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Wellesley Books Newsletter
December 7th, 2016
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Our Winter Catalog has arrived! Twice a year, we offer this great free catalog, filled with our booksellers' suggestions for gifts, fiction, non-fiction, and kids' books. This year, we are as pleased as we can be with the design, featuring literary penguins drawn by our marketing guru, Geoff. This newsletter is peppered with recommended titles from this season's catalog, hand picked by our staff. Stop into the store and pick up your copy while they're here!
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Upcoming Events At Wellesley Books
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All events are free to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Purchase the lead title
from Wellesley Books to enter the signing line!
Thursday, December 8th, 7:00 PM. Tomorrow!
Join the editors of Domino magazine as they discuss their new book
Domino: Your Guide To A Stylish Home
. The editors of the book take a detailed approach to the specifics of making a space your own - the key pieces, accessories, colors, patterns, objects, decorative treatments, lighting, and art that personalize a space and truly make it a unique and stylish home. They aim to help readers achieve Domino's number one goal: creating a space you love.
Monday, December 12th, 7:00 PM. Two teens are forced to murder -- possibly each other -- in
Scythe, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the bestselling
Unwind dystology. In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed by professional reapers. Citra and Rowan have been selected to be scythe's apprentices, and they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Meet the author, Neal Shusterman as he reads from
Scythe and signs copies.
Please note, this is a ticketed event.
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Bill's Book Group For Guys
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by Norman MacLean
In 1949, an elite team of smoke jumpers parachuted into a wildfire in Montana and only a few survived. Norman MacLean, author of
A River Runs Through It, provides a somber and poetic retelling of this tragic event utilizing his distinctive prose.
Join Bill's Book Group for Guys for a relaxed evening in the store discussing a specially-chosen book while enjoying a beer, glass of wine, or select single-malt whiskey. $25 buys the book and a ticket to the event.
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Betty's Lunchtime Book Group
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by Elizabeth Nunez
Betty Sudarsky, unparalleled bookseller and experienced book club leader, chooses each book carefully and leads the discussion. Bring your own lunch if you like; Betty supplies snacks, drinks, and insight. No need to sign up; drop-ins are welcome.
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Recommended Titles From Our Catalog
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The Monster's Daughter by Michelle Pretorius
This powerful police drama begins with a young woman's turbulent childhood in a London housing project. As she moves from that world to a job as personal assistant for a temperamental megastar, shockwaves from a ruptured early friendship continue to roll through her life.
The Unseen World by Liz Moore
Ada is home-schooled and raised by her brilliant scientist Dad, but when he is diagnoised with Alzheimer's Disease, she realizes her entire life was built on lies. This beautiful and heart-warming novel will touch you.
Englishman John Singleton Copley stood out as a portrayer of America's revolutionary heroes. Kamensky brings Copley to life and shows us the talents of the painter and the turmoil of his politics.
Lucky 666 by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Every year, a crop of new books give us previously untold tales of World War II courage and cameraderie. This year's standout tells the story of the U.S. Army Airmen stationed on Papua New Guinea in 1943. Unlikely heroes finally get their due!
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Recommended Children's Books
From Our Catalog
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Check out our cool new YA Twitter feed
here!
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Recommended Books For Young Adults
From Our Catalog
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Baby it's Cold Outside!
Warm yourself or someone you love with cozy apparel from our extensive line of soft winter hats, gloves, scarves and socks from Echo Design, Worlds Softest Socks, Verloop, and more. Brrrrrr!
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Wellesley Books has partnered with
Libro.fm to bring you the best in digital audiobooks. Visit
our website to get more details about this great new service, or visit
Libro.fm to sign up and download your next great read. It's like Audible.com (which is owned by Amazon), so if you would rather have your dollars go to an independent, locally-owned business, then this is a terrific option! Now available as an Android App!
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What We're Reading Now...
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Lucky
Lucky is an eleven year young Cockapoo who belongs to Tracy, who works in our gift department. He admits that he is large for his breed, but nothing slows him down! In fact, he had just gone for a long walk around Lake Waban before he stepped in to visit us. His passion in life is bacon (we completely understand), and he was named after one of the dogs from 101 Dalmatians. Welcome to Wellesley Books, Lucky!
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"What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not foolin' a soul."
-- Neil Gaiman,
American Gods
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Thank you for supporting your community
independent bookstore!
Sincerely,
William D. Carl
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