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From Mamie:
Those of us who are missing the novels of Reynolds Price and Howard Frank Mosher can look forward to the new book by Nickolas Butler,
Little Faith
(Ecco $26.99). Butler’s novels are heart-warming and beautifully written. Set in Wisconsin, this story of Lyle Hovde, his wife Peg, their daughter Shiloh and grandson Isaac, addresses the obligation to love and defend family despite our differences. The book takes on the difficult nuances of faith just as Price often did. I also loved Butler’s novel,
The Hearts of Men
(Ecco $16.99), a coming of age story set in a Boy Scout camp.
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From René:
See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy
by Frances Mayes (Crown $27) is not your typical guide book to Italy. Yes, it points you to wonderful, often overlooked gems throughout Italy. But it is the writing itself that makes it unique. It is personal and clearly written with love. It brings you into the feel of the country, not just its sights, which makes it a wonderful read whether you're in Italy or at home.
Frances Mayes will be here with the book this Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00 p.m. Seats may be reserved with
book preorder
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From Sarah:
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine $27). This compulsively readable novel will take you back to the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll of the 60's and 70's so convincingly that you'll hear the music as you read. Told in interviews with band members of
Daisy Jones & the Six
over the years, Reid's story is both universal and personal and her characters are talented, vulnerable, and lovable, demons and all. If you came of age in the 70's, as I did, you will love the return journey. If you didn't, you'll enjoy experiencing it.
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From Amber: In his follow-up to the amazing
Reasons to Stay Alive
, Matt Haig returns with a book that focuses on anxiety, the world around us, and the effect technology can have on both. Haig discusses his own experiences with mental illness, how society seems to encourage worry and anxiety, and how to get past it for your own health.
Notes on a Nervous Planet
(Penguin $16) is a look into how to feel happy, healthy, and whole in the 21st century, and it could not come at a better time.
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Reader Review
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner $17). Ward won her second National Book Award for this novel. It follows an African American family living on the Gulf Coast with three generations in one house. The book is about what being poor and black in Mississippi means today and about how racism has changed over time, and yet not changed. The writing is beautiful, and it’s a great sensory novel: “the smell of onions and garlic, bell pepper, and celery cooked in butter clouds the air.”—Ran Coble
See the full text of Ran Coble's Best of 2018 Books, Movies and Music
here
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What a week for paperback releases!
Find these and more
here
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Look for the Indie Next List in your inbox tomorrow.
The
Indie Next List
monthly flyer is filled with recommendations from booksellers across the country, including QRB staff. As a QuailMail subscriber, you'll receive a shoppable email version on the first Thursday of each month. If you prefer not to receive this extra mailing, you may unsubscribe any time, and you will still receive other QRB newsletters that you subscribe to.
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The QRB Blog is where our staff members will discuss books, authors, publishing news, current events and more. It's over at
QuailRidgeBooks.Wordpress.com
, and you'll always find a link to it from the top menu at the store website. Come hear what we have to say!
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Sandra Cisneros has won the PEN/Nabokov Award
, and we've got signed copies of her books. Find those plus more on the 2019 PEN/America Awards
here
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PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPRING BOOK CLUB BASH!
Evening Edition, Monday, March 25, 7:00 PM
Morning Edition, Tuesday, March 26,10:00 AM
You don't need to be in a book club to attend, but if you are, be sure to join us when our staff recommends books we think are great selections for groups to discuss. We'll serve wine and cheese at Evening Edition, and coffee and doughnuts at Morning Edition, and there will be prize giveaways at both. Bash is always a blast!
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William T. Vollmann joins Jason Jefferies on
Bookin'
Recent North Carolina Book Festival author and National Book Award winner, William T. Vollmann, joins
Bookin'
host Jason Jefferies this week for a discussion of
Carbon Ideologies
, his two-volume work examining climate change. We have signed copies of
Carbon Ideologies
Vol. 1,
No Immediate Danger
. Tune in next week for more of William T. Vollmann!
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WE'LL GLADLY ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION FOR BEST BOOKSTORE
Indy Week is taking nominations for Best of the Triangle 2019 through March 24th, and we're hoping you'll enter Quail Ridge Books for Best Bookstore! The top nominees will be placed on a final ballot
for voting in early April
. Nominate us at
IndyWeek.com
(we're in the "Shop" category). We thank you for your support!
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Tonight, March 6, 7:00 PM
SCOTT HULER,
A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson's 1700 Expedition
In conversation with Tom Earnhardt
In 2014, Raleigh's Scott Huler decided to leave city and family for his own journey by foot and canoe, faithfully retracing 1700s explorer John Lawson's route through the Carolinas. This is the chronicle of that unlikely voyage, revealing what it's like to rediscover your own home. He will be in conversation with
Tom Earnhardt
of UNC-TV's
Exploring North Carolina
. This event is in association with the Piedmont Laureate program, and 2019 Laureate
David Menconi
will introduce Huler and Earnhardt.
In his column,
One-on-One
, D.G. Martin writes about Huler's and Lawson's journeys
here
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Thursday, March 7, 7:00 PM
JACOB TOBIA,
Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story
In conversation with Reverend Nancy Petty
From the moment a doctor in Raleigh put "male" on Jacob Tobia's birth certificate, everything went wrong. This is a heart-wrenching, eye-opening, yet humorous memoir about what it's like to grow up when you're not quite sure if you're a girl, a boy, something in between, or all of the above. Jacob revisits their childhood and calls out the stereotypes that each of us has faced, and invites us to rethink what we know about gender. They will be in conversation with
Rev. Dr. Nancy E. Petty
, Pastor, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church.
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Friday, March 8, 7:00 PM
NICK BRUEL,
Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble
Reserved Seating Event
The cat shelter nearby has been destroyed, and Kitty's family decides it's time to help by fostering as many displaced kittens as possible. Kitty won't mind, right? Find out in this hilarious and poignant addition to the
Bad Kitty
series for ages 7+. With each
QRB purchase
of
Kitten Trouble
, claim
two
reserved seats and priority signing line tickets. General unreserved seating may also be available.
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Saturday, March 9, 2:00 PM
JULIE HEDGEPETH WILLIAMS
Three Not-So-Ordinary Joes: A Plantation Newspaperman, a Printer’s Devil, an English Wit, and the Founding of Southern Literature
Williams presents the fascinating story of three guys named Joe who stuttered and staggered their way into starting Southern literature--almost by accident. "Williams quite delightfully traces a narrative about the unpredictable, often byzantine connections that thread their way from one literary generation to another."—
Christian Science Monitor
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Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 PM
FRANCES MAYES
See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy
Reserved Seating Event
Bestselling and beloved author Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat and drink their way through thirteen regions--from Friuli to Sicily. Along the way, she seeks out the cultural and historic gems not found in traditional guidebooks. Seats will be available without any purchase required, but if you'd like a reserved seat and priority signing line ticket, prepurchase the book
here
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Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 PM
The Open Discussion Project Book Club
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 range across the political spectrum and meetings will have dedicated facilitators. March's book is
A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story
by Tom Gjelten. Receive a 21% discount when purchasing the book for club attendance.
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Thursday, March 14, 7:00 PM
CARA ROBERTSON,
The Trial of Lizzie Borde
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A remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology—the trial of Lizzie Borden—based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed material, inluding letters from Lizzie herself. Was she a cold-blooded murderer or an unjustly persecuted woman? The book offers a window onto America in the Gilded Age, showcasing its most deeply held convictions and most troubling social anxieties.
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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Writers Coffeehouse
Sunday, Mar. 10
2:00 PM
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Not For Men
Only
Monday, Mar. 11
7:00 PM
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OLLI
Tuesday, Mar. 12
2:30 PM
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The Open Discussion Project
Wedneday, Mar. 13
7:00 PM
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Literary Horror
Thursday, Mar. 14
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
New!:
Stories on Sunday
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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