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Scott Ellis discusses and signs his book Madame Vieux Carre: The French Quarter in the Twentieth Century.If you are unable to attend,you must call the book shop to order signed books.

Frontreaders Reading Group will discuss Patrick Gale’s novel, Rough Music ($14.95 pb).

The Women’s Book Group will discuss Eileen Miles’ travel essays, The Importance of Being Iceland ($17.95 pb). Ms. Miles will read with Sarah Schulman on Monday, December 28 (see below).

Author Reading by Best Selling Local Author: "Friday Night Knitting Club, "Comfort Food" and "Knit Two" 1:30pm-2:30pm

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7:00 pm Free Promenade Join First Nations Storyteller-in-Residence Amanda Nahanee and members of the Native Youth Artists Collective for their final rehearsal and performance of local Coast Salish legends and history.

7:30 pm-9:00 pm Free Meeting Room, Level 3 A lecture speaking to the themes of self-deception and disappointment with life prevalent in mid-to-late century American theatre, such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Friday December 4 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Free Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level Please join us as General Rick Hillier recounts his role and experiences with the Canadian military in the new book, A Soldier First: Bureaucrats and the Politics of War.

Rex Cramphorn was one of the key theatre practitioners to come out of the renaissance of Australian theatre in the 1960s and 1970s. In A Raffish Experiment, Ian Maxwell presents an eclectic collection of Rex Cramphorn’s writing, including theatre reviews for the Bulletin and the Sunday Australian, ... (mais)self-assessments, production diaries, essays and proposals, working notes for actors and selections from surviving correspondence. The collection offers not only valuable — and unique — insights into a significant theatre practitioner as he wrestled with his craft, but also a contribution to the historiography of Australian theatre, from a practitioner’s point of view, through a formative period of that history.

Remember the excitement of the annual Big Book Sale at the Clunie Clubhouse? Remember the overwhelming number of books, the sun beating down on the outside tables and the rain we had some years? Our solution to the challenges of that sale is to hold big quarterly sales at our spacious Book Den warehouse. ... (mais)We have the same wonderful selection of books, sorted by category, with a less overwhelming number at each sale. And the sale is held entirely indoors! Many books are on shelves, making shopping easier. Prices are the same, ranging from 50 cents for pocket books to $2 for hardbacks. Come and experience the excitement four times a year! All sales will be held at the Warehouse behind the Book Den Store, 8250 Belvedere Avenue, Suite E, in. The Book Den Bookstore is always open during the Warehouse sales. Saturday, December 5: 9-12 Friends Only 12-5 Public Saturday, December 12: 9-2 Public For more infromation call the Friends office at (916) 264-2880

Mullen, the author of the acclaimed novel The Last Town on Earth, and a resident of Decatur, joins us to help launch his eagerly anticipated new novel, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers. It's a rollicking, imaginative Depression-era tale complete with kidnappings, gangsters, heiresses ... (mais)and speakeasies, focused on bank-robbing duo Jason and Whit, known as the Firefly Brothers. The novel is all about what happens when you get gunned down in a police shoot-out and go on to find out the truth about your mythical lives. We think it's headed for the top of best-seller lists! Join us for a reception to honor the author.

Michael Shelden, author of acclaimed biographies of Graham Greene and George Orwell, turns his attention to Mark Twain with an eagerly anticipated new book, Mark Twain: Man in white: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years. It's a deeply researched book utilizing some unpublished sources that brings ... (mais)to vivid life Twain's last years, a period that found the humorist full of charm, vigor and charisma. Critics call it "a breakthrough in Twain biography" and praise the scholarship and writing ("eloquent and moving").

Amy Greene. We invite you to join us for the debut of a brilliant young writer's novel. Amy Greene comes from the East Tennessee Smoky Mountains, and her first novel Bloodroot is already being hailed by critics as "the work of a born storyteller ... with a deftly conjured atmosphere ... and a ... (mais)literary page-turner." The story follows one remarkable East Tennessee family from the Depression to the present with characters that will cling to your mind and prose so graceful it seems to soar. Don't miss meeting this wonderful new writer!

Poetry Night. We host some of Atlanta's finest poets for a reading from their work as we continue with another program in our popular series co-sponsored with Poetry Atlanta.

What happens when a CIA agent can't trust his own mind? The answer is in this fast-paced, witty, and highly imaginative debut thriller—Midnight Run meets Robert Ludlum. Drummond Clark was once a spy of legendary proportions. Now Alzheimer's disease has taken its toll and he's just a confused old man ... (mais)who's wandered away from home, waiting for his son to fetch him. When Charlie Clark takes a break from his colossal losing streak at the track to bring Drummond back to his Brooklyn apartment, they find it blown sky high—and then the bullets start flying in every direction. At first Charlie thinks his Russian "creditors" are employing aggressive collection tactics. But once Drummond effortlessly hot-wires a car as their escape vehicle, Charlie begins to suspect there's much more to his father than meets the eye. He soon discovers that Drummond's unremarkable career as an appliance salesman was actually a clever cover-up for an elaborate plan to sell would-be terrorists faulty nuclear detonators. Drummond's intricate knowledge of the “device” is extremely dangerous information to have rattling around in an Alzheimer's-addled brain. The CIA wants to “contain” him—and so do some other shady characters who send Charlie and Drummond on a wild chase that gives "father and son quality time" a whole new meaning. With Once a Spy, Keith Thomson makes his debut on the thriller stage with energy, wit, and style to spare. Once you read it, you'll eagerly await his follow-up, Twice a Spy. To reserve a signed copy please Click Here

The grass is ablaze, the lawnmower blade dangles from a tree, and your frustrated husband is hiding in the garage. You (a) tell him you re going shopping, (b) ask him if everything s okay, or (c) sneak back into the house and pretend you didn’t see him reading the instructions. Your wife says she s ... (mais)fine after an argument. You (a) assume she s fine, (b) go back to watching the game, or (c) duck and cover. If you don t know the answers to these questions, then this book is for you. Two of the South's funniest voices have come together to write this hilarious, heartfelt collection of essays about the nature of men and women. From keeping house to romance, from yard work to money, their fresh take on these common arguments will make you laugh out loud and maybe even instill a bit of insight when it comes to the opposite sex. Also covered are quite a few not-so-common squabbles, such as proper singing etiquette and hoarding mayonnaise jars. Written by best-selling humorist Melinda Rainey Thompson (SWAG: Southern Women Aging Gracefully and The SWAG Life) and award-winning magazine editor Morgan Murphy (Southern Living, Forbes, and Vanity Fair), I Love You - Now Hush is a pithy, gleeful read that encourages couples to laugh at their differences. To reserve a signed copy of I Love You - Now Hush! please Click Here

My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his New Orleans by the season and by the dish. Archival, four-color, location photography ... (mais)along with ingredient information make the Big Easy easy to tackle in home kitchens. Cooks will salivate over the 200 recipes that honor and celebrate everything New Orleans.>p> Bite by bite John Besh brings us New Orleans cooking like we've never tasted before. It's the perfect blend of contemporary French techniques with indigenous Southern Louisiana products and know-how. His amazing new offering is exclusively brought to fans and foodies everywhere by Andrews McMeel. From Mardi Gras, to the shrimp season, to the urban garden, to gumbo weather, boucherie (the season of the pig), and everything tasty in between, Besh gives a sampling of New Orleans that will have us all craving for more.The boy from the Bayou isn't just an acclaimed chef with an exceptional pallet. Besh is a chef with a heart. The ex-marine's passion for the Crescent City, its people, and its livelihood are main courses making him a leader of the city's culinary recovery and resilience after the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. To reserve a signed copy please Click Here

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a ... (mais)race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis. Mr. Edsel will bring with him the priceless , leatherbound Nazi photograph albums documenting specifics on the looting of civilization's art, including the Mona Lisa and Michangelo's David.

Meet Kathryn Stockett, mingle with the Magic City's best and brightest in one of Birmingham's most beautiful homes while feasting on delicious food and sipping adult refreshments. The best tax-deductible value around. Call The Literacy Council at 205.326.1925 for reservations. To reserve a signed copy ... (mais)of The Help please Click Here

Our first annual Christmas Sale. All books are 50% off. Sale runs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15/09. Store hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 8pm and on Sunday 10am - 6pm. Don't forget to enter our monthly draw for a free book of your choice!

Russell S. Bonds author of Stealing the General re-tells the epic story of what one observer call 'The greatest event of the Civil War' - the struggle for the city of Atlanta. It was the conflict that secured the re-election of Abraham Lincoln, sealed the fate of the Confederacy, and set a precedent ... (mais)for military campaigns across the world. War Like the Thunderbolt is based on new research into diaries, previously unpublished letters, newspapers, and other archival sources, this superb volume takes readers across the smoky battlefield and into the lives of fascinating characters, both the famous and the forgotten. Bonds is an in-house lawyer at The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta and a lifelong resident of north Georgia.

Prize-winning documentary filmmaker, O'Connell visits us with a remarkable new book: The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist. Blind Tom, born in 1848 in Columbus, GA, was a piano prodigy and national curiosity in the 19th century who performed for thousands of people including Mark Twain. He also ... (mais)suffered at the hands of greedy promoters and managers, and this biography is a brilliant accounting of his life. Critics say its well researched narrative "reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind Tom's devotion to his performances."O'Connell will appear at the Columbus Library in Columbus, Georgia as part of the Georgia Humanities Council's "We the People" program, co-sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Library and The Georgia Center for the Book.

Prize-winning documentary filmmaker, O'Connell visits us with a remarkable new book: The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist. Blind Tom, born in 1848 in Columbus, GA, was a piano prodigy and national curiosity in the 19th century who performed for thousands of people including Mark Twain. He also ... (mais)suffered at the hands of greedy promoters and managers, and this biography is a brilliant accounting of his life. Critics say its well researched narrative "reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind Tom's devotion to his performances."

Vorlesung: "Fiction as a Form of Attention to the World"

Vorlesung: "Description of a Struggle. How I (Mostly) Fail to Write"

Join Gayle Blum, author of the history “Images of America: Baltimore County.” Cookies and Tea/Coffee will be available.

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Save the date: Our own local Amanda Gable will be signing her new book, The Confederate General Rides North, on December 9th at 8:00pm at Tall Tales.This is a coming-of-age novel starting in a hot, lazy Marietta summer as Kat McConnell's mother announces a surprise trip to collect antiques and ... (mais)to visit Confederate sites. Kat, though just a young girl, is an ardent Civil War buff, often imagining herself a Confederate General. Her mother though, has a different, darker agenda. This is an exciting and thoughtful book.We're pleased to invite you to come meet and chat with Amanda.-Marlene

Michael Gates Gill, son of legendary New Yorker writer Brendan Gill, and author of How Starbucks Saved My Life presents his follow-up, How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places. If you cannot attend the reading and would like to purchase signed copies ... (mais)of How to Save Your Own Life, you may reserve them through our website at http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_gate...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Bragg (All Over But the Shoutin', Ava's Man) has a wonderful new book, The Most They Ever Had, a powerfully affecting story of a mill community in Alabama and the hardscrabble lives of the people who worked there. Sonny Brewer (The Poet of Tolstoy Park) ... (mais)has a terrific new novel, The Widow and the Tree, an Alabama tale of dark deeds based on a true story.

As we've been telling you for a while now, A Cappella turns 20 years old this December 1, and we continue to celebrate with a 20% off sale on EVERY USED BOOK IN THE STORE. Now,we're thrilled to announce that on the first weekend of December, we're going to really celebrate with A WEEKEND OF 20 AUTHORS. ... (mais)On December 5 and 6, from 12-5pm, we will present two authors each hour in Opal Gallery talking not just about their own books, but about a favorite book of theirs, by someone else. For instance, Marc Fitten, whose debut novel Valeria's Last Stand has been an international bestseller and has received rave reviews here, will talk about the book that made him want to be a writer, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Bestselling and award-winning author Joshilyn Jackson will share the work of the under-appreciated author Frank Turner Hollon. The outrageous Hollis Gillespie will speak on her admiration for the cool and controlled writing of Joan Didion in Book of Common Prayer. Spelman professor and author Jelani Cobb, whose work has focused on the Civil Rights Era and Hip Hop culture, will read from Pete Hamill's Piecework. It's going to be the most interesting weekend we've had in 20 years. In addition to 20 great authors whom we've gotten to know through the years, we'll be entertained by some of Atlanta's most enduring musical artists, who have also played a role in A Cappella's history: Slim Chance, Mudcat, Caroline Herring and Bill Taft of Hubcap City, to name a few. Read the Access Atlanta article about this event and our anniversary at http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/20...

As we've been telling you for a while now, A Cappella turns 20 years old this December 1, and we continue to celebrate with a 20% off sale on EVERY USED BOOK IN THE STORE. Now,we're thrilled to announce that on the first weekend of December, we're going to really celebrate with A WEEKEND OF 20 AUTHORS. ... (mais)On December 5 and 6, from 12-5pm, we will present two authors each hour in Opal Gallery talking not just about their own books, but about a favorite book of theirs, by someone else. For instance, Marc Fitten, whose debut novel Valeria's Last Stand has been an international bestseller and has received rave reviews here, will talk about the book that made him want to be a writer, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Bestselling and award-winning author Joshilyn Jackson will share the work of the under-appreciated author Frank Turner Hollon. The outrageous Hollis Gillespie will speak on her admiration for the cool and controlled writing of Joan Didion in Book of Common Prayer. Spelman professor and author Jelani Cobb, whose work has focused on the Civil Rights Era and Hip Hop culture, will read from Pete Hamill's Piecework. It's going to be the most interesting weekend we've had in 20 years. In addition to 20 great authors whom we've gotten to know through the years, we'll be entertained by some of Atlanta's most enduring musical artists, who have also played a role in A Cappella's history: Slim Chance, Mudcat, Caroline Herring and Bill Taft of Hubcap City, to name a few. Read the Access Atlanta article about this event and our anniversary at http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/20...

Anche quest’anno la casa editrice Scrittura & Scritture partecipa alla fiera della piccola e medita editoria Più libri più liberi ( Roma, Eur - Palazzo dei Congressi, 5-8 dicembre) Lo staff e le editrici, Eliana e Chantal Corrado, vi aspettano presso lo stand L06 - piano terra per presentarvi le ... (mais)ultime novità in catologo e riservare uno speciale omaggio a tutti coloro che acquisteranno un libro

You know her as Pat Conroy's daughter, but your children remember her from the Decatur Book Festival as the book lady with the cute pictures. Melissa Conroy, author and illustrator of Poppy's Pants, will join us for an extra Terrific Thursday storytime. And like always, we'll have milk and cookies.

Tickets £10 (£5 for Times+ members). Mulled wine and mince pies will follow.

Tickets £5, including wine

Tickets £5, including wine

Fuller's presents Philip Hoare, author of "Leviathan: Or the Whale". Along with a screening of the accompanying documentary, "The Hunt for Moby Dick".

Kids ages 8 - 14 can join us for a fast paced card game. Be the last to spell "Frozen" and you win! (We'll meet in front of the youth services water fountain.)

Kids ages 6 - 9 will delight in writing and designing their own Pop-up book. You bring your ideas, we'll provide a pop-up book kit for you to write in and decorate.

Join us for fun group games during winter break. This program is for kids ages 5 - 9!

This tea party is for moms or grandmas and their favorite girl aged 5 - 9. We'll have stories, games, and crafts based on the Fancy Nancy books. Dress up in your most glamorous outfit. This program is limited to 12 children and 12 adults so sign up early!

A New Year's Eve Party for children ages 6 - 10. We'll be counting down to noon instead of midnight, so get ready to celebrate!

This Parent & Me event features learning to decorate holiday cupcakes.

This book discussion will focus on Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza.

Learn how to decorate cupcakes with Fran Hargadon. Space is limited, so sign up early!

Peggy Garvin will bring fresh greens, decorations, and a pot to help you create a sensational outdoor pot for the holidays. You bring garden pruners. Cost is $10 per person. Refreshments will be served.

Peggy Garvin will bring fresh greens and decorations to help you create a holiday centerpiece. You bring garden pruners and a container about 8" in diameter and 3" deep. Cost is $10 per person. Refreshments will be served.

All local businesses and thier employees are eligible for a 25% discount on all merchandise. This will be a two day event, Dec. 2nd & 3rd.

Join facilitator Janet Loewe for a discussion of THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak. Adults

Join facilitator Bridget Conlogue for a discussion of EMMA by Jane Austen. Adults