The Learned Owl Book Shop, Mid-July 2016

 Kate's Corner


It's hard to believe the last week of July is almost here! The start of school is around the corner, and we are already pulling out some great titles for back to school at any age. We are also well stocked for your summer required reading needs, so don't wait until the last minute. Get in today and receive 10% off your required summer reading that the teachers have notified us about. While you're here, pick up a non-required reading book for a last summer fling, and enter in for a chance to win your 2016 - 2017 required reading list for free!

In other news, the Main Street construction has begun. Thankfully, we have not seen too much of a disruption in our daily activities so far. All Main Street parking is still accessible between 6 AM and 8 PM. Don't let the cones and barrels scare you away. We will continue to keep you updated.

In the meantime, enjoy the beautiful weather, stay cool and happy reading!
- Kate
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Coming up at The Owl

Sat., July 23, 1-3 PM
(at The Owl)

Saturday, July 23, 1-3 PM (at The Owl)
Author Serena Burdick with Girl in the Afternoon, an opulent saga set in Paris during la Belle Epoque.

Sun., July 24, 2-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Story time: Wolf Camp! Come prepared to do your best wolf howl and enjoy the story, a snack and a take-home gift. Please call to reserve your spot: 330-653-2252.

Thurs., July 28, 6:45 PM (location TBA)
Our Book Club in a Bar discusses Murder in the Marais. Join us!

Sat., July 30, 1-3 PM
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Sat., July 30, 11 PM
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Join us to celebrate the midnight release (on Sunday, July 31) of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two! Please email or call us (330-653-2252) to reserve your copy, or order at learnedowl.com. You must reserve the book from us to attend the release party.

Sun., July 31, 2 PM
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Join us for refreshments and the awarding of prizes from our Find Waldo in Hudson hunt.
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New this month: Thrillers

Baby Doll
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Kate recommends:
Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
[Redhook, $25.00]
For fans of Gone Girl and Girl on the Train, Baby Doll is the most tense thriller you will read this year. Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked. This is what happens next... to her twin sister, to her mother, to her daughter... and to her captor.

The Black Widow
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The Black Widow
by Daniel Silva
[Harper, $27.99]
Gabriel Allon, art restorer, spy and assassin, is poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again. From its shocking opening to its explosive denouement in Washington, D.C., The Black Widow reveals itself as Silva's most timely and powerful novel yet.
Now in paperback:
Enchanted August
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100 Days of Happiness
The Japanese Lover
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The Captive Condition
Luck_ Love _ Lemon Pie
The Girl on the Train
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Two Across
Madeleine_s War
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New: Lighter summer fare

by Lauren Weisberger
[Simon & Schuster, $26.00]
How far would you go to reach the top?
When America's sweetheart, Charlie Silver, makes a pact with the devil - the infamously brutal tennis coach Todd Feltner - she finds herself catapulted into a world of celebrity stylists, private parties, charity matches aboard mega-yachts, and secret dates with Hollywood royalty.
Under Todd's new ruthless regime, Charlie the good girl is out. Todd wants Warrior Princess Charlie all the way. After all, no one ever wins big by playing nice. But in a world obsessed with good looks and hot shots, is Charlie Silver willing to lose herself to win it all?

Belgravia Julian Fellowes's Belgravia
[Grand Central Publishing, $27.00]
Belgravia is the story of a secret - a secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is peopled by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's now legendary ball, one family's life will change forever.
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The Light of Paris
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The Light of Paris
by Eleanor Brown
[G. P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00]
Madeleine is trapped by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it looks like she has everything; but on the inside, she fears she has nothing that matters. 
In Madeleine's memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind of woman she should have been: elegant, reserved, perfect. But when Madeleine finds a diary detailing Margie's bold, romantic trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets the grandmother she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict, staid family and spent an exhilarating summer writing in cafes, living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist.
Shaken by the revelation of a long-hidden family secret and inspired by her grandmother's bravery, Madeleine creates her own Parisian summer - reconnecting to her love of painting, cultivating a vibrant circle of creative friends, and finding a kindred spirit in a down-to-earth chef who reminds her to feed both her body and her heart.


Jonathan Unleashed
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Jonathan Unleashed
by Meg Rosoff
[Viking, $25.00]
A funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs, for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up and how on earth to get there.
Jonathan Trefoil's boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him, only richer and with a different sense of humor. He doesn't remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up.
When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan's world view begins to shift. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything?
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