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Greetings! Do you follow us on Facebook? If not, click here to "like" us and keep in touch. Today we posted over there about abibliophobia ... do you suffer from it? This week's newsletter features two great books now in paperback - what we can learn from birdsong, and the marvelous witty novel Skios; also a brand-new look at a fatal Everest climb. We have signed books from Philipp Meyer - his new novel, The Son, is an epic of the American West. Also, editions of An Eden of Sorts, signed by both the author and illustrator. A reminder about some upcoming events at the Bookshop: - Thursday, May 30 - Daphne Kalotay, award-winning author of Russian Winter, returns to the Bookshop with her new novel, Sight Reading
- Sunday, June 2 - an afternoon with novelists Meg Donohue (All the Summer Girls) and Nichole Bernier (The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.) Both novels are in paperback - bring your book group!
- Friday, June 7 - Claire Messud presents her new novel, The Woman Upstairs
A full list of scheduled events is on the sidebar of this newsletter. Remember, if you're unable to attend an event, but would like a signed/inscribed copy of the featured book, we'll be happy to arrange that for you - just call us (978-369-2405), or send an email to books@concordBookshop.com.
And, around town, on Thursday, June 6 at 7pm at the Concord Museum, award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick speaks about his new book, Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution. The lecture and book signing are free, with advance registration
required; space is limited. For more information, visit the Concord Museum website. We have Bunker Hill in stock now, if you'd like to pick up a copy before the event.
Take a peek in our community window to learn more about the upcoming Ducky Race and Fair to benefit Milldam Nursery School.
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."
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Our next event: author of Russian Winter returns with new novel
Thursday, May 30 at 7pm
Join us at the Bookshop on Thursday, May 30 at 7pm when we welcome the award-winning author of Russian Winter, Daphne Kalotay, with her new novel, Sight Reading.
It has been twenty years since Remy, a conservatory student whose ambition may outstrip her talent; Nicholas, a wunderkind suddenly struggling with a masterwork he cannot fully realize; and his wife, beautiful and fragile Hazel, first came together and tipped their collective world on its axis.
Over the decades, each has buried disappointments and betrayals that now threaten to undermine their happiness. But as their entwined stories unfold, each will discover the surprising ways in which the quest to create something real and true - be it a work of art or one's own life - can lead to the most personal of revelations, including the unearthing of secrets we keep, even from ourselves.
Lyrical and evocative, Sight Reading is ultimately an exploration of what makes a family, of the importance of art in daily life, and of the role of intuition in both the creative process and the evolution of the self.
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Upcoming event: an afternoon with two novelists
Sunday, June 2 at 3pm
Join us at the Bookshop on
All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue (author of the bestselling novel How to Eat a Cupcake) is a riveting coming-of-age tale set on the New Jersey shore where three former best friends, their lives rapidly unraveling, are reunited at the beach town of their past.
All the Summer Girls is a rich and detailed novel about women, relationships, and forgiveness.
Nichole Bernier's The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. is now available in paperback with bonus material including a reader's discussion guide. The novel is set on the fictional Great Rock Island, off the coast of Massachusetts.
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. captures the intensely rewarding and sometimes heartbreaking bonds of friendship, as well as the private heartaches that are left unshared.
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What we can learn from avian behavior - now in paperback
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young
Jon Young's guide shows us how understanding bird language and behavior can help us to see more wildlife.
Far from being a straight guidebook, this is a rich narrative that communicates an entirely new field of research. It will be of interest not just to birders, but to anyone who wants to feel at home in nature.
A lifelong birder, tracker, and naturalist, Jon Young is guided by three basic premises: - the robin, junco, and other songbirds know everything important about their environment, be it backyard or forest
- by tuning in to their vocalizations and behavior, we can acquire much of this wisdom for our own pleasure and benefit
- the birds' companion calls and warning alarms are just as important as their songs
Deep bird language is an ancient discipline, perfected by Native peoples the world over, and science is finally catching up. This groundbreaking book unites the indigenous knowledge, the latest research, and the author's own experience of four decades in the field to lead us toward a deeper connection to the animals and, in the end, a deeper connection to ourselves.
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Award-winning literary romp -
now in paperback
Skios by Michael Frayn
Skios was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and named a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year.
On the private Greek island of Skios, the high-paying guests of a world-renowned foundation prepare for the annual keynote address, to be given this year by Dr. Norman Wilfred, an aging and ponderous authority on the scientific organization of science. He turns out to be surprisingly youthful and charming, and everyone is soon eating out of his hand.
Meanwhile, in a remote villa at the other end of the island, the ravishing Georgie has agreed to spend a furtive horizontal weekend with a notorious schemer, who has characteristically failed to turn up. Trapped there with her instead is a pompous, balding individual called Dr. Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, and his temper - indeed, everything he possesses other than the text of a lecture on the scientific organization of science.
In a spiraling farce about upright academics, ambitious climbers, and dotty philanthropists, Michael Frayn, "the god of farce" (Entertainment Weekly), tells a story of personal and professional disintegration, probing his eternal theme of how we know what we know even as he delivers us to the outer limits of hilarity.
Michael Frayn is the author of ten novels, including the bestselling Headlong, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection and a Booker Prize finalist, and Spies, which received the Whitbread Fiction Award. He has also written a memoir, My Father's Fortune, and fifteen plays, among them Noises Off and Copenhagen, which won three Tony Awards. He lives just south of London.
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A fatal ascent on Mount Everest
Last Hours on Everest: The Gripping Story of Mallory and Irvine's Fatal Ascent by Graham Hoyland
From journalist and filmmaker Graham Hoyland - himself the 15th Englishman to climb Everest - comes a narrative of the 1924 attempt at Everest by two Englishmen, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine.
On the 6th June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the mists of history. George Mallory's body was discovered high on Everest in 1999. Sandy Irvine's body is still believed to be on the mountain having been rediscovered in 1975 by a Chinese climber who was killed the very next day.
In 1993, Graham Hoyland climbed Everest, having become obsessed by the mountain and the myth of what happened to Mallory and Irvine. It was his evidence that led to the discovery of Mallory's body and it will be his evidence that will lead to the discovery of Sandy Irvine's.
The Last Hours on Everest is the most detailed reconstruction of what happened after the two English climbing legends left the camp on that fateful day. Combining personal experience, the physical evidence found on the mountain and an insight into the hearts and minds of the two climbers, Graham Hoyland produces the most compelling description of what actually happened on that day and the answer to that most intriguing of questions - did they actually climb Everest?
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New in our Signed Books Gallery
The Son by Philipp Meyer
The acclaimed author of American Rust returns with The Son, a multigenerational saga of power, blood, and land that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the border raids of the early 1900s to the oil booms of the 20th century.
Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.
Harrowing, panoramic, and vividly drawn, The Son is a masterful achievement from a sublime young talent.
Signed editions of Philipp Meyer's The Son are on our shelves.
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An Eden of Sorts: The Natural History of My Feral Garden
written by John Hanson Mitchell
illustrated by Suzan Osborn
We enjoyed an evening with John Hanson Mitchell, talking about his newest book in the Scratch Flat Chronicles, An Eden of Sorts.
The book details how, over the course of two decades, what started out as a plot with no more that five or six flowering plants and shrubs, grew into more than a thousand species of plants and animals inhabiting the property. This is a paradoxical yet hopeful narrative of what can happen to a plot of land when it is properly managed.
Also in attendance was illustrator Suzan Osborn, with originals of the eight paintings that appear in the book.
First Editions of An Eden of Sorts - signed by both the author and illustrator - are in the Bookshop!
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In our window
2013 Milldam Nursery School Ducky Race and Fair
The 2013 Ducky Race and Fair will be held at Emerson Park in Concord on Saturday, June 1, beginning at 11am.
There will be a petting zoo, dunk tank, old fashioned carnival treats, and more!
The Rubber Ducky Race & Fair is Milldam Nursery School's largest fundraising event annually. Net proceeds from this event support our enrichment and scholarship programs, so that every child - regardless of family income - can participate in a meaningful and nurturing preschool experience during a critical developmental period.
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