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Several of us at QRB have savored Ruth Reichl's new book,
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
(Random House $27). I've been enjoying her work since her first funny and wonderful food memoir,
Tender at the Bone
, in 1998. Reichl is a self-styled Berkeley hippie who found herself in unexpected territory as the restaurant reviewer for the
L.A. Times
and the
New York Times
and, eventually, at the helm of glamorous
Gourmet
magazine. From our staff:
Ginger: "Reichl's voice is inviting and warm as she invites readers behind the scenes of the prestigious
Gourmet
magazine. I enjoyed her candid insights into her initial questions about her suitability for this massive undertaking, as well as her later concerns about how Conde Nash and the search for advertising dollars began to change her into someone she didn't always like by the end of her tenure there. The chapter covering September 11th made me cry."
Peggy: "There’s no need to have ever been a
Gourmet
magazine reader in order to thoroughly enjoy Ruth Reichl’s new book. Here is a fun read that takes you behind the scenes in the Conde Nast publishing world, that thoughtfully considers the juggling act of career moms, and will touch your heart and will keep you turning the pages."
(Ruth Reichl will be here to discuss the book next Wednesday night, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m., in conversation with local food writer Linda Watson. Reserved seats are available with
QRB pre-purchase
of
Save Me the Plums
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From Anne:
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean (Simon & Schuster $28) is a book about a library, the Los Angeles Main Library, and the fire that devastated it in 1986. In her best reporting and storytelling style Orlean (author of
The Orchid Thief
) has written a gripping profile of a fire and the person suspected of arson, of the books and artifacts destroyed, of the librarians who suffered the loss and led the reclamation of millions more volumes, and of the evolution of the modern library. It is part mystery, part obituary, part history, and totally engaging.
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From Amber:
The Madness Vase
by Andrea Gibson (Write Bloody $15).
“All these words are stories to the staircase
to the top of my lungs where I sing what hurts.”
I truly believe that Andrea Gibson is one of the greatest poets of this generation. A spoken-word poet, Gibson pulls no punches, going straight for the kill with imagery that hits you in the gut and purpose that moves your soul. She's a champion for the LGBTQ+ community, unafraid to tackle tough subjects. If you ever have the chance to hear Gibson perform, do not hesitate to attend. In the meantime, read this book.
“I started wishing on the stars in the sky.
I said to the sun, tell me about the Big Bang
The sun said, 'It hurts to become.'
I carry that hurt on the tip of my tongue.”
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From Ran Coble:
Coltrane: The Story of a Sound
by Ben Ratliff (Picador $23). North Carolina has produced a lot of great musicians, but maybe none more influential than jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Born in Hamlet in 1926, he spent most of his first 16 years in High Point. This is the story of Coltrane, of his tenor saxophone sound, and of his influence. I love the way Ratliff describes Coltrane’s sound – “first how it feels in the ear and later how it feels in the memory, as mass and as metaphor.”
See the full text of Ran Coble's Best of 2018 Books, Movies and Music
here
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News, Information and Links
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Author of the
Divergent
series, Veronica Roth, will be at QRB on April 4th discussing The Fates Divide, the conclusion to the
Carve the Mark
series, now in paperback. Ticket sales for this reserved seating event are through
Eventbrite
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Our event with Amor Towles for
A Gentleman in Moscow
on Thursday, April 4, 1:00 pm, is sold out, but call us at 919-828-1588 to be placed on the waitlist. If you already have tickets for this event, but will not be attending, please let us know so that we can offer your seats to those waiting.
We have opened registration for our children's and teens' summer bookclubs and writing camps.
Visit our website
for more info and to sign up.
The
Tournament of Books
is putting two works of fiction head to head each weekday, narrowing down to the Championship round this Friday, March 29.
The Spring Book Club Bash was a blast! See the books we recommended for group discussion
here
. The next Bash will be in late August.
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The PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists
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The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is America’s largest peer-juried prize for fiction. The judges considered more than 400 novels and short story collections by American authors. Browse these finalists
here
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We have signed copies of Jacqueline Winspear's new Maisie Dobbs novel,
An American Agent
, a murder mystery set during the London Blitz.
Find all of our autographed books
here
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On this week's
Bookin'
—
Jacob Tobia
QRB Marketing Manager Jason Jefferies talks to Jacob Tobia, who grew up in Raleigh, and whose book
Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story
shares their experiences of self-realization, and living as a genderqueer person in NC and the South. Tobia is a graduate of Raleigh Charter High School and Duke University, and is a nationally recognized writer, activist and producer.
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Thursday, March 28, 5:30 PM
JEREMY HOLDEN,
Halo of Power: A Mal Thomas Mystery
Mal once again teams up with enigmatic billionaire Huw Hudson as well as a mysterious Buddhist monk in a life-or-death battle against a shadowy organization that seeks to control untold wealth and power--and destroy the world’s great democracies and religions. This third in the series will enthrall readers as a standalone novel. Meet Jeremy, chat and have your books signed.
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Thursday, March 28, 7:00 PM
At Crank Arm Brewing in downtown Raleigh
ROGER MCNAMEE,
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe
Tech venture capitalist McNamee was an early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and an investor in Facebook. He woke up to what he says is the serious damage Facebook is doing to our society, and he set out to try to stop it, challenging Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Zucked
is also a larger tale of a business sector unmoored from normal constraints at a moment of political and cultural crisis, the worst possible time to be given new tools for summoning the darker angels of our nature.
Part of our Books & Beer series--come enjoy a beer and join the author in discussing the book at Crank Arm Brewing at 319 W. Davie Street in Raleigh.
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Saturday, March 30, 2:00 PM
GILLIAN MCDUNN,
Caterpillar Summer
From Carol: I loved this story of young girl who takes responsibility for her younger brother, a child on the spectrum, during a surprise visit to grandparents who have never known them. Everyday life on a coastal NC island provides opportunities for friendships, misunderstandings, and reconciliations that change lives. There is a beauty, poignancy, and naturalness to the writing that is refreshing. The characters are in my heart forever. For ages 8 and up.
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Sunday, March 31, 2:00 PM
PHILIP GERARD,
The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina
Gerard presents a dramatic convergence of events from secession to surrender, via the personal stories of the North Carolinians who endured them--Confederates and Unionists, conscripts and volunteers, free blacks and the enslaved, farm women and plantation belles, Cherokees and mountaineers. He reports the war as if it were happening in the present rather than with settled hindsight--to capture the dreadful suspense of lives caught up in a conflict whose ending had not yet been written.
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Monday, April 1, 7:00 PM
Editors SAMIA SERAGELDIN and LEE SMITH
Mothers and Strangers: Essays on Motherhood from the New South
With contributors Jill McCorkle, Steven Petrow, Hal Crowther and Elaine Orr
In this anthology of creative nonfiction, twenty-eight
writers
set out to discover what they know, and don't know, about the person they call Mother. Celebrated writers Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith have curated a diverse and insightful collection that challenges stereotypes about mothers and expands our notions of motherhood in the South.
Visit our website
to see the full list of contributors to the book. Read D.G. Martin's
One-on-One
column about the collection
here
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Wednesday, April 3, 3:00 PM
ANN B. ROSS,
Miss Julia Takes the Wheel
Seats may be reserved
We welcome Ann B. Ross with the next installment in this beloved and bestselling series set in small-town North Carolina. Never one to miss an opportunity to entertain--or size up--a newcomer, Miss Julia invites the charming new doctor and his painfully shy wife to dinner. But there is just something she can't place about the Crawfords, and she won't rest until she gets to the bottom of it.
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Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 PM
RUTH REICHL
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
In Conversation with Linda Watson
Seats may be reserved
Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the job (and the risk) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world of magazine publishing. For the first time, she chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor-in-chief of
Gourmet
. Reichl will be in conversation with local food writer and creator of the Cook For Good website,
Linda Watson
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SOLD OUT:
Thursday, April 4, 1:00 PM
An extended Q&A with AMOR TOWLES
A Gentleman in Moscow
(paperback release)
Waitlist Available. If you already have tickets for this event, but will not be attending, please let us know so that we can offer your seats to those on the waiting list.
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin.
Receive a ticket for
up to 2
reserved seats and the signing line with QRB purchase of the new U.S. paperback or the hardcover.
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Thursday, April 4, 7:00 PM
Divergent
author VERONICA ROTH
The Fates Divide
(paperback release)
In conversation with Brendan Reichs
In the conclusion to the
Carve the Mark
duology, globally bestselling
Divergent
author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates.
The Fates Divide
is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. There's more about the event and a link to buy tickets
on our website
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Sunday, April 7, 2:00 PM
BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
In conversation with Dana Trent
Seats may be reserved
The renowned and beloved author of
An Altar in the World
and
Learning to Walk in the Dark
recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world’s religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia. Taylor will be in conversation with J. Dana Trent, Raleigh author of
One Breath at a Time: A Skeptic's Guide to Christian Meditation
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Thursday, Mar. 28
7:00 PM
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The QRB Book Club
Sunday, Mar. 31
4:30 PM
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Mystery
At Lake Boone Trail Starbucks
Monday, Apr. 1
7:00 PM
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Not For
Men Only
Monday, Apr. 8
7:00 PM
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OLLI
Tuesday, Apr. 9
2:30 PM
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Find the schedule for all of our groups
here
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Mondays -Saturdays - Sundays
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
919-828-1588
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
”~~Walt Disney
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