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 Happenings at the Bookstore and Around Town                  November 2013
Dear Friends

The leaves are falling and nights are getting longer - it's time to curl up with a good book!
Our November calendar brings a wealth of authors to Montclair - for history buffs, artists, fancy girls, and our darling toddlers - really for all our readers!  It's getting to be "that" time of the year and your schedules must be exploding, but try to carve time out for these great authors! 

As you start looking around for books for holiday list of family and friends, pop one in there for yourself. (Just sayin')

Reminder, this is our favorite time of the year because we get to recommend a wide range of books to satisfy your list!  We bring forth all our favorites from the year - as well as those truly unique books that have been waiting to be gifted to just the right person.

Kobo Readers are available for those who prefer to read digitally.  And our library of Kobo eBooks keeps growing.  Find out more or download your next eBook.

Enjoy,  Margot, Carolyn, Marina, Nicole, Marisela, Liane and Jeanne
At the Bookstore & Around Town  
Meet the Authors, Join the Conversation
 
Ninja Pulp Fiction
Thomas Pluck    
Sunday, November 3, 4pm
From the heroics of the Devil's Brigade in World War II and the brutal underground fight scene of Tokyo to the American heartland, Blade of Dishonor pits battle-hardened cage fighters against cunning shadow warriors in a thrilling adventure story that's part Kurosawa and part Tarantino ... with a ton of Pluck! 
 
The Sea Reigns Supreme 
Lincoln Paine   
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world's waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. 

Montclair Public Library "With the Author"
Steven Hart
Wednesday, November 6, 7pm
The dual biography of two of America's greatest political bosses: Frank Hague, mayor of Jersey City, and Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, political boxx of Atlantic City (read Boardwalk Empire) both men in political power during Prohibition and the Great Depression.
 
Women Business Owners Panel
Thursday, November 7, 7pm 
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Women Mean Business!  Join Barbara Zaccone, BZA LLC, Judith Schumacher, Tilton Schumacker Chevrolet, and Laurel Bernstein, Executive Coach, discuss successful business practices with successful women in mind.
New Jersey Novel with Heart
Lisa Borders
Wednesday, November 13, 7pm 
A novel of loss and renewal, set in a remote stretch of Southern New Jersey along the Delaware Bay. Brother and sister, two near strangers who must learn how to knit a new kind of family together, all within a poisoned landscape in which even the smallest of creatures carry the mark of the past in their deformed limbs.

Launch Party in a Splash of Color
Arielle and Joann Eckstut
Thursday, November 14, 7pm 
Calling all color enthusiasts: artists, designers, interior decorators, flashy dressers!  Come dressed in your best colors yet and learn about this fascinating exploration of color from the natural world to our psychological one!  It's a party!  So wine and noshies. 
 
Montclair Vegans Gather Again!  
Fran Costigan 
Sunday, November 17, 1pm
Unapologetically luscious and diary-free desserts!
Author, baking instructor, and vegan powerhouse Fran Costigan has dedicated years to satisfying her sweet tooth while keeping it vegan.  She's bringing treats as well! 

Third Sunday Poetry Series 
Mark Statman and Priscilla Orr
Sunday, November 17, 4pm 
The Third Sunday Poets Series presents new work by local poets, while offering a forum for discussion and information exchange in a friendly, social environment.
 
Ready for Thanksgiving Football? 
Friday, November 22, 7pm  
Montclair's award-winning journalist, Allen St. John has teamed up with Yale Engineering professor to bring us this perfect book about the science of football: helmet design, Lombardi's game theory and why woodpecker's don't get concussions.

Author Luncheon Book Launch
Adriana Trigiani 
Saturday, November 23, Noon-3pm
at Hanover Manor, Hanover NJ 
The Candlelighters, in support of Arc of Essex, are hosting a luncheon and discussion with author Adriana Trigiani to launch her newest novel, The Supreme Macaroni Company.  To order tickets, please contact Candlelighters.org.


Musical Memoir 
Robin Spielberg 
Saturday, November 30, 1pm
Come by to meet local legend Robin Spielberg.  She will be here to introduce her memoir as she examines how an artist measures success.
For the Kids!

BABIES AND TODDLERS
Wednesdays, 10:30am 
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.

 
PICTURE BOOK FANS 
Saturday, Nov 2,  10:30am
A completely made-up story of a true friendship.

Tiffany Strelitz Haber 
Saturday, Nov 16, 10:30am
Friendships sometimes need a bit of mixing up.

Thyra Heder 
Saturday, Nov 23, 10:30am
It takes bravery to face your fears. 



CALLING ALL FANCY GIRLS to the Library 
Robin Preiss Glasser 
Tues, Nov 26, 4pm 
Montclair Public Library. 
We are thrilled to announce that illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser is coming to visit us at the Library!  So, come by in your fanciest duds - boas and tiaras, sequins and capes are all encouraged - and let's celebrate all things fancy!  Space is limited.  Please RSVP


FOR TEENS ONLY 
Friday, Nov 22, 5-6pm
As this date marks the 50th anniversary of the assasination of John F. Kennedy we will be discussing all things JFK. Can't wait for our animated discussion.  
This group is open to all teen, grades 8-12, who love to read.  Questions? Contact Liane. 

 
Sat, November 23, 7pm
  
Bnai Keshet,  
99 So Fullerton Ave, Montclair

Our annual book festival with Bnai Keshet presents an
  
 
7pm: Pre-reading Nosh: BK cooks Viennese and Chicago-style food in honor of Paretsky's characters, with a glass of wine and a chance to browse our Book Festival
8pm: Reading by award-winning novelist Sara Paretsky, followed by a Q-and-A and book signing  Paretsky will be reading from her just-published novel CRITICAL MASS, in which her famous detective V. I. Warshawski investigates the dramatic past of her close friend, the Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel.

You are invited to join us.  The event is free, but space is limited.  RSVP to reserve your space.
 
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.
    
Great Writers with Marina Cramer
  Fri, Nov 1,  Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye, AS Byatt
  Fri. Dec 6, Get Shorty, Elmore Leonord 
 

Beam Me Up Science Fiction with Eileen Duffy  

  Fri, Nov 8, The Killing Moon, NK Jemison

  Fri, Dec 13,  Angelmaker, Nick Harkaway   

 

Memoir Reading Group with Louise DeSalvo

  Tues, Nov 19, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Elizabeth McCracken   


History Book Club with Joe Paranac.

  Mon, Nov 25, The Black Count, Tom Reiss

       

Salon Espanol with Marisela Santiago

 TBA for January 2015 

 

Boys Middle School Club with Annette DeMichelle 

  Sun, Nov 10, I am America, (and So Can You), Stephen Colbert   

Oct '13 Bestsellers @
watchung booksellers

The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
The Circle, Dave Eggers
The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert
Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri
Dog Songs, Mary Oliver

David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell
Reason I Jump, Higashida
I am Malala, Yousafzai
Days of Fire, Peter Baker

Orphan Train, Christina Baker Klein
Cursing Mommy's Book of Days, Ian Frazier
Dear Life, Alice Munro
Round House, Louise Erdrich
Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train, William Kuhn

Far From the Tree, Andrew Solomon
History of Diners in NJ, Michael Gabrielle
Every Love Story is a Ghost Story, DT Max

Click Clack Boo! Doreen Cronin
The Day the Crayons Quit, Daywalt
Poodles Don't Play Tennis, Katherine Rizzuto
Rosie Revere Engineer, Andrea Beatty

Flora and Ulysses, Kate DiCamillo
New Lands, Geoff Rodkey

Allegiant, Veronica Roth
House of Hades, Rick Riordan
Wonder, RJ Palacio
Guinness World Record, Guinness Books