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The Manchester Farmers Market is excited to announce it will be offering the Power of Produce Club for the month of July. Each week, kids ages 5-12 can come to the market and get $2 to spend on any fruit or veggie. We'll also have free samples of local produce for kids to try. Participating kids will get a PoP Club Passport to keep track of their purchases. The PoP Club is free for everyone.


 
[email protected] or ManchesterFarmers.org for more information 



Announcing Summer Reads!

Read at least 3 of titles suggested and we'll give you a $15.00 Northshire gift card!  

 

See the full list of titles to chose from here

A Book A Month
Customized Gift Giving
For Children & Adults

Each month Northshire Bookstore's award-winning booksellers will select the perfect book and send it to your friend, loved one or yourself!

Each book will arrive beautifully wrapped with a gift card.



 

KIDS! 07.08.2015 - 11:00 AM  -Kimalie Wassick - Basil & Prune the Pug

 

KIDS! 07.18.2015 - 4:00 PM - Mike Lupica - Fantasy League

 

KIDS! 07.21.2015- 5 - 7:00 PM - Lego Star Wars Party!
Saratoga Springs KIDS!


KIDS! 07.03.2015 10:30 am - Story Time

KIDS! 07.10.2015 10:30 am - Story Time and snack with Healthy Living Market

KIDS! 07.17.2015 10:30 am - Spanish Story time with Senora Gloria of Capital Region Language Center

KIDS! 07.24.2015 10:30 am - Story Time

KIDS! 07.31.2015 10:30 am - Story Time
 
One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon 

Pulitzer Prize and National Book award winning author Tim Weiner serves up yet another riveting book, this time about the ruinous presidency of Richard Milhouse Nixon. With new information available, Weiner's meticulous research skills, insight and accessible writing style make this book the one to read if you really want to know the whole story of the calamity that was the Nixon presidency. 

Reviewed by Erik Barnum

 

Get to know the publisher: "Frankly, I have no use for Messrs. Little and Brown ... it's the 'and Company' I'm fond of.Ogden Nash 
Little Brown and Company was founded in Boston in 1837, when Charles Little and James Brown formed a partnership "for the purpose of Publishing, Importing and Selling Books." The company was primarily a bookseller at first, as were most publishing firms of that day, and has in fact traced its roots back even further - to 1784 and a bookstore opened on Marlborough Street by Ebenezer Battelle. Mr. Little and Mr. Brown began by publishing the works of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and highlights of their early lists include Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The Letters of John Adams, the speeches of Daniel Webster, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s landmark The Common Law. In 1859 the company took over publishing rights to a book entitled Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. The eighteenth edition of the now familiar Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, with Geoffrey O'Brien as General Editor, arrived in 2012. 

Manchester Reading Groups this month at the Northshire, click here to see what we're reading, then join us!

Northshire Classic Mystery
Northshire Mystery and Thriller
Northshire Women Read
Northshire Cookbook Reading Group
The Dark Side Reading Group
Northshire Fountain of Youth
Northshire Poetry Reading

Saratoga Reading Groups. Email [email protected] if you're interested in any of the following groups: 

 

Northshire Cookbook Reading Group

Truth and Tales Reading Group

Northshire Poetry Reading Group

The Armchair Explorer's Reading Group

The End of the World Reading Group

'WeAreNotTooOldForThis' Reading Group

Knit Wits Reading Group

Northshire Buddhist Study Reading Group 

Gift Giving Made Easy



Consider purchasing a Northshire Bookstore Gift Card, and take the guess work out of shopping!

We have hundreds of great books in stock in our Manchester store and not enough room to display them all. Please ask a bookseller if there is one you are looking for or browse the section for one you did not know you wanted!     

For more information on any of the used and rare books in our store, send an email 
 

Awarded to the Northshire Bookstore in partnership with Alan Benoit. 

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Dear Friends,

Happy Summer! One of the great things about publishing these days is that it has become more democratic - you can publish your own book without having to spend lots of money or find a publisher.

 

This past Saturday night we hosted a wonderful event for two talented women, Sandy Wilbur and Kim Ray, in celebration of the publication of their great new kids' book Goodnight My Honey Bunnies, which includes a CD of lullabies. 

 

Last Monday we were privileged to participate in the book launch of Saratoga Springs: A Centennial History. Field Horne and all the authors wrote a gem of a book in honor of the City's centennial which is now the must have book of the season in Saratoga Springs. We will be hosting an event for this book on August 11th in the New York store.

 

Also of note is award-winning local journalist Tom Dimopoulos' fantastic new book,  saratoga stories: magic and loss.  Fifteen stories, dozens of images and an exclusive timeline of Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center are woven together to tell the Saratoga story. Please join us in the Saratoga Springs bookstore for an event with Tom on July 25th

 

If you are interested in exploring publishing a book, please review our web site, or get in touch with our publishing guru Debbi Wraga who helped orchestrate Ray O'Conor's book, She Called Him Raymond, which is a great story. 

 

With wishes for a fantastic summer,

Chris Morrow

Featured July Events

complete calendar here

KIDS! All July, Where's Waldo, Community-wide Scavenger Hunt!

Spot the stripes! Kids, parents, and Waldo-lovers of all ages are invited to participate in the community-wide Where's Waldo scavenger hunt this July! There is no charge to participate, and the game lasts for the entire month. 

 

Details and local partners in Manchester.

 

Details and local partners in Saratoga Springs. 

 

This event is in Saratoga Springs and Manchester!

Be a part of a historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a MockingbirdWe're opening at 7:30 am on July 14 to celebrate the release of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman

The book has a strict on-sale date of July 14 - and patrons at this special event will be among the first to lay hands on a copy! Sweet tea and cake will be served. This event is in Manchester. 

Tickets on sale now! Sunday, July 12, 6:00 PM - Join us as acclaimed author Edan Lepucki sits down for a conversation about her hit novel California with author Daniel Nester. Tickets for this event are $5.00.  Space is limited. This event is in Saratoga Springs.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 6:00 PM reading, 7:00 PM reception In partnership with Marble House Project, Northshire Bookstore hosts Megan Mayhew Bergman for the paperback release of her critically acclaimed collection, Almost Famous WomenVenue: Marble House Project 1161 Dorset West Road, Dorset, VT 05251. Parking for the event is on the upper level of the property near the barn, please follow the signs. This event is in Manchester.

KIDS! Saturday, July 18, 4:00 PM - Mike Lupica - Fantasy League From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million Dollar Throw comes a story of every football kid's dream come true, Fantasy LeagueThis event is in Manchester.  
Friday, July 24, 6:00 PM - Elizabeth Bear, James L. Cambias, Max Gladstone and Brian Staveley To celebrate the 2015 releases from their Northeastern authors, Tor Books is excited to send Elizabeth Bear (Karen Memory), James L. Cambias (Corsair), Max Gladstone (Last First Snow), and Brian Staveley (The Providence of Fire) on tour together! This event is in Saratoga Springs. 
 

New Books for July

Staff Pick! Bell Weather (Hardcover) By Dennis Mahoney, $28.00 Set in a fantastical 18th century world where rain falls up and color storms wash the land with bright hues, Bell Weather is, at its core, the story of a spirited young woman fighting for the freedom to choose her own path. Although Molly tells the townsfolk of Root almost nothing of her past, readers learn about her childhood with an overbearing governess, a cold father, and a brilliant, cunning brother who will stop at nothing to ensure that he and Molly are together and unbridled. Mahoney has created a marvelous world that readers will want to visit again and again. ~ Reviewed by Amelia Stymacks


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Kurson's narrative is straightforward and exciting, as he tells of the search for the Golden Fleece, lost ship of the remarkable pirate, Joseph Bannister. Bannister quite suddenly and inexplicably gave up his life as a well-respected ship's captain to turn pirate. Although he could rightfully have taken a place alongside Blackbeard, his name has been lost to history. The search for Bannister's ship is fascinating, as are the characters conducting it. If you are an armchair adventurer, this is the book for you. ~ Reviewed by Erik Barnum 
The End of All Things (Hardcover) By John Scalzi, $24.99 

Hugo-award winning author, John Scalzi returns to his best-selling Old Man's War universe with The End of All Things, the direct sequel to 2013's The Human Division. Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more.

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey 
(Hardcover), 
#1 Indie Next Pick for July 2015 From "a virtuoso storyteller in a very American vein", The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn't been attempted in a century--which also chronicles the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. 
New England Open-House Cookbook: 300 Recipes Inspired by the Bounty of New England (Paperback) By Sarah Leah ChaseIna Garten (Foreword by)
$24.95 From a born-and-bred New Englander comes a book that sings with all the flavors and textures of the beloved region. Sarah Leah Chase is a caterer, cooking teacher, and prolific writer whose books including "The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook "(as coauthor) and "Nantucket Open-House Cookbook" have over 3.4 million copies in print. For "New England Open-House Cookbook," she draws from her memories of growing up in Connecticut and Maine; her experience living and cooking on Cape Cod; and her extensive travels meeting farmers, fishermen, and chefs. 
This is another book by the author of a Man Called Ove. Elsa is almost eight-( almost 68 in years of wisdom,) but what do you expect when your best and only friend is your 80 year old globe trotting, life saving granny and one of her super powers is being a paint ball gunner as well.This is an insightful, raucous and grammatically correct story that is also a very real adventure for any super hero or ordinary person of almost any age. ~ Reviewed by Maeve Noonan

Children's Books

Fairy tales are just the beginning. 
The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him...except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. 
The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate (Hardcover), By Jacqueline Kelly, $16.99 Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the wild animals-her brother included-away from her mother's critical eye. Whether it's wrangling a rogue armadillo or stray dog, a guileless younger brother or standoffish cousin, the trials and tribulations of Callie Vee will have readers laughing and crying and cheering for this most endearing heroine.
Dory and the Real True Friend (Hardcover), By Abby Hanlon
$14.99 The star of Dory Fantasmagory is heading to school. Her older siblings, Luke and Violet, warn her to leave her imaginary friend, Mary, at home or better yet, leave her whole imagination at home. Dory is determined to behave like a regular old girl who never gets in trouble, but on her very first day she meets a new friend, a girl whose imagination and style are just about as wild as her own. Now she just has to convince her siblings that she's not making it all up.

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Hot off the Presses! This book has just been published by ShiresPress. Come into the store or  click here for a list of our recently published books. 

saratoga stories: magic and loss (Paperback), by Thomas Dimopoulos, $14.95

Join award-winning local journalist Thomas Dimopoulas for a celebration of the story of an extraordinary American city. Fifteen stories, dozens of images and an exclusive timeline of Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center are woven together to tell the Saratoga story.

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