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Our event season has started with a bang! If you were unable to attend our previous events, we have signed copies in stock. Scoop them up while they last! Our incredible line-up of authors will continue right through the fall. In this newsletter there are links to register for Rick Riordan and Ann Patchett along with many others. Check out our full fall line-up on our
event schedule to find the perfect event for you. We hope to see you soon!
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Sunday, Sept
ember 25th at 1pm
The #iLov
eMG Tour comes to An Unlikely Story! Middle Grade authors Tania Unsworth and Adam Shaughne
ssy pair up for an event that lovers of thrilling, page-turning adventures won't want to miss! Tania and Adam will read from their books, discuss why they love writing Middle Grade books, answer audience questions, and sign books. You can sign up
HERE
. As an added incentive to attend this event, we will be raffling off 2 tickets to our upcoming event on October 4 with RICK RIORDAN and signed copies of Tania's and Adam's Books. You must be present to win.
We are so honored to welcome beloved, bestselling author and fellow independent bookstore owner Ann Patchett to An Unlikely Story. Ann will introduce and sign her new novel,
Commonwealth, a sprawling family epic, loosely based on her own family.
Register here for this event.
Tuesday, October 4th at 6pm
We've got an event of mythological proportions with Rick Riordan, celebrating the release of
The Hammer of Thor, the newest book in the
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. Tickets are $23.41 and include admission for two (2) and one (1) copy of
Hammer of Thor; and go on sale today,
Tuesday, September 20th at 6:00pm. This is a very special event with Rick; he will sign and personalize books and allow photos in the signing line. Seating capacity is limited to a maximum of 200, so make sure you
sign up quickly!
For this event we have added an overflow broadcast area for our wait-list attendees. Wait-list attendees will have the opportunity to view the presentation remotely and meet Rick in the signing line.
Wednesday, October 5th at 5pm
We are honored to welcome beloved and bestselling Caldecott Honor recipient Patrick McDonnell to celebrate the release of his new picture book.
Tek: The Modern Cave Boy is a hilarious reminder of how technology can take us backward... all the way to the time of prehistoric man! Patrick will read
Tek, demonstrate his amazing drawing skills, and sign his books.
This event requires advance registration for all guests, which is available here!
More Unlikely Events
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Bookseller recommendations
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Alexa recommends:
A wonderful insightful saga of the interconnection of two families. The descriptive and often unexpected twists and turns pulled me into their lives fully. I loved every minute of reading!
Lynda recommends:
Welcome back to Three Pines, a small village in Quebec that appears on no map, and is home to Armand Gamache, his wife, Reine-Marie, and an eclectic group of neighbors. Gamache, former Head of Homicide for the Surete du Quebec, has accepted the position of Commander at the Surete Academy, where the misappropriation of building funds is suspected and an unusually high percentage of the graduates entering the Surete are harsh and cruel, scheming and undermining. Shortly into the term, a professor is murdered and professors, cadets and even the Commander are all suspects. Back in Three Pines, an old orienteering map is discovered...the village and several random objects carefully depicted. Gamache entices four cadets from the Academy to decipher the map's clues and discover its secret.
Michelle recommends:
A compelling WWII thriller that grips the reader from the moment she opens the front cover. Nathan Blum has escaped the ghettos of Poland where his family has been brutally murdered for being Jewish. He's now an intelligence officer in Washington. Dr. Mendl is a renowned physics professor with the secret for completing a bomb that could end the war, but is trapped in Aushwitz, where the Nazis have burned all his years of research. Blum volunteers to go back into the heart of hatred, to break into the notorious death camp and escape with Dr. Mendl. Will Blum make it in? Will they both make it out alive? This is a deeply emotional and engrossing story inspired by events in Gross's family history.
Leo recommends:
by Jennifer L. Holm
A kid's-eye-view of the Depression set in Key West, Florida where likeable Beans Curry collects cans, plays marbles, and soon gets involved in a scheme with a rum runner in this prequel to Turtle in Paradise. Great characters, humor, and plenty of heart! (Ages 8-12)
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Socks can do more than just keep your feet warm, they can also make you smile! We have a great selection of Blue Q socks for both men and women that are as whimsical as they are stylish. My personal favorite is "Cute but Psycho... But Cute".
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New in Hardcover
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Lauren Groff
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Julie Claiborne Johnson
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Erica Jong
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Gilly MacMillan
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Elizabeth Alexander
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Jory John
Lane Smith (illus.)
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Jamie Lee Curtis
Laura Cornell (illus.)
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Raina Telgemeier
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Kendare Blake
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Around the Community
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Auditions for
WELCOME TO WEIRDSVILLE
We are looking for performers, 8th grade to adult. We need actors, puppeteers, and dancers. The sketches are quite short, funny and easy to memorize.
In this family friendly mix of haunted house and theatrical experience, patrons will be led on
a tour through several spooky and hilarious scenes.
There are seven rehearsals, and four show evenings.
Thursday Oct 27, 6-8:30, Friday & Saturday Oct 28,29 6-9 With a matinee Sunday 2-5.
Come be part of the fun.
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Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Phone: (508) 699-0244
111 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762
Happy reading,
Kym Havens
An Unlikely Story
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