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H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Grove Atlantic) people and so-called “city beasts.” From tropical birds on the Working through grief over her father’s sudden death, lam in Central Park to a twist on “The Princess and the Frog,” Macdonald plunges into the training of a goshawk, a raptor Kurlansky brings the same wonder and spirit of adventure to with a reputation for difficulty when it comes to handling by these fictional tales as he has to histories of food and cultures. humans. As we get to know Mabel, her hawk, as an individual You might be left wondering whose perspective you identify and a species member, Macdonald’s lyrical and insightful with more—the human or the animal. ~ Brendie account brings us into the lore of the ancient pursuit of falcon- OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ry. I found it especially thrilling to witness Macdonald’s growth The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of and understanding amid the despairs and breakthroughs of Monday-Friday the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe her work with this starkly powerful bird. ~ John by Michael Pye (Pegasus Books) 9 am – 7 pm Histories of post-Roman Europe almost always focus on the Thursday One Summer: America, 1927 Mediterranean, particularly as the Renaissance approaches. 9 am – 9 pm by Bill Bryson (Anchor Books) While the Mediterranean world was a hotbed of trade, con- (open late EVERY Thursday!) In May of 1927, with five sandwiches, a quart of water, and flict, and development, the northern reaches of Europe are Saturday The Spirit of St. Louis loaded with fuel, Charles Lindberg left often neglected by mainstream scholars. Here Pye exposes the 9 am – 6 pm New York and became the first man to fly across the Atlantic vitality of North Sea trade during the Dark Ages, and the tech- Ocean. It was an astounding feat, but not the sole event to nological and social advances that trade drove. Diverse and Sunday mark that summer. Also, Babe Ruth chased a home run detailed without losing itself in the verge, Pye’s book shines a 10 am – 6 pm record, Gutzom Borglum began work on Mount Rushmore, light on an influential portion of history. ~ Tim Henry Ford rolled out the Model A, The Jazz Singer—the first Shop Locally Online talking motion picture—debuted, and Sacco and Vanzetti Summer Picks from Our Staff continued on page 2! 24/7 were executed. Bryson chronicles these and other notable www.EagleHarborBooks.com occurrences with ease and grace, and as the reader finishes this fascinating book SITE-TO-STORE = he has to agree with Bryson that “it was FREE SHIPPING one hell of a summer.” ~ Ann

FIND US ON City Beasts: Fourteen Stories of Uninvited Wildlife by Mark Kurlansky (Riverhead) A coyote rides the subway! A red panda plays tourist in our nation’s capital!

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) Based on a true story, Hannah’s exciting and moving novel portrays the The Beekeeper’s Ball by Susan Wiggs (Mira) effects on the people of France by the Nazi invasion and occupation dur- Passion. History. Recipes. All in a great summer read! ing World War II. The story focuses on two sisters: Viann, who resides in Susan Wiggs’ second novel in the Bella Vista Chronicles is what was once the family estate in a small village, and rebellious Isabelle, escapism at its best: good old-fashioned storytelling with who risks everything to play a part in defeating the enemy. While at odds great characters, fun food ideas, and sizzle on the side. All in their relationship, they find common ground in their desire to survive of this with a serious storyline about the Danish resistance and to help others. I’d recommend this to readers with an interest in the in WWII that merges beautifully with modern romance. amazing courage of millions of forgotten people who faced tragic circum- Just don’t let honey drip on the pages of this enjoyable stances and deprivation, but still did so much to help free their country. read! ~ Victoria ~ Julie

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Gemini by Carol Cassella (Simon & Schuster) by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner) Carol Cassella has done it again! I could not put down Mukherjee takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of can- this taut medical mystery with bittersweet love stories at cer, from the cellular to the cultural level. He seamlessly weaves togeth- the core. When a Jane Doe hit-and-run victim, found by er history, biology and patient stories from his practice as a physician. the side of the road on the Olympic Peninsula, is flown to Demystifying cancer as well as giving us a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments, this Pulitzer Prize-winner is outstanding. ~ Karen a Seattle hospital after suffering a stroke in surgery, ICU physician Charlotte tries to figure out what went wrong, Landline by Rainbow Rowell (St. Martin’s Press) and why no one has come forward to claim the gravely From bestselling Young Adult author Rowell comes the really funny, ten- injured woman. Her efforts are twinned with the backsto- der novel of Georgie McCool, a comedy writer living in LA. with her fam- ry, having a twist on how the woman ended up there. ily. A marriage in trouble, a dream script needed by Christmas, some The resolution, both sad and hopeful, felt just right. hilarious dialogue between characters, and a pinch of magical realism Bravo! ~ Victoria thrown in—Landline is a delight to read! ~ Kathie

The Great Man by Kate Christensen (Anchor) Falling from Horses by Molly Gloss (Mariner) In this PEN Faulkner Award-winning novel, a prominent painter has died in NYC. His obituary notes that he is survived by his wife Abigail, their This novel tells the story of a young man, a young woman, son, and his sister Maxine. What the obituary doesn’t note is that he is and a young Hollywood set against the memories of grow- also survived by Teddy, his longtime mistress. As two biographers begin ing up in eastern Oregon among the horses, cattle, and interviewing the women, the open secret of the affair hits the papers. hard work it takes to live there. Bud, the son of ranchers, Skeletons leap out of closets, revealing much about all three women and buys a bus ticket to Hollywood to be a rider in cowboy their relationships with the painter. As secrets are revealed, the women movies. On the way he meets Lily Shaw, a sassy screen- come together in unexpected ways. Witty and hugely entertaining, with writer, and their lives become intertwined with the telling superb storytelling, this is catnip to any woman who has fallen in love of what led him to leave home. Brutal and beautiful, this after the age of fifty! ~ Susan, Coordinator of the Eagle Harbor Readers book is filled with stunning descriptions of the world of Circle and the Mystery Book Discussion Group early movie making and the landscapes that shape us. Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My ~ René Twelve-Year-Old Bully by Allen Kurzweil (Harper) After the untimely death of his father, young Allen Kurzweil looks for- A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans (Mariner) ward to attending a boarding school in the Swiss Alps, where his father You can spend your entire life in Alaska and never see a was raised. He is attracted by the promise of fresh air, hiking, and the wolf. What can happen when you do? Nick Jans’ moving camaraderie of other boys. Once there, however, he is badly bullied by an book is the story of how his life and the lives of others older boy, with the unlikely name of Cesar Augustus. For years after- changed when a young wolf inched closer and closer to wards he is haunted by the memories. Decades later, when his own son is his neighborhood in Juneau. Over the course of six years, bullied, Ray decides to track down Cesar. What he encounters in his Romeo (as Jans nicknames him) becomes many things to search can only be put in the category of “you can’t make this stuff up!” the people and dogs in that community—concern, com- A substantive memoir with a wacky side, this is a book you will not want to put down. ~ Jane panion, curiosity—but this wild wolf remains wild. This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in wolves, or the Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days dynamics that go along with people and wild animals of the Third Reich by Walter Kempowski (WW Norton) increasingly sharing living space. ~ Brendie Why pick up yet another volume that deals with Nazis and their defeat? This is not a narrative in the traditional sense: collected here are journal Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other entries, letters, minutes, transcripts, and press releases, presented in chronological order from Hitler’s birthday in 1945 to the fall of Berlin Second Chances by Ellen Cooney (Mariner) and the end of the war in Europe. In those few days, we are treated to a Sanctuary is a mountaintop lodge and home to a canine dazzling and bizarre array of viewpoints and attitudes, each a ground stray and rescue training and rehab center run by a hand- level window into the Third Reich in its last days. Everyone from Nazi ful of nuns. Evie, a bit of a stray herself, is fresh out of draftees captured by Soviets to Hitler himself is given a voice, painting a rehab and determined to start a new life when she signs vivid and cacophonous portrait of a collapsing empire. ~ Tim up for the Sanctuary’s program, but it’s the dogs who Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley (Dial Books) teach her most. Evie finds the second chance she so des- We have a new star in middle readers! Debut novelist Beasley takes us on perately craves in the reciprocity of love between humans an adventure of magic, mystery, and hope! As Micah’s grandfather lies and canines. This is both a joyful romp and a thoughtful dying, Micah sets off with good friend Jenny to find the magician who meditation. ~ Susan, coordinator of the Eagle Harbor promised his grandfather a miracle. With reviews comparing this book to Reader’s Circle and the Mystery Book Group the likes of Big Fish, Peter Pan, and the works of Roald Dahl, I’d say 2 Cassie is in pretty good company! Ages 9-12. ~ Kathie Staff Picks New in Paperbck continued on page 11 Women’s Lives Secret Histories Dietland The Rocks Awaiting weight-loss surgery, Plum Kettle works as a writer What was the mysterious, catastrophic event that drove answering fan mail for a teen girls’ magazine. When a myste- two honeymooners apart so suddenly and absolutely in rious woman starts following her, Plum stumbles into an 1948 that they never spoke again despite living on the underground community of empowered women. Simul- same island for sixty more years? And how did their his- taneously, a guerrilla group called “Jennifer” begins terroriz- tory shape the Romeo and Juliet-like romance of their ing a world that mistreats women. As Plum grapples with her (unrelated) children decades later? Set against dramatic personal struggles, she becomes entangled in a sinister plot Mediterranean Sea views and lush olive groves, Peter with explosive consequences. Sarai Walker’s bold and funny Nichols’ The Rocks is a double love story that begins with debut novel takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, a mystery, then moves backward in time, era by era, to Kirkus PW Starred and our weight loss obsession from the inside out, and with unravel what really happened decades earlier. $27.95, Starred Review fists flying. $26, Houghton Mifflin, 9780544373433. Riverhead, 9781594633317. Review

Medicine Walk Eat My Heart Out When Franklin Starlight is called to visit his estranged Half-liberated, half-drunk, Anne-Marie is twenty-three, spi- father Eldon, he finds the old man on the edge of death, raling, and ironically detached when she meets Stephanie, a decimated by years of drinking. The two undertake a dif- supremely serious, second wave feminist who becomes her ficult journey into the mountainous backcountry, search- mentor. Hilarious and unapologetic, this novel is a satirical ing for a burial place for Eldon, and he tells his son the look at the state of the post-post-feminist world and illumi- story of his life—from an impoverished childhood to nates how—no matter what young women do—they are con- combat in the Korean War and his shell-shocked return. demned for their sexual desires, career choices, and everyday Globe and Mail calls Richard Wagamese’s new book “a philosophies. Art critic Zoe Pilger’s debut novel gives readers novel about the role of stories in our lives, those we tell a foul-mouthed Nancy Mitford for the Gawker generation. PW ourselves about ourselves and those we agree to live by.” Starred $17.95, Feminist, 9781558618855. $24, Milkweed, 9781571311153. Review

In the Country Saint Maizie A globe-trotting short-story collection from an exciting Bestselling author Jami Attenberg introduces us to Mazie new writer, Mia Alvar’s stunning debut gives us a vivid, Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she’s the truth-telling propri- character-driven picture of the Filipino diaspora: exiles etress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. and emigrants and wanderers uprooting their families to When the Great Depression hits, Mazie’s life is on the brink begin new lives in the Middle East and America—and, of transformation. Addicts and bums roam the Bowery; home- sometimes, turning back. Exploring the universal experi- lessness is rampant. If Mazie won’t help them, then who? ence of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect When she opens the doors of The Venice to those in need, this across borders both real and imagined, In the Country ticket-taking, fun-time girl becomes the beating heart of the speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched Available Lower East Side. $25, Grand Central, 9781455599899. for a place to call home. $26.95, Knopf, 9780385352819. PW Starred 6/2 Review Avail. 6/16 I’d Walk With My Friends How to Start a Fire If I Could Find Them When UC Santa Cruz roommates Anna and Kate find passed- In this powerful debut novel, three American soldiers out Georgiana on the lawn, they wheel her to their dorm in a haunted by Afghanistan search for absolution and human shopping cart. Twenty years later, they gather around a camp- connection in family and civilian life. Wintric Ellis joins fire on the lawn of a New England mansion. What happens in the army out of high school, leaving his backwoods between—the web of wild adventures, unspoken jealousies, California town. Two career soldiers, Dax and Torres, and sudden tragedies—is charted with sharp wit and aching take Wintric under their wing. Together, these men face sadness in this meticulously constructed novel. Shot through an impossible choice: risk death or commit a harrowing with crackling dialogue, irresistible characters, and propulsive act of war. Jesse Goolsby casts backward and forward in narrative drive, author Lisa Lutz pays homage to the abiding, time to track these unforgettable characters from child- PW hood to parenthood, from redwood forests to the streets Starred irrational love we share with the family we choose. $25, Available Review Houghton Mifflin, 9780544411630. of Kabul. $24, Houghton Mifflin, 9780544380981. 6/2

3 Chilling Thrillers Worlds Not Our Own Method 15/33 Seveneves Imagine a helpless, pregnant 16-year-old who’s just been From sci-fi master Neal Stephenson: a catastrophic event yanked from the serenity of her home and shoved into a renders the earth a ticking time bomb. Nations around the dirty van. Kidnapped. Alone. Terrified. Now forget her. globe devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of Picture instead a pregnant, 16-year-old, manipulative humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the prodigy. She is shoved into a dirty van and, from the first unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen moment of her kidnapping, feels a calm desire for two dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful things: to save her unborn son and to exact merciless of survivors remain. Five thousand years later, their proge- revenge. Shannon Kirk’s debut thriller imagines what hap- ny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark PW pens when the victim is just as cold as the captors. $26.95, on yet another audacious journey… to an alien world utterly Starred PW Oceanview, 9781608091454. transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. $35, William Review Starred Morrow, 9780062190376. Review The Ghost Network The Clockwork Crown Famous pop singer Molly Metropolis disappears on her way to a performance in Chicago, her cell phone aban- In the second Clockwork novel from Beth Cato, magical doned. Molly’s assistant joins a pop journalist in a desper- healer Octavia Leander and Alonzo Garrett are on a danger- ate search for Molly using her songs and journal as a guide. ous quest to find answers: Why is Octavia so powerful? Why They find a map of half-completed train lines underneath is she undergoing a transformation unlike any for hundreds Chicago, which leads them to the subterranean headquar- of years? The truth may rest with the source of her mysteri- ters of an obscure intellectual sect. But if a superstar can ous healing power—the Lady’s Tree. But the tree lies in a disappear without a trace, what can happen to these young rough territory known as the Waste. Now Octavia must evade women? Debut novelist Catie Disabato bursts on the killers and Clockwork Daggers on a dangerous journey scene with an ingeniously plotted, witty, haunting mystery. through a world on the brink of civil war. $14.99, Voyager, Available PW 9780062313980. 6/9 Starred $16.96, Melville House, 9781612194349. Review The Border Zodiac Station World Fantasy award-winning Robert McCammon makes a The Terra Nova batters its way through the Arctic sea triumphant return to epic horror in The Border, a saga of an when a figure skis out of the fog on the pack ice. He says Earth devastated by a war between two alien civilizations. he’s the lone survivor of a terrible accident at the research But it is not just the living ships of the Gorgons or the shock outpost Zodiac Station. But other survivors are discov- troops of the armored Cyphers that endanger the survivors, ered, and it seems the grim fate of the station may involve but suicide or even worse, the transformation by pollution greed, jealousy, oil company trickery, Russian espionage, into cannibalistic mutants called Gray Men. Into these des- genetic experimentation, and global warming. The truth is perate circumstances comes amnesiac teenager Ethan, who something no one could have imagined. Tom Harper’s must master unknowable powers that may prove to be the fast-paced thriller is as chilling and unpredictable as the last hope for humanity’s salvation. $26.95, Subterranean, fierce Arctic landscape. $14.99, Harper Paperbacks, PW PW 9781596067035. Starred Starred 9780062371300. Review Review The Ice Twins From debut novelist S.K. Tremayne comes a terrifying psy- chological thriller. A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah If one reads enough books Moorcroft move to a tiny Scottish island, hoping to piece one has a fighting chance. together their shattered lives. But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims that she in fact is Lydia, their Or better, one’s chances world comes crashing down once again. And then a violent of survival increase with storm leaves Sarah and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) stranded, and they are forced to confront what really happened on each book one reads. PW that fateful day. $26, Grand Central, 9781455586059. Starred Review — Sherman Alexie

4 Hot New Picks in YA The Boys Who Challenged Hitler An Ember in the Ashes Denmark did not resist German occupation at first. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Ashamed of his nation’s leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is Pedersen and his schoolmates resolved to take action. forced to make a decision, risking her life to spy from Naming their secret group after the British leader, the young within the Empire’s greatest military academy. There, patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secret- sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the ly, its most unwilling. He and Laia will soon realize that boys arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys’ their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices exploits and imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish will change the fate of the Empire itself. Experience this resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with Knud’s rec- “heart-pounding story of love and loss” from new author PW ollections, Phillip Hoose shares the inspiring story of these Sabaa Tahir. $19.95, Razorbill, 9781595148032. PW Starred young war heroes. $19.99, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Starred Review 9780374300227. Review Tiny Pretty Things Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this new novel from Fell of Dark Sonia Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. At one of A book that challenges the word “powerful” and obliterates Manhattan’s elite ballet schools, wafer-thin ballerinas it. Written in searing prose, this is the story of two boys: Erik, pull their hair into sleek buns and lace their pointe shoes who performs miracles, and Thorn, who hears voices. The high, waiting for their chance to shine. But hiding beneath book chronicles their lives as their minds devolve into hallu- the polished surface are terrible secrets and twisted lies. cinations, and shows the way their worlds intersect, culmi- Being a prima isn’t all satin and lace; with the competition nating in a final stand-off. Patrick Downes’ debut novel growing fiercer, and pranks growing ever darker, it’s only offers a raw, insightful look at the forces that compel us to a matter of time before one small spark ignites and even act against our will. Even more so, it captivates and dares us the best get burned. $17.99, HarperTeen, 9780062342393. PW Starred to look away, knowing full well we can’t. $17.99, Philomel, Review 9780399172908. Made You Up In Francesca Zappia’s debut novel, Alex fights a daily bat- The Alex Crow tle against her schizophrenia. Armed with her camera and Once again blending story strands that transcend time and a Magic 8 Ball, Alex is determined to stay sane long place, Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith tells the enough to get into college. She’s optimistic about her story of 15-year-old Ariel, a refugee from the Middle East chances until she runs into Miles. Didn’t she imagine who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites Ariel’s story of his summer at a boys’ camp for tech detox is of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber and the She’s not prepared for normal. $17.99, Greenwillow, diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late nineteenth 9780062290106. Kirkus Starred century. Oh, and there’s also a depressed bionic reincarnat- Review IndieNext ed crow! $18.99, Dutton, 9780525426530. Pick Alive Miraculously, seventeen-year-old Stella Cross has Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda received the transplant she needs to survive her poisoned Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is an incredibly funny heart. But her recovery is marred with strange side and poignant 21st-century coming-of-age, coming-out effects: Nightmares. Hallucinations. Then she meets Levi story—wrapped in a geek romance—from debut author Zin, the new boy at her Seattle prep school. Stella has Becky Albertalli. Sixteen-year-old not-so-openly gay Simon never felt more drawn to anyone in her life, and soon she Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But is convinced that Levi is her soul mate. Why else would he is being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class she literally ache for him when they are apart? Love and clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s horror intertwine in Chandler Baker’s new supernatural business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the thriller. $17.99, Disney/Hyperion, 9781484706831. boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised, and Simon’s PW Starred Review junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. IndieBound Pick $17.99, Blazer and Bray, 9780062348678.

5 Tales for Tots Song for a Summer Night Touch the Brightest Star On a soft summer evening, children are drawn from From sunset to sunrise, watch—and help cre- their homes by the sights and sounds of the world after ate—the magic of the nighttime sky in this dark, as domestic and wild animals take their moments interactive bedtime story. With lush watercol- on the nighttime stage. Accomplished children’s poet ors and cut-paper collage, Christie Matheson Robert Heidbreder creates a world of enchantment, reveals the magic of the nighttime sky using while Qin Leng’s illustrations conjure the interplay the same kinds of toddler-perfect interactive between our domestic world and one that is just a lit- elements as her acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree. tle bit wilder. The evening may be theatrical, but Wave good-bye to the sun, gently press the eventually the curtain falls, and sleepiness beckons. firefly, make a wish on a star, rub the owls on Ages 3-7, $17.95, Groundwood, 9781554984930. their heads, and . . . shhhh. A bedtime winner—no matter how many times you read it. Ages 4-8, $15.99, Greenwillow, Only Fish Fall From the Sky 9780062274472. A dreamworld where it rains fish instead of water, people dance through dinner, and children sleep with Good Morning to Me! tigers—welcome to the imagination of author/artist It’s a sleepy morning in the cottage, but Beatrix Leif Parsons, whose detailed dreamscapes make Only the parrot is wide AWAKE…and she can’t wait Fish Fall From the Sky a charming bedtime book. to start the day with her friends. From Lita Movement infuses every inch of Parsons’ illustrations, Judge, the beloved author-illustrator of Red enticing readers to discover surprises like a giant nose Sled, Red Hat,and Flight School, this joyful pic- poking out of a city window or a squirrel taking ture book is perfect for children who can’t meticulous notes. Publishers Weekly says, “The first contain their exuberance—and who might PW have a little, tiny, itty bit of trouble using Starred reading will offer giggles, while Parson’s jam-packed Review pages supply a stream of details for subsequent view- indoor voices. “Beatrix’s irrepressible character stands out ings.” Ages 3-7, $17.95, POW!, 9781576877579. as brightly as her green and gold plumage.... what better way to start the day?” —Kirkus Reviews. Ages 4-8, $17.99, Atheneum, 9781481403696. Monsters Love Underpants Stella Brings the Family Underpants are monstrously funny in this playful pic- Stella’s class is having a Mother’s Day celebra- ture book from Claire Freedman and Ben Cort—the tion, but what’s a girl with two daddies to do? team that brought you Dinosaurs Love Underpants Stella has her Papa and Daddy who take care of and Pirates Love Underpants. Monsters have differ- her, and a whole gaggle of other loved ones ent ways to scare, but they all love zany underpants! who make her feel special and supported every Every Saturday night, you will find them in a secret day. She just doesn’t have a mom to invite to cave, showing off their pants as they dance the the party. Fortunately, Stella finds a unique Monster Bop—but they have to make it home solution to her party problem in this sweet before morning. After all, who would be scared of story by Miriam Schiffer about love, accept- monsters in pants that were stripped and dotted? PW ance, and the true meaning of family that Starred Ages 4-7, $17.99, Aladdin, 9781481442527. Kirkus calls “essential.” Ages 5-8, $16.99, Chronicle, Review 9781452111902. Ice Cream Summer From Hans Christian Anderson Award winner and Captain Awesome Goes to Caldecott Honoree Peter Sís comes a delicious Superhero Camp tongue-in-cheek vision of summer, dishing up the Eugene’s bags are packed and his Super Dude scoop on everyone’s favorite frozen treat—and sleeping bag is rolled up and ready. It’s time to go proving that ice cream enriches the mind as well as to sleepaway camp! But this isn’t just any camp: it’s the taste buds. From Kirkus: “In… the exquisitely Superhero Summer Camp! Captain Awesome and detailed images, ice cream appears in many guises: the Sunnyview Superhero Squad can’t wait to get Kirkus Starred waves on the beach are scoop-shaped, and sand- some real training at Camp Ka-Pow. That is, until Review castles have cone turrets; the bases on a ball field they meet the Cloudy Heights Super Crew. Could are ice cream sandwiches; even Lady Liberty these campers be supervillains in disguise? With holds a cone aloft in place of her torch. Oh, yum.” easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost Ages 4-8. $17.99, Scholastic, 9780545731614. every page, Stan Kirby’s Captain Awesome chapter books are per- 6 fect for beginning readers! Ages 5-9, $16.99, Little Simon, 9781481431545. Kids, Tweens, and Up Best Friend Next Door A Handful of Stars Printz Honor and NYT bestselling author Carolyn Mackler When Lily’s dog runs away, she meets Salma, the daugh- delivers a charming story of a friendship. Meet Hannah. ter of migrant workers who are in town for the blueber- Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year’s. ry-picking season. The girls bond, and Salma’s friendship She wishes she had a cat. Her life has NOT been fun lately; transforms Lily’s summer. But when Salma decides to her best friend next door just moved away and is being run in the Blueberry Queen pageant, they face tough replaced by a new girl. Meet Emme. Her name is a palin- truths about friendship and belonging. Should an out- drome. Her birthday is on New Year’s. She loves her cat. sider participate in the pageant—and possibly win? Set She’s found moving hard… but at least there’s the girl next amongst the blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, this is a door, Hannah. Is this the perfect friendship… or a recipe gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia for disaster? Ages 8-12, $16.99, Scholastic, 9780545709446. Lord that tackles prejudice and friendship, loss and love. PW Ages 8-12, $16.99, Scholastic, 9780545700276. Starred Review The Forget-Me-Not Summer The Friendship Riddle Leila Howland spins this delightful story for fans of The Acclaimed author Megan Frazer Blakemore’s charming Penderwicks and One Crazy Summer. Sisters Marigold, mystery is perfect for fans of Chasing Vermeer. Ruth has Zinnia, and Lily have their summer plans crumble when been a lone wolf ever since her best friend ditched her. they are sent to visit their aunt on Cape Cod. Small-town Finding solace in the library stacks, Ruth finds a riddle in life is not what these L.A. girls had in mind, and they must an old book that she can’t solve alone. Lena and Coco, adjust to sharing one room and living without a TV. two kids in her class could be an option, but is solving this However, Aunt Sunny wins them over, and soon the girls riddle worth opening herself up again? In this surprising are enjoying clambakes, making friends, and organizing a and emotionally satisfying journey through middle talent show... all while learning how to band together as sis- school, Ruth finds that all heroes need friends by their ters. Ages 8-12, $16.99, HarperCollins, 9780062318695. side. Ages 8-12, $16.99, Bloomsbury, 9781619636309. Cuckoo Song Fort When Triss wakes up after an accident, something is In this boys-will-be-boys story about friendship and wrong. She is insatiably hungry, her sister seems scared revenge, eleven-year-old Wyatt and his friend Augie are of her, her parents share whispers, and her diary has having the best summer of their lives hanging out in the fort been ripped up. Triss discovers what happened to her is they built in the woods, fishing, hunting, cooking over a more terrible than she imagined—that she is literally not campfire, and sleeping out. But when two older boys mess herself. Set in England after WWI, this is a brilliantly with the fort and with another kid who can’t fight back, the creepy but ultimately loving story by Frances Hardinge of friends are forced to launch Operation Doom—with unex- two sisters who band together against a world where pected results for all concerned—in this novel by Cynthia nothing is as it seems. Starred reviews from PW, SLJ, Booklist, and Kirkus. Ages 12-18, $17.95, Amulet, Kirkus DeFelice about two funny and very real young heroes. Ages Starred 9781419714801. PW 8-12, $16.99, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 9780374324278. Starred Review Review I Am Princess X Ratscaliber Best friends, big fans, a mysterious webcomic, and a long-lost girl collide in this riveting novel by Cherie The Tonight Show showrunner Josh Lieb reinvents the Priest, illustrated with comics. Once upon a time, two Excalibur legend—with rats! When Joey is bitten by a rat, friends created a princess. Libby drew the pictures, May he is amazed by his transformation into a three-inch tall wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed the rodent. And when hunger leads his rat self to pull the spork dragons. A few years later, Libby died in a car accident, from the scone, Joey finds that he has in fact unlocked the and Princess X died with her. Now May is sixteen and sword Ratscalibur, and must now protect his new rat friends lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she discov- from the evil crows. But what does an eleven-year-old know ers a huge Princess X fan base. Could Libby be behind it? about actual swordplay? And what if Joey no longer wants Ages 12+, $18.99, Arthur A. Levine, 9780545620857. to be a rat? Ages 8-12, $16.99, Razorbill, 9781595142429. Booklist, SLJ Starred Review 7 New in Paperback! I Am Malala I Am Having So Much Fun Raised in a changing Pakistan by an enlightened father Here Without You from a poor background and an illiterate mother from a In Courtney Maum’s novel, thirty-four-year-old British political family, Malala Yousafzai was taught to stand up artist Richard Haddon is too busy mourning the loss of his for what she believes. In I Am Malala, she tells her story of American mistress to a famous cutlery designer to appreci- bravery and determination in the face of extremism, ate his fortune. But after a discovery shocks him back to detailing the daily challenges of growing up in a world reality, he resolves to reinvest in his family life...just in time transformed by terror. This important book is a message for his wife to learn of his affair. Rudderless and remorseful, of hope from one girl who dreams of education for every Richard embarks on a series of misguided attempts to win PW Starred girl in every country. $16, Back Bay, 9780316322423. Anne back while focusing his energy on a provocative art Review PW Avail. Starred piece to prove that he’s still the man she once loved. $16, 6/2 Review Indie Next Pick Touchstone, 9781476764559. The Garden of Burning Sand The powerful political thriller from author Corban Addison. Hard Choices When a young girl with Down syndrome is sexually assaulted After her 2008 presidential run, Hillary Clinton expected to in a Zambian slum, attorney Zoe Fleming joins police officer return to the US Senate. To her surprise, newly elected Joseph Kabuta in investigating the rape. Piecing together clues President Barack Obama asked her to serve in his adminis- from the victim’s past, they discover an unsettling connection tration as Secretary of State. Clinton and Obama had to between the girl—Kuyeya—and a powerful Zambian family repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars, and address who will stop at nothing to bury the truth. Opposed on all a global financial crisis. By the end of her tenure, Clinton sides, they find themselves caught in a dangerous clash had gained a global perspective on the major trends reshap- between the forces of justice and power. $14.99, Quercus, Indie Next ing today’s landscape. In Hard Choices, Clinton chronicles 9781623653866. Pick her role in the foreign initiatives and crises that defined Obama’s first term. $18, Simon and Schuster, 9781476751474. Euphoria Lauded on the cover of the New York Times Book Review and winner of the 2014 New England Book Award for The Vacationers Fiction, Euphoria is Lily King’s nationally bestselling break- Here comes Emma Straub’s delicious, NYT-bestselling book out novel about three young, gifted anthropologists of the of the summer: an irresistible novel about the secrets, joys, ‘30s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their and jealousies that rise to the surface during an American bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives. Inspired by family’s Mediterranean holiday. For the Posts, a two-week events in the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended Mead, Euphoria was one of Salon’s “Best Books of the family and friends is a celebration: Franny and Jim are Year” and “an intellectually stimulating tour de force” PW observing their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, and their Starred (NPR.com). $16, Grove, 9780802123701. Review daughter Sylvia has graduated from high school. But over the Indie Next Pick PW course of the vacation, secrets come to light, childhood rival- Starred Review ries resurface, and ancient wounds are exacerbated. $16, Avail. Troika 6/2 Riverhead, 9781594633881. A young Cuban woman passes her nights dancing in a seedy Florida strip club; a Russian orphan loses everything, then builds a new and prosperous life for himself in New York; a woman struggles to maintain her dignity and hope after a It is what you read when life-changing accident—these are the three members of the troika whose story is told in Adam Pelzman’s dazzling liter- you don’t have to that ary debut. Perla, Julian, and Sophie discover a world that determines what you will forces them to challenge their definitions of commitment, be when you can’t help it. love, and trust—a world that inspires them to transform tragedy into beauty. $16, Berkley, 9780425275368. Kirkus — Oscar Wilde Starred Review Indie Next Pick 8 Fascinating Lives How I Shed My Skin Mo’ Meta Blues: Jim Grimsley entered the sixth grade in the same public The World According to Questlove school he had attended for five years in his small North Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is many things: virtuoso Carolina hometown. But he knew that this year was going drummer, producer, arranger, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to be different, because that was the year federally mandat- bandleader, DJ, composer, and tireless Tweeter. He is one of ed integration of the schools went into effect. Now, over our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first forty years later, Grimsley, a critically acclaimed novelist, book, he reveals his own formative experiences—from revisits that school and those times, remembering his per- growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo- sonal reaction to his first real exposure to black children wop singer, to finding his own way through the music world and to their culture, and his growing awareness of his own and ultimately co-founding and rising up with the Roots, mostly unrecognized racist attitudes. $23.95, Algonquin, a.k.a., the last hip hop band on Earth. $16, Grand Central, Kirkus Booklist 9781616203764. Starred Review Starred 9781455501373. 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The Fellowship Picnic in Provence C.S. Lewis is the 20th century’s most widely read Christian When Elizabeth Bard, her husband, and son arrive in writer and J.R.R. Tolkien its most beloved mythmaker. For Provence, they discover a land of blue skies, lavender fields, three decades, they and their closest associates formed a lit- and peaches that taste like sunshine. Seduced by local ingre- erary club known as the Inklings. The group shared their dients, they become culinary entrepreneurs, starting their works in progress, argued, debated, and gave one another own artisanal ice cream shop and experimenting with flavors companionship, inspiration, and criticism. This group biog- like saffron and fruity olive oil. Filled with enticing recipes raphy by Philip and Carol Zaleski offers the first complete for stuffed zucchini flowers, fig tart, and honey and thyme ice rendering of the lives and works of the Inklings, who sought cream, Picnic in Provence: a Memoir with Recipes by to revitalize literature and faith in the 20th century’s dark- Elizabeth Bard is the story of everything that happens after est years—and did so. $35, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, PW the happily ever after. $26, Little, Brown, 9780316246163. Starred 9780374154097. Review Do No Harm In Montmartre Sue Roe has blended exceptional scholarship with graceful What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How do you live with prose to write this remarkable portrait of the artists who the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving transformed painting, sculpture, dance, music, literature, and operation when it all goes wrong? If you believe that brain fashion. She describes the origins of movements like surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practiced by calm, Fauvism, Cubism, and Futurism, and reconstructs the stories detached doctors, Henry Marsh’s award-winning, brutally behind immortal paintings by Picasso and Matisse. Relating honest account will make you think again. With astonishing the colorful lives and relationships of this dramatic bohemi- compassion and candor, Marsh reveals the profoundly an scene, Roe illuminates the era’s excitement when these moving triumphs, the haunting regrets, and the moments of bold experiments in artistic representation and performance black humor that characterize a brain surgeon’s life in Do began to take shape in In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse, and PW No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery. $25.99, the Birth of Modernist Art. $29.95, Penguin, 9781594204951. Starred Thomas Dunne, 9781250065810. Review

On the Move When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a schoolmaster Real courage is when you wrote: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” But Sacks has never stopped. With unbridled honesty and know you’re licked before humor, Sacks shares his life experiences as a young neurol- you begin, but you begin ogist in the 1960s, his obsession with motorcycles and anyway and see it through speed, his struggles with drug addiction, and his engage- ment with patients. On the Move: A Life is the autobiogra- no matter what. phy of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer who — Harper Lee PW has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us Starred human. $27.95, Knopf, 9780385352543. Review

9 Food for the Body, Food for Thought Dad’s Book of Awesome Recipes Empire of Deception Whether your kids have been preparing their own Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Enter a lunches for years or are just starting out in the kitchen, slick, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed Dad’s Book of Awesome Recipes is your all-in-one guide hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million in to helping them create tasty meals your family will phantom timberland and oil wells. When Leo’s scheme devour. From Veggie Rolls to Pasta alla Carbonara, finally collapsed in 1923, he vanished, beginning an inter- Mike Adamick offers instructions for 100+ kid-friend- national manhunt that lasted almost a year. His mysteri- ly recipes that are perfect for snack time, breakfast, ous death in a Chicago prison topped anything in his lunch, and dinner. Each page helps you inspire your almost-too-bizarre-to-believe life. Leo Koretz was the little chefs to take the lead in the kitchen and make Bernie Madoff of his day, and author Dean Jobb shows culinary creations of their own. Happy cooking! $18.99, us that the dream of easy wealth is a timeless commodi- Adams, 9781440588174. Library ty. $27.95, Algonquin, 9781616201753. Journal Starred The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook Review This cookbook celebrates the seasonal farm- and The Hidden History of ocean-to-table fare that has won accolades for chef Chris Fischer. After working in New York and London, America at War Fischer returned to his farm on Martha’s Vineyard to Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. grow the freshest produce, raise organic livestock, fish Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History the surrounding waters, and gather friends for unforget- of America at War. In prose that will remind you of “the table meals, often served in the farm’s greenhouse best teacher you ever had” (People Magazine), Davis under the stars. The book includes more than 100 brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold recipes, organized seasonally and presented on hand- tales that span our nation’s history, from the printed letterpress menus with dishes like Lobster Pan Roast, Fennel Sausage Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illumi- with Oysters, and Roast Leg of Lamb. $35, Little, Brown, 9780316404075. nates why we go to war, who fights, the grunt’s-eye view of combat, and how these conflicts reshaped our military PW and national identity. $30, Hachette, 9781401324100. Food52 Genius Recipes Starred Review Some recipes surprise us and make us rethink the way we cook. They might involve an unexpectedly simple technique, debunk a kitchen myth, or apply a familiar How to Bake Pi ingredient in a new way. They’re handed down by lumi- Many of us think math is hard, but, as Eugenia Cheng makes naries of the food world and become their legacies. clear, math is actually designed to make difficult things easi- These are what Food52 Executive Editor Kristen er. Combined with infectious enthusiasm for cooking and a Miglore calls genius recipes. In this book, she compiles zest for life, Cheng’s perspective on math becomes this sin- 100 of these culinary gems with tips, riffs, mini-recipes, gular book: a funny, lively, and clear journey no popular PW and stunning photographs from James Ransom, to cre- book on math has explored before. How to Bake Pi: An Starred ate a cooking canon that will stand the test of time. $35, Review Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics will Ten Speed, 9781607747970. dazzle, amuse, and enlighten even the most hardened math- phobe. So, what is math? Let’s look for the answer in the PW kitchen. $27.50, Basic, 9780465051717. The Craft Beer Revolution Starred Citing hundreds of creative businesses like Samuel Review Adams, Deschutes Brewery, New Belgium, Dogfish Head, and Harpoon, Stephen Hindy shows how their combined efforts have grabbed 10 percent of the US beer market—and how Budweiser, Miller, and Coors are creating their own craft-style beers to court credibil- Shopping local ity with a new generation of discerning eaters and drinkers. This is a timely and fascinating look at what feeds your America’s new generation of entrepreneurs can learn from the intrepid pioneering brewers who are trans- community. forming the way Americans enjoy this wonderful, inex- pensive, storied beverage: beer. $16, Palgrave, 9781137280121. 10 STAFF PICKS NEW IN PAPERBACK! EHBC BOOK GROUPS Looking for an open book group? Newcomers & drop-ins welcome! Continued from Page 2 All groups meet year-round at the bookstore Tuesdays at 7 pm. Delancey: A Man, A Woman, A Restaurant, A Marriage by Molly Wizenberg Eagle Harbor Reader’s Circle Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. (Simon & Schuster) Seattle author known for her bestselling food memoir A Tuesday, June 2nd, 7pm Homemade Life and world famous cooking blog Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro Orangette, Wizenberg continues her story on marriage, “… brings to mind the expression, ‘What is old is new again.’ As curiously trite and life, and the opening of Delancey, the Ballard wood- hardly complimentary as that statement may sound, it is offered as unreserved fired pizza restaurant she started with her husband. This praise for the continued wonderment provided by arguably the best short-story is a charming account of two talented people trying to writer in English today.” ~ Booklist, starred review. find their niche in the world, written with humor and candor. I enjoyed it. ~ Kathie Tuesday, July 7th, 7pm An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Winner of the Walter Scott Prize (England) for Historical Fiction. “Easily the best fic- (Washington Square Press) tional treatment of the Dreyfus Affair…. Harris perfectly captures the rampant anti- This is the sort of novel one hates to describe in too Semitism that led to Dreyfus’s scapegoating.” ~ Publisher’s Weekly, starred review. much detail, since it might ruin the story. Ove is a cur- mudgeon and a grump whose life is interrupted by boisterous new neighbors: pregnant Parveneh and her husband Patrick who, Ove notes, can’t even back up a Eagle Harbor Mystery Book Group trailer successfully. Ove is cantankerous. He has no Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. patience with imperfection. He snaps at pleasantries. Tuesday, June 26th, 7pm He rages against those who ignore the rules. And he’s A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak Mysteries) an absolute delight. This was my favorite novel of 2014. ~ Ann by Dana Stabenow Kate Shugak returns to her roots in the far Alaskan north, after leaving the The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden Anchorage D.A.’s office. Her deductive powers are needed when a ranger disappears. Looking for clues among the Aleutian pipeliners, she realizes the fine line by Jonas Jonasson (Ecco) between lies and loyalties—between justice served and murder. Jonasson, who charmed us with The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, gives us Tuesday, July 28th, 7pm another glorious romp. It’s a gallop through the life of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear Nombeko Mayeki—a fourteen-year-old latrine cleaner This is the first book in the critically acclaimed, bestselling Maisie Dobbs series. in Soweto, South Africa—who, because of her intelli- “A delightful mix of mystery, war story and romance set in WWI-era England… A gence and her agile wit, ends up in Sweden with an refreshing heroine, appealing secondary characters and an absorbing plot [make unregistered nuclear missile, a twin who doesn’t official- Winspear a] writer to watch.” ~ Publishers Weekly, starred review. ly exist, his brother, an idiot, and a sampling of other weird and incompetent characters. As with its predeces- sor, this novel is wickedly absurd. ~ Ann Eagle Harbor Speculative Fiction Reading Group Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. Closed Doors by Lisa O’Donnell (HarperPerennial) Tuesday, June 2nd, 7pm In young Michael Murray, author O’Donnell has articu- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline lated one of the most beguiling and authentic voices of a At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, this is a genre-bust- child I’ve found in a book. Michael’s growing awareness ing, ambitious, and charming debut, part quest, part love story, and part virtual of the opposite sex has become intertwined with the space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese bewildering circumstances of an incident involving his robots and flying DeLoreans. mother. Mystified and ravenously curious on both counts, he propels the novel as he sifts through the truths and lies Tuesday, July 7th, 7pm of his small family and town on a Scottish island. His story gripped me, building into a phenomenally powerful, sus- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood penseful, and finally gratifying read. Bravo! ~ John First published in 1985, this is a novel of such power that the reader is unable to forget its images and its forecast. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force. “A novel that brilliantly illuminates some of the darker interconnec- The Washington Post Book World The Plover tions between politics and sex.” ~ . by Brian Doyle (Picador) Tuesday, August 4th, 7pm This novel is nothing less than a stubborn, joyful, life-sav- Spin by Robert Charles Wilson ing journey from the author of the fabulous Mink River. In this spectacular novel of immense scope, an alien barrier is placed around the (The protagonist here, Declan, was glimpsed in that Earth, the moon and stars disappear, and scientists discover that time is passing novel.) I did not want to leave this book at the last page. faster outside the barrier than it is on the planet. “Wilson’s most ambitious and Magical realism with characters that sing to your heart! most successful novel to date…. Wide-ranging and well-crafted.” ~ San Diego ~ Victoria Union-Tribune. 11 JUNE & JULY EVENTS AT EHBC June 7th, Sunday, 3pm June 28th, Sunday, 3pm EMMA HOOPER SARAI WALKER Etta and Otto and Russell and James Dietland Debut novelist Emma Hooper discusses her novel about unlikely New York debut novelist Sarai Walker talks about her hilarious, touching, and heroes, lifelong promises, and last great adventures. Otto finds a provocative book, described as a cross between Bridget Jones’s Diary and Fight note left by his wife in their kitchen in Saskatchewan. Eighty- Club. The heroine, a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery, three-year-old Etta will be walking 3,200 kilometers to see the finds more than she bargained for when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist ocean, and somehow, Otto understands. He took his own journey once before, guerilla group fighting the constant assault upon women’s sexuality, self-esteem, and inde- to fight in a faraway land. With Etta gone, he struggles with his demons of war, pendence. “Through her protagonist, debut novelist Walker gives a plaintive yet powerful while their friend Russell initially pursues the woman he has loved from afar. voice to anyone who has struggled with body image, feelings of marginalization, and sexual And James—well, James you have to meet on the page. manipulation.” ~ Booklist. June 30th, Tuesday, 7pm June 11th, Thursday, 7:30pm ANNIE BARROWS STEPHANIE KALLOS The Truth According to Us Language Arts Join us for a very special ticketed event at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art when Join us in the pleasure of hosting Seattle best-selling author Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, discuss- Stephanie Kallos (Broken for You), whose new novel centers on a es her new novel in conversation with Bainbridge Island author Carol Cassella. high school language arts teacher facing issues with his autistic son, Taking place in the summer of 1938, the The Truth According to Us involves a young his ex-wife, and his college-bound daughter. With the help of an art girl, her beloved aunt, and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their des- student, an Italian-speaking nun, and the memory of a boy whose friendship both tiny forever. BIMA Auditorium seating is limited! Purchasers of a copy of The Truth saved and condemned him, Charles may finally be able to rewrite the script of his life. According to Us will receive tickets for priority seating. June 14th, Sunday, 3pm July 2nd, Thursday, 7:30pm DONALD E. MAYER CRAIG LANCASTER Riding Kid Writes Home: The Remarkable Adventures of The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter a Teen-age Cowboy in the Years of the Great Depression Award-winning Montana author Craig Lancaster discusses his new novel, whose eponymous hero is a thirty-seven-year-old, broken-down boxer who once had big PLUS dreams. Mark Westerly is the sportswriter who has covered him all the way back D.L. FOWLER to a starring turn in the 1992 Olympics, and who has had his own troubles. As Lincoln Raw: A Biographical Novel Hugo hits the ropes again, this time for good, Westerly reaches out to save him—and maybe We present an afternoon double header with area authors, as himself. The gritty novel bobs and weaves through two decades of a relationship that’s both beloved former Bainbridge resident Donald E. Mayer is joined by deeply felt and deeply codependent. D.L. Fowler of Gig Harbor. Mayer presents the story of his remarkable Uncle Carl, a splendid example of those whom Tom July 12th, Sunday, 3pm Brokaw called “The Greatest Generation.” As a 14-year-old, Carl DAVID NEIWERT ran away from his family home in Depression-era St. Louis and Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us went on to such adventures as cattle ranching in Texas, riding the One of Earth’s most intelligent animals provides the focus for David Neiwert’s rails, and serving on the battleship Arizona. talk. The Seattle investigative journalist’s new book is a compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, exploring the extraor- Fowler, author of Lincoln’s Diary: A Novel, presents his new fictional treatment dinary orca and its occasionally fraught relationship with human beings. Neiwert of the 16th president, told in the voice of Lincoln himself and grounded in his- shows how killer whales came to capture our imaginations, and brings to life the often cata- torical record. strophic environmental consequences of that appeal. June 18th, Thursday, 7:30pm July 26th, Sunday, 3pm JAMES LONGHURST KELLI ESTES Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Great potential for meaningful dialogue is in store this evening for Inspired by true events, Kelli Estes’s poignant and atmospheric debut is a tale an island heavily populated by bicycle enthusiasts and those with of two women determined to do the right thing, proving that the smallest items whom they share the roads. Since Americans have been riding can hold centuries of secrets. Exploring her deceased aunt’s estate, Inara bikes for more than a century, asks author James Longhurst, why Erickson finds a hidden piece of elaborately stitched fabric. As she discovers the are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? Longhurst tack- secrets it holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a Chinese girl driven from les that question by tracing the debates between American bike riders, motorists, her home by a cruel purge of the Chinese from Seattle in 1886. Through the stories Mei Lien and pedestrians. “I recommend it for anyone who feels stuck in polarized con- tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her versations about how we use our roads.” ~ Elly Blue, author of Bikenomics. to make an impossible choice. June 20th, Saturday, 9-11am July 30th, Thursday, 7:30pm SIMON MAJUMDAR ERIKA MITCHELL Fed, White and Blue: Finding America with My Fork Bai Tide Come join us in the great outdoors as we celebrate books and food Following up on events in her debut novel, Blood Money, Erika Mitchell’s sus- at the Bainbridge Farmers Market with food writer, broadcaster, penseful new book takes CIA case officer Bai Hsu from San Diego to the and “Iron Chef” and “Cutthroat Kitchen” judge Simon Majumdar! foothills of Pyongyang, Korea, and makes him question all he knew about work- He will be signing and chatting about his new book, in which he ing in the field. “… Mitchell turns the Asian theater of operations into her… documents his odyssey across America before becoming an American citizen, literary playground for fashioning a… thriller that reads like a… combination of Frederick sampling the dizzying array of food cultures in our great nation. Please note the Forsyth and John Le Carre with just enough Len Deighton sprinkled in…. A thinking man’s, special time and venue of this fun al fresco event! or woman’s, page turner that revs in the red from artful beginning to crafty climax.” ~ Jon Land, author of Strong Darkness.