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432 Route 6A
E. Sandwich, MA 02537
Phone:
508-888-2331
Hours:
Mon-Sat 9-6
Sun 11-5
Just a Reminder:
Click on any books in this newsletter to order from us online. We'll be happy to mail them to you or you can pick them up at the bookshop.
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 We are so fortunate to have signed copies of many of Mary's books. The quantities are limited so please call us to check on availability.
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Our World $16.00 |
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And of course we have Mary Oliver's brand new book, Blue Horses (not signed) $24.95
 In this collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life's work. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence. Humorous, gentle, and always honest, Oliver is a beloved visionary of the natural world. |
 Small Business Saturday
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Founded in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to helping support the small businesses that help create jobs, boost the economy, and preserve neighborhoods around the country.
We will be celebrating with several of our favorite authors who will be on hand to recommend some of their favorite books for you, and of course sign some of their own!
11-12pm: Children's Author Salley Mavor (Pocketful of Posies, Felt Wee Folk)
1-2pm Author Patry Francis (Orphans of Race Point)
2-3pm: Young Adult Author Kate Conway (Undertow, Stormfront)
We hope you'll join us for cookies, cocoa and some live music!
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Advent Calendars and Christmas Cards
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Now is the time to buy Advent calendars! We have a beautiful selection, but they sell out fast every year! Don't wait!
Here is just a sampling:
prices start at $3.95
We also have a fabulous array of Christmas cards -
Just a few examples from our large selection!
Boxed cards start at $10.99
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Bargain Books!
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Our shelves are bursting with new arrivals of some really wonderful bargain books for all ages! Even so, supplies are limited, so shop early for the best selection!
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New Cookbooks! |
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Make it Ahead:
A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
by Ina Garten
The wait is finally over! Ina's newest cookbook is here - and it's filled with fabulous recipes!
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The Baking Bible
by Rose Levy Beranbaum
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Baking Chez Moi
by Dorie Greenspan
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Cider Monday! |
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Please join us in celebrating
our second annual
CIDER MONDAY
December 1, from 9-5
You've probably heard of "Cyber Monday." On Cider Monday, we invite you to leave the cyber world behind and join us for a delicious cup of hot cider while you shop locally!
 Cider... made from "microsoft" apple products. Delicious! Stop in for a free cup, see some real people and have a good time shopping. It's sure to be a heartwarming experience. We can promise no crashing websites, our "servers" won't be overloaded and will even smile and talk with you!
Cider Monday - soon to overshadow Cyber Monday as THE shopping event of the year. Do stop in, and thanks for shopping locally! |
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November 2014
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It's time for our Annual Holiday Sale!!
For the entire month of November, all toys, games, puzzles, and all adult hardcover books are 20% off!!! *
This is a great time to get your holiday shopping done early, and save some money, too! As always, our knowledgeable staff is ready with recommendations and complementary giftwrapping!
*excluding LEGOs, sale books, some signed books, old books, and just a few other items
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November Events:
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Learn the Secrets of College Acceptance and Success!
Marguerite Dennis
Saturday, November 1
2-3pm
 This book offers 100 questions to ask before applying to college. Learn how to select the best school for you, how to find a college you can afford, how to graduate in four, not five or six years, how to graduate with manageable debt and how to position yourself to get a good job after graduation.
Marguerite Dennis has been recruiting  students internationally for over 25 years, first at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., then at Suffolk University in Boston.
Bring your college bound students!
Book price $14.99
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Memoir Writing
Literary Agent/Author Sarah Jane Freymann
Sunday, November 2
2-3pm
 Join Sarah Jane Freymann for a lively and informative talk on her new book, Your Life is a Book: How to Craft and Publish Your Memoir.
 Budding writers will be guided through the process of memoir writing to publication. In addition to exploring the unique elements of crafting a memoir - story arc, point of view, dialogue, where to start (not the beginning!) - the book also focuses on the self-exploration, awareness, and understanding that this emotional literary project triggers..
Sarah Jane has been a literary agent since the 1970s and is the founder and president of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency. Oprah.com has picked this book for their inspiration/spirit section!
Book price $18.95
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Knitting Club
Monday, November 3 
1-3pm
Bring your favorite project and enjoy some great company while you work. All levels are welcome - no registration necessary.
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Author Susan Playfair
America's Founding Fruit: The Cranberry in a New Environment
Saturday, November 8
2-3pm 
It's Cranberry Season! Learn about the  importance and history of the cranberry (one of only 3 cultivated fruits native to North America) and about the effects of climate change on cranberry growing. We are happy to welcome Susan Playfair to the bookshop! Book price $24.95
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Osterville Village Library
Contemporary Romance Author
Marie Force
Saturday, November 8
1pm
  Best selling romance author Marie Force will be talking about and signing the newest book in her Green Mountain Series, I Saw Her Standing There, at the Osterville Village Library. Books will be available to purchase at this event courtesy of Titcomb's!
$7.99 each
Kirby Lee 508-428-5757
klee@clamsnet.org
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Mystery Writer Judith Campbell
A Singular Mission (a Cape Cod Mystery)
Saturday, November 15
2-3pm
 We are very excited to welcome Judith  Campbell, author of the popular Olympia Brown mysteries!
In this seventh book in the series, Olympia is on Cape Cod for the winter to write a children's book and is trapped in an old church during a blizzard - along with ... a murderer!!
Book price $16.95
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Book Club
Tuesday, November 18
7pm
All That Is by James Salter
 This is a captivating tale of a man's tumble through life from the deck of a destroyer in the Pacific theater in 1944 to the deck of a weekend house in Long Island some four decades later.
Joining our discussion via phone will be Shuchi Saraswat, a former staff member of Titcomb's. Shuchi is a huge fan of Salter's work and has taught passages of his earlier novel, Light Years, in her writing classes. Shuchi currently helps manage the fiction section and travel section at Brookline Booksmith and teaches creative writing at Grub Street in Boston.
Book Club price $11.99
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Nantucket Author Nancy Thayer
An Island Christmas
Saturday, November 22
2-3pm
  We are so happy to welcome Nancy Thayer back to our shop!! Nancy will talk about and sign her newest novel, An Island Christmas, the story of family and friends who gather on Nantucket for a gorgeous Christmas wedding, with plenty of surprises for those both naughty and nice.
Book price $18.00
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New and Recommended Books
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New Fiction:
Narrow Road to the Deep North
by Richard Flanagan
Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a love story
which unfolds over half a century between a doctor and his uncle's wife.
At the center of the story is the construction of the Thailand-Burma Death Railway in World War II. In a Japanese POW camp, surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlier. Struggling to save the men under his command, he receives a letter that will change his life forever. Reg. price $26.95, our price $21.56
First Impressions by Charlie Lovett 
Readers and fans of The Bookman's Tale have been anticipating this novel and will not be disappointed. Lovett draws on his extensive knowledge of the world of rare books and Jane Austen. It is a literary mystery with a touch of romance told in two parts--Jane Austen and her older friend Richard Mansfield and the present day story of Sophie Collingwood. Sophie's Uncle Bertram has instilled in her his love of rare books and reading. After his death she goes to work in the shop of one of his favorite booksellers. Here she encounters three customers who are searching for a rare book associated with Austen. Both tales are full of first impressions which prove to be thought provoking. Reg. price $27.95, our price $22.36
Gray Mountain by Robert Grisham  Lawyer Samantha Kofer is working for a giant Wall Street law firm when the financial world collapses in 2008. On the slim chance that she will get her job back in a year, she takes a pro bono job at a legal clinic in Brady, Virginia. In the heart of Appalachia, Kofer helps folks with no means find justice. She also learns just what some companies will do for profit. Can Samantha save the day? Reliable John Grisham with a great female character. Reg. price $28.95, our price $23.16
A Map of Betrayal by Ha Jin  From the award-winning author of Waiting, this tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties spans half a century in China and the United States. After the death of her parents, Lilian Shang, born and raised in America, discovers her father's diary - and is shocked by its secrets. She knew that her father was the most important Chinese spy ever caught, but his diary points to a hidden second family left behind in China. Lilian follows her father's trail into the Chinese provinces and learns much about her father's conflicted life. A fascinating portrait of a multinational family. Reg. price $26.95, our price $21.56 (available November 4)
 The Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother's whereabouts. A deeply moving page-turner! Reg. price $28.00, our price $22.40
Revival by Stephen King  The second novel this year ( Mr. Mercedes, June 2014) from the prolific Stephen King returns to his heartland genre. Revival features a charismatic preacher and a small-time rock musician, set in a small New England town. Classic Stephen King! Reg. price $30.00, our price $24.00 (available November 4) Prince Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice  Rice's vampire fans have been waiting since 2003 to revisit that immortal dazzler Lestat! Since then, vampires have proliferated dangerously, leading to mass burnings. Even old vampires join in the burning, obeying an entity known only as the Voice. The infamous Lestat is forced out of his self-imposed exile. Featuring characters from earlier books and spanning continents and centuries, Rice's return to the Vampire Chronicles is sure to please her legions of fans. Reg. price $28.95, our price $23.16 Family Furnishings: Selected Stories 1945-2014 by Alice Munro  Pulled from Munro's collections over the past two decades, this compilation of twenty-four stories is a companion to Selected Stories (1996). Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, Alice Munro is perhaps the best writer of short stories in English today. Fans will be pleased to see favorite stories such as The Bear Came over the Mountain, Runaway, and The Love of a Good Woman. Reg. price $30.00, our price $24.00 (available November 11)
New Paperback Fiction:
Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
A paperback original from one of our favorite authors (Me Before You), this novel of post World War II war brides was based on Jojo Moyes' own grandmother. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to England-aboard HMS Victoria, which carries not just arms and aircraft, but a thousand naval officers. Rules are strictly enforced, but the men and the brides will find their lives intertwined despite the Navy's ironclad sanctions.
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 The Martian by Andy Weir
From Kathy: I loved this book and I'm so happy it's in paperback! Mark Watney is a member of a crew on a mission to Mars. While there, a freak accident requires the crew to leave suddenly, leaving Watney behind, presumed dead. But it turns out that Watney is alive - and alone - on Mars. He is a botanist and a mechanical engineer, so he is able to "MacGyver" equipment together and plan his survival. We follow his often funny log entries as he tries to figure out how long he can survive until the next planned mission to Mars. We also get to know the NASA engineers on earth who are able to track him. The author, Andy Weir, is a software engineer and lifelong space nerd, who brings solid science to his novel. If you enjoy survival stories, if you are a science geek, or if you just love an exciting edge-of-your-seat yarn, you will love The Martian! I also recommend this for young adult readers. (Ridley Scott is producing the movie version, due out in Fall of 2015 and will star Matt Damon and Sean Bean.) $15.00
 The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott
From Elizabeth S. : This is another great historical novel from the author of The Dressmaker. The main character, Alice Barrow, leaves the farm to join the wave of independent ladies working in the mills of Lowell in 1832. The details of the working conditions in the mills are so well described you almost hear the noise of the mills while you are reading. Alice's friendship with co-worker Lovey takes a whole new twist when Lovey goes missing and Alice is forced into a relationship with the mill owner's dashing son....Dashing and daring meet to make a good romance well as historical novel. A great book from start to finish! $15.00
 Bark: Stories by Lorrie Moore
The first collection of stories in fifteen years (since Birds of America) by admired writer Lorrie Moore is now in paperback. These eight stories explore the passage of time: people raising teenage children; dating after divorce; facing the serious illness of a longtime friend; setting forth on a romantic assignation abroad, having it interrupted mid-trip... The public and private foolishness of American life in each of these stories combines both heartache and hilarious pitfalls: the hallmark of life in Lorrie-Moore-land. $15.00
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Nonfiction:
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming Celebrated actor Alan Cumming goes on an emotional journey as he learns the truth about his family history. While the story of his grandfather's life and death was revealed on the TLC series, Who Do You Think You Are?, bigger revelations about his father and their complex relationship have never been shared with the public before. Listen to Scott Simon's NPR interview with Alan Cumming. $26.99
Parcells, a Football Life by Bill Parcells and Nunyo Demasio
 After his pivotal 2013 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells finally reveals his life story and 50 storied years of football. Widely acclaimed sports writer Nunyo Demasio takes a look back at this coach's long, storied and influential career, showing the complex man behind the coach, and examining the inner workings of the NFL. A must read for any football fan! $30.00 Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris  This is one of the most clever and funny autobiographies we've seen! Neil Patrick Harris, beloved star of How I Met Your Mother and Doogie Howser MD takes readers on an entertaining and original adventure through his life and career.
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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong  Known for her books on comparative religion, author and commentator Karen Armstrong goes to the heart of an urgent concern: is religion by its nature ultimately violent or is something else at work? A fascinating, provocative discussion, as always with this author. $30.00 No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal by Mark Owen
 No Hero, by former SEAL Mark Owen, ( No Easy Day) offers a rare counterpoint: an account of Owen's most personally meaningful missions. "I want " No Hero" to offer something most books on war don't: the intimate side of it, the personal struggles and hardships and what I learned from them," says Owen. "The stories in " No Hero" are a testament to my teammates and to all the other active and former SEALs who have dedicated their lives to freedom. In our community, we are constantly taught to mentor the younger generation and to pass the lessons and values we've learned on to others so that they can do the same for the guys coming up after them. This is what I hope I have done for readers of " No Hero." $27.95 (available November 10) In her new memoir, Amy Poehler describes her joyful struggles to make it to "Saturday Night Live" and to prime-time success. Of course that path involved years living in dumpy New York apartments and being perpetually broke. But what carried her through was her passion for comedy and a seemingly shatterproof belief that she would be successful. Unlike so many memoir writers who air family grievances, Poehler has only wonderful, kind things to say about her parents and younger brother Greg, who created and stars in the NBC sitcom "Welcome to Sweden." Poehler grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. Enjoy her NPR interview! $28.99
New Paperback Nonfiction:
Provence, 1970 by Luke Barr Author Luke Barr, great-nephew of M.F.K.Fisher, used Fisher's personal diaries to write this novelistic account of when Julia Child, James Beard, and M.F.K. Fisher gathered together, somewhat by serendipity, in the fragrant hills of Provence. There, over a series of dinner parties (Barr naturally includes the menus), side trips, and sightseeing, the group discussed recipes, wine, their careers, and the state of food culture in France and the United States. $15.00 (available November 4)
Mastering the Art of French Eating by Ann Mah  When journalist Ann Mah's diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately plans gastronomic adventures a deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a year-long post--alone. So, not unlike another diplomatic wife, Julia Child, Ann must find a life for herself in a new city. Journeying through Paris and the surrounding regions of France, Ann combats her loneliness by seeking out the perfect pain au chocolat. Both funny and intelligent, this is a story about love of food, family, and France. $16.00 |
C hildren's Picture Books
Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers
 Jeffers, illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit, has written a story for each letter of the alphabet. The silly, spare, slightly surreal text sometimes rhymes and always surprises. Each letter and story title is introduced on a separate, colored page, featuring the letter in childlike lettering. Deceptively simple pen, ink and watercolor illustrations in subdued blacks and grays on white backgrounds add to the overall whimsy. An utterly delightful alphabet book! (ages 5-8) $26.99
 Before After Which came first? No words are necessary in this beautiful, artfully humorous book, in which every turn of the page offers a surprise.
Of course a tiny acorn grows into a mighty oak and a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. But in this clever, visually enchanting volume, it's also true that a cow can result in both a bottle of milk and a painting of a cow, and an ape in a jungle may become an urban King Kong. With simple, graphic illustrations, this striking reflection on the passage of time will appeal to very young children and adults, too! $19.99
 The Animals' Santa by Jan Brett
Lovely story with Jan Brett's beautifully detailed illustrations. When Big Snowshoe tells Little Snow that the animals' Santa is coming with presents for everyone, Little Snow wants to know who he is. Is he a badger, a moose, a polar bear, or a wolf? On Christmas Eve, Big Snowshoe finds a way to see the animal's Santa when a Snowy Owl in a red cap, swoops down with a pack full of presents. $17.99
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Children's Chapter Books
Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
 After 12 year old Truly Lovejoy's father is injured in Afghanistan, she and her family move from Texas to tiny Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire to manage her grandparent's failing bookstore. While struggling to adjust to her new life, Truly discovers a mysterious letter inside a valuable signed first edition of Charlotte's Web. When the book mysteriously disappears, Truly and her new friends begin a desperate treasure hunt throughout Pumpkin Falls to discover the meaning of the letter and to find the book! Ages 8-12 $16.99 (Available November 4)
The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill
 This is a beautifully written, adventure-packed story of magic and unexpected heroism for boys and girls. When Ned's identical twin brother is killed in an accident, Ned and the people in his village are convinced the wrong boy lived. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who summons the strength to protect his family and community. Meanwhile, Áine, the daughter of the Bandit King, is haunted by her mother's last words to her: "The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his." Can Áine and Ned trust each other long enough to stop the war that's about to boil over between their two kingdoms? (Ages 10-13) $16.95
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
 From Vicky:
Looking for a perfect book for someone just ready for chapter books? This is a very funny story of a very imaginative, energetic and talkative 6 year old girl. Dory lives with her family in a house filled with her imaginary monster friends. She pretends to be a dog, but what she wants most of all is to play with her older brother and sister, who keep treating her like a baby. I absolutely love this book and found myself laughing out loud time and time again! $14.99
Children's Book of Magic
 Tracing the history of magic from its origins in Ancient Egypt to the present day, Magic also includes 20 tricks for kids to put on their own show! Card tricks, coin tricks, escapology, and more are presented in step-by-step sequences, and include short biographies of history's greatest magicians including Hieronymus Bosch, Harry Houdini, and modern day performers such as David Blaine and Dynamo. $19.99
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
 The wait for the latest Wimpy Kid book is always a "long haul," and this newest book is sure to be worth the wait! The Heffley family is off on a family road trip, but, as readers can imagine, things don't go quite as planned. What should have been a fun trip quickly takes several wrong turns featuring gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig. (Ages 8-12) $13.95
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Minecraft: The Complete Minecraft Collection
 This is a beautifully boxed collection of the four wildly popular books for Minecraft fans - the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook. Minecraft, for those of you who might not know, is a video game all about placing and breaking blocks to provide protection and also to create imaginative things. (Ages 8-12) $31.96 |
Young Adult
 Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
This is a brilliant, powerful new book by the Printz Honor A.S. King. Glory is about to graduate from high school and though she should be looking to the future, she has been left wondering if she will only follow in the footsteps of her mother, who committed suicide when Glory was only 4 years old. One night, she and a friend drink the ashes of a mummified bat in a glass of beer and are suddenly able to see far into the pasts and the dytopian futures of the people around them. But it is in finding her mother's journals that opens the door to her own past. (Ages 14 and up) $18.00
Creed by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie
Just in time for Halloween comes this sinister young adult horror story co-written by Cape Cod author Trisha Leaver. When their car breaks down in upstate New York, Dee, her boyfriend Luke, and Luke's brother, Mike, find their way to the seemingly deserted town of Purity Springs where the homes each contain a sinister book with violent instructions on disciplining children. When the inhabitants suddenly begin to appear, Dee, Luke, and Mike find themselves at the mercy of Elijah Hawkins, the town's charismatic leader. Their only hope for survival is Elijah's enigmatic son, Joseph. And his game may be just as deadly as his father's . . . (Ages 13 and up) $9.99 Signed copies available! (Available November 8)
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