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Jasper Fforde has always defied categorization. Speculative fiction, magic realism, fantasy, supernatural, science fiction--his works (including the
Thursday Next
series) cover it all. His new standalone novel,
Early Riser
(Viking $28), is no exception. Infused with subtle humor, it is the story of Charlie Worthing, a novice Winter Consul who is experiencing his first Winter awake. The Consuls are charged with protecting the hibernating masses of humanity while they sleep. His first season will see him encountering murderous Villians, hungry Nightwalkers, and the mythical Wintervolk. This is Jasper Fforde at his Jasper Fforde-ist.
(Fforde visits us with the book this Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:00 p.m. Seats are available with no purchase required, but when you
prepurchase Early Riser
from QRB you'll receive a ticket for a reserved seat and the signing line.)
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Staff Picks
Two from Ginger:
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Written by Elie Wiesel’s student and teaching assistant Ariel Burger,
Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom
(HMH $26), explores the questions and the beliefs that underpin Wiesel’s teaching philosophy. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, believed that moral education holds the key to changing the world. He theorized that the missing component that transforms education into moral education lies in memory & bearing witness as first steps towards compassion. Both Wiesel and his student Burger grapple with faith and God when confronted with worldly suffering and hatred. And like the texts and conversations from the classroom, this text asks more than it answers – in meaningful and moving ways.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel
by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Doubleday $22.95). How much do we owe our families? Korede helped her sister dispose of her boyfriend’s body. Again. But this time, she’s not sure she believes Ayoola’s version of events. With her hands tied both by family bonds and by her own actions, she can’t help wondering what kind of man Femi really was and whether he deserved death at her sister’s hands. And then her sister turns her attention to the coworker that Korede loves. A taut read, in which the tension and the stakes are ever on the rise, and the best and worst aspects of the bonds between sisters are explored.
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This Is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel (Flatiron $16.99) is one of those magical books that, should you let it, allows you to shift the person you are to one with an expanded understanding of identity, gender identity, family life, and parenting. It is a beautiful story woven together with language that is as enchanting as the fairy tale that the father in this book spins for his children as their bedtime story. It is a story told with refreshing kindness and open perspective about a little-understood topic that scares many people. I am a better person and parent for having read this.
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NEW IN PAPERBACK THIS WEEK
Find these and more
here
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These great titles are coming soon
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Preorder now to reserve your copy!
(More notable upcoming selections are
here
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A critically-acclaimed new epic from the author of
The Bone Season.
Feb. 26
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From the
Natchez Burning
author. We expect signed copies
March 6
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QRB event with Lisa See on
March 18
. Preorder now for a reserved seat or signed copy.
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This novel asks: Do we have a roll in forging another nation's peace?
March 19
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A path-breaking work of evolutionary theory from E.O. Wilson.
March 19
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Come in and browse our distinctive selection of Valentine's Day cards and gifts, including books, candles and literary wine glasses.
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The Kiss: Intimacies from Writers
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You & Me & Why We Are in Love
by Aurelia Alcaïs
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Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
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Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman reveal the full story behind their epic romance.
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A classic, updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today.
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The North Carolina Book Festival is February 21-24
Nearly 50 local, national and international award-winning and bestselling authors, including William T. Vollmann, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sandra Cisneros, Jill McCorkle, and Jaki Shelton Green, will gather in Raleigh for the North Carolina Book Festival. Events will be held at venues in downtown Raleigh, at NC State Hunt Library, and at Quail Ridge Books. QRB will be the bookseller at all festival events, and you may pre-order signed copies of authors' books from us (specify "signed copy" when ordering). On Saturday, Feb. 23rd, QRB will host the festival's
children and teen events
. Find the latest information on authors and venues at the
NC Bookfest website
and
Facebook.com/NCBookfest
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Mesha Maren on this week's
Bookin'
Mesha Maren is the debut novelist of
Sugar Run
, a searing and gritty story of two women making a break for another life in West Virginia. She joins
Bookin'
host and QRB Marketing Manager, Jason Jefferies, to talk about writing the book and its West Virginia setting. As part of NC Bookfest, Maren will be at at Kings in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, Feb. 23rd at 3 p.m.
in conversation with author Daniel Wallace
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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's guest is Tim Tyson with
The Blood of Emmett Till
,
the riveting story of the brutal 1955 murder that virtually launched the Civil Rights movement. Watch
NC Bookwatch
episodes online at
UNC-TV.org
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Tonight, Feb. 13, 7:00 PM
The Open Discussion Project
Meeting monthly on second Wednesdays, the goal of this book club is to foster dialog and better understanding between people with differing political viewpoints. Book selections will alternate across the political spectrum, and meetings will have dedicated facilitators. February's book is
Melting Pot or Civil War: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders
by Reihan Salam. Receive a 21% discount when purchasing the book for club attendance. Everyone is welcome.
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Friday, Feb. 15, 7:00 PM
YA Fantasy Panel with LEIGH STATHAM, NICOLE CONWAY and JODIE LYNN ZDROK
Three authors of Young Adult fantasy fiction join us to discuss their new novels for ages 13 and up. Leigh Statham brings us
Imani Unraveled
, book two in the dystopian
Daughter 4254
series about fighting for the arts. Nicole Conway, author of the
Dragonrider Chronicles
now brings us
Savage
, the first volume in the
Dragonrider Legacy
series. And in Jodie Lynn Zdrok's debut murder mystery,
Spectacle
, a young reporter in 1880s Paris uses her supernatural visions to help track down a killer who is targeting young women.
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Saturday, Feb. 16, 3:00 PM
LAURA KING EDWARDS with memoir
Run to the Light
Laura had it all – a great job, a new loving husband and a home near her family and 7-year-old sister, Taylor. Everything changed when Taylor was diagnosed with Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder. Unwilling to take no cure for an answer, Laura founded a charity with family and friends, Taylor’s Tale, to save children with the disease.
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Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:00 PM
JASPER FFORDE,
Early Riser
Seats may be reserved
The master of absurdity, champion of satire, ridiculer of bureaucracy, and proud Welshman is back at QRB with a brand new novel. In an alternate Wales, the human population hibernates every Winter, and you are Charlie Worthing, investigating an outbreak of viral dreams--quirky products of the sleeping minds--that start to come true. A wild and hilarious ride that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Seats will be available for the public without any purchase required. If you'd like a reserved seat and priority signing line ticket, prepurchase
Early Riser
here
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Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:00 PM
JUDY GOLDMAN,
Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap
"
Together
is a riveting account of a strong marriage tested when a routine medical procedure goes terribly wrong. Judy Goldman beautifully shows us the challenges and setbacks but also the triumphs as two people find strengths within themselves to create a new life together."—Ron Rash
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Sunday, Feb. 24, 2:00 PM
Editor SCOTT DAVIS
presents
The Dark Young Man
by Jacob Dinezon
Scott Davis is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, storyteller, and collector of Jewish stories from Eastern Europe. Originally written in Yiddish by Jacob Dinezon (c. 1851–1919), now translated by Tina Lunson and adapted by Davis,
The Dark Young Man
is a startling novel of mid-19th century Jewish life and culture. Davis is the author of
Souls Are Flying! A Celebration of Jewish Stories
, and
Chanukah Tales from Oykvetchnik
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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The Open Discussion Project
Wedneday, Feb.13
7:00 PM
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Literary Horror
Thursday, Feb. 14
7:00 PM
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Singles
Saturday, Feb. 16
10:00 AM
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Literary Pursuits
Sunday, Feb. 17
4:30 PM
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Understanding the Middle East
Monday, Feb. 18
7:00 PM
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Find the schedule for all of our groups
here
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Mondays and Saturdays
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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In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.
”~~Jane Austen,
Pride and Prejudice
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