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On December 29th, 1890, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. An encounter with US Army soldiers ended with the deaths of several hundred unarmed Lakota. David Treuer’s
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
(Riverhead $28) challenges the perception that Native American history ended on that fateful day. Examining their lives, and trials and tribulations in the US since then, Treuer shows an ingenious and sophisticated group of people determined to carve out a place for themselves in the modern world. Do yourself a favor: forget
Dances With Wolves
and read this book!
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STAFF PICKS
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From Mamie: In
The Storm
(Atria $26), author Arif Anwar does something that I love: He brings together several disparate characters in astonishing ways. The players are Honufa, an East Pakistani mother caught in a literal and figurative storm as she is separated from her husband and son; her friend, Rina, who has taken Honufa’s son to a safe place; and a Bangladeshi man, Shahryar Choudhury, trying to find a job so he can stay in the US. Reading novels like this reinforces my compassion for those unlike me who suffer in ways I cannot imagine.
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From Matt:
What is Punk?
by Eric Morse, illustrated by Anni Yi (Black Sheep/Akashic $15.95). It's a tiny book, to be sure. But this "kid's introduction" book (for ages 3+) clearly, cleanly - and in a rhyming fashion - lays out some of the history of punk and hardcore music, history and ethos, using Yi's claymation-styled art to illustrate the scene and some of its heavier players. A great gift for adult punks, and for kids, it's a wonderful intro to music you can love together.
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From Mindy: Rachel Hollis built her own company from scratch and is a writer at heart. In
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
(Thomas Nelson $22.99), she opens herself up with candor and humility while at the same time celebrating her success and encouraging yours. She talks about all of the hard things; relationships, marriage, work, entrepreneurship, faith, and more. She reminds us that success is not perfection--it's taking charge of your life, and reaching for what you want no matter who tells you not to and how hard it is.
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Find more of our staff picks
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SIGNED COPIES
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
by Stephanie Land (Hachette $27).
The Current
by Tim Johnston (Algonquin $27.95). From the author of
Descent
, a new novel about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people.
Browse our entire selection of autographed books
here
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On this week's
Bookin'
podcast, QRB Marketing Manager Jason Jefferies talks to Belle Boggs about her upcoming novel
The Gulf
, a
send-up of writing workshops, for-profit education, and the gulf between believers and nonbelievers.
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Belle Boggs is also a contributor to a forthcoming anthology edited by Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith,
Mothers and Strangers: Essays on Motherhood from the New South
, which will be discussed at Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh on February 23rd as part of the North Carolina Book Festival, and also at an event at QRB on April 1st.
The North Carolina Book Festival
is happening February 21-24 in venues in downtown Raleigh, NCSU Hunt Library, and at Quail Ridge Books. Find the latest updates on the
NC Bookfest website
and
Facebook.com/NCBookfest
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Sunday, Jan. 27, 2:00 PM
MARY DAVILA,
Grandpa's Tent
Written by two Episcopal priests and mothers, this book is a companion for children and families as they experience death, perhaps for the first time. It includes helpful talking points for adults to discuss with children ages 5-10. The Rev. Mary Davila is Assistant Rector at Christ Church (Episcopal).
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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 7:00 PM
BARBARA BENNETT
Smoke Signals from Samarcand: The 1931 Reform School Fire and Its Aftermath
In conversation with Jill McCorkle
In 1931, sixteen poor, white, teenaged female inmates at "Samarcand Manor"—the State Home and Industrial School for Girls, in Samarcand, North Carolina—were accused of burning down two campus buildings in protest against living conditions. Bennett brings us this dramatic story, and makes a case study of the misguided social-engineering schemes—fraught with racism, classism, and sexual stereotypes—that churned through North Carolina and other Southern states during this time. Bennett is an associate professor of English at NCSU.
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Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:00 PM
A Night with 2019 Piedmont Laureate, David Menconi
Since 2009, North Carolina's Piedmont Laureates have served as advocates for reading, writing and the arts across the Triangle region. Longtime
News & Observer
music critic/arts reporter David Menconi is our laureate for 2019. He joins us to talk about plans and events for 2019, which the state has declared its year of music under the heading "Come Hear North Carolina." David will also preview his forthcoming musical history tentatively titled "The Big Book of North Carolina Music" (UNC Press 2020).
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Thursday, Jan. 31, 7:00 PM
ROBERT W. TURNER II
Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete
In conversation with Ron Rice
Drawing on his own experience as a professional football player as well as interviews with more than 120 NFL players, Turner reveals what it means to be an athlete in the NFL, and why so many players struggle with life after football. Dr. Turner is an Assistant Professor at GWU School of Medicine & Health Science, and a Research Scientist at Duke University. He will be in conversation with
Ron Rice
, former NFL player for the Detroit Lions and NFL Alumni Association officer.
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Saturday, Feb. 2, 3:00 PM
IAN RANKIN,
In a House of Lies
In conversation with mystery Grand Master, Margaret Maron
Detective John Rebus's retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing a decade earlier. A gripping story of corruption and consequences, this new novel demonstrates that Rankin and Rebus are still at the top of their game. Seats will be available for the public without any purchase required. If you'd like a reserved seat and priority signing line ticket, prepurchase the book
here
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Sunday, Feb. 3, 2:00 PM
LENARD D. MOORE,
The Geography of Jazz
In this new volume, Raleigh poet Lenard D. Moore celebrates jazz music and jazz musicians with poems that convey the rhythms of jazz through his deft handling of the poetic line and his use of formal techniques like repetition and onomatopoeia. The collection also includes a new poetic form, jazzku, that recalls Japanese haiku and tanka.
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy BC
Thursday, Jan. 24
7:00 PM
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Triangle Origami
Folders United
Saturday, Jan. 26
7:00 PM
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The QRB BC
Sunday, Jan. 27
4:30 PM
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Contemporary Fiction BC
Monday, Jan. 28
7:00 PM
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Mystery BC
Monday, Feb. 4
7:00 PM
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Find the schedule for all of our groups
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Mondays and Saturdays
10:30 AM
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Saturday, Feb. 2, 10:30 AM
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For Young Adults with
developmental disabilities.
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QRB Teen Writers Collective
Meets at NCSU. Contact Cris.Crissman@gmail.com for info.
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Quail Ridge Books
34 Years of Independent Bookselling
919-828-1588
“
I think it's time to renew our romance with the word. I'm as culpable as anyone in having exalted the image at the expense of the word. But only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers
.”~~Steven Spielberg
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