The Learned Owl Book Shop, Mid-May 2016
 Kate's Corner


Happy sunshiny day! We would have had the newsletter out sooner, but the snow on Sunday sent us back into hibernation for three days. Thankfully, I think the sun and warmer temperatures are finally here, and that means it's time for Beach Reads. Yes, it's that magical time of year when we get a ton of great new reads with the hopes that people will have a few more minutes to dive into a good book. Be sure to stop in and load up for the season.

It is also that magical time of year known as orange barrel season, and Hudson will be thick with them over the next 5-6 months. There will be massive amounts of work right on Main Street, and we will do our best to keep you updated with conditions. Follow us on facebook, twitter, and instagram for timely updates. Also, don't forget we do have a back entrance down the slightly pothole-ridden alley off of Clinton Street. Hours will remain the same, and we will all look forward to the completion of our face lift and not having to worry about it for another 100 years.

Thank you for your support, and happy reading!

- Kate
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Events

Tuesday, May 24, 7 PM (Hudson Library)

Wednesday, May 25, 7 PM (Hudson Library)
Kathleen Grissom with Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House. Please register online, or call 330-653-6658.

Thursday, May 26, 6:45 PM (location TBA)
Join us as our Book Club in a Bar meets with guest author Robin Yocum, whose latest book is A Brilliant Death.

Tuesday, May 31, 7 PM (Hudson Library)
Paula McLain with Circling the Sun. Please register online, or call 330-653-6658.
The Hudson Players present:
  

April 29, 30; May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15*, 20 & 21
Curtain Time: 8 p.m.
*2 p.m. matinee
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We'll have signed copies! 
Preorder now:
The View from the Cheap SeatsThe View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
by Neil Gaiman

[William Morrow & Co., $26.99; May 31]
Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author's experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Gaiman, offering a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of our time.
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Story time: Imagination
Sunday, May 29, 2-3 PM

chalk Put on your imagination hats and come to The Learned Owl to hear wonderful stories about what amazing things can happen when you let yourself dream and imagine! We'll read And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss; Harold and the Purple Crayon; What Do You Do With an Idea?, a beautifully illustrated book that encourages us all to use our imaginations; and more. We'll break out the special chalk and create pictures on the sidewalk in front of the shop for the town to enjoy. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is encouraged to come wearing something wonderfully imaginative!

There is no cost for this event, but we only have room for 20 imaginative kids between the ages of
5 and 10, so please call 330-653-2252 to sign up.
New mysteries: We recommend
by Steve Hamilton
[G. P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00]
Louise says: Great beach read!
Nick Mason is out of prison. After five years inside, he has just been given the one thing a man facing 25-to-life never gets: a second chance. But it comes at a terrible price. Nick Mason is out of prison, but he's not free. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, he must answer it and follow whatever order he is given... [read more]
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The Last Good Girl The Last Good Girl
by Allison Leotta
[Touchstone Books, $25.00]
Linda says: Though difficult to read due to its subject matter - the widespread problem of rape on college campuses - this is a grippingly realistic story of a missing young woman and the attack that led to her disappearance. With biting realism, you will hear from the accused, an entitled, privileged young man who seems to be Teflon-coated. You'll meet his father, and the parents of the victim, and the determined and highly-motivated detective, Anna Curtis, who is like a dog with a bone. Leotta's former experience as a prosecutor makes this a realistic and thrilling read.
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New sci-fi, fantasy, horror

The Fireman The Fireman by Joe Hill
[William Morrow & Co., $28.99]
From the author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes, and the improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by one powerful and enigmatic man known as the Fireman. [read more]
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The City of MirrorsThe City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
[Ballantine Books, $28.00; available May 24]
You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling postapocalyptic epic races to its breathtaking finale, Justin Cronin's band of hardened survivors awaits the second coming of unspeakable darkness.
The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place?
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SmokeSmoke by Dan Vyleta
[Doubleday Books, $27.95; available May 24]
England. A century ago, give or take a few years. An England where people who are wicked in thought or deed are marked by the Smoke that pours forth from their bodies, a sign of their fallen state. The aristocracy do not smoke, proof of their virtue and right to rule, while the lower classes are drenched in sin and soot. An England utterly strange and utterly real... This is the world of Smoke, a narrative tour de force, a tale of Dickensian intricacy and ferocious imaginative power, richly atmospheric and intensely suspenseful. [read more]
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History: new in paperback
Jacksonland
Waterloo
Daughters of the Samurai
Killing Kennedy
The Wright Brothers
A Good Place to Hide
The Bill of Rights
Washington _ Hamilton
Preorder now!

Coming July 31, 2016:

Prepay for Harry Potter & the Cursed Child by June 1, 2016, and receive a 20% discount!

Coming October 4, 2016:
Harry Potter _2
Second in the new illustrated edition

Coming November 19, 2016:
Coming November 19_ 2016
Screenplay by J. K. Rowling
Thanks for supporting The Learned Owl Book Shop. Happy reading!