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Greetings!
We wish a very speedy recovery to everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy!
They say that one step in moving forward is to continue with routines, so, we bring you our weekly newsletter, while being mindful of the impact of this storm:
As always, our newsletter contains information about upcoming events. The next three authors to visit are Jayne Amelia Larson with her memoir of working for the Saudi royal family, Margaret Kenda with 'hands-on' books for children, and James Wood with his most recent collection of essays.
Further in this newsletter you'll find more information about these upcoming events, and view our complete schedule in the left sidebar of this newsletter. If you're unable to attend an event, but would like a signed book, just call us to have it a copy personalized and we'll hold it for your pick-up or arrange to have it shipped.
This week's newsletter picks include non-fiction/philosophy about aging from the author of Plato and a Platypus, a look at the epigraph, and the latest installment in a favorite mystery series - now in paperback.
The community window highlights the 43rd annual Concord Antiques Show, taking place this weekend.
We look forward to chatting with you in the Bookshop! When you come in to take a closer look at an item mentioned here, please tell us "I saw it in the newsletter" and let us know what you're reading now.
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Our next event: Insights from a chauffeur for the Saudi royal family
Driving the Saudis by Jayne Amelia Larson
Event date: Thursday, November 1 at 7pm
"Larson reveals herself to be an articulate, observant writer. She balances colorful tales of excess and musings on women's roles, and accounts of bad behavior with considerations of the reasons behind it... [a] thoroughly enjoyable read."
--Publisher's Weekly
While experiencing a life-changing "behind the veil" glimpse into Saudi culture, Larson ultimately discovers that we're all very much the same everywhere - the forces that corrupt us, make us desperate, and make us human are surprisingly universal.
Jayne Amelia Larson is an actress and independent film producer based in Los Angeles, and has also been an occasional chauffeur between gigs. She has degrees from Cornell University and from Harvard University's American Repertory Theatre Institute. Her one-woman show, Driving the Saudis, has been performed in Memphis, Ithaca, Boston, Roanoke, and Vienna (Austria), and won Best Solo Show at the 2010 New York Fringe Festival. She is one of ten children and is an excellent driver.
Please join us on Thursday, November 1 at 7pm, as Jayne Amelia Larson reads from and signs Driving the Saudis.
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Upcoming event: children's author presents 'hands-on' books about science, math, cooking
Math Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda
Event Date: Saturday, November 3 at 1pm
Join us all day at the Concord Bookshop on Saturday, November 3rd for the Nashoba Brooks Book Fair. A percentage of the day's sales directly benefit the Nashoba Brooks School Library.
At 1 pm local area author Margaret Kenda will discuss her books Math Wizardry for Kids, Science Wizardry for Kids, and Cooking Wizardry for Kids, complete with a 'hands-on' demonstration.
Margaret Kenda holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and an MA and PhD in English from the University of Iowa. She is a member of the Author's Guild, of PEN New England, and of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her husband, William Kenda, in Sudbury, and is the mother of a son and two daughters.
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Upcoming event:
The New Yorker's James Wood presents his most recent collection of essays
The Fun Stuff and Other Essays by James Wood
Event Date: Sunday, November 4 at 3pm
 "Wood is one of the best readers writing today. Devouring these pieces back to back feels like having a long conversation about books with your most erudite, articulate, and excitable friend."
--Publishers Weekly
In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches - that range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leon Tolstoy, Edmund Wilson, and Mikhail Lermontov - Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, Aleksandar Hemon, and Michel Houellebecq.
The Fun Stuff is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature.
Please join us on Sunday, November 4 at 3pm, when James Wood reads from, takes questions, and signs The Fun Stuff.
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An optimistic guide to living well
Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life by Daniel Klein
Drawing on the lives of his Greek friends, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, Daniel Klein learns to appreciate old age as a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life.
He uncovers simple pleasures that are uniquely available late in life, as well as headier pleasures that only a mature mind can fully appreciate.
A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age led by a droll philosopher.
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Perfect fit for book lovers
The Art of the Epigraph: How Great Books Begin
by Rosemary Ahern
For many book lovers, there is no more pleasing start to a book than a well-chosen epigraph. These intriguing quotations, sayings, and snippets of songs and poems do more than set the tone for the experience ahead: the epigraph informs us about the author's sensibility. Are we in the hands of a literalist or a wit? A cynic or a romantic? A writer of great ambition or a miniaturist? The epigraph hints at hidden stories and frequently comes with one of its own.
The Art of the Epigraph collects more than 250 examples from across five hundred years of literature and offers insights into their meaning and purpose, including what induces so many writers to cede the very first words a reader will encounter in their book to another writer.
With memorable quotations ranging from Dr. Johnson to Dr. Seuss, Herodotus to Hemingway, Jane Austen to Karl Marx, and A. A. Milne to Marcel Proust, here is a book that allows us a glimpse of the great writer as devoted reader.
This lively and distinctive literary companion traces not only the art of the epigraph but the history of the book. This is a hardcover edition, with lovely deckle-edge pages; a thoughtful gift for a reader.
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The newest Maisie Dobbs -
now in paperback
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
"For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James's Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on."
-- Hallie Ephron, Boston Globe
Early April 1933. To the costermongers of Covent Garden- sellers of fruits and vegetables on the London streets - Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. So who would want to kill him . . . and why?
Maisie Dobbs's father, Frankie, had also been a costermonger, and she remembers Eddie fondly. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are determined to prevent her from learning the truth behind Eddie's death. Maisie's search for answers on the working-class streets of Lambeth leads her to unexpected places and people. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk everything to see justice done.
This most recent Maisie Dobbs novel is now available in paperback. If you haven't yet met Jacqueline Winspear's heroine, may we suggest you start with the first in the series, Maisie Dobbs.
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New in our Signed Books Gallery
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
 We enjoyed a delightful evening with William Kuhn, whose novel images what happens when the Queen takes a little "me time" away from her royal obligations.
Animated reading, interesting conversation, and, yes, signed books are on our shelves!
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The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
On Sunday, B.A. (Barbara) Shapiro presented her most recent novel, The Art Forger, which is set around the 1990 heist from the Gardner Museum.
The novel explores the fine line between reproduction and forgery, and asks us how do we determine the value (monetary? emotional?) of a piece of art.
This mystery is the #1 IndieNext pick for November - signed editions are in the bookshop!
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
 What a nice surprise - Madeline Miller stopped in to sign The Song of Achilles, winner of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.
If you haven't yet read this homage to The Iliad, now's your chance to pick up a copy signed by the author.
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In our window
Concord Antiques Show: November 2 and 3
This week's window display was created by The Concord
Antiques Sale of the Trinitarian Congregational Church.
This annual sale, now in its 43rd year, showcases more than 40 exhibitors with country furniture & accessories, Victorian pattern furnishings & glass, jewelry, fine china, antique maps & prints, decorative accessories and much more.
In addition, there is a café serving fresh sandwiches, homemade soups & delicious baked goods.
All proceeds support both local and international charities.
The Concord Antique Sale runs 10am - 5pm on Friday, November 2, and 10am - 4pm on Saturday, November 3, at the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 52 Walden Street.
For more information about The Concord Antique Sale, visit their Facebook page, or call 978-369-4837.
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