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Kate's Corner
Lily and Kate
We have been busy bees this month painting our lower level. It is almost finished, and we can't wait to share it with all of you. In the next month we will be moving our mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel sections downstairs, which will allow us to expand these sections as well as a few more on the main floor.
  

Lilly has been with me and in the store for three weeks now, and she is doing so well. It's hard to believe that anyone could ever give up a girl as sweet as she is. Being a rescue, she does have a few quirks, and we are working with a fantastic trainer from Pet State University to ensure we are all on the same page and moving in the right direction.

 

Thank you so much to everyone for your encouragement and support! Happy reading!

- Kate

Aprl at The Owl
 
Sat., April 19, 1-3 PM (at The Owl)
Meet authors
Mary McClure (Silver Lake Park) and James Pryor (Akron Aviation).
  
Tues., April 22,
5:30 PM (at The Owl)
Reception for World Book Night givers
  
Tues., April 22,
6:30-8 PM (at The GriefCare Place)
Iris Llewellyn Angle reads from her book Tell Your Story Walking.
  
Thurs., April 24, 7 PM (location TBA)
Our Book Club in a Bar discusses Talking to the Dead. Join us!
  
Sat., April 26, 11 AM (at The Owl)
Children's author Mike Hooley with Penelope Skunk Has Junk in Her Trunk.
  
Sun., April 27, 2 PM (at The Owl)
Our History Book Club will meet to discuss James Garfield. Read any book on the topic and join us!

 

Sat., May 3 (The Owl)
Meet illustrator & pop-up book creator Robert Sabuda. Limited-seating breakfast at 9:30, followed by a signing from 10:30 to noon. Call NOW to reserve a place at breakfast: 330-653-2252.
  
Thurs., May 8, 5:30-7 PM (at The Owl)
Informal meet & greet with Gabrielle Zevin, author of new Owl favorite The Storied Life of AJ Fikry!
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Robert Sabuda Meet Robert Sabuda!

 

We are excited to announce that Robert Sabuda, noted children's book illustrator and paper engineer/pop-up book creator, will be here on Saturday, May 3rd, to talk about his work. We will start the day with a limited-seating breakfast with the author at 9:30, followed by open signing from 10:30 to 12:00.

 

Please call the shop to reserve a place at breakfast - space is limited, so don't wait! Cost for the breakfast plus one of Mr. Sabuda's books is $45. 330-653-2252

New for adults: fiction

 

Ruin FallsKate recommends:

Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman

[Ballantine Books, $26.00; available April 22]

In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children. [read more]

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Til the Well Runs Dry'Til the Well Runs Dry

by Lauren Francis-Sharma 

[Henry Holt & Co., $27.00; available April 22]

Kate says: A beautifully written story of one woman ripped at the seams at every turn. It's also a captivating look at a country and culture I'm not familiar with.

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Louise recommends:

Natchez Burning

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

[William Morrow & Co., $27.99; available April 29]

Bestselling novelist Iles returns with his first book in five years: Natchez Burning, the first installment in an epic trilogy that weaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present into a mesmerizing thriller featuring southern mayor and former prosecutor Penn Cage. 

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The Silkworm Coming in June - preorder now!
  

The Silkworm

by Robert Galbraith (aka J. K. Rowling)

[Mulholland Books, $28.00; June 19]

A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott. (The first book, The Cuckoo's Calling, will be available in paperback on April 29.)

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New for adults: science & nonfiction
 

The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch by Lewis Dartnell

[Penguin Press, $27.95; available April 17]

If our technological society collapsed tomorrow, perhaps from a viral pandemic or catastrophic asteroid impact, what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible?

The Knowledge is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world, as well as a thought experiment about the very idea of scientific knowledge itself.
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StrongerStronger by Jeff Bauman

[Grand Central Publishing, $26.00]

Just thirty hours before, Jeff Bauman had been at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon cheering on his girlfriend, Erin, when the first bomb went off at his feet. As he was rushed to the hospital, he realized he was severely injured and that he might die, but he didn't know that a photograph of him in a wheelchair was circulating throughout the world, making him the human face of the Boston Marathon bombing victims, or that what he'd seen would give the Boston police their most important breakthrough.
When his life was turned upside down in ways he could never have fathomed, Jeff did not give up. Instead he faced his new circumstances with grace, humor, and a sense of purpose: He was determined, no matter what, to walk again.

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We love these new storybooks! 
  
by Mac Barnett, illustrated by
Chris Van Dusen
[Candlewick Press, $16.99]
"A toast," he said, "to President Taft. Worry not, great man: One hundred years hence, no one will recall that you were stuck in the bath..."
George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Mac Barnett and Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.

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The Adventures of Beekle

  
[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.00]
Bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat creates an unforgettable tale about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one's place in the world.
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Fantastic fantasy for middle schoolers

 

Katherine recommends:

Saving Lucas BiggsSaving Lucas Biggs

by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague

[HarperCollins, $16.99; available April 29]

Thirteen-year-old Margaret knows her father is innocent, but that doesn't stop the cruel Judge Biggs from sentencing him to death. Margaret is determined to save her dad, even if it means using her family's secret -and forbidden - ability to time travel. With the help of her best friend, Charlie, and his grandpa Josh, Margaret goes back to a time when Judge Biggs was a young boy and tries to prevent the chain of events that transformed him into a corrupt, jaded man. But with the forces of history working against her, will Margaret be able to change the past? Or will she be pushed back to a present in which her father is still doomed?

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The Islands of ChaldeaThe Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones

[Greenwillow Books, $17.99; available April 22]

Aileen's family of magic makers includes Aunt Beck, the most powerful magician on Skarr, but her own magic does not show itself until a mission for the King and a magical cat help her find strength and confidence.

 

Katherine says: Despite the fact that the book was completed by the author's sister following her death, it reads like pure Diana Wynne Jones through and through, from the characters - I especially like Finn and Ogo - to the settings to the magics. A wonderful and unexpected last gift from my favorite fantasy author.

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New for teens
 
SunriseKate recommends:
Sunrise by Mike Mullin
[Tanglewood Press, $17.99]
Nearly a year after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, survival has become harder than ever, and Alex and Darla must risk everything to try to create a community that can withstand the ongoing disaster.
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The OneThe One by Kiera Cass
[Harper Teen, $17.99; available May 6]
Sequel to The Selection and The Elite:
When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown - or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose... and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.
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