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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!

HERE THEY COME!
Our World-Famous Author Events Calendar!

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Susan Branch, Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Robin Murphy, Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Josh Ritter, Saturday, May 21, 2016

John Hart, Monday, May 23, 2016

Greg Hardin, Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Whitney Terrell, Thursday, June 02, 2016

Jeff Passan, Thursday, June 09, 2016

Judith Fertig, Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Dorothea Benton Frank, Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Kathleen Norris, Friday, June 17, 2016

Judith Fertig, Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Larry Watson, Thursday, July 21, 2016

Jonathan Safran Foer, Friday, September 16, 2016
Newsletter Special Edition          May 11, 2016
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Lift your spirits with these upcoming Partner Events!

Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 8:00 PM
Madrid Theater
3810 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111

The First 5 Customers to come to Rainy Day Books that mention this Special Event to our Staff will be Awarded a Set of 2 Tickets
to attend this Special Event!

Josh Ritter
, Bestselling Author of
Bright's Passage & Musician,
will perform with
The Royal City Band
 

Presented by Mammoth Live

Josh Ritter is a Songwriter & Novelist from Moscow, Idaho.  The son of two neuroscientists, he was on his way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" in High School.  He has since released several studio albums and has been recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan, Springsteen, and Neil Young.  Joan Baez has covered one of his songs; the author Stephen King named one of Ritter's albums the best of recent years and he has performed on late night TV, including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Jimmy Fallon.  His Debut Novel, Bright's Passage , was published by Penguin Random House to wide acclaim; Stephen King reviewed it for The New York Times, and it was a National Bestseller.  His new record is called Sermon on the Rocks and his live show is something to be experienced!


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Friday, June 17, 2016, at 6:00 PM
Sylvester Powell Jr., Community Center
6200 Martway Street, Mission, Kansas 66202

A Special Event with Kathleen Norris,
New York Times Bestselling Author,
Award-Winning Poet, Essayist & Speaker!


Presented by Christ Church

Exploring a theme she has revisited in many of her writings, Kathleen Norris will share how the wisdom of the 4th Century desert mothers and fathers translate in meaningful ways to the personal journey each of us must make through the wilderness times of our own lives.  The Event includes a delicious dinner and Question & Answer session with Kathleen.

Kathleen Norris is an Award-Winning Poet, Essayist, Speaker & Author of four New York Times Bestselling Books: Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, The Cloister Walk, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith and The Virgin of Bennington.  She is also the Author of Acedia & Me, an examination of Theology, Psychology and Monastic Spirituality.  Seven of her Poetry Books have been Published.  An oblate at a Benedictine Monastery, Assumption Abbey in North Dakota, Kathleen divides her time between the Dakotas and Honolulu.  She travels to the mainland regularly to speak and conduct writing workshops and is currently the Non-Fiction Editor of the Saint Katherine Review.


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We work smart & hard to create exciting and unique opportunities as we celebrate the beginning of 41 Years of bringing Author, Books and Customers together for memorable experiences!
Thank You for Supporting Your Community Bookseller, Rainy Day Books, Since 1975!

Since November 04, 1975, we have pursued our Legacy of Literacy:  41 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