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BOOK CO.October / November 2015 FINE NEW AND USED BOOKS Fall Picks from Our Staff The Marriage of Opposites The Soul of an Octopus: A 157 Winslow Way East by Alice Hoffman (Simon & Schuster) Surprising Exploration into the Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Alice Hoffman sets her tale early in the Wonder of Consciousness [email protected] 19th century. In a world broken by slav- by Sy Montgomery (Atria) (206) 842.5332 ery, racism, religious and sexual persecu- Can an octopus have conscious tion, disease and the destruction of thoughts? Can it play, make friends, nature, refugees from European anti- show emotions? It turns out that these Semitism create their own enclave on the odd creatures are extraordinarily intelli- island of St. Thomas. Rachel Pomie, gent animals with personalities, and, in daughter of a merchant and married off captivity, develop personal relationships to an older man, longs for real love, but with people. Montgomery captures the spirits of the octopi she when it does arrive it comes with scandal. One of Rachel’s chil- befriends at the New England Aquarium. Whether an octopus dren sees life differently—he is Camille Pissaro, who would has a soul is up for debate, but what it can teach us about our- become the father of the Impressionist movement. Hoffman selves and our relationship to others is profound. Put down your invokes enchantment in this tale of sacrifice, betrayals, forbid- skepticism and pick up this book—you’ll be amazed. ~ Jane OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK den love and dreams that come true. ~ Julie Our Souls at Night Monday – Friday This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! 9 am – 7 pm by Kent Haruf (Knopf) by Jonathan Evison (Algonquin) Thursday Haruf, author of the beloved novels Evison’s inimitable voice is back, this Plainsong and Eventide, submits the 9 am – 9 pm time to chronicle Harriet’s end-of-life following premise: If a person’s inten- (open late EVERY Thursday!) adventures on an Alaskan cruise. tions are honest and true when dealing Saturday Accompanied by the ghost of her dead with life, love, and intimacy, it shouldn’t 9 am – 6 pm husband and the very real presence of matter what other people think. It her estranged daughter, hilarity and shouldn’t, but does it? In this, his quiet, Sunday poignant moments arrive in equal abun- 10 am – 6 pm haunting, and gentle final novel, Haruf dance. Light-footed but cutting, it’s a dif- examines and answers the question as ficult novel to categorize, save that it dis- few authors can. ~ Ann Shop Locally Online plays Evison’s signature quirky characters and visceral grasp of 24/7 emotion as potently as ever. ~ Tim www.EagleHarborBooks.com Fall Picks from Our Staff continued on page 2! Kitchens of the SITE-TO-STORE = Great Midwest FREE SHIPPING By J. Ryan Stradal (Pamela Dorman Books) FIND US ON This is a big-heart- ed book about food and what makes a family. I love these peo- ple! And the

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ISLAND’S are amazing. East Way Winslow 157 COMMUNITY ~ René BOOKSTORE SINCE 1970 FALL PICKS FROM OUR STAFF — continued from page 1 — Mama Gone Geek: Calling on My Inner Science Nerd The Lies of Locke Lamora to Help Navigate the Ups and Downs of Parenthood by Scott Lynch (Spectra) by Lynn Brunelle (WW Norton) Lynch sets this magnificent fantasy story of con artists and grifters in a Take curiosity and joy—and science!—to heart as a parent. You’ll richly built and eminently believable world. Equal parts clever fun and subtle misdirection, it contains adventure, wit, and honor among thieves. definitely be at your best as a mom or dad if you relax, release your The first in an ongoing and continually intriguing series, it’s a joy even inner nerd, and follow the hands-on approach of Emmy Award-win- on a reread. I highly recommend it for any fantasy lover. ~ Jo ner Brunelle. Power knocked out? Make a battery for a small light or clock with lemons, pennies, nails, and some copper wire! Camping? Starting a fire is a scientific event! And when your cuddly little bear The House of Owls begins to hit puberty? There’s a recipe for homemade deodorant! by Tony Angell (Yale) Brunelle’s many laugh-out-loud moments, and Aha! ideas, will get Whatever one might think of the degenerate dinosaurs that keep us you through the toughest situations with aplomb. ~ Victoria company at sunrise with their mating and sundry calls, this unique book has something to offer. Yes, there’s plenty of information about owls, Dietland by Sarai Walker (Houghton Mifflin) ranging from their unique living habits to their gustatory predilections. Walker delivers a suspenseful yet thoughtful novel about body Beyond that, however, we get Angell’s touching illustrations that do acceptance and living life as a woman. I fell in love with Plum Kettle more to capture the owls’ personality than any words might, along with and her journey to finding a life worth living. With an unflinching stories that illustrate their character and their interactions with us as a look at misogyny and its impact on society, this is an essential read species. A beautiful, economical, and illuminating text. ~ Tim for anyone. Discussion of sexual assault and exploitation in pornog- raphy may be intense, but is central to the plot and illuminates the Invisible City: Rebekah Roberts Novels #1 war on women. This is guaranteed to make you think. ~ Charysse by Julia Dahl (Minotaur) Rebekah Roberts, a stringer for a New York tabloid, goes deep into the Last Rituals: A Novel of Suspense Hassidic community to cover the murder of a Brooklyn industrialist’s by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Harper) wife. With the help of a Jewish NYPD detective, she learns of a young Nordic Noir fans, you’re in for a real treat! The heir to a German wife chafing at the restrictive Hassidic life, a safe house for questioning banking fortune is found ritualistically murdered at the University of Jews that is her refuge, and keys to Rebekah’s own troubled past. Iceland, where he’d gone to do graduate studies in the history of Ultimately, Rebekah ignores her instincts and heads alone into the vic- witchcraft. When the family hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to tim’s home in search of the real story. Readers of Faye Kellerman and find the killer, she sets out to plumb the depths of student sorcery Gillian Flynn will relish this taut story with a shocking albeit satisfying cults and early Nordic witchcraft. Despite the macabre aspects of the climax. A great airplane read! ~ Susan case, this is an entertaining thriller with a very likable heroine. Described as Iceland’s answer to Steig Larsson, Sigurdardottir’s Rescue at Los Baños: The Most Daring series now has five books in English. I’ve read them all and loved Prison Camp Raid of World War II them! ~ Susan by Bruce Henderson (William Morrow) Reminiscent of Hampton Sides’ Ghost Soldiers, Henderson’s book is a Walking Home: A Poet’s Journey harrowing tale of rescue in World War II. Los Baños, south of Manila, by Simon Armitage (WW Norton) was a civilian internment camp with men, women, and children who, in In walking and writing on the Penine Way—a rough English equiva- early 1945, were close to death from starvation. It was doubtful whether lent of the Appalachian Trail—distinguished poet Armitage proves they could last until MacArthur’s liberation. With knowledge of the to be a delightful and knowledgeable companion on a revelatory imminent danger and trust in the intricate plans for rescue, the Army, trek. Hard-won but also charming and self-effacing are his observa- with paratroopers and amphibious tanks, launched a surprise attack and tions on the vicissitudes of weather and topography, on people whom managed, with no fatalities, to evacuate all the internees. It’s an exciting he meets or who join him along the way, and on the poetry readings account of bravery and precision in World War II. ~ Ann he gives each night in exchange for a place to stay in towns with names like Baldersdale and Ickornshaw. Fans of walking and hiking Armada by Ernest Cline (Crown) and outdoor adventure with an English flair will be drawn into this Rock ‘em, sock ‘em science fiction! Aliens! Video games! Amazing book exceedingly pleasant read. ~ John lists! Fab music! With a roller coaster storyline, Cline’s new book is a great homage to first contact literature. I really want the mix tape collec- Digging for Richard III: tion our hero plays throughout the book. ~ René The Search for the Lost King by Mike Pitts (Thames & Hudson) Woof by Spencer Quinn (Scholastic) Richard III, the treacherous king of England, died in the Battle of Pure fun from the start! Quinn, known for his Chet & Bernie adult mys- Bosworth in 1485. Legend had it that a mob dug up his body, tore it tery series, brings middle readers a mystery of their own. Eleven-year-old to pieces and threw it in the river Soar. But Philippa Langley, a his- Birdie and her new friend, Bowser, whom she just adopted from the tory enthusiast, was convinced his bones rested under a parking lot pound, set off to solve their first mystery! Why would someone steal in Leicester. Langley’s faith is rewarded when archeologists dig from Birdie’s Grammy’s bait & tackle shop? Fans of Kate DiCamillo’s through the pavement and unearth Richard’s skeleton, with its Because of Winn Dixie will enjoy the special bond that Bowser & Birdie unmistakable curved spine. It’s an exciting tale and Pitts traces each have, with tons of good humor thrown in. I’m looking forward to more step, from the suspicion that the body would be found in the nave of Bowser & Birdie mysteries sure to come! Ages 8-12. ~ Kathie what was Greyfriar’s Church, clear through to testing and the DNA result. ~ Ann 2 Don’t miss Staff Picks New in Paperback on page 11! Strange and Dangerous Pretty Baby The Drowned Boy by Mary Kubica by Karin Fossum Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, for a nonprofit, takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and after finding him floating in their backyard pond. When daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, Carmen reports that a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, wandered in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could into the garden while Nicolai was working in the basement be a criminal—or worse. Despite her family’s objections, and she was cleaning the house. Skarre senses something is Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their off with Carmen’s story and consults his trusted colleague, home. But what starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into the famed Inspector Sejer. An autopsy reveals Tommy’s a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated. lungs to be full of soap. A new addition to the captivating Mira $24.95. Inspector Sejer series from Norway’s finest crime writer. Houghton Mifflin $24. Shanghai Redemption: Let Me Tell You An Inspector Chen Novel by Shirley Jackson by Qiu Xiaolong Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American writ- Chief Inspector Chen Cao managed to balance the interests ers of the last hundred years. As we approach the centenary of the Communist Party and the promises made by his job of her birth, Let Me Tell You brings together the deliciously until, after one too many controversial cases that embar- eerie short stories Jackson is best known for, along with rassed powerful elements in the Party, he’s stripped of his frank, inspiring lectures on writing; comic essays about her titles and his job duties, discredited and isolated. But that’s large, boisterous family; and whimsical drawings. Jackson still not enough, as it becomes increasingly clear that some- wields humor, terror, and the uncanny to explore the real one is attempting to have him killed—and quietly. With no challenges of marriage, parenting, and community, the pres- power, few allies, and his own reputation and life on the line, sure of social norms, the veins of distrust in love, and the the former Inspector Chen is facing the most dangerous case constant lack of time and space. Random House $30. of his career. Minotaur $25.99. The Lake House House of Thieves by Kate Morton by Charles Belfoure Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn’t have any England, Alice Edevane is a bright sixteen-year-old who connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that loves to write stories. One midsummer’s eve, the Edevanes rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross’s son discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent’s Gents, has vanished without a trace. What follows is a tragedy that Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his tears the family apart in ways they never imagined. Decades inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to later, a young detective in the London police force stumbles craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won’t solve. The upon the old estate, setting off a series of events that will take better include some cash too—the bigger the payout, the bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths faster this will be over. Sourcebooks Landmark $25.99. about a past long gone. Atria $28. The Intruder by Hakan Ostlundh Someone is sending threatening letters to the Anderssons. Gotland policeman Fredrik Broman and his colleagues take the threats seriously, but cannot rule out the possibility that I delight in what I fear. it is all a tasteless joke. When the threats escalate and the couple’s daughter disappears, however, all doubts vanish. And when the police pressure the husband, a complicated — Shirley Jackson family history is revealed. Does someone nearby want to harm the family, or does the threat perhaps come from else- where? Minotaur $26.99.

Starred Reviews: Booklist Indie Next Kirkus Library Journal Publishers Weekly School Library Journal 3 Fictional Lives Sophisticated Fantasies Orphan #8 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Kim Van Alkemade by Natasha Pulley In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the 1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is con- apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six ducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon sub- months later, the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing jects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. He goes that establish the doctor’s reputation while risking the little in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant girl’s health. Now it’s 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hos- from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unex- pice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. plainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. Solomon becomes her patient. Before the night shift ends, When Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, unwittingly inter- Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and feres, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties. Blending revenge. William Morrow $14.99 historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, Pulley opens doors to a strange and magical past. Bloomsbury $26. A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk From the Nobel Prize winner comes a soaring, panoramic new The Paradox novel telling the unforgettable tale of an Istanbul street ven- by Charlie Fletcher dor and the love of his life. Told from different perspectives by The Last Hand of the Oversight still patrols the border a host of beguiling characters, A Strangeness in My Mind is a between the natural and “supranatural,” holding a candle to modern epic of coming of age in a great city, and a brilliant the darkness. But this new Hand, including Sharp and Sara, is tableau of life among the newcomers who have changed the unproven, its fresh members untrained, its veterans weary and face of Istanbul over the past fifty years. Here is a mesmeriz- battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies into the ing story of human longing, sure to take its place among city, and surprising new allies from across the sea. But most Pamuk s finest achievements. Knopf $28.95. Avail. 10/20 surprising of all are new revelations about the Oversight’s past, revelations that will expose the true peril of the world in which The Girl Who Slept with God Sharp and Sara are trapped. Orbit $15.99. by Val Brelinski Set in Arco, Idaho, in 1970, Val Brelinski’s powerfully Undermajordomo Minor affecting first novel tells the story of three sisters: young by Patrick deWitt Frances, gregarious and strong-willed Jory, and moral- Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, Lucy is a compul- minded Grace. Their world is upended when Grace returns sive liar, and a sickly weakling in a town famous for produc- from a missionary trip and pregnant with what she believes ing brutish giants—until he accepts employment assisting the is the child of God. Distraught, their father sends Jory and Majordomo of the remote, foreboding Castle Von Aux. Lucy Grace to an isolated home at the edge of the town. There soon discovers the place harbors many dark secrets, not least they prepare for the much-awaited arrival of the baby while of which is the whereabouts of the castle’s master, Baron Von building a makeshift family that includes an elderly eccen- Aux. Thus begins a tale of polite theft, bitter heartbreak, tric neighbor and a tattooed social outcast who drives an ice domestic mystery, and cold-blooded murder in which every cream truck. Viking $27.95. aspect of human behavior is laid bare for our hero to observe. Ecco $26.99. The Double Life of Liliane by Lily Tuck Slade House As the child of a German movie producer father in Italy by David Mitchell and an artistically talented mother in New York, Liliane’s Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the life is divided between two very different worlds. A shy and brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, observant only child with a vivid imagination, Liliane you’ll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet uncovers the stories of family members as diverse as Moses you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won’t want to Mendelssohn, Mary Queen of Scots, and an early Mexican leave. Later, you’ll find that you can’t. Spanning five decades, adventurer, and pieces together their vivid histories. What leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclu- unfolds is an astonishing and riveting metanarrative: sion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality- an exploration of self, humanity, and family in the manner warping new vision of the haunted house story as only David of W.G. Sebald and Karl Ove Knausgaard. Atlantic Mitchell could imagine it. Random House $26. Monthly $26. 4 Hot New Picks in YA A Step Toward Falling The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Cammie McGovern by Patrick Ness Emily has always been the kind of girl who tries to do the What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s sup- right thing, until one night when she does the worst thing posed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or possible. She sees Belinda, a classmate with developmental whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and disabilities, being attacked. Inexplicably, Emily does noth- the death? What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to ing at all. When their high school finds out what happened, graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows night, are required to perform community service at a cen- up the high school. Because sometimes you just have to find ter for disabled people. But can they do anything that will the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best actually help the one person they hurt the most? friend is worshiped by mountain lions. HarperTeen $17.99. HarperTeen $17.99. Avail. 10/6 Avail. 10/6

I Crawl Through It Dumplin’ by A.S. King by Julie Murphy Four teenagers are on the verge of exploding. The anxi- Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, self- eties they face at every turn have nearly pushed them to proclaimed “fat-girl” Willowdean has always been at home the point of surrender: senseless high-stakes testing, the in her own skin until she meets Private School Bo, a hot for- lingering damage of past trauma, the buried grief of tragic mer jock who’s looking her way. So she sets out to take back loss. So they will lie. They will split in two. They will even her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can build an invisible helicopter to fly themselves far away... imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant to but nothing releases the pressure. Because, as they discov- show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as er, the only way to truly escape their world is to fly right any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out into it. The genius of author A.S. King reaches new heights of Clover City and maybe herself most of all. Balzer and in this groundbreaking work of surrealist fiction. Little Bray $17.99. Brown Books for Young Readers $17.99. Very in Pieces Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash by Megan Frazer Blakemore Maggie Thrash has spent basically every summer of her fif- Very Sayles-Woodruff is done being a good girl. Done teen-year-old life at the one-hundred-year-old Camp being the only responsible one in a family that’s unravel- Bellflower for Girls, set deep in the heart of Appalachia. A ing. Done being the obliging girlfriend in a relationship split-second of innocent physical contact pulls Maggie into that’s sinking. With her mom’s drinking and her dad’s a gut-twisting love for an older, wiser, and most surprising extended absences from home, the path Very has always of all (at least to Maggie), female counselor named Erin. seen for herself doesn’t seem to matter anymore. At the But Camp Bellflower is an impossible place for a girl to fall same time, Very’s grandmother, a poet known less for her in love with another girl, and Maggie’s savant-like profi- work and more for her exploits with the likes of Andy ciency at the camp’s rifle range is the only thing keeping her Warhol and Arthur Miller, is slipping away. If everything heart from exploding. Candlewick $19.99. else can fall to pieces, why can’t she? HarperTeen $17.99. Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel The Murdstone Trilogy by Libba Bray by Mal Peet After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie Award-winning YA author Philip Murdstone is in trouble. O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world His star has waned. The world is leaving him behind. His knows of her ability to “read” objects, and therefore, read agent, the ruthless Minerva Cinch, convinces him that his the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title only hope is to write a sword-and-sorcery blockbuster. “America’s Sweetheart Seer.” But not everyone is so Unfortunately, Philip—allergic to the faintest trace of accepting of the Diviners’ abilities. Meanwhile, mysterious Tolkien—is utterly unsuited to the task. In a dark hour, a deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an dwarfish stranger comes to his rescue. But the deal he unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into makes with Pocket Wellfair turns out to have Faustian con- the dreamworld and catch a killer? Little, Brown Books for sequences. Candlewick $18.99. Young Readers $19.

Starred Reviews: Booklist Indie Next Kirkus Library Journal Publishers Weekly School Library Journal 5 Tales for Tots Thank You and Good Night Waiting by Kevin Henkes by Patrick McDonnell Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for An homage to classic bedtime stories and their cre- the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is ators, from a Caldecott Honor recipient and bestselling waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. artist! Patrick McDonnell’s first bedtime book captures And the rabbit is just looking out the window because the magic of a sleepover with friends, and reminds us he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win? to cherish life’s simplest pleasures. During a fun paja- Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do some- ma party, three animal friends dance and play, but at thing unexpected? Timeless, beautiful, and heartfelt, last everyone is getting sleepy. Is it time for bed yet? this picture book about imaginative play, the seasons, Not before taking the time to say thank you for the day, friendship, and surprises marks a new pinnacle in the night, and good friends. Ages 2-5. Little, Brown Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes’s extraordinary $15.99. Avail. 10/6 career. Ages 4-8. Greenwillow $17.99. The Nonsense Show by Eric Carle From the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes a book to make children laugh and think, preparing Happy Halloween! them for a lifetime of loving words and art. Following The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse (an homage to artist Franz Marc and expressionism) and Friends, with I Used to Be Afraid its semi-abstract artwork, The Nonsense Show forms by Laura Vaccaro Seeger the surrealist installment of this trilogy of sorts, There are a lot of things to be afraid of in this world: introducing young readers to styles of artwork while spiders, the dark, being alone. In this simple, beautifully- appealing to their love of play. One of the legends and crafted picture book, acclaimed author/illustrator Laura pioneers of picture book making continues to expand Vaccaro Seeger shows that what seems scary at first can and challenge the genre. Ages 3-7. Philomel $18.99. become magical. It all depends on perspective. Through Avail. 10/13 die-cuts, learn that a scary spider can actually produce an intricate and gorgeous web and that sometimes the dark The Full Moon at the Napping can transform into a magical night sky. You’ll be surprised, awed, and inspired by this clever book. Ages 3-7. Roaring Brook $17.99. House by Audrey and Don Wood In the wide-awake bed in the full-moon house, every- Little Shop of Monsters one is restless! The moonlight is pouring in, and no one can get to sleep: not Granny, her grandchild, the dog, by R.L. Stine, illus. by Marc Brown the cat, or even a mouse. It’s not until a tiny musical Welcome to the Little Shop of Monsters! Do you want a visitor offers up a soothing song does the menagerie SNEEZER? A TICKLER? Or one of the CREEPIEST settle down. With perfectly crafted text and stunning monsters of all? Renowned children’s book creators paintings, Audrey and Don Wood reveal once again Marc Brown and R.L. Stine join forces for the very first why they are picture book creators of the highest order. time—in Stine’s picture book debut—with a tale that is This highly anticipated follow-up to their beloved clas- monstrously fun. With a narrative voice reminiscent of sic The Napping House is ideal for bedtime or anytime. The Monster at the End of this Book, but with Stine’s sig- Ages 4-7. Harcourt Brace $17.99. nature spooky charm and Brown’s imaginative illustra- tions, this is sure to be a new Halloween favorite—and a spooky good time all Imaginary Fred year round. Ages 4-7. Little, Brown $17. by Eoin Colfer, illus. by Oliver Jeffers Fright Club by Ethan Long A quirky, funny, and utterly irresistible story from two Each year, on Halloween eve, Fright Club meets to of the finest children’s book creators on the planet. go over their plan, Operation Kiddie Scare. Only Did you know that sometimes, with a little electricity, the scariest monsters can join the club including or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might Vladimir the Vampire, Fran K. Stein, Sandy Witch, appear when you need one? An imaginary friend like and Virginia Wolf. They’ve been practicing their Fred. Fred floated like a feather in the wind until ghoulish faces, scary moves, and chilling sounds. Sam, a lonely little boy, wished for him and, together they But when a band of cute critters wants to join in the found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer’s fun, the Fright Club will find out who really is the text and Oliver Jeffers’s artwork makes for a dazzlingly original picture book. scariest of all! The rollicking read-aloud text and delightfully spooky illustra- Ages 4-8. HarperCollins $18.99. tions will have readers laughing, cheering, and begging to be the newest mem- 6 bers of Fright Club. Ages 4-8. Bloomsbury $16.99. Kids, Tweens, and Up The Story of Diva and Flea The Thing About Jellyfish by Mo Willems, illus. by Tony DiTerlizzi by Ali Benjamin Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise A stunning debut about how grief can open the world in cat, develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable magical ways. After her best friend dies in a drowning tale of discovery. For as long as she could remember, Diva accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the lived at 11 avenue Le Play in Paris, France. For as long as tragedy was a rare jellyfish sting. Retreating into a silent he could remember, Flea also lived in Paris, France—but at world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her no fixed address. When Flea flâneurs past Diva’s courtyard theory—even if it means traveling the globe, alone. one day, their lives are forever changed. Together, Diva and Suzy’s achingly heartfelt journey explores life, death, the Flea explore and share their very different worlds, as only astonishing wonder of the universe… and the potential true friends can do. Ages 6-8. Disney-Hyperion $14.99. for love and hope right next door. Ages 10-13. Little, Avail. 10/13. Brown $17. Night of the Living Worms Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo by Dave Coverly Game of Thrones meets Ocean’s Eleven in this new book in the world of the Grisha by NYT bestselling author What’s a bird to do when his sibling is a celebrity? It’s a Leigh Bardugo. A convict with a thirst for revenge. question Speed Bump deals with every day, because his A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager. brother is the one and only Early Bird—THE Early Bird, A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the who ALWAYS gets the worm! Unfortunately, Speed Bump Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the is a sleepy bird who’s worried he’ll never live up to his slums. And a thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six brother. However, his best friend Slingshot knows how to dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is lift his spirits. Together, they go on an adventure deep in the the only thing that might stand between the world and nighttime forest, where they must confront something terri- destruction—if they don’t kill each other first. Ages 12- fying—and slimy. Will it end in disaster? Or change Speed 18. Henry Holt $18.99. Bump’s luck? Ages 7-10. Henry Holt $13.99. Avail. 10/20. Beastly Bones by William Ritter The Doldrums by Nicholas Gannon In the highly anticipated sequel to Jackaby, Abigail Rook Archer B. Helmsley needs an adventure. His grandparents and Sherlockian detective of the supernatural R. F. were famous explorers… until they got stuck on an iceberg. Jackaby are back and on the trail of a thief, a monster, Now Archer’s mother barely lets him out of the house. So and a murderer. In 1892 New England, things are never Archer enlists Adelaide the girl who, according to rumor, what they seem as our two heroes are called to investi- lost her leg to a crocodile and Oliver, the boy next door, to gate a vicious species of shape-shifters, a body with a help him rescue his grandparents. With approximately mysterious puncture wound, missing dinosaur bones, and twenty pieces of breathtaking full-color artwork, as well as a beast leaving mangled bodies behind. “Recommend black-and-white spot illustrations, and gorgeous, literary this to readers who enjoy Doctor Who, Supernatural, writing, Nicholas Gannon proves himself to be a distinctive Grimm, Dresden Files, Harry Potter, and, of course, new voice with his middle grade debut. Ages 8-12. Sherlock Holmes stories.” –VOYA, starred review. Greenwillow $17.99. Ages 12+. Algonquin $17.95.

The Marvels by Brian Selznik The Sleeper and the Spindle In this reimagining of his unique form, two stories—the by Neil Gaiman, illus. by Chris Riddell first in pictures, the second in prose—create a narrative In what Tor.com calls their “greatest [collaboration] to puzzle. The journey begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, whose date,” author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell family flourishes as actors until 1900, when Leontes Marvel have created a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale. The is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, runaway result is a beautiful and coveted edition of The Sleeper and the Spindle that the Guardian calls “a refreshing, Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London, whose much-needed twist on a classic story.” In this captivating strange house leads Joseph to search for clues about the and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell past. A gripping adventure and invitation to decipher how have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the two narratives connect, The Marvels is a tribute to the the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative Snow White’s (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty’s (almost) innovation. Ages 9-12. Scholastic $32.99. stories. Ages 13-17. HarperCollins $19.99. Starred Reviews: Booklist Indie Next Kirkus Library Journal Publishers Weekly School Library Journal 7 New in Paperback Crooked River The Rosie Effect by Valerie Geary by Graeme Simsion Sam McAlister and her younger sister, Ollie, move to rural Get ready to fall in love all over again. Don Tillman and Rosie Oregon to live in a teepee with Bear, their beekeeper father. Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and But soon after they arrive, a young woman is found dead Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they’re floating in Crooked River, and the police arrest their eccen- about to face a new challenge because—surprise!—Rosie is tric father for the murder. Sam embarks on a desperate hunt pregnant. Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming to save him and keep her damaged family together. Ollie, too, a father, but his unusual research style gets him into trouble knows that Bear is innocent. The Shimmering have told her with the law. Fortunately his best friend Gene is on hand to so, and the spirits warn the real killer is out there, closer and offer advice: he’s left Claudia and moved in with Don and more dangerous than either girl can imagine. William Morrow $14.99. Rosie. Simon & Schuster $15.99.

The Happiest People in the World The Story of Land and Sea by Brock Clarke by Katy Simpson Smith A literary first: a book that feels like the love child of Saul Set in during the waning years of the American Revolution, Bellow and Hogan’s Heroes, full of authorial cartwheels of this incandescent debut novel follows three generations of comedy and profundity. Take the format of a spy thriller, family—fathers and daughters, mother and son, master and shape it around real-life incidents involving international ter- slave, characters who yearn for redemption amidst a heady rorism, leaven it with dark, dry humor, toss in a love rectangle, brew of war, kidnapping, slavery, and love. Following the sto- give everybody a gun, and let everything play out in the outer ries of a pirate turned Continental soldier, his daughter, her reaches of upstate New York—then you have an idea of Brock late mother Helen, and Helen’s childhood slave and friend— Clarke’s new novel, The Happiest People in the World. Katy Simpson Smith captures the singular love between parent Algonquin $15.95. and child, the devastation of love lost, and the lonely paths we travel in the name of renewal. HarperPerennial $15.99. Hold the Dark by William Giraldi The Invention of Exile Wolves have taken three children from the remote Alaskan by Vanessa Manko village of Keelut, including the six-year-old son of Medora Austin Voronkov is many things. He is an engineer, an inven- and Vernon Slone. Wolf expert Russell Core is called in to tor, and, in 1913, an immigrant from Russia to Bridgeport, investigate these killings and discovers an unholy truth har- Connecticut. When Austin is wrongly accused of attending bored by Medora before she disappears. When her husband anarchist gatherings, he is forced to flee with his new bride, returns home to discover his boy dead and his wife missing, he Julia, to Russia, and then to Mexico. While Julia and their begins a maniacal pursuit that cuts a bloody swath across the children are able to return to the United States, Austin frozen landscape. With the help of a local police detective, Core attempts to find becomes indefinitely stranded in Mexico City. He keeps a Medora before her husband does. Liveright $14.95. daily correspondence with Julia, exchanging their hopes and fears for the future as they struggle to remain a family. Penguin $16. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his Books don’t offer real first cases was that of Walter McMillian, who was sentenced escape, but they can stop a to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. mind scratching itself raw. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Now he shares — David Mitchell his story in Just Mercy: a Story of Justice and Redemption. Spiegel and Grau $16.

8 Fascinating Lives Celebrity Stories The Shift Becoming Beyonce by Theresa Brown by J. Randy Taraborrelli A moving story unfolds in real time as practicing nurse and Beyonce Knowles began her career at the age of eight per- New York Times columnist Theresa Brown reveals the individ- forming in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft ual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this until, at the age of 16, she had her first number one record with country. She lets us experience all the life that happens in just Destiny’s Child. Her successful solo career catapulted her, as one day in a busy teaching hospital’s oncology ward. In the of 2014, to #1 on Forbes annual list of the most wealthy span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment celebrities—the same year she made the cover of Time. decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. Becoming Beyonce: The Untold Story is not only the story of Every day, Theresa Brown holds these lives in her hands. On struggle and sacrifice, it’s the story of the great rewards of suc- this day there are four in The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, cess and the devastating toll it often takes on the human spirit. Four Patients’ Lives. Algonquin $24.95. Grand Central $28. Barefoot to Avalon Reckless by David Payne by Chrissy Hynde In 2000, author David Payne watched from his rearview mirror Chrissie Hynde, the songwriter and frontwoman of The as his younger brother, George, lost control of his vehicle, fish- Pretenders, has for thirty-five years been one of the most tailed, and flipped over in the road. David’s life hit a downward admired figures in rock. This long-awaited memoir, Reckless, spiral. His drinking became addiction. His marriage disinte- My Life as a Pretender, tells her life story in full and utterly fas- grated. He found himself haunted not only by George’s death, cinating detail, from her all-American childhood to her instant but also by his brother’s manic depression, a condition that emergence with The Pretenders into stardom. She brings a overlaid a dark family history of mental illness, alcoholism, and fantastic eye for detail, a withering and sardonic sense of suicide. The only way out, he found, was to write about his humor, and a fearless and sometimes naked emotional honesty brother, and this—Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother’s Story—is the to her memoir, and every line, every word of it is unmistakably healing culmination of that journey. Atlantic Monthly $26. hers. Doubleday $26.95. Find Me Unafraid Gilliamesque by Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner by Terry Gilliam Kennedy Odede grew up in Kibera, a teeming Kenyan slum The screenwriter, animator, visionary film director, and only without sewage systems, roads, running water, or access to non-British member of Monty Python offers an intimate glimpse basic needs. Homeless and in despair at sixteen, Kennedy into his world in Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir—a fas- bought a twenty-cent soccer ball and started a youth group. He cinating narrative illustrated with hand-drawn sketches, notes, called it Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO). Several and memorabilia from his personal archive. From his no-frills years later, Jessica Posner, an irrepressible Wesleyan student, childhood in the icy wastes of Minnesota, to some of the hottest went abroad to work with SHOFCO. They fell in love. Follow water Hollywood had to offer, via the cutting edge of 1960s and their story in Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an 70s counter-culture in New York, L.A., and London, Terry African Slum as the two decide to start a school for Kibera’s Gilliam’s life has been as vivid, entertaining, and unorthodox as most vulnerable population: girls. Ecco $27.99. Avail. 10/13 one of his films. Harper Design $40. Avail. 10/20 Underground in Berlin The Year of Lear by Mary Jalowicz Simon by James Shapiro In Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman’s Extraordinary Tale In 1606, Shakespeare finished King Lear, then wrote a tragedy of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany, Marie Jalowicz Simon that turned on the murder of a Scottish king, Macbeth. He shares the story of her extraordinary decision as a nineteen- ended this astonishing year with a third masterpiece: Antony year-old Berliner in 1941. All around her, Jews were being and Cleopatra. The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 sheds rounded up for deportation, forced labor, and extermination. light on these three great tragedies by placing them in the con- So Marie took off her yellow star and vanished into the city. text of their times, while also allowing us greater insight into She moved between almost twenty safe-houses, living with for- how Shakespeare was personally touched by such events as a eign workers, communists, and even committed Nazis. Only terrible outbreak of plague and growing religious divisions. An her quick-witted determination and the most hair-raising indispensable book for Shakespeare lovers. Simon and strokes of luck allowed her to survive. Little, Brown $28. Schuster $30. Avail. 10/6.

Starred Reviews: Booklist Indie Next Kirkus Library Journal Publishers Weekly School Library Journal 9 Food to Be The Hottest Thankful For Nonfiction Everyday Super Food Avenue of Spies by Jamie Oliver by Alex Kershaw The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the Using the thing he knows best—incredible food—Jamie incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris and his Oliver wants to inspire and empower you to live the heroic espionage efforts during the Second World War in healthiest, happiest, most productive life you can. Food is Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One there to be enjoyed, shared, and celebrated, and healthy, American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris. nourishing food should be colorful, delicious, and fun. The leafy and exclusive Avenue de Foch was also Paris’s Oliver’s Everyday Super Food: Recipes for a Healthier hotbed of spies, secret police, amoral informers, and Vichy Happier You is full of well-rounded, balanced recipes that collaborators. So when de Foch resident and American physician Sumner will fill you up and tickle your taste buds, and because Jamie’s done all the hard Jackson found himself drawn into the French resistance, he knew the stakes work on the nutrition front, you can be sure that every choice is a good choice. were impossibly high. Ecco $34.99 Avail. 10/20 Farmhouse Rules The Magic of Math by Arthur Benjamin Using a delightful assortment of examples—from ice cream by Nancy Fuller scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making Nancy Fuller believes in bringing family together around magic squares—The Magic of Math: Solving for X and Figuring the table, sharing stories and table manners. Her philos- Out Why empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly ophy is to feed others with delicious, simple meals from magical properties behind those formulas and equations that the heart. Her straight-shooter approach to cooking will once left your head spinning. You’ll learn the key ideas of classic take the hassle out of dinner preparation. Every recipe areas of mathematics, but you’ll also have fun fooling around helps readers to make healthy, authentic cooking their with Fibonacci numbers, investigating infinity, and marveling daily standard. She wants to instill pride in the home over mathematical magic tricks that will make you look like a math genius! cook, and Farmhouse Rules: Simple, Seasonal Meals for Basic $26.99. the Whole Family will help any chef, from beginner to experienced, cook with authentic ingredients for hearty, healthy meals. Grand Central $30. Avail. 10/13 $2.00 a Day The Homemade Kitchen by Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer After two decades of brilliant research on American poverty, by Alana Chernila and Jennifer May Kathryn Edin noticed something she hadn’t seen since Written as much for the reader as the cook, The Homemade the mid-1990s: households surviving on virtually no income. Kitchen: Recipes for Cooking with Pleasure covers a globe’s In $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America Edin worth of flavors and includes new staples such as chevre, teams with Luke Shaefer, an expert on calculating incomes of tofu, kefir, kimchi, preserved lemons, along with recipes and the poor, to discover that the number of American families ideas for using them. In this follow-up to Alana’s wildly suc- living on $2.00 per person, per day, has skyrocketed to 1.5 mil- cessful debut, The Homemade Pantry, she once again proves lion American households, including about 3 million children. Where do these herself to be the truest and least judgmental friend a home cook could want. families live? How did they get so desperately poor? Houghton Mifflin $28. Clarkson Potter $24.99. Avail. 10/6 Voracious Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin Completely revised and rewritten to address the challenges by Cara Nicoletti and Marion Bolognese and opportunities of the modern era, this handbook is a short, Cooking through the books that changed her life, Nicoletti deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays shares fifty recipes, including: the perfect soft-boiled egg in out ten chapters that address the most fundamental compo- Jane Austen’s Emma, New England clam chowder inspired by nents of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, and Fava bean and chicken construction to point of view. She also offers a comprehensive liver mousse crostini (with a nice Chianti) from Thomas guide to working in writing groups, both actual and online. Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs. Beautifully illustrated, Masterly and concise, Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First clever, and full of heart, Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story deserves a place on every writer’s shelf. Way Through Great Books will satisfy anyone who loves a fan- Mariner $14.95. tastic meal with family and friends, or curling up with a great novel for dessert. Little, Brown $28. 10 TAFF ICKS EW IN APERBACK EHBC BOOK GROUPS S P N P ! Looking for an open book group? Newcomers & drop-ins welcome! All groups meet year-round at the bookstore Tuesdays at 7 pm. The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant (Scribner) Born in 1900 to immigrant parents, Addie Baum is a plucky, ambitious young girl in rapidly-changing Boston. She defies her parents and goes to Eagle Harbor Reader’s Circle high school, joins a reading club and follows her heart. When she turns Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. eighty-five, her twenty-two year old granddaughter asks her “How did you become the woman you are?” Thus begins Addie’s charmingly narrated Tuesday, October 6th, 7 pm memoir. From the author of The Red Tent, this is a novel of friendship, Astoria: Astor and Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire: loyalty, feminism, and love against the glorious backdrop of turn of the century Boston. Addie’s voice is at once strong, wistful, engaging, and A Story of Wealth, Ambition and Survival by Peter Stark charged with life! ~ Susan “A fast-paced, riveting account of exploration and settlement, suffering and survival, treachery and death. (Stark) recovers a remarkable piece Closer to the Ground: An Outdoor Family’s Year of history: the story of America’s first colony on the continent’s West on the Water, in the Woods, and at the Table coast.” ~ Kirkus (Starred Review). by Dylan Tomine (Patagonia) Tuesday, November 3rd, 7 pm Bainbridge writer Tomine gets his hands dirty, but his mind cleared in this impassioned yet charming memoir about teaching his two young children to Gilead by Marilynne Robinson live close to the riches of our delicate planet. Tomine’s family experience “So serenely beautiful and written, in a prose so gravely measured wisdom, heartache, and joy as they plant, forage, and play in their garden, in and thoughtful, that one feels touched with grace just to read it.” the woods, and on the waters of Puget Sound. His generous love of the nat- ~ Michael Dirda, Washington Post. ural world, whether out on his boat fishing or at home making mouth-watering meals, exem- plifies a deep understanding of stewardship of our planet, and has me wistful for a do-over of my own kids’ younger days! ~ Victoria Eagle Harbor Mystery Book Group Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. A Sudden Light by Garth Stein (Simon & Schuster) Garth Stein brings us another winner! It’s a haunting Pacific Northwest Tuesday, October 27th, 7 pm ghost story of a family and the majestic trees and forests that brought The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian them riches, tragedy, and finally redemption. The complicated and star- “Addictive, fast-paced…. Fling open the shutters. Settle in a comfort- crossed love stories that span generations form a brilliant tale of compas- able chair. Lock the doors. Then turn to the first page of The Light in sion and hope. From the teenaged Trevor’s exploration of his family’s old mansion built with tree trunks and timber money, to the soaring vistas the Ruins and let the shadows in.” ~ The Philadelphia Inquirer. from the tops the magnificent forest cathedrals venerated by his great uncle, I fell into this story whole-heartedly. ~ Victoria Tuesday, November 24th, 7 pm The Good Neighbor by A.J. Banner Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: “A riveting psychological thriller with twists and turns I didn’t see A Memoir with Recipes from an coming. The ending will blow you away. Set aside your day. You won’t be able to put The Good Neighbor down.” ~ Robert Dugoni, author of American Family by Kathleen Flinn (Penguin) My Sister’s Grave. “I don’t have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancakes.” As soon as I read that quote from the author’s grandmother on one of the first pages of this book, I knew I was in for a treat. Flinn, author of another of my favorites, Eagle Harbor Speculative Fiction The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, has written a warm, wonderful and funny memoir about growing up in the Midwest, surrounded by loving Reading Group family and good food. And there are recipes at the end of each chapter and at the end of Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. the book, including those love-filled pancakes from Grandma Inez. What a treat! ~ Alison Tuesday, October 6th, 7 pm One Kick by Chelsea Cain (Simon & Schuster) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel If you like suspenseful psychological thrillers with a dash of humor, this book is right up your dark alley. Kick Lannigan is a survivor of a five-year National Book Award finalist. “… offers comfort and hope to those childhood abduction. Struggling to resume a normal life, she has trained who believe, or want to believe, that doomsday can be survived, that in in self-defense to empower herself, physically and mentally. One evening spite of everything people will remain good at heart, and when they a dark, rich and handsome stranger breaks into her home and convinces start building a new world they will want what was best about the old.” her to help crack a child pornography ring and yet another case of a miss- ~ Sigrid Nunez, New York Times Book Review. ing child. Thus begins her struggle to sort out terrifying memories that might save this child and many more. Cain’s writing is fast-paced in this Tuesday, November 3rd, 7 pm Julie super creepy, fun and very sexy thriller. ~ vN: The First Machine Dynasty by Madeline Ashby 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed “Picks up where Blade Runner left off and maps territories Ridley Scott barely even glimpsed… vN might just be the most piercing interroga- by Eric H. Cline (Princeton) tion of humanoid AI since Asimov kicked it all off with the Three Eddie Izzard does a skit in which he pokes fun at archaeology: it all boils Laws.” ~ Peter Watts, author of Blindsight. down to a “series of small walls.” Trained as an historian, I share his distrust of relying on “mere” physical remains to tell a story, but if any book can change like minds, it would be 1177 BC. In this fascinating study of the so- Tuesday, December 1st, 7 pm called “First Dark Ages,” Cline takes the remnants of a world largely rele- Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny gated to myth, ties them together with a keen eye and the help of some of The legendary science fiction master’s seminal tale of a battle between the era’s few written records, and creates something special. In so doing, he ancient Egyptian gods, set in a faraway world. “He was a poet, first, last, paints an eerily familiar portrait of a burgeoning international civilization always… He was a storyteller without peer. He created worlds as color- Tim rapidly undone by war, climate change, famine, and social upheaval. ~ ful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen.” ~ George R. R. Martin. 11 OCTOBER & NOVEMBER EVENTS AT EHBC

October 1st, Thursday, 4 pm October 22nd, Thursday, 7 pm TOM ANGLEBERGER JOHN FLANAGAN McToad Mows Tiny Island, The Tournament at Gorlan: Origami Yoda Series, Quikpick Papers Ranger’s Apprentice Early Years #1 Join us for lots of fun on a very special Thursday after-school event Calling all fans of the Middle Reader super-series Ranger’s as celebrated children’s author Tom Angleberger visits to talk about Apprentice! Don’t miss worldwide best-selling author John his new and recent books! McToad Mows Tiny Island is his brand Flanagan’s special appearance with the first in a new prequel series new picture book, a fun transportation tale that kids will love. He featuring Halt, one of your favorite Rangers! This origin story lays will also speak about his beloved Origami Yoda series, and share insights into his new middle the groundwork for the epic battles that will culminate with The Ruins of Gorlan and The reader series, The Quikpick Papers. Burning Bridge—Books 1 and 2 of the Ranger’s Apprentice series. Note the special time of this extra special event! October 1st, Thursday, 7:30 pm BONNIE WALLACE October 27th, Tuesday, 7 pm The Hollywood Parents Guide: Your Roadmap to SUZANNE SELFORS Pursuing Your Child’s Dream The Fairy Swarm: Imaginary Veterinary Help us give a warm welcome back to former Bainbridge Islander Author Suzanne Selfors brings her wildly popular middle reader Bonnie Wallace, whose return is occasioned by the launch of her Imaginary Veterinary series to an auspicious close as we launch her book on parenting the Hollywood child. Dove Cameron, one of book. When a swarm of sugar fairies escapes into Buttonville, Pearl Bonnie’s daughters, is the star of the Disney Channel hit show Liv and Ben are tasked with catching the mischievous creatures. But and Maddie. Bonnie and her daughters moved to L.A. when Dove was just fourteen, armed with know-it-all Victoria getting in the way, the quest will prove dif- with her headshot, résumé of community theater roles, and her dream. Today Dove is a ficult. Suzanne and local actors will perform a scene from the book. Meet your favorite grounded, successful young woman with four film credits to her name, and Bonnie helps characters, including Sasquatch! Come dressed as your favorite imaginary character. The other parents navigate Hollywood so they, too, can guide their child toward stardom. first 35 people to order the book will get a signed poster of Book #4, The Order of the October 11th, Sunday, 3 pm Unicorn. Poetry Double-Header: November 5th, Thursday, 7:30 pm RONDA BROATCH Holiday Book Fair, with Random House The Lake of Fallen Constellations & Sales Representatives JENIFER BROWNE LAWRENCE, Grayling DAVID GLENN & KATIE MEHAN We doubly celebrate poetry this afternoon with two top-notch area Allow Random House sales representatives David Glenn and poets reading from their beautiful new books. Ronda Broatch, pho- Katie Mehan—two of the best book minds in the business—to propel your Holiday shop- tographer, Pilates guru, and Co-Editor of the local literary journal ping spirit out of the starting gate. They present a slate of Holiday/gift books, a veritable Crab Creek Review, presents her first full-length volume, published cornucopia of possibilities sure to strike the fancy of everyone on your list. Discounted by MoonPath Press. “Some people get up every morning and go out books and much more will round out the festivities. into the world looking for God. Ronda Broatch does this and gives us her field reports in poems that make us want to believe that faith November 28th, Saturday, 9 am-6 pm and survival are one and the same. She is a poet to be thanked.” ~ Rebecca Wells, author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: Co-holder of the editorial reins at Crab Creek Review, award-winning INDIES FIRST! poet Jenifer Browne Lawrence won the 2015 Perugia Press Prize for Sherman Alexie’s brainchild of 2013—a nationwide event cele- her new book. Set in the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska brating independent bookstores and the authors they support— and the Pacific Coast, Grayling uncovers the interior wilderness of a woman shaped by and has blossomed into a full-fledged tradition. Local authors hang inhabiting the rough country of her upbringing. “Lawrence’s voice is pulled tight by opposi- out with customers and booksellers in their hometown or favorite bookstores on Small tions: seeking and restless, but with a formal discipline and precision that shape and contain Business Saturday, chatting up their favorite reads. At EHBC in years past, the welter of the poems’ appealing, subterranean energies. It’s a beautiful, thoughtfully-made book, show- personalities, books and ideas has been intoxicating, with authors including David ing this craftswoman at her finest.” ~ Erin Belieu. Guterson, Carol Cassella, Jonathan Evison, Rebecca Wells, Kelli Russell Agodon, and October 15th, Thursday, 7:30 pm Garth Stein. (Stay tuned for this year’s line-up!) Come get a start on your Holiday lists, sup- Special Event at BIMA: port your local independent bookstore, and rub shoulders with some literary lights in the bargain! ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE, with DAVID GUTERSON Events are often added after publication. Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land: Anniversary Ed. Stay tuned to the Events Calendar on our website: We’re thrilled and proud to present Robert Michael Pyle, in con- versation with Bainbridge literary icon David Guterson to launch www.eagleharborbooks.com the anniversary edition of a Northwest classic. Pyle’s vivid portrayal of the land, plants, people and animals of the Willapa Hills is a book so even-handed in its passion that it has been celebrated by EAGLE HARBOR BOOK CO. those who make their living with a chain saw as well as by environ- mentalists. “… a book that transcends the wounded Willapa Hills 157 Winslow Way East where it is set and becomes a meditation on the relationship of all Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 people to all places.” ~ William Dietrich. Please note the special (206) 842.5332 venue for this event! Seating at the BIMA Auditorium is limited; those who purchase Wintergreen will receive reserved seating. www.EagleHarborBooks.com