The Learned Owl Book Shop

The Learned Owl Book Shop, September 15, 2015
Kate's Corner

Events, events, events! It's the week we have all been waiting for. You have the opportunity to listen to, interact with, and get books signed by over 40 authors. I guarantee there is something for everyone.

Please take some time to look at all of our author events below and join us whenever you can. Whether it's Star Wars, history, crayons, or mysteries you won't be disappointed.

Thank you for your support, and happy reading!
- Kate
Coming up at
The Learned Owl

Wed., Sept. 16, 7 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie will discuss the great sea battles of World War I. Register online, or call (330) 653-6658 x1010.
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Wed., Sept. 16, 7-8:30 PM (at the Twinsburg Library)

Wed., Sept. 16, 7 PM
(Barlow Community Ctr)
Ian Doescher will be signing copies of his new book William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third, and the Hudson Players will do a dramatic reading. Please call 330-653-2252 to register for this free event.

Sat., Sept. 19, 10 AM-4 PM (at Hiram College)

Sat., Sept. 19, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Joseph Krause, professor emeritus at Kent State University, with his novel Mad Addie.

Sat., Sept. 19, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Pat Craig with Gowganda Pilot and Me: Our Survivals, a memoir about her father.

Sun., Sept. 20, 2 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
The Learned Owl History Book Group discusses History of Fashion with guest Nancy Stanforth, Associate Professor at KSU's School of Fashion.

Mon., Sept. 21, 4-5:30 PM (at The Learned Owl)
Meet Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Came Home.

Mon., Sept. 21, 7 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
Jessica Neuwirth, founder of the international women's rights organization Equality Now, with her book Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment is Now. Register online or call 330-653-6658 x1010.

Thurs., Sept. 24, 7 PM
(location TBA)
Join us as our Book Club in a Bar discusses
Dead Key, and meet author D. M. Pulley.

Sat., Sept. 26, 11 AM-noon (Independence Library)
Storytime with author/ illustrator Betsy Snyder. Registration is required: register online, or call 216.447.0160.

Sat., Sept. 26, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)

Sat., Sept. 26, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Author Les Roberts with The Ashtabula Hat Trick, his latest Milan Jacovich mystery.

Sun., Sept. 27, 2-4 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
International Tea Party with guest author Liliana Leone (Les Cinq Eiffels). Please call 330-653-2252 to register.

Wed., Sept. 30, 6:30 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
An Evening with Terry Pluto and Amanda Rabinowitz. Please register for this event at hudsonlibrary.org.
New for adults: Humor

Furiously Happy
We'll have signed copies -
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[Flatiron Books, $26.99; available Sept. 22]
A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best. As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he's never particularly liked kangaroos. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos."
Furiously Happy is about taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between surviving life and living life. It's the difference between taking a shower and teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair. It's the difference between being sane and being furiously happy.
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
[Crown Archetype, $25.00]
From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and the creator and star of The Mindy Project comes a collection of essays that are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply personal.
In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it's falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you're constantly reminded that no one looks like you.
Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who's ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who have never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.
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Help the crayons get back home!
The Day the Crayons Came Home
We are eagerly awaiting
Drew Daywalt's visit to The Learned Owl on September 21st at 4 PM with his new book
The Day the Crayons Came Home. In order to prepare for his visit, we're making a crayon fortand we need lots of help!

Kids & parents, stop in any time before Saturday, Sept. 19th to help us decorate the fort. When it's finished, we'll put it in the window with The Day the Crayons Came Home for the author to enjoy!
We recommend: For kids

CrenshawCrenshaw by Katherine Applegate
[Feiwel & Friends, $16.99; available Sept. 22]
Kate says: A wonderful read for any age. Applegate may be looking at another Newbery nod.
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again.
Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary.
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by Frank Cottrell Boyce
[Walden Pond Press, $16.99]
Katherine says: Let's face it, I would read a book about the history of oatmeal if Frank Cottrell Boyce had written it. But Rory and his friends (are they superheroes, or just bright green?) are way more entertaining than oatmeal. The Astounding Broccoli Boy made me laugh out loud, it made me cry, it made me acrophobic. A tremendous book. [read more]
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The Seventh Most Important Thing Katherine recommends:
by Shelley Pearsall
[Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99]
It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge, who is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service... working for him.
Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it - is he really supposed to rummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man than meets the eye: The trash he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine.
Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.
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New fantasy for young adults
 
Nightfall Kate recommends:
Fast paced, creepy, and fun! 
Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski
[G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $17.99; available Sept. 22]
On Marin's island, sunrise doesn't come every twenty-four hours; it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long.
Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long Night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off doors. Furniture must be arranged. Tables must be set. The rituals are puzzling - bizarre, even - but none of the adults in town will discuss why it has to be done this way.
Just as the ships are about to sail, a teenage boy goes missing: the twins' friend Line. Marin and Kana are the only ones who know the truth about where Line has gone, and the only way to rescue him is by doing it themselves. But Night is falling. Their island is changing. And it may already be too late.
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by Ransom Riggs
[Quirk Books, $18.99; available Sept. 22]
Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever... Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be?
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Alana and Mel recommend:
Queen of Shadows Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
[Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, $18.99]
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire - for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past...
She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.
This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena's story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.
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by Terry Pratchett
[HarperCollins, $18.99]
Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, and the fifth to feature the witch Tiffany Aching.
Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength.
This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land. There will be a reckoning...
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