| Happenings at the Bookstore and Around Town July 2013 |
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 Scrabble Summer @ watchung booksellers
We've got a Scrabble Scavenger Hunt around the Plaza,
Scrabble Nights for the grownups on July 17 and for the kids on July 24th and the grande finale
Scrabble Party on the 31st! Come by and pick up your Scrabble gameboard - it's a challenge!
Celebrate the power of words with us.
 Books and Comfort Summer Music Series continues...
Magical summer evenings with our guest artists, nibbles and wine compliments of Comfort Food Kitchen, and a chance to unwind from your week. July 5th, Amy Beshara and Max Carmichael
July 12th, Manon Markosian and Friends
July 19th, Trio Dan Conaway, Leslie Masuzzo and Dennis Masuzzo
July 26th, Loretta O'DriscollWe are collecting gently used and new Picture Books for the Head Start program serving Montclair, Bloomfield, West Orange and Orange now through Sunday, July 7th. Keller Williams NJ Metro Group is organizing the drive and collecting books at their office (15 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair) and along the Montclair 4th of July Parade route. You may also drop off books here at the bookstore and we will deliver them on Sunday. If you would like to purchase new books to donate, we are offering a 20% discount to support the MCDC.
Enjoy, Margot, Carolyn, Marina, Nicole, Marisela, Liane and Jeanne
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At the Bookstore
Meet the Authors, Join the Conversation
MPL 'With the Authors' Series
Brad Parks
Wednesday, July 10, 7pm
at the Montclair Public Library  Former Star-Ledger reporter Brad Parks returns to Montclair with his fourth novel, The Good Cop.
Newsman Carter, with his usual single-minded devotion to a good story-and to the memory of a Newark policeman-will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
Sandwich Generation Katie Hafner Thursday, July 18, 7-8pm  The complex, deeply binding relationship between mothers and daughters is brought vividly to life in Katie Hafner's remarkable memoir, an exploration of the year she and her mother, Helen, spent working through, and triumphing over, a lifetime of unresolved emotions.
Yvette Neisser Moreno, a native of Montclair, won the Gival Press Poetry Award for her first book of poetry, Grip, which also received an honorable mention in the New England Book Festival.
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Author Luncheons at Greenbrook Country Club
Wednesday, July 17, 11:30am
A heartrending, gripping novel set in belle époque Paris and inspired by the real-life model for Degas's Little Dancer Aged 14 and by the era's most famous criminal trials. Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, The Painted Girls is a tale of two remarkable sisters rendered uniquely vulnerable to the darker impulses of "civilized society."  Hallie Ephron, August 21st, 11:30am
A compelling novel of psychological suspense in which a young woman becomes entangled in a terrifying web of deception and madness involving an elderly neighbor. Award-winning mystery author Hallie Ephron delivers another work of domestic noir with truly unforgettable characters that will keep you rivited.
More to Come!
September 11th, Stephen Weiss, Unhedged
October 2nd, Anne Marie O'Connor, The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece Portrait.
These luncheons are hugely popular and we've got blockbuster authors!
Email GBCC Book Club Director Marlene Cohen to reserve your seat. We will have books for sale at the luncheons.
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For the Kids!
BABIES AND TODDLERS
We love offering Storytime as a thank you to our loyal customers. Our space is small, and we want to be safe so it is first come, first served.
Wednesday, July 10, 6-7pm
Summ  er is a time when families have more time to read together. So snuggle up under a shady tree with our pick for this summer's Family Book Club, Mrs Piggle Wiggle by Betty Mac Donald. 1st-3rd grades. RSVP wth Liane cuz we'll have PIZZA! EMERGING WRITERS  We're calling for submissions for our Young Writers' Zine, Write It! for grades 4-12, 3rd Edition. More info here. This year we're offering a fun workshop to get you started! Tuesday, July 16th, 6-7pm
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In-House Book Groups
All are welcome. 7:00pm
No registration required for the adult book groups If the book appeals to you, and you've read it, come and join us.
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June '13 Bestsellers @
watchung booksellers
Transatlantic, Colum McCann
Bad Monkey, Carl Hiaasen
And the Mountains Echoed, Khalid Hosseini
Lullaby of Polish Girls, Dagmara Dominczyk
The Interestings, Meg Wollitzer
Mission to Mars, Buzz Aldrin
The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter
Unwinding, George Packer
Let's Explore Diabetes, David Sedaris
Hitchhiking with Larry David, Patrick Dolman
The Boys in the Boat, Dan Brown
Orphan Train, Christina Baker Klein
Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple
Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver
Mission to Paris, Alan Furst
The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg
The Orphan Master's Son, Adam Johnson
The Dark, Lemony Snicket
Steam Train Dream, Shelly Rinker
Wonder, RJ Palacio
Eleanor and Park, Rainbow Rowell
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
Divergent, Veronica Roth
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