE (Little, Brown, $16.99) captivates the imagination and holds the eye. Before the book is opened, a lion’s eyes direct attention to the back cover where a mouse commanding equal notice returns the beast’s gaze. Slip the cover off and the title of the book is revealed through pictures. Such is the thoughtful detail in this tale about a tiny mouse who repays an unexpected act of kindness with an equally incredible brave deed. Told entirely through pencil and watercolor art with only the occasional sounds of the animals added to enhance the story, Pinkney’s insightful portrayal of nature and animals makes this one of the finest picture books ever created. All Ages • Mary Alice Garber Monday Morning Storytime is back! Lisa Chaplin-Hobbes will be reading and singing with children on Monday, September 14, at 10:30 a.m. Children and Teens’ Department Announces Bookmark Contest In celebration of the store’s 25th anniversary, the Children and Teens’ Department is holding a bookmark contest for 5-18 year olds. The theme is: Happy Birthday, Politics & Prose and/or Growing Up with Books at Politics & Prose. Pick up an entry blank in the Children and Teens’ Department or click here to download one. Submit one paper entry per person to the Children and Teens’ Department; electronic entries will not be accepted. Winning designs will be printed on Politics & Prose bookmarks. Contest ends September 21, 2009. Teachers and librarians Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. Politics & Prose would like to take this opportunity to clarify our teacher discount policy and to ask each of you to update your teacher identification in our files. Teachers and librarians of nursery school through 12th grade receive a 20% discount on books for school and a 10% discount on all personal purchases. The same discount scheme applies to librarians in the tri-state public library systems. Next time you are in the store, please show professional identification to update your file. You will then be eligible for the educator’s discounts for the entire school year. We are also very excited about the fall Children's Events schedule. Click here to download a copy, or pick one up in the Children's Department. For September events and more from the Children and Teens' Department, click here. Go back to top of email
MARKDOWN BOOKS
Remember that remainders are also 20% off for members during the Member Sale, September 11-13. Among the many great books in this section you’ll find: Andrew Bacevich’s THE LIMITS OF POWER: The End of American Exceptionalism made a big splash when it appeared a year or so ago, and it’s no less important now. Bacevich identified several strands of a crisis facing the United States, among them the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and argued that this country needs to face these issues with realism, which includes a recognition of our limits, skepticism of easy answers, and sensitivity to unintended consequences. Available in hardcover, $7.98. Taking its title from Vasari’s Renaissance classic, Calvin Tomkins’s LIVES OF THE ARTISTS looks at the contemporary art scene. Drawn from his profiles for The New Yorker, this collection includes essays on innovators like Cindy Sherman and Jasper Johns - as well as on more controversial figures such as Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney, and Jeff Koons. Tomkins looks at the art, visits the studios, interviews the artists. What’s it like in the art world today? Here are some diverse views from unique talents. Available in hardcover, $6.98. • Laurie Greer For more recently acquired remainders, click here. Go back to top of email
MUSIC NEWS
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO At Nationals Park this Saturday evening, the Washington National Opera is doing a free simulcast of their production of Rossini’s *Il Barbiere di Seviglia. The production runs through September 20th at the Kennedy Center. Come to the store and pick up the dynamic 1957 performance of IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA* (EMI, 2CDs, $32.98) with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, and Luigi Alva. On DVD, there’s a more recent 1988 production with a young Cecilia Bartoli: *IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA* (ArtHaus Musik, DVD, $29.98). BEATLES RE-MASTERS The 14 Beatles re-mastered CDs are here. The Washington Post had two good dueling articles on the vivid sounds in stereo and in mono. If you’re interested in ordering a complete box set (stereo or mono), email me, and I will put you on the list. (Please send name and phone to agoldinger@politics-prose.com .) Andr�s Goldinger Go back to top of email
BOOK GROUPS
P&P's book groups meet monthly and are free and open to the public. Book-group titles are 20% off for participants. These are the selections for the next week. Read the book and join us! Thursday, September 3, 7:30 p.m. CAPITAL JAMES JOYCE CLUB (1st Thursday) Finish Chapter 10, "The Wandering Rock". Also read the Sirens episode in Book 12 of The Odyssey; and "The Sirens" in Chapter 11 of James Joyce's Ulysses. Monday, September 7 CLASSICS (1st Monday, 7:30 p.m.) No Meeting due to Labor Day Next Meeting will be Monday, October 5 Euripides: Ten Plays Read "The Bacchae". Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 p.m. EVENING FICTION (2nd Tuesday) Stoner by John Williams Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m. KNITTING CIRCLE (1st & 3rd Thursday, 2 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.) Thursday, September 10, 7:30 p.m. SCIENCE FICTION (2nd Thursday) Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress Click here for future groups. Go back to top of email
NEWS FROM THE COFFEEHOUSE
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MEMBER SALE!

UPCOMING EVENTS - 10 DAY SUMMARY

LETTER FROM CARLA & BARBARA

COMING NOW TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE

CARLA’S COMMENTS

BARBARA'S BYLINE

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT

P&P CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO...

P&P BESTSELLERS

NEW IN PAPERBACK

FROM THE CHILDREN AND TEENS' DEPARTMENT

MARKDOWN BOOKS

MUSIC NEWS

BOOK GROUPS

NEWS FROM THE COFFEEHOUSE