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The Perfect Book for Mom!

mom candy Mom Candy:  1,000 Quotes of Inspiration for Mothers by J. Pincott
Mom is sure to smile when she opens this book!  It has  1,000 fabulous quotes, reflections, and insights - some funny, some poignant and touching.  Mark a quote especially your mom or add one of our cranberry chocolates to complete the gift! $16.99

stories of motherhood Stories of Motherhood by Diana Secker Tesdell
Stories of Motherhood gathers more than a century of short stories of mothers of all ages in a beautiful hardcover book. $15.00

but I wanted a pony
But I Wanted a Pony!:  An Anne Taintor Motherhood Collection
This new collection of vintage-with-a-twist work by Anne Taintor offers up a fresh serving of hilarious commentary on the joys, challenges, and cocktail hours of motherhood.  $14.95

mother to son
mother to daughter
Mother to Daughter and  Mother to Son:  Shared Wisdom from the Heart by Melissa and Harry Harrison
Warm and fuzzy, anchored in values, and filled with simple words of wisdom, these beloved, bestselling book for parents speaks to the important business of raising sons and daughters, and distills their timeless lessons into one nugget of wisdom per page.  $8.95

everyday
Every Day:  A Five-Year Memory Book by Mr. Boddington's Studio
The full-color cover of this diary features a smattering of everyday wonders, from champagne to spectacles--all things worth commemorating over the course of five years. Brightly dyed edges, a padded cover, and a ribbon marker make this five-year memory book an heirloom to treasure for generations.  $16.95

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

 

Mother's Day... A Springtime celebration of all this is caring, nurturing, loving, and guiding.   And also what is stylish, accomplished, fun, and smart!  So, let's hear it for our mothers, and let's give them a well-deserved "THANK YOU." 

 

scarf picture

Fun, comfortable, light weight scarves!!!
We just received a brand new order of beautifully patterned scarves last week, and have already had to order more!  Beautiful spring colors and imaginative patterns brighten faces and outfits.  ($17.99).  Thank you to our customer Pam for modeling some of our favorites!!! 
AND
ganz signsGiant "beach tags" elicit a quiet smile and deep breath of relief.  One tag reads "You're never fully dressed without a pair of flip flops," while another reads:  "Sun and Surf.  So this is what pure bliss feels like."  ($20.99)
Graduation Gift Ideas

letters from leaders
Letters from Leaders:  Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from the World's Most Influential People by Henry O. Dormann
What a wonderful way to inspire a young person on their way to becoming one of tomorrow's leaders!  This volume of letters is filled with advice on leadership, goal achievement, public service, and life journeys by leaders, such as four U.S. Presidents, Donald Trump, Muhammad Ali and Walter Cronkite.  $16.95


letter to a young scientist
Letters to a Young  Scientist by Edward Osborne Wilson
Wilson, two time Pulitzer Prize winning Harvard biologist and teacher (and the world's foremost expert on ants!) offers advice and inspiration.  Wilson's celebration of creativity and discipline, love for the living world, and commitment to explicating its wonders and fragility will uplift every reader, no matter her or his calling.
 $21.95

how to be interesting How to Be Interesting by Jessica Hagy
You want to leave a mark, not a blemish. Be a hero, not a spectator. You want to be interesting. (Who doesn t?) But sometimes it takes a nudge, a wake-up call, an intervention and a little help. This is a uniquely inspirational how-to that combines fresh and pithy lessons with deceptively simple diagrams and charts. $10.95


golden rule The Golden Rule:  As Expressed by Cultures Around the World by Sandra Darling
What better advice to a graduate than to live a life shaped by the Golden Rule?  This book (cleverly shaped like the aforesaid Golden Rule) gives examples of the Golden Rule from around the world.  $6.95

the last lecture The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Based on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Pausch, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer, this moving book inspires readers to live each day with purpose and joy.  $21.99

10 1/2 things
10 1/2 Things No 
Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
by Charles Wheelan
The antidote to those cotton-candy platitudes that are all too familiar to anyone who's ever worn a mortarboard, Wheelan's Dartmouth Class Day speech gone viral is now a  best-selling book.  $15.95

no one ever told us No One Ever Told Us That: Money and Life Letters to My Grandchildren
by John D. Spooner

There is so much commonsense wisdom in this book!  In friendly and reassuring tones, leading financial advisor Spooner relates wonderful stories to illustrate and gently guide the next generation in a clear-eyed way that only a loving grandparent can.  Great gift for the college grad especially.  $26.00

 

coach Coach:  Lessons on the Game of Life by Michael Lewis

The sports-minded grads in your life are sure to be inspired by this wonderful little book.  There was a turning point in Michael Lewis's life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis's ability that the boy had no choice but to live up to it.  The coach's message was  about self-respect, sacrifice, courage and endurance.   $11.95

Upcoming Events

The Given Day dennis lehane Sandwich Reads Together Presents 
Bestselling Author
Dennis Lehane,
Author of The Given Day 
Saturday, May 4th 7:00 pm
Sandwich Town Hall
                                       Main Street, Sandwich, MA 
Don't miss this opportunity to meet bestselling author Dennis Lehane as he talks about his amazing historical novel, The Given Day.  Tickets are $10 and  available at the Sandwich Public Library and our bookshop. Hurry! There are only a few tickets left! 

The Given Day
Boston, 1919. Powerful forces are devastating the city -- police strikes, anarchist and Bolshevik terrorism, the Molasses Flood, Spanish influenza, and racism bloody the streets, while Babe Ruth makes baseball America's national pastime.  This is historical fiction at its best - all at our back door!    List price:  $16.99  Our price:  $13.59

About Dennis
Dennis Lehane grew up in Boston. Since his first novel, A Drink Before the War, won the Shamus Award, he has published eight more novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and become international bestsellers: Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and Moonlight Mile. Three of his novels -- Mystic River, Gone, Baby, Gone, and Shutter Island -- have been adapted into award-winning films.  His most recent novel, Live by Night, continues the saga begun in The Given Day. (By special arrangement with the publisher, paperback copies of Live by Night will be available at the signing.) Mr. Lehane and his wife, Angie, divide their time between the west coast of Florida and Boston.

This program is funded by Sandwich Kiwanis Leverault Trust Grant.

[If you cannot attend the event, but would like to order signed copies of his books, please contact us!]

knittingKnitting Club
Monday, May 6th 1-3pm 
Everyone is invited!  No registration.  Bring your favorite knitting or crocheting project!!!


bf's bastard sally cabot Book Talk and Signing with Sally Cabot
(aka Sally Gunning)

Benjamin Franklin's Bastard 
Wednesday, May 8th 7pm
Sandwich Public Library

"When is Sally Gunning's next book coming out?"  We hear that question SO MANY TIMES from her many fans!!  Well, it's coming May 7, but you'll have to look carefully, because this beloved Cape Cod author has a new name!!  Writing as Sally Cabot, her new book, Benjamin Franklin's Bastard, is already a staff favorite!!  Sally brings vividly to life the personal story of the brilliant Benjamin Franklin, his common-law wife Deborah Read and his illegitimate son, William, whose real mother remains a mystery.  In Benjamin Franklin's Bastard, Sally imagines the woman Franklin really loved, a young serving girl, who bore his son and who eventually gave the child up to be raised in Franklin's household.  Thoroughly researched, this is a fascinating story of passion, family, love and war - and a thoroughly great read!!  Available May 7.  List price:  $25.99  Our price: $20.79

Sally lives in Brewster with her husband, Tom. A lifelong resident of New England, she has written a number of books set on Cape Cod including The Widow's War, under her real name Sally Gunning. 

what is life worth Men's Book Club
Thursday, May 9th 9:30am 
(Membership is currently full!)   
What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11 by Kenneth Feinberg 
As head of the 9/11 Compensation Fund, Feinberg was asked, in the interest of fairness, to calculate the dollar value of 2,976 lives lost in the World Trade Center. The experience changed his own life forever.  List Price:  $14.95  Our Price:  $11.96

Body in the piazza Katherine Hall Page Book Talk and Signing with
Katherine Hall Page
The Body in the Piazza:
A Faith Fairchild Mystery
Saturday, May 11th
1:00 - 2:00pm   
 
 
A murder mystery set in a cooking school in Italy by Katherine Hall Page - what could be more fun?  Please join us as we welcome Katherine, talk about her books and enjoy light refreshments with an Italian flavor!

Faith Fairchild, the intrepid caterer and sometime sleuth, and her husband, the Reverend Tom Fairchild, are off to Italy to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a vacation filled with art, Chianti, food - and Ferragamos! The plan is to spend a romantic weekend in Rome before heading to Tuscany for a stay at a cooking school founded by Faith's back-in-the-day assistant Francesca Rossi.  Faith is certain that the only intrigue in store for her will be learning the secret recipe for Nona Rossi's ragu.  But a thicker plot begins to simmer when the Fairchilds accidentally stumble upon a dying man.  It's clear from the knife in the victim's chest that murder is on the menu. (List price: $24.99;our price: $19.99)

Katherine Hall Page is the author of twenty previous Faith Fairchild mysteries, the first of which received the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The Body in the Snowdrift was honored with the Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. Page also won an Agatha for her short story "The Would-Be Widower." She has also been a nominee for the Edgar Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband. 

dan brown inferno
"DAN BROWN at LINCOLN CENTER" - a Live Stream Event
An Evening of Codes, Symbols, and Secrets
Sandwich Town Hall
Wednesday May 15 7:15 PM
 
Come to Sandwich Town Hall as we join with the Sandwich Public Library to host a live stream of Dan Brown's only US pubic appearance to talk about his newest book, Inferno!

Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, one of the bestselling novels of all time, has written a riveting new thriller set in the heart of Italy and featuring Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology.  Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces...Dante's Inferno.  Battling a chilling adversary and grappling with an ingenious riddle, he is pulled into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science as he races to find answers and decide whom to trust...before the world is irrevocably altered. 

amy brill Talk and Signing with  movement of stars
Amy Brill 
The Movement of Stars
Saturday, May 18th  1-2pm

The Movement of Stars is inspired by the life and work of Nantucket resident and astronomer Maria Mitchell.  Hannah Gardner Price has lived all twenty-four years of her life according to the principles of the mid-19th century Nantucket Quaker community in which she was raised, where simplicity and restraint are valued above all, and a woman's path is expected to lead to marriage and motherhood. But up on the rooftop each night, Hannah pursues a very different-and elusive-goal: discovering a comet and thereby winning a gold medal awarded by the King of Denmark, something unheard of for a woman. (List price: $27.95;our price: $22.36)

Please join us as we welcome writer and producer Amy Brill and learn more about her book.  As a broadcast journalist, Amy received a George Foster Peabody Award for writing MTV's The Social History of HIV, and she researched, wrote, or produced over a dozen other projects for the network. A native New Yorker, Amy lives in Brooklyn with her husband. 

Book Club a good american
Tuesday, May 21st 7:00pm
A Good American by Alex George
The life of an immigrant family in America comes vividly to life in this epic and totally engrossing novel.  In 1904 Germany, Frederick and Jette flee Jette's disapproving mother and go to America, the land of opportunity.  Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans  ("What's the difference? They're both new"), and find themselves, more by chance than by design, in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri. Not speaking a word of English, they embark on their new life together.  Beatrice is populated with unforgettable characters: a jazz trumpeter from the Big Easy who cooks a mean gumbo, a teenage boy trapped in the body of a giant, a pretty schoolteacher who helps the young men in town learn about a lot more than just music.  Heartbreaking, funny and insightful, this is a book to savor.  List Price:  $16.00  Our Price:  $12.80 

rifleman howie carr Book Signing with
Howie Carr
Rifleman:  The Untold Story of Stevie Flemmi, Whitey Bulger's Partner
Saturday, June 1st 2-4pm
 
 
Stevie "the Rifleman" Flemmi was, for forty years, one of the most feared gangsters in Boston, and for much of that time, he was the partner of Whitey Bulger, the sixteen-year fugitive with a $2 million reward on his head who was captured in 2011. Flemmi has been convicted of ten murders and took the Fifth Amendment when asked about ten others. His cohort, Bulger, is charged with nineteen more. Rifleman is the story of Flemmi's life of crime, as told to federal and state law enforcement after he pleaded guilty in 2003. $25.99

Howie Carr, host of a hugely popular daily syndicated radio program, is the author of The Brothers Bulger, Hitman, and Hard Knocks. Before Bulger fled in 1994, Carr was such an implacable foe of the serial killing gangster that Whitey tried to kill him as he left his house in suburban Boston--an incident reported in 2006 on 60 Minutes. Whitey's younger brother, Billy Bulger, then the president of the Massachusetts State Senate, publicly referred to Carr as "the savage." Carr is a member of the national Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. He won a National Magazine Award in 1985 for essays and criticism in "Boston" magazine. 
Bargain Books
Here are just a few of the great bargain books in our basement.  Stop by to check out the latest in fiction, cookbooks, gardening, children's books, history and more. Quantities are limited!
 
humpbacksBasking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters Original price $26.95; Sale price: $14.99




wpa
Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of  Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times by Susan Quinn  Original price: $25.99; Sale price $7.99  



american chestnut
American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree by Susan Freinkel Original price $40.00; Sale price $9.99 



float your boat
Float Your Boat!: The Evolution and Science of Sailing by Mark Denny   Original price $30.00; our price $12.99
carolyn meigsAs you know, last week World Book Night was celebrated, well, all over the world!  Carolyn Meigs signed up and gave away Still Alice by Lisa Genova at Stop 'n Shop in Sandwich.  Carolyn gave away 25 books in under an hour!!!  Titcomb's Bookshop was very proud to be a part of this wonderful celebration of reading.  Thank you Carolyn and all the World Book Night Givers for doing such a great job!!!
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Staff Reviews and New Releases

 

Adult Fiction            

 

the interestings 

From Karen: 
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer 
The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge.  Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules's now-married best friends, become shockingly successful--true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding.  List price:  $27.95  Our price:  $22.36

the mountains echoed 

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

The wait is almost finally over!  Khaled Hosseini's book releases on May 21 and we are taking  orders now.  And the Mountains Echoed is a breathtaking story of love and the ties that both bind us to each other, support us and sometimes wound us in the worst ways.  The story begins as Saboor, a laborer in a poor village in Afghanistan, takes his young daughter, Pari, along with his son Abdullah, to the home of a wealthy man in Kabul and his beautiful wife, a poet.  The couple is childless and Saboor's brother-in-law has convinced him to sell Pari to the couple to raise as their own child.  This sets in motion profound changes for everyone involved.  Saboor is left profoundly guilty by his choice and Abdullah bereft without his beloved sister.  Pari's memories of life with her real family fade over time, but she is left with a hole in her life she cannot fill.  But life goes on as it must.  Choices are made and people adapt.  This is an epic tale by a masterful storyteller - a story you are sure to savor and enjoy.  Available May 21st.  List price: $28.95; our price: $23.16  

 

roots of the olive tree

The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo  

Set in a house on an olive grove in northern California, The Roots of the Olive Tree is a beautiful, touching story that brings to life five generations of women--including an unforgettable 112-year-old matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity records--the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together.  $14.99  

   

 

The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell  other typist

In 1923, Rose Baker is a typist in the NYC Police Department. When a glamorous new girl joins the typing pool, Rose falls under her spell. As the two women navigate between the sparkling underworld of speakeasies by night, Rose is drawn fully into a high stakes world. "Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell's debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan.... A deliciously addictive, cinematically influenced page-turner, both comic and provocative." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review. Available May 7   List price: $25.95; our price $20.76

snapper Snapper by Brian Kimberling
 Nathan Lochmueller is a young man who studies birds in his home state of Indiana, earning just enough money to live on. He drives a glitter-festooned truck, the "Gypsy Moth," and he is in love with Lola, a woman so free-spirited and mysterious she can break a man's heart with a sigh or a shrug. Around them swirls a remarkable cast of characters: the proprietor of Fast Eddie's Burgers & Beer, the genius behind "Thong Thursdays"; Uncle Dart, a Texan who brings his swagger to Indiana with profound and nearly devastating results; a snapping turtle with a taste for thumbs; a German shepherd who howls backup vocals; and the very charismatic state of Indiana itself. And at the center of it all is Nathan, who comes to terms with the accidental turns his life has taken.  List price:  $24.95; our price:  $19.96  

 

a delicate truth A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre
Cornwall, UK, 2011. A disgraced Special Forces Soldier delivers a message from the dead. Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to be--or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher ("Kit") Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely observed by Kit's beautiful daughter, Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and duty to his Service. If the only thing necessary to the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, how can he keep silent?  

We have autographed copies!!!  List price:  $28.95; Our price:  $23.16

the yellow birds The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
"The war tried to kill us in the spring." So begins this powerful and compelling account of friendship and loss by a veteran of the Iraq war. 21 year old Private Bartle and 18 year old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle in a city in Iraq. Bound together since basic training when Bartle makes a promise to bring Murphy safely home, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. $14.99

theblackbox The Black Box by Michael Connelly
In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together. $14.99

From Elizabeth S.: Gold by Chris Cleave gold A fast paced story of Olympic bikers who parent a sick child while pursuing their dreams of gold. With Cleave's gift for a twist in his stories, this book delivers action, heartbreak and an astonishing finish. A wonderful read! $16.00

 

 



sandcastle girls The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
It's 1915, and Elizabeth Endicott has volunteered to help deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide during the First World War. There she meets Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. After leaving Aleppo and traveling into Egypt to join the British Army, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, realizing that he has fallen in love with the wealthy young American. Years later, their American granddaughter, Laura, embarks on a journey back through her family's history, uncovering a story of love, loss--and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations. $15.95

 

Adult Non-Fiction

 

bunkerhill Bunker Hill by Nathanial Philbrick
Hurray!!  A new book by the brilliant and talented Nantucket historian Nat Philbrick is cause for celebration!  In 1775, Boston is occupied by British troops after a series of incidents, including the Boston Tea Party, by patriots who range from sober citizens to thuggish vigilantes. On April 19, violence finally erupts at Lexington and Concord.  In June, skirmishes give way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It would be the bloodiest battle of the Revolution to come, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists.

Philbrick brings a fresh perspective to every aspect of the story. He finds new characters, and new facets to familiar ones. The real work of choreographing rebellion falls to a 33 year old physician named Joseph Warren who emerges as the leader of the Patriot cause and who dies at Bunker Hill. Others in the cast include Paul Revere, Warren's fianc� the poet Mercy Scollay, a newly recruited George Washington, the reluctant British combatant General Thomas Gage and his more bellicose successor William Howe, who leads the three charges at Bunker Hill and presides over the claustrophobic cauldron of a city under siege as both sides play a nervy game of brinkmanship for control.   List price: $32.95; our price: $26.36

[Nat will be speaking at the Barnstable Comedy Club on Thursday, August 8 at 6:00.  Sponsored by Tales of Cape Cod. Watch for more information in our newsletter.]   

  

farms on cape cod Farms of Cape Cod by Stephanie Foster
Farms of Cape Cod brings the reader to the farms and farmers cultivating the finest fruit, flowers, produce, oysters, herbs, eggs and honey in this historic region. Twenty-eight unique farms are profiled, with harvests ranging from cranberries, lavender, and grapes to livestock, holly, and shellfish. Each farm's address and operating information is provided. This book, beautifully illustrated with photographs by Stephanie Foster, also offers "Tips from the Top," the farmers' proven ideas on planting, growing and cooking.  Available May 1st.  $24.99

frozen in time Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of  World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane on a routine flight slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Four days later, a B-17 on the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on the B-17 survived. The U.S. military launched a second daring rescue operation, but the Grumman Duck amphibious plane sent to find the men flew into a severe storm and vanished.  In this thrilling adventure, Mitchell Zuckoff offers a spellbinding account of these harrowing dissters and the fate of the survivors and their would-be saviors. 
List price:  $28.99  Our price:  $23.19  

art of cleanup The Art of Clean Up: Life Made Neat and Tidy by Ursus Wehrli  
Looking for the perfect coffee table or gift book for people of all ages?  This is it!  Totally clever and very funny, it's sure to make you laugh out loud!  Swiss artist Ursus Wehrli shows the world "neat and tidy" as everyday scenes or objects are organized by color or shape - alphabet soup, people on the street, a bouquet of flowers, and more.   As for the attempt to organize a school of fish, the result is hilarious!  $14.95 (a bargain!)

maddie on things Maddie on Things: A Super Serious Project About Dogs and Physics by Theron Humphrey  
A perfect gift book for any dog lover!  Maddie is a rescued coonhound from Atlanta, Georgia.  In 2011, she and her owner hit the road across America with the hope of discovering what it means to love your neighbor.  Over the year, they traveled 65,000 miles and discovered Maddie's incredible talent:  She can keep her balance on top of almost anything, from a horse to a tree branch.  $15.95
 
 
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris lets explore - Autographed copies available!!! 
A guy walks into a bar car and...
From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.
Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" by the Washington Post.  We have a limited number of autographed copies!!!   $27.00
 
Knitting
 
TopsyturveyTopsy-Turvy, Inside-Out Knit Toys: Magical Two-in-One Reversible Projects by Susan B. Anderson 
Susan B. Anderson's fifth book--her most enchanting yet--turns the spotlight on "reversibles": knitted projects that can be turned inside out to reveal a companion toy. This collection features a dog in a doghouse, a chrysalis with a fluttery surprise inside, a tiny hidden fairy, a vintage toy with a fabled theme to boot, pigs in a blanket, and much more. $17.95 

  

  

Cookbooks 

bacon nation Bacon Nation:  125 Irresistible Recipes by Peter Kaminsky and Marie Rame
Everything tastes better with bacon. One of those flavor-packed, secret-weapon ingredients, it has the power to elevate just about any dish. This collection of 125 smoky, savory, crispy, meaty, salty, and sweetly sensuous recipes goes right through the menu, including dessert. $14.95


ww50th Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook: 280 Delicious Recipes for Every Meal
For 50 years, Weight Watchers has been built on a foundation of solid weight loss scienceNand the cookbook celebrates this with a collection of popular and best-loved recipes. It contains 250 delicious dishes, everything from appetizers to desserts, all updated to reflect the latest flavors, tastes, and cooking habits of today's consumers.  $29.99

blue eggs Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes: A Backyard Garden-To-Table Cookbook by Jeanne Kelley
In Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes, Kelley shares more than 150 of her recipes, all of which incorporate new and authentic ways to take advantage of local and seasonal foods and incorporate multi-ethnic flavors into everyday meals. With strategies for both weeknight cooking and special occasions, Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes is the essential manual for all who hunger to create quick and healthy meals with flair. In addition to the many mouthwatering recipes, Kelley provides readers with tips and menus for entertaining, plus a thorough kitchen-garden primer that celebrates the simple joy of growing your own produce, including discussion on small container and community gardens, raising and keeping backyard chickens, composting, and growing your own exotic ingredients.  $23.00

Children's Picture Books

steam train Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
The team behind the #1 New York Times bestselling children's book, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts!  $16.99
  
rose red Rose Red and Snow White by Ruth Sanderson
Illustrated with the exquisitely detailed paintings of Ruth Sanderson, this book is a treasure!  Rose Red and Snow White are as different as two sisters can be. Even so, they get along and, together with their mother, make a cozy life in their cottage in the woods. Then one night, Rose Red answers a knock at the door and finds a huge shaggy bear who gruffly asks for a warm place to sleep!
Ages 4-8.  $16.95  (See also Ruth's The Twelve Dancing Princesses $8.95)

dig dogs dig Dig, Dogs, Dig:  A Construction Tail by James Horvath
Top dog Duke leads a busy work crew to a new construction site. All sorts of dogs have plenty to do before the day is out. These clever dogs will dig, haul, push, plow, and even bring in a crane to build a new park. But what happens when they find something unexpected buried deep in the ground? $15.99


three little pigs The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague
Three pigs spend their money on different things: potato chips, sody-pop, and building supplies. It comes as no surprise that a wolf is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses. When the wolf can't blow down the third pig's brick house, everyone comes together and the fun begins. The first two pigs give him potato chips and sody-pop, and the third pig makes everyone a healthy meal. Since only one pig has a house left, the other two pigs and the wolf move in with her. The somewhat bad wolf is no longer hungry.  $16.99

if you want to see a whale If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano
In this quiet and beautiful picture book by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead, the team that created the "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor book "And Then It's Spring," a boy learns exactly what it takes to catch a glimpse of an elusive whale.
Available May 7th.  $16.99


Children's Fiction

13 story treehouse The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
From Elisa and Jacob: Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world! This treehouse has 13 stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine.  "The 13-Story Treehouse is my favorite book because it helps me imagine the best treehouse ever.  I love the drawings and the silly stories."  Jacob Sullivan 
Ages 8 - 12.  $13.99

the laura line The Laura Line by Crystal Allen
From Vicky: Laura is an overweight 7th grade black girl with a ton of sassy attitude.  Laura's best friend, Sage, is also overweight, and both girls are teased by their classmates.  They rise above it as best they can, and Laura takes out her frustrations by pitching baseballs in the woods near her grandmother's house. 
 
When Laura's teacher decides to take a class trip to visit a slave shack on her grandmother's property, Laura is desperate to stop the trip, fearing even more humiliation from classmates as her "shameful" link to slavery is opened to them.  Eventually, she enters the shack and discovers that it holds the proud history of many generations of strong and independent Lauras in her family going back to the first Laura who was a slave.
A thoughtful, funny and affirming book, this is a wonderful choice for ages 8-12.  $16.99
 
 
hero on a bicycle Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes
From Vicky: I've adored Shirley Hughes' picture books, so I couldn't wait to read Hero on a Bicycle, her first children's novel.  It is a gripping story of 13 year old Paolo, who lives in Nazi occupied Florence, Italy in 1944.  Life is hard and Paolo longs to fight, but he is too young.  His father is in hiding with the resistance, and Paolo is left at home with his mother, who was born in England, and his sister.  Bored, he sneaks out of the house at night to ride his bicycle and dreams of joining the resistance.   One night, he is stopped and given a message from the resistance, asking the family to harbor several escaped Allied prisoners of war.   The family must work together to save the prisoners from recapture by the Nazis, and Paolo plays a key role.   The book is based on a true story, as Shirley Hughes relates at the beginning of the book.  I think this will be a great read for boys and girls who love historical fiction and WWII survival stories.  $15.99

  

  

army frogs An Army of Frogs:  A Kulipari Novel by Trevor Pryce
It's frogs versus scorpions in this new series by professional football player Pryce. For years, the frogs of the Amphibilands have been protected by an elite group of poisonous frogs named the Kulipari and by the dreamcasting spell of the turtle king. Now the spell is threatened by the Spider Queen and Lord Marmoo, leader of the scorpions. Ages 8 - 12.  Available May 7th.  $15.95

saving the team Saving the Team by Alex Morgan
From star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan comes the first book in an empowering, fun-filled middle grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team.  12 year old Devin loves to play soccer. If she hadn't just left Connecticut to move to California, she would have been named captain on her school soccer team.  Sure that her new teammates will give her stiff competition, she discovers that her team, the Kentville Kangaroos, is an absolute mess. Their coach doesn't care whether the girls win or lose, and Devin is easily one of the most talented players.  The good news is, Devin quickly makes friends with funny, outgoing Jessi; shy but sweet Zoe; and klutzy Emma. Can Devin and her new found friends pull together and save the team from itself?  Available May 7th.  $15.99

  

Young Adult

5thwave The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
From Vicky:  Wow!  This is an utterly compelling page-turner!  Aliens have invaded the Earth and the few remaining humans are scattered and frightened.  The aliens can grow within human bodies, so it's impossible to tell a potential friend from a deadly enemy.  Cassie is one of the few survivors of the 4th Wave of attack, and she's searching for her 5 year old brother.  Wounded on a lonely road, she is rescued by the handsome and caring Evan Walker. But should she trust him?  The book is quite violent, but will be a great choice for reluctant and avid readers alike who enjoyed books such as The Hunger Games.  Ages 14-17.  Available May 7th.  $18.99

code name verity Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
From Vicky:  I'm still shaken from reading this book about a young woman who flies into Nazi occupied France and is caught and tortured by the Gestapo for being a spy.  She is forced to write a confession to lessen her torture and hopefully earn a "clean" death.  As we read her confession, we learn of her training and friendship with a girl who would eventually fly into France.  The woman's voice is incredible, the story so brutal and real.  This is a powerful story of friendship amidst the all too real horrors of war.  A Michael L. Printz Award Honor book for ages 15 up.  Available May 7th.  $9.99 in paperback

nantucket blue Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
Seventeen-year-old Cricket Thompson is planning on spending a romantic summer on Nantucket Island near her long time crush, Jay, but the death of her best friend's mother, and her own sudden intense attraction to her friend's brother Zach are making this summer complicated.  Available May 7th.  $16.99


legend Legend by Marie Lu
This is dystopian fiction at its best!  In the distant future, North America has split into two warring nations. Teenagers Day, a criminal from the slums, and June, a brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.  $9.99



what happened to goodbye What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
 Since her parents' bitter divorce, McLean and her dad have been on the move - four towns in two years. Each new place gives her a chance to try out a new persona: from cheerleader to drama diva. But now, for the first time, McLean discovers a desire to stay in one place and just be herself, whoever that is.  $9.99