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Mon - Wed 9:30 - 6:00
Thursday 9:30 - 9:00
Friday 9:30 - 6:00
Sat 9:30 - 5:00
Sun Noon - 5:00
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Upcoming Events
4/4 (Thursday) at 7pm-
University of London philosophy professor
A.C. Grayling discusses The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism
4/7 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Elizabeth Graver reads from and signs The End of the Point
4/11 (Thurs) 6-7:30pm
Drop-in customer-led group discusses articles and essays in The Sun Magazine
4/21 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Tatiana Holway presents The Flower of Empire: An Amazonian Water Lily, the Quest to Make It Bloom, and the World It Created
4/25 (Thursday) at 7pm-
Henriette Lazaridis Power reads from and signs The Clover House
4/28 (Sunday) at 3pm-
An afternoon with memoirists Katrina Kenison (Magical Journey) and Margaret Roach (The Backyard Parables)
5/2 (Thursday) at 7pm-
We welcome novelist Julie Wu with The Third Son
5/16 (Thurs) 6 - 7:30pm
Drop-in customer-led group discusses articles and essays in The Sun Magazine
5/19 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Ted Reinstein, of WCVB-TV's "Chronicle," presents New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories
5/30 (Thursday) at 7pm-
Novelist Daphne Kalotay (Russian Winter) returns to the Bookshop with Sight Reading
6/2 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Novelist Meg Donohue presents All the Summer Girls
6/9 (Sunday) at 3pm-
Erika Robuck (Hemingway's Girl) returns to the Bookshop with Call Me Zelda
6/13 (Thursday) at 7pm-
Pulitzer Prize winning author Joseph Ellis discusses and signs Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
6/14 (Friday) at 7pm-
J. Courtney Sullivan (Commencement, Maine) presents her
new novel, The Engagements
6/20 (Thurs) 6-7:30pm
Drop-in customer-led group discusses articles and essays in The Sun Magazine
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Greetings! It's time for our mid-week reminder of upcoming events: - Thursday, April 4 - A. C. Grayling - The God Argument
- Sunday, April 7 - Elizabeth Graver - The End of the Point
- Thursday, April 11 - Sun Magazine drop-in discussion group
Our newsletter features the latest from entertaining science writer Mary Roach; Edward O. Wilson's open letters about science and its importance and relevance; and a much anticipated new novel from James Salter.
We've added The Dark,a children's picture book written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Jon Klassen, to our Signed Books Gallery.
Poet Billy Collins is our "Author of the Month" - look for the display of his work near our events area. And, take a peek in the community window for the offerings of CCACE - the Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education programs.
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.
Comments are always welcome via email to
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Our next event: humanism as an alternative to organized religion
Thursday, April 4 at 7pm
A powerful argument for humanism as an alternative to organized religion, by one of the world's leading public intellectuals.
Examining all the arguments for and against religion and religious belief - across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious and how they stand up to scrutiny - The God Argument is a landmark book in the ongoing debate about the place of religion and secularism in our world.
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Sunday's event: award-winning author with "eloquent new novel"
Sunday, April 7 at 3pm
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Graver, reading from her fourth novel, remarked upon for its "engaging, expansive storytelling" in a New York Times Sunday Book Review.
This is an unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, artfully probing the hairline fractures hidden beneath the surface of our lives and traces the fragile and enduring bonds that connect us. With subtlety and grace, Elizabeth Graver illuminates the powerful legacy of family and place, exploring what we are born into, what we pass down, preserve, cast off or willingly set free.
Elizabeth Graver is the author of the novels Awake, The Honey Thief, and Unravelling. Her work has been anthologized in many volumes, including Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She teaches English and Creative Writing at Boston College and lives west of Boston.
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Next week:
drop-in discussion group
Thursday, April 11 6:00 - 7:30pm
One Thursday each month, a group of SUN Magazine readers will be gathering at the Bookshop.
This is an open customer-led discussion group, and all are welcome to join at anytime. Our discussions are lively and camaraderie great.
Take a 90 minute break from your usual mayhem and join us. Additional meet-ups have been scheduled for May 16, June 20, July 18, and issues of The SUN are available for purchase at the bookstore. For additional information, please contact info.concordBookshop@gmail.com
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Exploring science with Mary Roach
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars.
- Why is crunchy food so appealing?
- Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells?
- Why doesn't the stomach digest itself?
- How much can you eat before your stomach bursts?
- Can constipation kill you?
- Did it kill Elvis?
In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of-or has the courage to ask.
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Wisdom from a Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist
Letters to a Young Scientist by E. O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.
Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson threads these twenty-one letters, each richly illustrated, with autobiographical anecdotes that illuminate his career - both his successes and his failures - and his motivations for becoming a biologist.
At a time in human history when our survival is more than ever linked to our understanding of science, Wilson insists that success in the sciences does not depend on mathematical skill, but rather a passion for finding a problem and solving it. From the collapse of stars to the exploration of rain forests and the oceans' depths, Wilson instills a love of the innate creativity of science and a respect for the human being's modest place in the planet's ecosystem in his readers.
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Major new novel by award winner
All That Is by James Salter
A sweeping, seductive, deeply moving story set in the years after World War II.
From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair; a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him - before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself.
Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.
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New in our Signed Books Gallery
The Dark
written by Lemony Snicket;
illustrated by Jon Klassen
Best-selling author Lemony Snicket teams up with best-selling illustrator Jon Klassen to create a poetic and wondrous picture book about conquering fear of the dark.
Signed books are on our shelves.
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In our window
Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education
What a wonderful resource we have in the Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education programs, which provide opportunities for lifelong learning to the residents of the school district and surrounding towns.
This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Village University, which offers classes on Literature, History, Ecology, Politics, and Science. In addition, CCACE offers programs on technology, retirement planning, health, personal growth, and photography, among other current topics.
On June 14, CCACE will have a special showing of the documentary "Buck," about legendary 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman - mark your calendars for this event!
For more information, visit www.ace.colonial.net
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