Summer Storytime at the Bookshop
Friday, July 19th 10:00am
Join us for a fun story, an easy craft and light refreshments!  Recommended for ages 3 - 6.



Book Talk and Signing with Ron Lasko
Tale of Two Rivers
Sunday, July 21st 1-2pm   
Tale of Two Rivers is an intimate portrait of fly fishing on Cape Cod's Quashnet and Mashpee rivers, seeking the unique species of sea run brook trout that once inhabited many waterways and is now limited largely to these two rivers. In 50 color photos, watercolor illustrations, and engaging text, Ron Lasko introduces us to a unique blend of personal experience and fly fishing romance, mixed with practical how-to instruction, and historical, environmental, and ecological issues. Ron Lasko has spent his lifetime fly fishing for trout from New England to Georgia. Over the last 25 years, his fishing and study have focused on the sea run brook trout and these two very special rivers.

Book talk and signing with J. Courtney Sullivan
The Engagements
Wednesday, July 24th 2-3pm
From the New York Times best-selling author of Commencement and Maine comes a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage--about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it all with a wedding. A rich, layered, exhilarating novel spanning nearly a hundred years, The Engagements captures four wholly unique marriages, while tracing the story of diamonds in America, and the way-for better or for worse-these glittering stones have come to symbolize our deepest hopes for everlasting love.  J. Courtney Sullivan's Maine was named a Best Book of the Year by Time magazine and a Washington Post Notable Book for 2011. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Allure, Real Simple, and New York magazine, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Book talk and signing with Bestselling Author and Gardener Amy Stewart
The Drunken Botanist
Thursday, July 25th  1-2pm and 2-3pm
Scenic Roots Garden Center, 349 Route 6A, East Sandwich, MA   
Tickets available with purchase of book at Titcomb's Bookshop or Scenic Roots.
Please join us for a very, very special event co-sponsored with Scenic Roots Garden Center.  Perhaps you've seen Amy Stewart on CBS Sixty Minutes or heard her on NPR's All Things Considered, The Diane Rehm Show or Morning Edition. She's funny - and she knows a LOT about plants and gardening.  The New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants is coming to Sandwich to talk about her wonderfully delicious, fascinating and witty new book The Drunken Botanistm, which explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have transformed into alcoholic beverages over the centuries. There are some utterly delicious recipes for mixed drinks throughout the book, too!  

We are delighted to announce that the beloved and multitalented author Susan Branch will be coming to Sandwich to talk about and sign her beautiful new book set in the English countryside featuring her beautiful calligraphy and hundreds of photos and watercolor illustrations.  The book is a work of art, part love story, part travel guide and all dream come true. 

Susan Branch is the author of 14 bestselling Heart of the Home lifestyle books.  She lives on Martha's Vineyard.  Learn more about the wonderful and beautiful world of Susan Branch at www.susanbranch.com.  (Books available late July.)  $26.95

A very small mouse of unknown origins runs away from school in the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace shortly before the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, celebrating her 60 years on the British throne, in this new adventure by a Newbery Medalist. Illustrations.

 

From Vicky:  Wolf Story by William McCleery
Wolf Story is one of those very special books I've never forgotten since reading it years ago with my son.  I'd learned about it because it was listed as one of Jim Trelease's favorite books to read aloud with children (see his newly updated book above).  Originally printed in 1947, this book was recently reprinted by the New York Review Collection, which keeps very special children's books in print. Wolf Story is really a story within a story.  As a father puts his son to bed, his son asks for a story about a wolf.  The interplay between the father and the son is totally endearing, sweet and funny.  You'll meet a hen named Rainbow, a boy named Jimmy Tractorwheel, and, of course, a wolf.  Sweet, delightful memorable bedtime read aloud with lovely illustrations.   Ages 5-8  $14.95
Hear more about this wonderful book on NPR by clicking here.

Sylo by D.J. MacHale
They came from the sky, parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. Pemberwick residents are told that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. But Tucker believes there's more to SYLO's story. Ages 10-14 $17.99

Children's Non-Fiction

A Walk on the Beach:  Into the Field Guide by Emily Laber-Warren and Laurie Goldman
This unique, simple nature kit gives kids an accessible, engaging introduction to the natural world and the amazing discoveries that can be made from strolling the shoreline. Since the guide focuses on the most common shells, insects, birds, and creatures, kids will feel instantly rewarded when they spot things from the book.  The book includes tips on how to hold a hermit crab, where to dig for mussels, how to make windchimes out of jingle shells, and more. A beautiful treasure box with magnetic closure holds the book and includes compartments for kids prized discoveries. Tucked into two of the compartments on the treasure box are a mesh collecting bag for mess-free gathering and a magnifying jar for close-up observing. $19.99

Young Adult

Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt
Can a road trip repair a romance gone wrong?  When you are in love, you don't just stop calling one day. And you don't keep secrets. Or lie. And when your life starts falling apart, you're supposed to have the other person to lean on.  Peyton and Jace had broken their relationship, but they are thrown together again on a road trip. One of them is lying about the destination. One of them is pretending not to be leaving something behind. And neither of them is prepared for what is coming on the road ahead.  $16.99

In the After by Demitria Lunetta
In this heart-stopping postapocalyptic thriller from debut author Demitria Lunetta, one courageous girl must navigate a world that has been overtaken by Them--vile creatures that are rapidly devouring mankind. Perfect for fans of books like Marie Lu's Legend.  Marooned in a high-security house, Amy manages to stay alive--and even rescues "Baby," a toddler she finds in an abandoned supermarket. For years they escape death, forging a bond as strong as sisters, until they are finally rescued and taken to New Hope, a colony of survivors living on a former government research compound.  On the surface, New Hope is the happy ending Amy was looking for. She's even started falling for Rice, a handsome researcher she's become close with at the facility. But then she makes a shocking discovery. And staying in New Hope could mean losing her freedom . . . or her life.  $17.99