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Rainy Day Books
Rainy Day Books is located in
The Fairway Shops
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, Kansas 66205-1705
Phone: 913-384-3126

Store Hours:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 10 to 6 and Saturdays 10 to 5
Sundays we are Home with our families and friends to read and rest!

In This Newsletter
Alexandra Fuller will discuss Leaving Before The Rains Come
Ian Rankin will discuss the 20th Inspector Rebus Mystery: Even Dogs In The Wild
Save These Dates! Our Spring 2016 Author Events Details are Coming Soon!
Literary Tour of Scotland in the Summer of 2016
HERE THEY COME!
Our World-Famous Author Events Calendar!

Alexandra Fuller, Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Ian Rankin, Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Happy New Year 2016!
Volume 775                      December 28, 2015
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Happy New Year 2016 THANK YOU! 
Thank You for making 2015 a Record Year for Rainy Day Books!  2015 was our 40th Year as Independent Booksellers.  We enjoyed seeing old friends and making new friends this Holiday Season.  We look forward to 2016, and the stories we will all share!  Happy New Year!
 
Our Holiday Hours for the Next Week:

  • Monday, December 28, we will be back to normal OPEN Hours.
  • Tuesday, December 29, we will be back to normal OPEN Hours.
  • Wednesday, December 30, we will be back to normal OPEN Hours.
  • Thursday, December 31, on New Year's Eve, we will wrap up our OPEN Hours at 5:00 PM.
  • Friday, January 01, 2016, Happy New Year!  We will be at our Homes celebrating with our Families & Friends!
  • Saturday, January 02, 2016; and Sunday, January 03, 2016, we will be at our Homes celebrating with our Families & Friends!
  • Monday, January 04, 2016, we will be back to normal OPEN Hours.
 We wish you a Happy New Year!

Vivien, Roger & Our Staff
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Read our Weekly Author Events Newsletters!
We work smart & hard to create exciting and unique opportunities as we celebrate 40 Years of bringing Author, Books and Customers together for memorable experiences!
Alexandra Fuller
will discuss her New Bestselling Softcover Memoir
Leaving Before The Rains Come
Alexadra Fuller for Leaving Before The Rain Comes 12202015

Alexandra Fuller, The New York Times Bestselling Author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, will discuss her New Bestselling Softcover Memoir Leaving Before The Rains Come.
 
This is a Complimentary OPEN House Event on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.

Ian Rankin
will discuss the 20th Inspector Rebus mystery 
Even Dogs in the Wild
Ian Rankin for Even Dogs in the Wild 12202015

Ian Rankin, will travel from his home in the United Kingdom to discuss his New Hardcover Even Dogs in the Wild, the 20th installment of the Internationally Bestselling Mystery Series featuring Inspector Rebus.
 
This Event is Tuesday, Febuary 02, 2016 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctaury, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.

Save These Dates!
Our Spring 2016 Author Events Details are coming soon!
Gretchen Rubin for Better Than Before 12202015
Gretchen Rubin, Bestselling Author of The Happiness Project, will present her New Book Better Than Before.  Tuesday, February 09, 2016.  Special Event for Kansas University Hospital Girls' Night In at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
 

Melanie Benjamin for The Swans of Fifth Avenue 122012015 
Melanie Benjamin, Bestselling Author of The Aviator's Wife, for her New Novel The Swans of Fifth Avenue.  Thursday, February 11, 2016, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Nell Hill's in Briarcliff Village.
 

William Anderson for The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder 12202015 
Wilder biographer Bill Anderson for his New Book The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Wednesday, March 23, 2016.  Location to be announced.
 

Thomas Frank for Listen_ Liberal 12202015 
Thomas Frank, Bestselling Author of What's The Matter With Kansas? for his New Book Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?  Thursday, March 24, 2016.  Location to be announced.
 

Helen Simonson for The Summer Before the War 12202015 
Helen Simonson, Bestselling Author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, for her New Novel The Summer Before the War.  Thursday, April 07, 2016 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza.
 
 
Lesley Stahl for Becoming Grandma 12202015
Lesley Stahl from CBS News 60 Minutes for her New Book Becoming Grandma: The Joys & Science of the New Grandparenting.  Friday, April 29, 2016, Special Event at Books & Boutiques Luncheon.
  

Scott Simon for Unforgettable 12202015
Scott Simon from National Public Radio (NPR), for his New Memoir Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a LifetimeTuesday, May 03, 2016, Special Event for the Center for Practical Bioethics.
 

Richard Russo for Everybody_s Fool 12202015 
Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Empire Falls and Bestselling Author of Nobody's Fool, for his New Novel Everybody's Fool.  Friday, May 17, 2016, 7:00 PM.  Location to be announced.
 
 
Stewart O_Nan for City of Secrets 12202015
Stewart O'Nan, Author of Last Night at the Lobster and West of Sunset, for his New Novel City of Secrets.  Late April/Early May 2016.  Location to be announced.
Literary Tour of Scotland in the Summer of 2016 
Literary Tour of Scotland with Rainy Day Books _ Lisa Ball Travel Design June 19 to July 02_ 2016

Rainy Day Books & Lisa Ball Travel Design
present a
Literary Tour of Scotland! 

Tour Dates:  June 19 to July 02, 2016 

Castles, Lochs, Highlands, Whisky Distilleries, Pilgrimages to Authors of the past such as Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott and visits to Scotland's great cities: Glasgow and Edinburgh where you will meet today's Authors!  And, during the Tour we will stay in a fabulous Castle Hotel!
 
Please come to a Multimedia Presentation on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205.  For more Tour details, please send your inquiry to [email protected]
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Thank You for Supporting Your Community Bookseller, Rainy Day Books, Since 1975!

Since November 04, 1975, we have pursued our Legacy of Literacy:  40 years of helping match readers to great Books, bringing famous and soon-to-be-famous names to Kansas City, and enjoying the excitement of sharing so many experiences.
 
Take the time to tell someone new about Rainy Day Books.  Each book that you purchase at Rainy Day Books makes Rainy Day Books a place authors ask to visit, a vibrant part of Kansas City's arts community, and a bookstore where people love books enough to talk about them all day long.  Please encourage your fellow readers to sign up for this E-Newsletter.  We have an exciting schedule of upcoming Author Events, and this is the first place to hear about them!  We also take Orders for Author Autographed Books, so your friends far and wide can share in the experience.
 
Rainy Day Books is located in The Fairway Shops, at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Belinder Road.  Our address is 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas (KS) 66205.  Our Phone Number is 913-384-3126. 
 
Get Directions to Rainy Day Books and our Author Event venues by Clicking Here.
 
Store Hours: 
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM; and Sundays we read, rest and enjoy time with our families and friends.
 
When you shop at Rainy Day Books you're a part of our Legacy of Literacy for Kansas City.  We provide full service, knowledgeable Reading Recommendations and priceless Author Event experiences, all at a fair price.  To our faithful loyal Customers, we say Thank You for your Support!  We look forward to seeing again you soon!
 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Roger & Vivien at Home with their Books

 

Life is Good and it just keeps getting Better, 

 

Vivien & Roger and all of your friends at Rainy Day Books