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THE 1511 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84105 Inkslinger39th Birthday Issue 2016 801-484-9100 Endlessly Interesting, 39 and Holding... Book After Book “Happy day, King’s English! You don’t look a day Well, we’re 39…. No, really, we are. Bookstores aren’t like over 38!” Shannon Hale people, we relish the passing years—probably because in every one there are new books to talk about, new authors to host, customers “We are sending mega-happy 39th new and old (in a figurative sense) alike to talk with about anything birthday wishes to The King’s Eng- and everything under the sun—including books! lish Bookshop from here in Boise! On top of that, we feel, with the passing years, ever more As my brother told me when I grounded in our community. In fact, we’ve made it this far because of turned forty, “Forty is twice as sexy that community. Because of you. All of you. Neither of us had a clue as two 20-year-olds.” Thank you for being such a vi- when (at separate times in our lives) we embarked on this adventure tal and irreplaceable force for independent thinking that it would be such a grand one. So endlessly interesting, book after and intellectual curiosity in the mountain west. It’s hard to imagine book; so exhilarating from one author visit to the next; so satisfying our country without you. Here’s to the next 39 years!” Anthony Doerr in a communal way neither of us had fully appreciated the impor- “Happy 39th! And for the sake of all of us readers tance of before. We love The King’s English, we love all of you, we and writers, here is wishing you many, many more!” love the community of authors on our front page, on the pages of all Abraham Verghese our Inkslingers through the years, and we love the business of books. We couldn’t have invented better lives—but we actually didn’t invent “Congratulations to the staff and this one. This shop. All of you did that. It’s what you bring to us every the loyal readers of The King’s day in terms of love of books, love of community, love of each other English! I am one of hundreds of that makes it all possible. So thank you. Truly. - Betsy & Anne authors deeply connected to this marvelous bookstore which is getting older with more spunk, imagination and literary sex appeal Save the Date! than ever (I wish I could say the same of myself).” Isabel Allende We’re turning 39 on Saturday, September 10, so let’s celebrate! Join “Seriously? The King’s English turns 39 in Septem- us from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and take 25% off almost everything on ber? Still sexy after all these years. Happy birthday!” our shelves all day long as our way of saying Thank You! And there’s Richard Russo more, look! “Cheers to The King’s English for 10 a.m. Crazy Coloring Contest. all the ways you continue to make us better readers, braver writers and 11 a.m. Mark Pett will read from and sign his new picture book, This more engaged citizens in the place we call home. I Is My Book. love you, I honor you, and please know you are my 2 p.m. Our own story-teller, Rob Eckman, will entertain humans Mother Bookstore, plain and simple.....the place I and hounds alike with picture books that honor our fine four-legged return to for sustenance of mind, depth of soul, and friends. The Intermountain Therapy Animals’ R.E.A.D. dogs will be a slice of wit and gossip. at the bookshop to listen along with the kids. Happy Birthday To You! 3 p.m. It’s our birthday Pooch Parade! Festoon your canine BFF (Best Always and forever yours, Furry Friend) with festive parade gear and join us for a march up and down the block! Doggie bags courtesy of The Dog Show. page by page, word by word -- 4:00-7:00 p.m. Celebrate with a King’s English cake and libations— With love,” Terry Tempest Williams and take 30% during the party only. We love you too. All of you. And we thank you for making our first 4 p.m. Gather at the bookshop to hear from the writers and view 39 years the joy that they’ve been! Each and every one of you, authors the work of the artists and photographers who entered our first-ever and readers alike. Creative Arts Contest; the winners will have their work published Anne and Betsy in Turning Pages: The King’s English at 39, the inaugural edition of P.s. Who but authors would think of bookstores as sexy? We do love what we hope will become an annual birthday anthology! this business! 1 Fall 2016 Is Full of Surprises! Events for Adults Friday, September 23, 7 p.m. Montes- sori Education Specialist and Consultant Michael Dorer will discuss his book, The Thursday, September 8, 7 p.m. Debut Deep Well of Time. author Ella Olsen joins us to read from Tuesday, September and sign Root, Petal, Thorn. 27, 7 p.m. Charlie Thursday, September 8, 7 p.m. The Quimby will debut his Westminster Poetry Series presents Da- new novel, Inhabited, about the fraught vid Nielsen and Orlando White. West- situation in the West between land de- minster College. velopers and locals. He will be in con- Tuesday, September 13, 7 p.m. Heather versation with fellow author Barbara K. Chapman will join us with her proper Richardson about writing female charac- romance, The Second Season: Even the ters. Kirsten Johanna Allen from Torrey House Press will Perfect Match May Not Be Enough to moderate. Win Her Heart. Thursday, September 29, 7 p.m. Dan Thursday, September Flores will join us to discuss his new 15, 7 p.m. Julia Clai- book, Coyote America: A Natural and borne Johnson will read Supernatural History. from and sign one of our favorites in Saturday, October 1, 2016, Be Frank with Me. 2 p.m. Hank Shaw, our Thursday, September 15, 7 p.m. Join favorite forager, returns Jesse Lee Kercheval & Lidia Yuknavitch with his new cookbook for an evening at the University of Utah’s Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Tech- Guest Writers Series. The Art Barn. niques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things. Monday, September 19, 7 p.m. Ishion Hutchinson will read from and sign his Monday, October 3, 6 p.m. Marguerite Henderson will new book of poetry, House of Lords and be a special guest of the American Association of Univer- Commons. Brought to you by The Utah sity Women at Holladay United Church of Christ. Admis- Humanities Book Festival. sion fee supports scholarships. Tuesday, September Monday, October 3, 7 p.m. Historian 20, 7 p.m. Gerald Elias Candace Millard will read from and returns with his blind discuss Hero of the Empire: The Boer violinist, Daniel Jacobus, in Playing with War, a Daring Escape and the Making Fire. of Winston Churchill. Wednesday, Septem- Thursday, October 6, ber 21, 7 p.m. Holly 7 p.m. Jennifer Holland Welker and a number returns with Unlikely of contributors will discuss Baring Wit- Friendships—Dogs: 37 Stories of Canine ness: 36 Mormon Women Talk Candidly Compassion and Courage. about Love, Sex, and Marriage. 2 More Events for Adults Thursday, October 6, 7 p.m.Stephen Prothero will discuss his book, Why Lib- erals Win the Culture Wars (Even When Tuesday, November 15, 7 p.m. The They Lose Elections). The downtown Trestle Tavern, TKE’s new next- City Library. door neighbor, will help us welcome Raghavan Iyer and his new cookbook, Thursday, October 6, 7 p.m.The Uni- Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked— versity of Utah Guest Writers Series and Fried, Too! A presents Christopher Cokinos. The Art Barn. Celebration of Potatoes in 75 Irresistible Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m. Join us for our quarterly Lo- Recipes cal Author Showcase featuring Matt Bielert, Herb Schrib- Thursday, November 17, 7 p.m. Laura ner, Becky Andrews, and A. David Barnes. Stott will read from and sign her novel Wednesday, October 19, 7 p.m. Car- All We Can Hold. toonist Nick Seluk signs Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts. Saturday, October 22, Once and Future Favorites: 7 p.m. Regina Calca- Two Books Beloved When New and terra & Rosie Maloney Even More So in Memory will recount their story in Girl Unbroken: A Sister’s Harrow- TKE will be featuring a ‘once and future favorite’ adult title each ing Story of Survival from the Streets of month. Here are the first two: Long Island to the Farms of Idaho. September Wednesday, October Where Rivers Change Direction, Mark Spragg 26, 7 p.m. Mary Ellen Hannibal will read In language that often rises to the lyrical, not from and discuss Citizen Scientist at the by design but driven by Spragg’s dead-honest observations, these Wyoming essays bring to life Marmalade branch of the City Library. a boy and man shaped by mountains, by horses Co-sponsored by Torrey House Press. and by ranch hands who are surrogate fathers Wednesday, October 26, 7 p.m. Rep to a lonely kid whose real father is as relentless picks with Random House. A presenta- and unforgiving as the Wyoming wind. Grow- ing up on a dude ranch just outside Yellowstone tion of books coming this fall that our Park where he and his brother lead pack trips sales reps love—a customer favorite and not to be missed! into the mountains, responsible not only for horses but for the dudes Friday, October 28, 7 p.m.