The Learned Owl Mystery Newsletter

The Learned Owl Book Shop, April 15, 2016
 Kate's Corner

Happy sunshiny April days! At the risk of jinxing us, I'm going to say it out loud: I'm thrilled that spring is finally here. These few weeks when everything is budding and coming alive are some of my favorite of the year.

This year, to make things even better, we will be celebrating our second annual Independent Bookstore Day. On April 30th, Independent Booksellers all over the country, publishers, and wholesalers are coming together to celebrate Independent Bookshops in all their diverse and beautiful glory. We will have lots of specialty items including a Neil Gaiman coloring book and a Curious George plush toy. We will open an hour early at 9 AM on April 30 with Mimosas.

There will also be giveaways and discounts throughout the day, and a signing with Columbus author Robin Yocum. We will even have a passport with the location of various Independent Bookshops in the Cleveland and Akron area for you to explore. If you visit everyone, you will be entered in a drawing for more literary prizes.

So mark your calendars and make a day of it. I promise you won't be disappointed!

As always, thank you for your support,
Kate
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Meet the authors: For kids

Saturday, April 23, 1-3 PM (at The Owl)
Lana Koehler and Gloria Adams with

Sunday, April 24, 2-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Children's story time: Spring time. Please call 330-653-2252 to sign up so we know how many to expect. [read more]

Friday, April 29, 4 PM
(at The Owl)
Author Rosanne Parry visits to introduce her new book for elementary age kids, The Turn of the Tide.
Meet the authors: For adults

Saturday, April 16, 1-3 PM (at The Owl)
Ohio author Eileen Rohr with What Love Sees.

Tuesday, April 26, 7 PM (Hudson Library)
Author Lucinda Hawksley with Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter. Register for this free program online, or call (330) 653-6658 x1010.

Wednesday, April 27, 7 PM (Hudson Library)
Joanna Connors with I Will Find You. Please register for this event online, or call 330-653-6658.

Saturday, April 30
We'll join bookstores across the country in celebrating the second annual Independent Bookstore Day. Join the party! At The Owl, we'll have hourly giveaways, and snacks and libations throughout the day. Pick up a passport at The Learned Owl and plan a grand tour of Cleveland-Akron area independent bookstores!

Thursday, May 5, 5 PM (at The Owl)
Author/artist Susan Branch returns to The Learned Owl to sign her new book, Martha's Vineyard: Isle of Dreams. Please call or email us to register for this free event: 330-653-2252. Priority in line will be given to those who have purchased one of Susan's books from The Learned Owl.

Book groups:
Join us!

Sunday, April 17, 2 PM
(at The Owl)
Learned Owl History Book Club: Lost Akron with author Mark J. Price.

Wednesday, April 20, 6-8 PM (Viva Bene Gourmet)
Relax and ReWined Adult Coloring Book and Wine Tasting Event. Please RSVP: [email protected] or call (330) 653-9800. [read more]

Thursday, April 28, 6:45 PM (location TBA)
Our Book Club in a Bar will meet to discuss Still Life by Louise Penny.
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Meet the authors!
[Signet Book, $7.99]
Rushing home to sit by her ailing grandmother's bedside, Violet Waverly is shocked to find Grandma Daisy the picture of perfect health. Violet doesn't need to read between the lines: Her grandma wants Violet back home and working in her bookstore, Charming Books, where the perfect book tends to fly off the shelf and pick you.
Violet has every intention of hightailing it back to Chicago, but then a dead man is discovered clutching a volume of Emily Dickinson's poems from Grandma Daisy's shop. The victim is Benedict Raisin, who recently put Grandma Daisy in his will, making her a prime suspect. Now, with the help of a tuxedo cat named Emerson, Violet will have to find a killer to keep Grandma from getting booked for good.
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A Brilliant DeathA Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum
[Seventh Street Books, $15.95]
Amanda Baron died in a boating accident on the Ohio River in 1953 - or did she? While it was generally accepted that she had died when a coal barge rammed the pleasure boat she was sharing with her lover, her body was never found.
Travis Baron was an infant when his mother disappeared. Now in high school, Travis yearns to know more about his mother. With the help of his best friend, Travis begins a search for the truth about the mother he never knew. The two boys piece together a puzzle lost to the dark waters of the Ohio River: They know how Amanda Baron died, and why. Now what do they do with the information?
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More new mysteries in paperback

Little Black LiesLinda recommends:
Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
[Minotaur Books, $16.99]
In such a small community as the Falkland Islands, a missing child is unheard of. When another child goes missing, and then a third, it's no longer possible to believe that their deaths were accidental, and the villagers must admit that there is a murderer among them. Three islanders - Catrin; her childhood best friend, Rachel; and her ex-lover Callum - are hiding terrible secrets. And they have two things in common: All three of them are grieving, and none of them trusts anyone, not even themselves.
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Katherine recommends:
Career of Evil Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
[Mulholland Books, $17.99]
Third in the highly acclaimed series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality. With the police focusing on one of the suspects, Strike and Robin delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them.
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by Ovidia Yu
[William Morrow & Company, $14.99]
Aunty Lee - feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home-cooking restaurant - is back in another delectable, witty mystery set in Singapore. [read more]
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by S. J. Gazan
[Quercus Books, $14.99]
The much-anticipated follow-up to The Dinosaur Feather is here, bringing back maverick policeman Soren Marhauge. In The Arc of the Swallow, a perilous investigation reveals a profit-motivated conspiracy involving the upper reaches of Big Pharma, government, and academia.
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by Martin Walker
[Vintage, $15.95]
Chief of Police Bruno's village of St. Denis has been called many things, but a hotbed of international intrigue has never been one of them - until now. When an undercover agent is found murdered just as a prodigal son is set to return from a grim tour in the Middle East, the small town suddenly finds itself host to a determined global tribunal, threatening the usual cheer brought by St. Denis's annual wine festival.
With clever twists and action aplenty, The Children Return is a journey to St. Denis that readers won't soon forget.
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The Hudson Players present:
  

April 29, 30; May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15*, 20 & 21
Curtain Time: 8 p.m.
*2 p.m. matinee
Thanks for supporting your local independent bookstore.
Happy reading!