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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
We welome Randall Kennedy with For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law
Susan Conley presents Paris Was the Place
We welcome The Beekman Boys - Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge - with
The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook: 100 Delicious Heritage Recipes from the Farm and Garden
We welcome Carlisle author Diana Rodgers with Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go: The Solution to Gluten-Free Eating All Day Long with Delicious, Easy, and Portable Primal
We welcome Doris Kearns Goodwin with
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
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Greetings! The calendar tells us that we have a few more weeks of summer, but the rumbling of the school bus and the leaves on our trees are beginning to whisper a different story! Our Sidewalk Sale cart will remain in front of the store as long as the weather holds -- start your browsing there, if you wish.
This week's newsletter highlights a new "anthropological adventure" novel which is also a cautionary tale about cultures colliding; celebrated knitter and author Clara Parkes shares life lessons in a series of poignant essays; David Byrne's exploration of music and creativity is now in paperback; our kids' pick encourages us to let our unique culture and customs shine.
New in our Signed Books Gallery is MaddAddam, the conclusion of a triology from Margaret Atwood. Also, the newest novel (a paperback, book groups are snapping it up!) from Susan Gregg Gilmore, The Funeral Dress. Read more about these novels below.
This week's community window spotlights the fall offerings of Concord Carlisle Continuing Ed and Village University.
We're adding events to our Fall Author Series, which begins September 15 with Randall Kennedy and For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law. See the complete list of events in our left sidebar; as always, if you're unable to attend an event, but would like a signed copy of the featured book, please call or email us to arrange personalization.
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."
Comments are always welcome via email to
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Life lessons via knit and purl
The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting
by Clara Parkes
Renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays.
Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and explores the ways in which knitting can be looked at as a metaphor for so many other things.
Put simply, "No matter how perfect any one sweater may be, it's only human to crave another. And another, and another."
We can't help but think that those who insist on knitting "one more row" have a lot in common with those who want to read "one more chapter" before turning out the lights at night!
Clara Parkes is the bestselling author of The Knitter's Book of Yarn, The Knitter's Book of Wool, and The Knitter's Book of Socks.
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New novel explores devastating consequences of Western influence
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
"One of the year's best books...Driven by Yanagihara's gorgeously complete imaginary ethnography on the one hand and, on the other, by her brilliantly detestable narrator, this debut novel is compelling on every level-morally, aesthetically, and narratively."
-- Publishers Weekly
This is an anthropological adventure story that combines the visceral allure of a thriller with a profound and tragic vision of what happens when cultures collide.
In 1950, a young doctor signs on for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. He finds a group of forest dwellers who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile. The doctor suspects the source of their longevity is a hard-to-find turtle; unable to resist the possibility of eternal life, he smuggles some meat back to the States. He soon discovers that its miraculous property comes at a terrible price; as things quickly spiral out of his control, his own demons take hold, with devastating personal consequences.
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Rocker David Byrne writes about music's liberating, life-affirming power -- now in paperback
How Music Works by David Byrne  "David Byrne is a brilliantly original, eccentric rock star, and he has written a book to match his protean talents."
-- The New York Times Book Review
How Music Works is David Byrne's buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and myriad collaborators - along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses, African villages, and anywhere music exists - Byrne shows how music emerges from cultural circumstance as much as individual creativity.
David Byrne is a Scottish-born Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a cofounder of Talking Heads. He has been the recipient of many awards, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Also the author of Bicycle Diaries and The New Sins, Byrne lives in New York City. |
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New in our Signed Books Gallery
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Bringing together Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, this thrilling conclusion to Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy points toward the ultimate endurance of community, and love.
Combining adventure, humor, romance, superb storytelling, and an imagination at once dazzlingly inventive and grounded in a recognizable world, MaddAddam is vintage Margaret Atwood-a moving and dramatic conclusion to her internationally celebrated dystopian trilogy.
Signed editions of MaddAddam are on our shelves!
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The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore
We were delighted by a surprise visit from Susan Gregg Gilmore, author of Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen and The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove.
Now, Gilmore brings us The Funeral Dress, a story which takes place in the 1970s, in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee and addresses issues of poverty, class, and the difficult work for women in factories.
The novel has just been published in a portable paperback edition (trade in that beach bag for a book tote!) with a reader's guide and author's Q&A that both discussion groups and individual readers will enjoy.
We have signed paperback editions of The Funeral Dress.
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Kids pick - celebrating our
multi-cultural world
My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me
written by Julianne Moore; illustrated by Meilo So
Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country.
A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms - she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but...she is also clearly the best. Vividly illustrated by Meilo So, this funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures and celebrates the diverse world in which we live.
Julianne Moore was inspired to write My Mom Is a Foreigner in memory of her own foreign mom. Moore is the bestselling author of the Freckleface Strawberry series. She is also an award-winning actress and artist ambassador for Save the Children.
Meilo So is the esteemed illustrator of Water Sings Blue. She was born in Hong Kong and now lives in the Shetland Islands with her husband and daughter.
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In our window
Concord Carlisle Adult and Community Education
Residents have been mailed the fall offerings of Concord Carlisle Adult and Community Education (CCACE) and Village University. Additional brochures are available at locations around town, including the public library.
Come see what's offered - from photography, a series of Armchair Travels, and courses through Village University!
Concord Carlisle Adult & Community Education (CCACE) provides opportunities for lifelong learning to the citizens of the school district and surrounding towns.
For more information, visit the CCACE website.
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