New Local Books
Stormstruck: When Supercharged Winds
Slammed Northwest Michigan
By Robert Campbell
Forward by Bob Sutherland
Mission Point Press $21.50
It was a hundred-year storm. Thin trees snapped like matchsticks; thick ones toppled, one atop another, like felled soldiers. The storm's straight-wind blast left houses with gaping holes, thousands of residents with no power for days, a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore that is, said one official, unrecognizable, and a cleanup that could take years.
Why We Preserve: The Leelanau Conservancy through the lens of Ken Scott
Working with iconic Leelanau photographer Ken Scott, the Leelanau Conservancy has published a book of photos and essays about the lands that the Leelanau Conservancy has protected over the last 27 years. The 56-page book, features 52 stunning color photographs and seven essays by a cache of writers including renowned chef Mario Batali, CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent Martha Teichner and Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine publisher Deborah Wyatt Fellows.
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Glen Lake Book Club
Held at Glen Arbor Town Hall
Friday November 20
at 10:00 a.m.
The Children Act
By Ian McEwan
Anchor $15.00
Friday December 18
at 10:00 a.m.
A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness and a Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression
By Ted Gup
Penguin $17.00
The Lakeshore Readers
Held at Glen Lake Community Library
Wednesday December 2
at 10:00 a.m.
A Prayer for Owen Meany By John Irving
William Morrow $15.99
Wednesday January 27
at 10:00 a.m.
God in Ruins By Kate Atkinson
Back Bay $17.99, due 1-12-16
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Books for Children
 Little Tree
By Loren Long
Philomel $17.99
Little Tree is very happy in the forest, where he is surrounded by other little trees and his leaves keep him cool in the heat of summer, but when autumn comes and the other trees drop their leaves, Little Tree cannot be persuaded to let his go, even after they wither and turn brown.
(Ages 2 and up)
 Look and Be Grateful
By Tomie DePaola
Holiday House $16.99
A young boy awakens with the dawn, opens his eyes and looks closely at his world. He admires all that surrounds him, large and small, from the radiant sun to a tiny, but exquisite ladybug. "Today is today, and it is a gift." We are encouraged to be thankful.
(Ages 2 and up)
 My Leaf Book
By Monica Wellington
Dial $16.99
A young girl visits an arboretum in the autumn to collect fallen leaves. She identifies various trees by the shapes of their leaves and pastes her collection into her own leaf book. (Ages 2 and up)
 Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story
By Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by Jill McElmurray
Schwartz and Wade $17.99
In this spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a large family works together to make their special meal. Mama prepares the turkey, Daddy tends the fire, Sister kneads, and Brother bastes. Everyone from Grandma and Grandpa to the littlest baby has a special job to do. Told in spare, rhythmic verse and lively illustrations, Sharing the Bread is a perfect read-aloud to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition. (All ages)
Chapter Books
 Appleblossom the Possum
By Holly Goldberg Sloan
Illustrated by Gary Rosen
Dial $16.99
Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it's time for all of them even little Appleblossom to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family and accidentally falls down their chimney! (Ages 8 and up)
 Crenshaw
By Katherine Applegate
Feiwel and Friends $16.99
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything? (Ages 8 and up)
 These Shallow Graves
By Jennifer Donnelly
Delacorte $19.99
A young woman in nineteenth-century New York City must struggle against gender and class boundaries when her father is found dead of a supposed suicide, and she believes there is more than meets the eye, so in order to uncover the truth she will have to decide how much she is willing to risk and lose. (Ages 12 and up)
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Other Gift Ideas
Best of the Back Pages 2016 Calendar
$15.00
Photographs by Ken Scott
Cottage Book Shop Cloisonne Ornaments
$35.00
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The Cottage Children's
Book Club
The perfect gift for all of the little people in your life. Give the gift of a book a month!
Our knowledgeable staff will personally choose a hardcover book for each child. A passion for reading can begin at a young age and this special gift will foster the love of books and reading!
Here's how it works:
~ each month or bi-monthly the child will receive a recently published, age appropriate hardcover book matched with the child's interests.
(we can also choose classic children's books if requested)
~gifts will be wrapped and arrive with a card from the giver.
~the cost of the book (less a 15% discount) and shipping (USPS) is less than $20.00 per month. The amount will be charged to your credit card monthly or bimonthly.
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Order from our website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and we will personally attend to it pronto, shipping to your home or for shop pickup. www.cottagebooks.com 
Our website is hosted by Indiebound, whose mission is to help people across the U.S. find and shop at independently-owned bookstores. Their recommended books fliers are available on our website, but should you prefer the written copy, we will give you one when next in or mail it town.
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Dear Friends,
It was an extremely beautiful and warm fall, it seemed like the changing of the colors went on for a long time.
November colors
With November comes the cooler weather and quieter days here in Glen Arbor. We are open daily and besides books we have lots of wonderful items for gift giving. We have just received an order of plush toys, many of them are ready for winter.
Another gift item that just arrived are snuggly socks and mittens from Solmates. A staff favorite, we are pleased to share them with you. They will keep you warm on cool nights and you will be stylish to boot. Oh, and no more matching of socks.
Cottage Book Shop is open all year so please remember we are happy to consult on books over the phone and we ship as well. If you are local please be sure to shop your local stores first, we appreciate the business!
You can keep up with news of Cottage Book Shop and Glen Arbor by following us on
Facebook.
Happy November and Happy Thanksgiving!
Sue Boucher, Jill Webb and Bonnie Foley
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November Selection
of the Month
The Arsonist by Sue Miller
(Vintage $16.95)
After fifteen years working in East Africa, Frankie Rowley returns to the New Hampshire village where her family has always spent their summers. But the tranquility she's expecting proves short lived when, on the very night she arrives, a mysterious arsonist begins targeting the homes of other summer residents. As this seemingly idyllic community becomes increasingly on edge, Frankie also has to deal with her father's declining health-and begins a passionate affair with the editor of a local paper that will yield its own remarkable risks and revelations. Suspenseful, sophisticated, and finely wrought,
The Arsonist is an artfully nuanced and deeply emotional novel about a family and a community tested, about how and where one ought to live, and about what it means to lead a fulfilling life.
~Recommended by Sue Boucher and Bonnie Foley
A perfect gift for book lovers, Cottage Books Selection of the Month members receive our monthly paperback selections
at 15% off, plus $3.50 shipping
which will be charged to your credit card.
This can be customized for members if they would prefer another type of book or genre such as
a hardcover or non fiction title.
When ordering any additional books with this selection, you receive 15% off them as well. Should you wish to substitute, let us know within a few days of receiving this email.
Sign up yourself, your loved ones or a friend to receive
a recommended book each month.
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Some Recommendations
 After You
By Jojo Moyes
Pamela Dorman $26.95
Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can t help but feel she s right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will's past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . . ~Recommended by Bonnie Foley
 Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator
By Homer Hickam
William Morrow $25,99
Carrying Albert Home tells the sweet, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking tale of a young couple and their special pet on a crazy 1,000-mile journey. Told with the warmth and down-home charm that made Rocket Boys a beloved bestseller, Homer Hickam's rollicking novel is truly a testament to that strange and marvelous emotion we call love. ~Recommended by Jill Webb
 Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
By Sarah Vowell
Riverhead $27.95
An insightful and unconventional account of George Washington's trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling teenage French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette. Chronicling General Lafayette s years in Washington's army, Vowell reflects on the ideals of the American Revolution versus the reality of the Revolutionary War. ~Recommended by Kim Mann
 Mothers Tell Your Daughters: Stories
By Bonnie Jo Campbell
W.W. Norton $25.95
Bonnie Jo Campbell is a keen observer of life and trouble in rural America, and her working-class protagonists can be at once vulnerable, wise, cruel, and funny. The strong but flawed women of
Mothers, Tell Your Daughters must negotiate a sexually charged atmosphere as they love, honor, and betray one another against the backdrop of all the men in their world. Such richly fraught mother-daughter relationships can be lifelines, anchors, or they can sink a woman like a stone. ~Recommended by Sue Boucher
 One Year After
by William R. Forstchen
Forge Books $25.99
William Forstchen jumped onto the New York Times bestseller list with
One Second After. That was a terrifying novel of the terrorist explosion of nuclear weapons over the United State s and Europe. All power, records, and millions of lives were lost in a second. Civilization as we know it ended.
One Year After is the follow-up novel, obviously one year later. Survivors are re-learning skills from before electricity, before malls and groceries. Even before modern medicine and communications. As bands struggle to survive, and fight off raiders who want what little they have, new dangers arise.... politics. Those who wish to take everything with a smile and a promise. ~Review by Mike Toal
 Speed Kings
By Andy Bull
Avery $26.95
A story of risk, adventure, and daring as four Americans race to win the gold medal in the most dangerous competition in Olympic history. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled toward war, speed was all the rage. Bobsledding, the fastest and most thrilling way to travel on land, had become a sensation. Exotic, exciting, and brutally dangerous, it was the must-see event of the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the first Winter Games on American soil. Bobsledding required exceptional skill and extraordinary courage qualities the American team had in abundance.
~Recommended by Kim Mann
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Books for Cooks
 My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life
By Ruth Reichl
Random House $35.00
My Kitchen Year follows the change of seasons and Reichl's emotions as she slowly heals through the simple pleasures of cooking. While working 24/7, Reichl would throw quick meals together for her family and friends. Now she has the time to rediscover what cooking meant to her. Imagine kale, leaves dark and inviting, sauteed with chiles and garlic; summer peaches baked into a simple cobbler; fresh oysters chilling in a box of snow; plump chickens and earthy mushrooms, fricasseed with cream. Over the course of this challenging year, each dish Reichl prepares becomes a kind of stepping stone to finding joy again in ordinary things.
 My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own
By Alice Waters and Fanny Singer
Pam Krauss $24.99
In her most intimate and compelling cookbook yet, Alice invites readers to step not into the kitchen at Chez Panisse, but into her own, sharing how she shops, stores, and prepares the pantry staples and preserves that form the core of her daily meals. Ranging from essentials like homemade chicken stock, red wine vinegar, and tomato sauce to the unique artisanal provisions that embody Alice s unadorned yet delightful cooking style, she shows how she injects even simple meals with nuanced flavor and seasonal touches year-round.
 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper!
By Ree Drummond
William Morrow $29.99
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime is a beloved collection of all the scrumptious supper recipes that make their way through Ree's kitchen in regular rotation, from main dish salads to satisfying soups to hearty casseroles to comfort food classics . . . and everything in between. She lays out all the different ways she tackles dinner in her house, from super-quick 16-Minute Meals to make-ahead Freezer Food to irresistible pastas and a bundle of brand-new favorites of my crew.
 Simply Nigella By Nigella Lawson
Flatiron Books $35.00
Whatever the occasion, food-in the making and the eating-should always be pleasurable. Simply Nigella taps into the rhythms of our cooking lives with recipes that are uncomplicated and relaxed yet always satisfying. Simply Nigella is the perfect antidote to our busy lives: a calm and glad celebration of food to soothe and uplift.
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Glen Arbor Pajama Party Sale
