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The similarities between Anna Quindlen’s life and mine are many. We are the oldest of five children and our mothers died at an early age. We were both thumb-suckers long after we should have given it up. Our first grandchildren are boys, the second girls. Most importantly, she and I share the title that is common yet so personal: Grandmother. I read
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
(Random House $26) in one sitting in a library where my out-loud laughter and noisy sniffles broke the quiet. “Yes, that’s exactly it,” I thought over and over. I will be in conversation with Quindlen here at QRB next Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. It will be hard to keep from telling her about
my
grandchildren, but I’m going to try to restrain myself, because what you need to hear are her wise words about this phase of life in which she says she felt “very experienced and totally green.” Yes. That’s exactly it.
If you would like to reserve a seat and ticket to the signing line, you may pre-order
Nanaville
here
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From Kiwi:
Normal People: A Novel
by Sally Rooney (Hogarth $26). Follow a young Irish couple through high school and into college as they repeatedly get together and break up despite maintaining intense (and confusing) feelings for each other. Rooney perfectly captures the raw and heartrending discomfort of finding real love in a modern age where non-monogamy and apathy is the status quo. The characters start out oblivious (and frustratingly self-absorbed!), but you will end up rooting for them and relating to them in surprising moments of insight. A unique coming-of-age story.
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From Ran Coble:
Varina
by Charles Frazier (new in paperback, Ecco $16.99). This was my favorite novel of 2018. It is just beautifully written. It's about Varina Howell Davis, the second wife (at age 18) of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. The novel explores themes of race and slavery, memory and loss, and choices in life. Varina doesn’t believe in slavery as much as her husband. Tellingly, she says, “Being on the wrong side of history carries consequences…. Those were times that required choosing a side – and then, sooner or later, history asks which side were you on?”
See the full text of Ran Coble's Best of 2018 Books, Movies and Music
here
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Hurry! This offer expires
Thursday, April 18 at 10 pm.
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The Pulitzer Prize winners are in!
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The 2019 Pulitzer Prize winners in literature were announced this week. Kudos to Mamie, who earlier recommmended the Fiction winner,
The Overstory
, as well as both Fiction finalists! Read about the winners
here
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COME JOIN IN THE FUN ON INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 9 AM–9 PM
It's a celebration of Indie bookstores that takes place across the country on the last Saturday in April, with activities all day long.
For Kids:
- Crafts, coloring, face-painting and slime-making
- Storytime with the Cat in the Hat
For Everyone:
- Drawings for gift bags every hour
- Free cookies all day!
- A visit from the Poetry Fox
- Purr Cup Cat Cafe is back by popular demand!
- Literary Trivia contest in the evening - individuals or teams may sign up
- Exclusive books and literary items for sale, in-store only, on this day only
- Create your free Libro.fm account by April 27 to claim free audiobooks on this day.
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This week on
Bookin'
host Jason Jefferies continues a lively conversation with Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith, editors of the anthology,
Mothers and Strangers: Essays on Motherhood from the New South
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QRB IS A FINALIST FOR BEST BOOKSTORE
Thank you to everyone who nominated us for Best Bookstore in Indy Week's Best of Triangle 2019! Anyone can participate in the final voting, going on through May 5, and we'd love your vote! It's at
Indyweek/BestOfTriangle
(find bookstores under the 'Shop' category).
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NC Bookwatch
on UNC-TV
, with host D.G. Martin, airs on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. This week D.G.'s guest is children's author Ali Standish with
The Ethan I Was Before
. Standish visits QRB with the new
August Isle
this Tuesday (see below). Find the full
Bookwatch
schedule and watch episodes online at
UNC-TV.org
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Tonight, April 17, 7:00 PM
BELLE BOGGS,
The Gulf: A Novel
In conversation with Sarah Ruiz
Hardly able to support herself teaching and not making progress on her poetry, Marianne accepts a job directing a school for Christian writers. In this debut novel, Boggs (author of
The Art of Waiting
) plumbs the troubled waters dividing America with humor and empathy. "The Gulf is literally a divine read—it's also smart, profound, very funny, and finally redemptive."—Lee Smith
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Friday, April 19, 7:00 PM
BRENDA RUFENER and JAYE ROBIN BROWN:
A discussion of Young Adult literature with moderator AMBER SMITH
Two authors of Young Adult fiction team up to discuss writing and their latest novels. In Brenda Rufener's
Since We Last Spoke
, a fatal car accident rocks the relationships of two families and two teenagers. Kirkus Reviews says, "Rufener's treatment of grief is nuanced and deeply felt.” Jaye Robin Brown's
The Meaning of Birds
is a beautiful exploration of first love and first loss. Moderater Amber Smith is the author of
The Way I Used to Be
. For ages 14+.
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Monday, April 22, 7:00 PM
SCOTT REINTGEN,
Nyxia Uprising
Fantasy fiction for ages 12+
In the highly anticipated finale to the
Nyxia Triad
, Emmett and the Genesis team must join forces with a surprising set of allies if they’re ever to make it home alive.
Scott Reintgen's former career as a teacher of English and creative writing in diverse urban communities in North Carolina taught him that inspiration isn't equally accessible to everyone. So he set out to write fiction for the front-row sleepers and back-row dreamers in his classes, and hopes his students see themselves, vibrant and on the page, in characters like Emmett.
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Tuesday, April 23, 7:00 PM
ALI STANDISH,
August Isle
For ages 8+
The critically acclaimed author of
The Ethan I Was Before
joins us with a story of one girl’s journey to a magical seaside town, where she uncovers her family’s long hidden secrets, ultimately finding truth and redemption. Fans of Sharon Creech and Rebecca Stead will be captivated by this story filled with warm humor, mystery, whimsy, and characters you can’t let go.
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Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 PM
ANNA QUINDLEN
Na
naville: Adventures in Grandparenting
In conversation with QRB's Mamie Potter
Seats may be reserved
Before blogs even existed, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of family, motherhood, and modern life, in her nationally syndicated column. Now she’s taking the next step and going full nana in the pages of this lively, beautiful, and moving book about being a grandmother.
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Friday, April 26, 7:00 PM
JOSEPH FINDER,
Judgment
NYTimes
-bestselling author Finder visits with an explosive new thriller about a judge and the one personal misstep that could lead to her–and her family’s–undoing. David Baldacci says, “This is an exquisite game of cat and mouse. Finder is fully in his groove here ...
Judgment
rocks.”
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY IS SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH!
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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Forever Young:
YA for Adults
Thursday, Apr. 18
7:00 PM
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Singles
Saturday,
Apr. 20
10:00 AM
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Contemporary Fiction
At Lake Boone Trail Starbucks
Monday, Apr. 22
7:00 PM
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Thursday, Apr. 25
7:00 PM
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Triangle Origami
Folders United
Saturday, Apr. 27
7:00 PM
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Find the schedule for all of our groups
here
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Mondays -Saturdays - Sundays
10:30 AM
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For Young Adults with
developmental disabilities.
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QRB Teen Writers Collective
for info.
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34 Years of Independent Bookselling
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”~~Mary Schmich
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