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Lisa See does not fall short when it comes to research, attention to detail, and putting together a beautiful but devastating saga, and
The Island of Sea Women
(Scribner $27) is one of her best novels. There is so much information about the
haenyeo
, female deep sea divers of Jeju Island in Korea, who used minimal gear, held their breath for up to three minutes, and could spend hours in freezing water. Japan, the United States, and Korea occupied Jeju, and tens of thousands of lives were lost in an uprising there in 1948-1949. The characters are vibrant, the writing is stunning, and Lisa See has left me yet again astounded with her talent for storytelling. She will be here this Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m., and seats may be reserved with
QRB purchase
of
Island
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From Jason:
Found Audio
(Two Dollar Radio $15.99) is a Nabokovian novel in the best possible sense of the word. Predicated upon the premise that three audio tapes were discovered and delivered to an academic audio analyst, it is the story of what is found on these tapes that pulls the reader in. An adventure journalist hears rumor of a place called “The City of Dreams.” Is the location real? Is it possible for waking people to exist, consciously, in the dreams of others? What are the consequences of following such a story? Will discovery or madness ensue?
Found Audio
is an emotionally resonant literary mystery for folks who aren’t afraid to follow the rabbit down the hole.
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From Kaley:
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
by Christopher Skaife (FSG $26; Macmillan
Audio CD
$29.99;
Libro.fm audiobook
).
This book was so much fun on audio! I love hearing books as their authors intended for them to be read, and Skaife performs enthusiastically. He's a wonderful storyteller. You will come out of this book with a healthy new knowledge of the Tower of London, the Yeoman Warders, and bird behavior, and probably a favorite raven, too.
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Reader Review
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
by Masha Gessen (Riverhead $17).This ambitious book won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2017. If you are interested in international affairs, it will both entertain you (with humor, great scenes, and profiles of key actors) and inform you about the last 30 tumultuous years in Russia. Gessen uses four young Russians to help tell her story. As George Kennan, the architect of the Marshall Plan after WWII, said: “When confronted with two contradictory statements about Russia, assume they are both true.”—Ran Coble
See the full text of Ran Coble's Best of 2018 Books, Movies and Music
here
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Florida
by Lauren Groff Wins the 2018 Story Prize
The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, with Florida—its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind—at the center of it all.
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VISIT THE QRB BLOG!
The QRB Blog is where our staff members discuss books, authors, publishing news, current events and more. It's over at
QuailRidgeBooks.Wordpress.com
, and you'll find a link to it at the top of our website. Come hear what we have to say!
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Buy audiobooks from Libro.fm
and support your local Indie bookstore
Indie bookstores like QRB partner with Libro.fm to offer you an extensive selection of downloadable audiobooks at very reasonable prices. Create an account with Libro.fm and choose QRB as your Indie partner, qne with every purchase you'll throw some support our way, so that we can keep doing what we do best for you. Start a membership now and get three audiobooks for the price of one. For more promotions, and to browse current bestselling audiobooks, visit
Libro.fm
!
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William T. Vollmann Part Two on
Bookin'
National Book Award winner and recent North Carolina Book Festival author William T. Vollmann rejoins
Bookin'
host Jason Jefferies this week in a wide-ranging, fascinating discussion of the author's travels and experiences while researching his books. We've got signed copies of
Europe Central
,
No Immediate Danger
, and
Riding Toward Everywhere
on our shelves.
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March is Women's History Month
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BOOK CLUB BASH!
Monday, March 25,
7:00 PM
and
Tuesday, March 26, 10:00 AM
** Book club recommendations **
** Prize giveaways **
** Refreshments **
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NC Bookwatch
on UNC-TV with host D.G. Martin
, airs Sundays at 11 am and Tuesdays at 5 pm. This Sunday's show is pre-empted; this Tuesday, D.G.'s guest is former Governor Jim Martin with
Revelation Through Science
. The book
explores the question of whether science and faith are incompatible.
Find the full cable schedule and a link to watch online
here
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Tonight, 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
n
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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Friday, March 15, 7:00 PM
JAMES RILEY,
The Revenge of Magic
When long-dead magical creatures are discovered all around the world, each buried with a book of magic, only children can unlock the dangerous power of the books. The start of a thrilling new series from the author of the
New York Times
-bestselling
Story Thieves
! For ages 8+.
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Saturday, March 16, 10:30 AM
A special
Under the Tree
storytime
Author CAMILLE ANDROS reads
Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure
In this empowering picture book with a STEM focus, Charlotte, a budding bunny scientist, ignores the doubters and confidently finds a cure to the mysterious malady affecting the forest. For ages 4+.
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Monday, March 18, 7:00 PM
LISA SEE,
The Island of Sea Women
Reserved Seating Event
This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story--one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them--based on the fierce and unforgettable female divers of the Korean island of Jeju. Receive a ticket for a reserved seat and the signing line with
QRB purchase
of
The Island of Sea Women
. Some general unreserved seating may be available.
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Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 PM
TOM ANGLEBERGER
Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster
The author of the popular
Origami Yoda
series joins us for the first in a new chapter book series for ages 6+, featuring the reckless roller-skating future spy, Didi Dodo. Each book will focus on a food-related mystery. "Full of surprise twists, this title will engage readers who will have a fun time guessing what will happen next ... A must-have."—
School Library Journal
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Thursday, March 21, 7:00 PM
Editor WILTON BARNHARDT with contributors
Every True Pleasure: LGBTQ Tales of North Carolina
Seats may be reserved
Contributors
Allan Gurganus
,
Minrose Gwin
, and
Randall Kenan
join editor
Wilton Barnhardt
to discuss this collection featuring the work of some of N.C.'s finest fiction and nonfiction writers who identify as gay, trans, bisexual, and straight. Their stories and essays view the full spectrum of contemporary life though an LGBTQ lens. Other contributors include David Sedaris, Belle Boggs, Zelda Lockhart, and Michael Parker. Seats will be available without purchase required, but you may reserve a seat with
QRB prepurchase
of
Every True Pleasure
.
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Sunday, March 24, 2:00 PM
North Carolina poets DORIANNE LAUX and GIBBONS RUARK
Dorianne Laux is one of our boldest contemporary poets, known to bear compassionate and ruthless witness to the everyday. Her collection of new and selected poems
Only As the Day is Long
represents a brilliant, daring body of work.
Raleigh-born Gibbons Ruark is one the most celebrated Irish-influenced American lyric poets. In
The Road to Ballyvaughan
are poems that look quietly and speak quietly, and in them we also hear the ancient kinship of poetry and music. Join Laux and Ruark as they read from their works.
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Book Clubs and Groups - Everyone Welcome!
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The Open Discussion Project
Tonight, March 13
7:00 PM
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Literary Horror
Thursday, March 14
7:00 PM
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Singles
Saturday, March 16
10:00 AM
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Literary Pursuits
Sunday, March 17
4:30 PM
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Middle East BC
At Lake Boone Trail Starbucks
Monday, March 18
7:00 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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The reading or non-reading a book will never keep down a single petticoat.
”~~Lord Byron
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