Hello!
I am looking forward to our May Readings from Oconomowaukee tomorrow afternoon with Holly Goldberg Sloan for her new adult novel Pieces of Blue. A story of starting over in Hawaii with three kids, an old motel on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, and a cast of loveble, fallable characters, including a flock of island chickens. At Books & Company, we have been passing the book from one bookseller to another. We think it is a perfect summer read if you need a comforting, funny, and heartwarming story.
Holly Goldberg Sloan is most familiar to us as a middle grade author, but she also writes for movies (Angels in the Outfield). Join me and Daniel (Boswell Books) for another fun and intersting conversation! If you can't make our afternoon event, it will be recorded to watch at a later date. Either way, don't hesitate to take a peak at Pieces of Blue the next time you are in the bookstore or stop in now to our website.
Books & Company is partnering with the Oconomowoc Woman's Club and the Oconomowoc Public Library to host Jennifer Chiaverini for her new novel Canary Girls on Thursday, August 17 at 6pm. You can pre-order your copy of Canary Girls HERE and register for the free event HERE.
Cheers and Happy Reading!
Lisa with Katrina, Ken, Chloe, Toni, Elisabeth, Beth, Judy, Lizzy, Connie, Susie, Emma, Ava, Maile, Jen, and Jewell
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Current Store Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 7:00 Saturday - Sunday 9:00 - 5:00
Curbside pick up and shipping available.
We will be open 9:00-2:00 on Memorial Day May 29th
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Readings From Oconomowaukee
HOLLY GOLDBERG SLOAN
In conversation with
Daniel Goldin and
Lisa Baudoin
Wednesday, May 24th
2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Readings From Oconomowaukee
SUSIE LUO
In conversation with
Daniel Goldin and
Lisa Baudoin
Wednesday, June 21st
2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Readings from Oconomowaukee presents an afternoon with Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Pieces of Blue- a compelling and heartfelt novel for fans of Maria Semple and Emma Straub about a family trying to restore a ramshackle beachside motel in Hawaii--and their own lives.
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Join us for our June edition of Readings from Oconomowaukee. This month will feature author Susie Luo in conversation with Daniel Goldin and Lisa Baudoin for Luo's novel Paper Names- an unforgettable story about the long shadows of our parents, the ripple effect of our decisions and the ways in which our love transcends difference.
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JENNIFER CHIAVERINI
Thursday, August 17th
6:00 p.m.
at the Oconomowoc Public Library
Lyke Meeting Room
200 South St
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER
Friday, September 22nd
7:00 p.m.
at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center
Dawes Studio Theater
3270 Mitchell Park Dr, Brookfield, WI
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Join us for a lovely evening at the Oconomowoc Public Library with author Jennifer Chiaverini for her new book Canary Girls.
This event is sponsored by the Oconomowoc Woman's Club and co-hosted with Books & Company.
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Join Boswell Book Company and Books & Company for a lovely evening with author William Kent Krueger for his new novel The River We Remember at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts.
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Books & Company Book Groups |
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Wednesday, May 24th
1:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by Kathleen Rooney
registration required-
Wednesday, June 28th
1:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by Marie Benedict
registration required-
link to come
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Tuesday, June 27th
4:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by S.A. Cosby
Tuesday, July 25th
4:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by Stuart Turton
No registration required.
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Wednesday, June 21st
6:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by Angeline Boulley
Wednesday, July 19th
6:00 p.m.
in person at Books & Company
by Joanna Ruth Meyer
No registration required.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS - hardcover |
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FICTION
New and Favorites in Hardcover!
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by Tom Hanks
From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.
**Signed copies available while supplies last**
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by Nana Kwame
Adjei-Brenyah
This novel centers around the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars- a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Bookseller Katrina says "This book is violent, brutal, and intense- but it's also full of humanity and raw emotion. It's a look at the flaws in our incarceration system in a satirically eye-opening way. A worthwhile, important read that you won't forget."
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by Nathan Oats
A professor’s life is turned upside down when he takes in his charming, wildly dangerous nephew, whose wealthy parents have just died under mysterious circumstances, in this propulsive, edge-of-your-seat debut psychological thriller. Bookseller Ken says "Is Gil's nephew Matthew a psychopath? Now that he's living with Gil and his family after the death of his parents, Gil thinks there's something wrong wtih Matthew."
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NONFICTION
New and Favorites in Hardcover!
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by Brooke Kroeger
As Kroeger chronicles the lives of journalists and newsroom leaders in every medium, a larger story develops: the nearly two-centuries-old struggle for women’s rights. Here as well is the collective fight for equity from the gentle stirrings of the late 1800s through the legal battles of the 1970s to the #MeToo movement and today’s racial and gender disparities.
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by Jonathan Eig
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times. Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. Includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.
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by JRR Tolkien
and John D Rateliff
In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R. Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS - paperback |
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FICTION
New and Favorites in Paperback!
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by Silje Ulstein
A biting and constantly shifting tale of family secrets, rebirth, and the legacy of trauma, Reptile Memoirs is a brilliant exploration of the cold-bloodedness of humanity, and the struggle to mend broken lives and families. Bookseller Katrina says "This dark, twisty novel will snake into your thoughts and not let go. Multiple storylines ebb and flow, coming together to reveal shocking secrets that will change your perspective. This debut thriller set in Norway is not one to miss."
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by Emma Straub
With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, beloved bestseller Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes and a different kind of love story. Bookseller Lizzy picked this book as one of her favorite books of 2022 and it's now in paperback! She says "I loved the father-daughter relationship in this story, and found the writing so moving."
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by Matt Haig
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?
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NONFICTION
New and Favorites in Paperback!
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by Samantha Irby
Quietly Hostile makes light as Irby takes us on another outrageously funny tour of all the gory details that make up the true portrait of a life behind the screenshotted depression memes. Relatable, poignant, and uproarious, once again, Irby is the tonic we all need to get by.
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by Kapka Kassabova
In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers.
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by Carlo Rovelli
One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS - kids/teen |
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by Sarah Kurpiel
For weeks, Snake has looked forward to sculpting the most spectacular clay pot in art class. But when his pot breaks and his teacher confuses Snake’s pot with Turtle’s, Snake takes home Turtle’s masterpiece to show his family and pretends that he made it. Now, Snake will have to craft a way to repair a broken pot and a broken friendship. Bookseller Katrina says "This is an adorable book with an important message. I can't get over how cute snake is in his sweaters!"
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by Jessixa Bagley
Meet Maurice: a gifted canine who was born to share his songs with the world. Whether selling out the Palais Garnier or delighting Parisian pedestrians, music is Maurice's love language. But time and things change, and when the world stops paying attention, those notes fall flat... As readers follow Maurice through good times and bad in this beautifully illustrated children's book, his story shows that there's light at the end of the tunnel and even when we feel like we're at our lowest, we still have the power to meaningfully contribute to the world.
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by Laura Brand
The Slow Down series encourages kids (and their grown-ups!) to take the time to stop and experience mindful moments in nature. Zoom in to observe a hummingbird drinking nectar or a pea shoot appear. Delight in a little snail as he comes come out to drink. Bookseller Maile says "Nature meets mindfulness in this "stop and smell the roses" kind of book with beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Educational, cute, and immersive. It makes me smile just looking at it!"
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by John David Anderson
Zeke Stahls is not the best kid in the world. Some days he struggles just to be good. He'd rather be pulling pranks than doing extra credit, and he's too busy performing experiments on his little brother, Nate, or tormenting his older sister, Jackie, to volunteer for charity. Which is why Zeke and his entire family are shocked when they receive word that he has been selected as a contestant in an online competition to find the World's Greatest Kid.
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by Rick Riordan
& Mark Oshiro
Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own!
Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.
**Signed copies available while supplies last**
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by Christina Li
Perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Rebecca Stead, this touching middle grade novel maps one girl’s quest to remember her grandfather through his scavenger hunts; reconnect with her family; and fight for her community in her rapidly changing hometown.
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by Kyrie McCauley
Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising invitation from Alice Lovelace—an acclaimed horror writer and childhood friend of Marin’s mother. Alice offers her a nanny position at Lovelace House, the family’s coastal Maine estate. Marin accepts and soon finds herself minding Alice’s peculiar girls. But as Marin settles in, she can’t escape the anxiety that follows her like a shadow.
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by Don Brown
A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine, focusing on the siege of Mariupol (Feb ’22 – May ’22) and the brave people who stayed to defend their city against Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics.
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by Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys is known for creating vivid characters and harrowing plots. After five award-winning works of historical fiction and countless hours of meticulous research, she can affirm that the secret to strong writing is embedded within your life experience. You: The Story is a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers that encourages you to look inward and excavate your own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page.
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Upcoming events from our friends at Boswell Book Company! |
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Virtual Author Event
Ashley Winstead
in conversation with Rachel Copeland
Tuesday, May 30
2:00 pm
Author Ashley Winstead joins us from Texas for a virtual afternoon event featuring The Boyfriend Candidate, a laugh-out-loud romcom about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone. In conversation with romance enthusiast and Boswellian Rachel Copeland.
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In Person at Boswell
Luis Alberto Urrea
Thursday, June 1
6:30 pm
Pulitzer finalist and acclaimed novelist Luis Alberto Urrea visits with his new novel, a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of heroic Red Cross women on the front lines of WWII, which draws inspiration from his mother’s own Red Cross service.
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Free audiobook with membership!
When you sign up for a new monthly membership in support of Books & Company with the code CHOOSEINDIE, we’ll give you a bonus audiobook! That means you’ll have 2 audiobook credits to redeem from the start.
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks through bookstores, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy, create jobs, and make a difference in your community.
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