Important William Gibson Updates

Asof 8/31, library registration is full; however, there may be seats still available depending on how many of our reserved seats are not needed (these will be filled in at 7:15).  There will also be standing room available.  For a guaranteed seat in the front of the auditorium (reserved until 7:15), please pre-order Zero History.  

Inaugural Post: Books That Work (Clever Graphic Forthcoming)

Primarily, you're used to hearing about events & event related information from me, and new books (if you're on our email newsletter) elsewhere - but I read a ton, and I love recommending clever, fresh, unusual books, especially by new writers. 

You - as patrons of indie bookstores - probably realize that you'd never hear about these books on Amazon (and this recent Nation article is fantastic for explaining the core problem I have with the site: forgetting that they don't pay taxes that benefit our community, or bring in authors for events, it's impossible to stumble across fantastic midlist books that aren't heavily marketed.  It's the crux of the issue surrounding e-books as well, because how do you happen to find a really great read without booksellers or shelves peppered with paper recommendations or eye-catching spines?).

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New Releases This Month

Crashers (Hardcover)

$24.99

Haynes's compelling first thriller takes familiar elements—a mysterious airplane crash, a bent FBI agent, a deadly female spy—and mixes them with the world of National Transportation Safety Board aviation disaster investigations. When pathologist Leonard Tommy Tomzak, sees a TV report of a nearby jetliner crash, he rushes to the site via helicopter. As other NTSB personnel make their way to the crash scene from around the country, Tommy and his local crew secure the site. The forensic details fascinate but aren't for the weak of stomach. Haynes nicely integrates several subplots involving terrorism. The slam-bang crash landing of a conclusion will leave readers anxiously awaiting the promised sequel

Indie Next List Great Reads - in eBooks

The Staff Recommends:

Driftless (Paperback)

$16.00

Winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, Driftless, came out in paperback in 2009. It's one of the best books I've read in a long time. I got it from a friend and it sat in a stack until Sunday afternoon. I found myself setting aside time so I could read it and finished it last night. Our store book group should read it. The author wrote 3 books in the 70's and was in a motorcycle accident and is paralyzed from the chest down. This is his first book in 30 years. It was worth the wait!