SUMMER HOURS
We are open Sunday - Thursday from 9 am - 9:30 pm
On Friday and Saturday, we are open from 9 am - 10 pm
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Hi Maria’s Bookshop Family,
Happy summer! It has been five weeks since I started full time at Maria’s Bookshop, and what an incredible five weeks it has been. I’m learning more each day than I ever thought possible, and it has been a real pleasure meeting all the incredible members of our community. I must say, the learning curve at Maria’s is steep, and I have made plenty of mistakes so far. Some of the more notable “lessons” include:
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Sending out six gift cards without actually loading any money onto them. We discovered this mistake when the evening numbers were off by a significant amount. But, when the evening count is off, I am also the one who is supposed to resolve it. In this manner I was briefly stuck in a strange loop of being the one who caused the problem, being the one who needed to resolve the problem, and being the one who had no idea what the problem even was.
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Running the microwave and the electric tea kettle in the kitchen at the same time, in complete ignorance of the friendly sign cautioning me against doing exactly that. This resulted in a convenient time to learn the location of the fuse box.
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Spending far too long searching for a book during our morning inventory procedure only to realize I shelved it in the wrong section while restocking books the day prior.
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Forgetting to take my name tag off before leaving the store, only to have someone I’m sure I’ve never met before call me by my first name, then laugh as I sheepishly realize just how long it has been since I left Maria’s. This is one I don’t seem to be getting any better at avoiding.
All of these mistakes, big and small, as well as many more, have certainly kept me humble and honest over the last five weeks. This isn’t a job I will learn overnight, but I’m focusing on taking the mistakes in stride and learning as much as I can from each one. When you see me in the grocery store with my nametag still on, please stop me and remind me to take it off.
Until then,
Evan
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The Nickel Boys
By Colson Whitehead
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I recently started reading
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead. You might recognize Whitehead’s name from his Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novel
The Underground Railroad
.
The Nickel Boys
is a harrowing story following two boys sentenced to serve time at the Nickel Academy, a horrendous juvenile reformatory in late Jim Crow era Florida as the civil rights movement is just starting. Each sentence of this novel is powerful, distressing and necessary. It is an incredible story of race, resilience and boyhood which already has me feeling deeply moved. While fictional, this story is based upon the true story of the Dozier School for Boys, which I highly recommend you take the time to learn more about.
The Nickel Boys
will be released on July 16, but you can pre-order it on our website or swing by Maria’s and we’d be happy to do it for you. This will be one of the biggest books of the summer.
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Colorado Thirteeners
By Gerry & Jennifer Roach
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TONIGHT! June 27 @ 6:30 pm
Pine Needle Dry Goods
The long-awaited new release of Colorado Thirteeners is coming just in time for alpine season! And, thirteeners are the perfect focus in a year that might make a bucket list of fourteeners a bit tricky. The author, Gerry Roach, moved to Boulder Colorado as a lad in 1954, and started climbing rocks and mountains shortly thereafter. Over six decades later, he continues pursuing his mountaineering passion with all the energy he can muster. An indispensable guide for both experienced and causal climbers interested in the "Centennial Thirteeners". Although climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has become increasingly popular in recent years for both state natives and visitors, many of the best climbs in the state are actually 13,000-foot peaks. With an even mix of hikes, scrambles, and climbs, as well as an average of almost four routes per peak, there is something for everyone in Colorado's Thirteeners.
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CAN WE TELL YOU ABOUT TUESDAY?
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Tuesday night's book launch with local author Jennie Dear was so heart warming! People really showed up for Jennie, and she showed up for them. We all walked away from the evening thinking: "What Does it Feel Like to Die?" is a must-have handbook for all of us, whether we're supporting those we love as they transition or soaking up the knowledge and information we need to prepare for our own.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS - UPCOMING EVENTS
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There are still more items on their wish list, and you can purchase one of the remaining titles any time between now and July 1!
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We have tickets! These concerts in the Secret Garden make for the perfect family outing, gathering of friends, bachelor or bachelorettte party, or date night.
***You can purchase a 10-punch pass for $90 (that's a 10% discount) at Maria's Bookshop. Punches can be used all at once or throughout the summer. ***
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For the next seven weeks
The Durango Herald
is embarking on a subscription drive, with a goal of gaining 1,000 new champions of local journalism.
For each friend or neighbor you refer
, they'll add an additional week to your subscription. If you don’t subscribe, this is a chance to become a champion of journalism and support a local business. For $16 a month, you’ll receive full access to durangoherald.com, and a newspaper delivered four days a week.
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City of Girls
By Elizabeth Gilbert
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“City of Girls is a champagne cocktail, a tonic for anything that ails you, and the summer read you can’t miss! Vivian Morris, an upper-class, 19-year-old college dropout, finds herself in the chaotic New York City theater world of the 1940s. What ensues is a story full of sex, glamour, and witty one-liners that spans decades. All those who led a heedless youth or wish they had will fall for this book about growing into the person you’ve always wanted to be. Gilbert has written a glittering piece of fiction that subtly delivers wisdom about the nature of human connection and leaves the reader braver, freer, and, at least for the moment, happier.”
— Caroline McGregor, Books & Books, Coral Gables
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My Antonia
By Willa Cather
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Willa Cather’s heartfelt novel is the unforgettable story of an immigrant woman’s life on the hardscrabble Nebraska plains. Through Jim Burden’s affectionate reminiscence of his childhood friend, the free-spirited Ántonia Shimerda, a larger, uniquely American portrait emerges, both of a community struggling with unforgiving terrain and of a woman who, amid great hardship, stands as a timeless inspiration.
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>>> An adaptation of Willa Cather’s 1918 novel of the immigrant experience in Nebraska at the end of the 19
th
century will be one of the plays highlighted during the
2019 Durango PlayFest
. We encourage individuals and book clubs
to read the book in advance and participate in the
rehearsals, panels and workshops that culminate in staged readings of three plays with nationally known playwrights, directors and actors, including the playwright for "My Antonia", Meg Miroshnick
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The Someone New
By Jill Twiss
Illustrated by EG Keller
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From the author and illustrator team behind the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, comes The Someone New, a fresh and timely story about how it feels when someone new comes knocking at your door.
Jitterbug the chipmunk likes it when things stay the same. So when one day Pudding the snail comes into her woods, Jitterbug worries that everything will be different. What if Pudding spoils everything? What if there’s no more room for Jitterbug?With the help of her friends, can Jitterbug welcome the newcomer and learn that kindness is stronger than fear?
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Fursey the Famous
at the Farm
By Margaret Ledford
Illustrated by Courtney Smith
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This little dog 's great response to what he sees on the farm, and whoever he meets in the community, makes him famous. His pedigree is Shitzu and Terrier mix. His emotions and character are amazing. With a bark and a wagging tail he makes it heart-warming for anyone who meets him. When he is called by name, you can tell that he understands by the gleaning of his eyes He is remarkably intelligent. Whenever this little dog comes around he is never forgotten and always loved.
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ECO FRIENDLY ART SUPPLIES &
PLAY DOUGH (aka therapy dough) FOR ADULTS
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