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| December 31, 2015 |
Happy New Year, dear Readers!
Thank you for shopping local once again in this past year. As we look back on our favorite reads and forward to upcoming releases, we are both honored and humbled to be your small independent resource for new books and music here in downtown Corvallis.
 Grass Roots will be closed New Year's Day (tomorrow), and will be closing tonight at 4:00 p.m. While this week's newsletter is brief, please read on for a sample of what's new in store, as well as our holiday sale going on now with up to 50% off holiday items and 25% off select 2016 calendars!
Wishing you a safe and joyous 2016, from all of us at Grass Roots Books!
Cheers,
~Marissa
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New Hardcovers
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| New hardcovers will return in 2016! |
New Paperbacks
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by Kate Hanley
[Non-Fiction]
Invite more tranquility into your life with this beautifully designed journal, the perfect antidote to combat everyday stresses. This day-by-day approach to a more fulfilling life includes thoughtful quotations, easy-to-follow exercises, and space to record personal reflections, guiding you toward a more mindful, harmonious way of living. Filled with exquisite and uplifting photographs on every page, this inspiring journal invites you to slow down and explore monthly themes like compassion, perspective, and patience. Guiding you on your personalized path to inner peace, A Year of Daily Calm is sure to be a cohesive source of balance and serenity all year long.
Paperback; $16.95
Publisher: National Geographic Society; ISBN: 9781426215605
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by Natasha Solomons
[Fiction]
New Year's Eve, Dorset, England, 1946. Candles flicker, a gramophone scratches out a tune as guests dance and sip champagne for one night, and Hartgrove Hall relives better days. Harry Fox-Talbot and his brothers have returned from World War II determined to save their once grand home from ruin. But the arrival of beautiful Jewish wartime singer Edie Rose tangles the threads of love and duty. Fifty years later, now a celebrated composer, Fox reels from the death of his adored wife. Until his connection with his four-year old grandson -- a music prodigy -- propels him back into life, and ultimately to confront his past.
Paperback; $16.00
Publisher: Plume Books; ISBN: 9780147517593
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by Simon Sylvester
[Fiction]
"Friendless 17-year-old Flora is desperately anxious to leave her remote, thinly populated Scottish island of Bancree when new people -- a father (John) and his daughter (Ailsa) -- arrive and move into an abandoned, tumbledown cottage. The two girls quickly become friends, but as Flora undertakes research for a school paper on selkies -- legendary women and men who can transform into seals and back again -- she begins to wonder about her new friend's true identity. In the meantime, men from the island begin disappearing, and the police, presuming foul play, make Ailsa's father a prime suspect. . ." - Booklist
Paperback; $18.95
Publisher: Melville House Publishing; ISBN: 9781612194639
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by Stewart O'Nan
[Fiction]
"It would appear to be a daunting task to write a biographical novel of one of our most iconic writers, yet O'Nan avoids every pitfall. Focusing on the last years of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life, when he was depleted both mentally and physically from overwork and too much drink, [O'Nan] renders a heartbreaking portrait of an artist soldiering on in the face of personal and professional ruin. Ensconced at the Garden of Allah complex in Hollywood. . .Fitzgerald is relegated to rewriting B-movie scripts. . .O'Nan's convincing characterization [is] a moving testament to grace under pressure and an intimate look at a legend." - Booklist, Starred Review
Paperback; $16.00
Publisher: Penguin Books; ISBN: 9780143128243
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| Young readers books, bargain books, and new music will return in 2016! |
Events at Grass Roots
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Community Events
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Darkside Show Times for 1/1-1/7
-Heart Of The Dog -NR In this celebration of life, artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband, mother, beloved dog, and subjects such as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings. 98% on RT!
-Brooklyn -PG-13 Lured by the promise of America, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) departs Ireland for New York City. A new romance chases away her initial homesickness, but soon she's forced to choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Screenplay by Nick Hornby. 98% on RT! - Suffragette -PG-13 A moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women's right to vote-their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives. Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Meryl Streep.
-Janis: Little Girl Blue -NR Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis) examines Joplin's story in depth for the first time on film, presenting an intimate and insightful portrait of a complicated, driven, often beleaguered artist. Joplin's own words tell much of the film's story through a series of letters she wrote to her parents over the years, many of them made public here for the first time. 93% on RT!
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Community Events with Grass Roots
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Store News
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Holiday sale on now!
The end of the year brings our holiday sale -- here's the breakdown of discounts:
- Seasonal Boxed Cards -- 50% off
- Single Holiday Cards -- 50% off
- Select Puzzles -- 30% off
- Serrv Fair Trade Products -- 30% off
- ALL Holiday Books -- 25% off
- Seasonal Music -- 25% off
- Holiday Gift Wrap -- 25% off
- Select Calendars -- 25% off
Stop by the store to browse the last of these seasonal offers at great prices!
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The best books of 2015
These end of the year lists contain some of the bestselling and top titles of the past year according to NPR, The New York Times, and Publishers Weekly. Many of these selected books can be found at Grass Roots! Check our website for availability. |
Jigsaw
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The jigsaw will return soon...
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Reading Group Selection
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Tuesday, January 5, at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Join Mica as she leads our January reading group with A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, an international bestselling novel.
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon -- the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? When one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul.
Regular Price: $16.00
On sale for: $13.60
Until Tuesday, January 5
Publisher: Washington Square Press
ISBN: 9781476738024
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Night Stands
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Tiffany
[Fiction] Ages 4 to 8
When a brand new picture book joins the stacks at the library, many children read it and check it out and love it, and the book feels glad to share its story. But as time goes on, the book grows worn and forgotten and feels lonely until a little girl finds it and reads it and loves it. They share many happy hours until becoming separated accidentally, and the book joins the other forgotten books in the library basement. However, the pair reunite happily at the library book sale, going on to share the book's tale together again. This gentle story -- with lovely, luminescent watercolors -- celebrates the magical power of books. What better gift to share with a child?
Hardcover, $10.50 Bargain Book
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Mica
[Fiction]
I revisited Wilder's series, a favorite from my childhood, after having my own child. I wasn't sure that it would resonate with him (a more rambunctious child than I was) as much as it did with me. My memories of the tale were primarily of the perfect and simple language that conveyed the coziness and warmth of Wilder's loving family and pioneering life. So when I started reading it as a bedtime book to my son, it was a pleasant surprise to see that Little House in the Big Woods not only tells the story of Laura's days as a 4-year old living in a cabin in the woods, but includes thrilling tales of her Pa's childhood, as he regales his daughters with adventurous (yet child-appropriate) anecdotes of panther chases and wild pigs. Garth Williams' lovely pencil illustrations adorn almost every page, making it especially friendly to younger children.
Paperback, $6.99
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