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March 3, 2018
Well, March certainly roared in like a lion! Let's just hope it works its way to lamb-like by the end of the month! Our Second Story is bustling today with customers with no power, taking advantage of our pub tables and comfy leather couches and chairs. We're so grateful we're able to be a warm, cozy, community gathering place for our neighbors. Having coffee and good books are also a huge bonus! 
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If you've been to events here at An Unlikely Story, you know that you might leave with sore cheeks from laughing so hard. This will be another one of those events: Jeff Kinney will  host Ruben Bolling, the author of the award-winning weekly comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug. Ruben will be discussing his hilarious  EMU Club Adventure books(short for Exploration-Mystery-Unbelievable Club).  Register for this free event here. 
 
Local author Margie Markarian will be here to introduce her debut picture book The Princess and the Cafe on the Moat. Spend the afternoon with Margie while she reads her charming fairy tale and conducts a Q & A. During the event, parents can enjoy a complimentary coffee tasting from New Harvest Coffee RoastersRegister here for this free event.

Amy Bass  
Amy Bass
If you're a fan of incredible sports stories, or heartwarming non-fiction, you won't want to miss Emmy award-winner, Amy Bass, discuss her new book One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together. Following the discussion, Amy will do a Q & A and signing. Callie Crossley, of Under the Radar on WGBH has chosen One Goal as her March selection for Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Group! Check it out HERERegister for this free event here.
 
Saturday, March 31st at 7:00pm
Gledé Browne Kabongo writes intense psychological thrillers - unflinching tales of deception, secrecy, danger and family. We are thrilled to welcome her to An Unlikely Story to introduce her newest YA thriller Autumn of Fear, the sequel to her bestseller, Game of Fear. Join us for a presentation with the author and a Q & A, followed by a book signing.  Register for the free event here.

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Bookseller recommendations Recommendations
Kym recommends:
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
by Brad Meltzer

The Escape Artist is the best new thriller I've read in a long time! I'm so glad to know it's going to be a series. The two main characters, mortician Zig, and soldier Nola Brown, are so richly developed, with flashbacks to the events that shaped them seamlessly woven with the current action. They are both flawed, yet believable and utterly complex. I can't wait to see what comes next!


Colleen recommends:
Everything is Horrible and Wonderful
Everything is Horrible and Wonderful
by
Stephanie Wittels Wachs
This book is horrible and wonderful. Stephanie Wittels Wachs reflects on her life before and after The Tragedy: the day her brother Harris Wittels, comedian/co-producer of 'Parks and Recreation', dies of a heroin overdose. It is unsentimental and heartfelt. Ugly and beautiful. You will laugh and cry throughout.


Michelle recommends:
Exit West
by Mohson Hamid
Saeed and Nadia meet and fall in love while their country is ravaged around them. When they obtain access to a mysterious door, they leave behind loved ones and all they know for an uncertain, but hopefully safe future. While the young couple physically escapes, the strife and stresses of becoming strangers in new lands wages war on their bond and relationship. Mohsin Hamid uses magical doors to illustrate the refugee experience in a way that seems much less fantastical than the actual horrors and hardships facing most refugees.

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Cards & Gifts Gifts
Who needs candy? Not us! We have lots of unbelievably soft, fluffy bunnies, chicks, and even bunny-eared hedgehogs! Then add some basket goodies like scented erasers, magic sequin pouches, funky pens and markers, and putty, putty putty!!! Hop on in and check out our colorful displays, guaranteed to brighten up your day. 
New in Hardcover NewReleases
The Hush
The French Girl
I_ve Been Thinking
One Goal
Food_ What the Heck Should I Eat_
The Hush
John Hart
Lexie Elliott
Maria Shriver
One Goal
Amy Bass
Food:
What the Heck Should I Eat?

Mark Hyman
New in Paperback
Testimony
Don_t Let Go
Small Great Things
In This Grave Hour
Dodge City
Scott Turow
Harlan Coben
Jodi Picoult
Jacqueline Winspear
Tom Clavin
New in Childrens
Baby Monkey_ Private Eye
The Midnight Gang
The Boggart Fights Back
The Traitor_s Game
Brian Selznick
& David Serlin

David Walliams
Susan Cooper
Jennifer A. Nielson

Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Late opening Tuesday, March 6th 10:00am - 9:00pm

Phone: (508) 699-0244

Happy reading,
Kym Havens
An Unlikely Story

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