Happy Holidays,
So, you survived Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. This can be a crazy time of year! But you don’t need a specially named day to enjoy great selection, lasting value, and a great experience. The staff of Northshire Bookstore are here to help you every day. Especially at this time of year we make it easy
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there is something for every age group on your list
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truly one-stop shopping.
We do not have algorithm envy; you can’t swipe right or left here; Siri doesn’t know her way around our stores. We give you a human experience
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please come in and enjoy conversation, connection, and community.
I know you have many choices as to where you shop for the holidays. Thank you for your past and future support. Your loyalty is greatly appreciated!
Enjoy,
Chris Morrow
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We are celebrating 25 years of our Book Angels program. Thank you for your generosity in making this program successful year after year!
There are Book Angel trees up in both of our bookstores. Come in and choose a tag, pick out a book (or two), and we will gift-wrap them and get them to all the children on our list. If you need help choosing the books, our Children's Booksellers are here to help you out.
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Did you know that our Selects Program is for books or vinyl? If you want to give the gift that keeps giving, just fill out the form with the recipient's interests and let us know whether we should send books or vinyl records to the recipient. We will handpick and gift wrap a book or vinyl record and send it to them every month for as long as you specify.
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Stratton Mountain
December 14-16, 2018
Music. Brews. Mountains
The legendary Stratton Mountain Resort and the Green Mountains host the first annual East Coast WinterWonderGrass. Close to charming and historic Manchester, surrounded by plentiful lodging, farm to table eateries and idyllic Vermont culture, the site is a perfect fit for our roots community.
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*Please note the location of each event -
Manchester Center
or
Saratoga Springs
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American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
Saturday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Manchester Center, VT
Please join us to welcome back to Northshire, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Joseph Ellis presenting his new terrific and timely book,
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
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"Our hallowed founders, including Washington and Jefferson, wore no halos. They struggled mightily with huge problems, including inequality, racism, and militarism, and beset by contradictions and inconsistencies, frequently failed to find solutions. Ellis molds their noble efforts into a contemporary dialogue to aid our endless quest to form a more perfect union." —Reviewed by Mike Hare, Northshire Bookstore
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The Library Book
Tuesday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, VT
$5 General Admission Ticket. All ticket proceeds will go to support the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library.
Join us for an evening with Susan Orlean, acclaimed author of
The Orchid Thief
as she discusses her new book
The Library Book
with Issac Pulver, director of the Saratoga Springs Public Library.
“This is a fabulous homage to books and the people who love them, care for them, and rescue them--though in this history and true crime story I think the books often save people right back. In 1986 the Los Angeles Library caught fire, but this is not just the story of the fire and the rescue. It is also the history of the library itself. Brilliantly told, Susan Orlean tells the small stories wrapped within the big picture beautifully.”--Maeve Noonan, Northshire Bookstore
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Wednesday, December 5th at 12:00 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Join us for a special buffet lunch from Saratoga's Broadway Deli and enjoy presentations from our amazing publishing sales representatives about the best new books for holiday giving!
Knowledgeable sales reps from Random House and Harper Collins, as well as one of our own children's booksellers will present lists of their favorite new books for every person on your holiday list.
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Friday, December 7th at 5:00 p.m.
Manchester Center, VT
The public is invited to a wine and cheese reception where there will be bidding for donated, book-themed cakes. All proceeds will be used to purchase books for children who benefit from the Book Angel Program.
An integral part of the Northshire Bookstore, the Book Angel Program celebrates its 25th year this December. Each year, names of children who may not otherwise have access to books are collected from local schools; during the holiday season, new books are selected by booksellers and customers to be given as gifts to each child. Books are then delivered to the recipients just in time for the holidays. This is a great opportunity for the local community to come together and celebrate the coming months of giving; schools, businesses, and families are encouraged to come and bid on a cake.
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Then at 6:00 p.m. Gesine Bullock-Prado, the host of Food Network's Baked in Vermont series, will be presenting her new book
Fantastical Cakes: Incredible Creations for the Baker in Everyone.
Her step-by-step instruction for baking, piping, and making decorations make each bit manageable, whether it's baking layers ahead of time and freezing, or taking the time to crank out a slew of gorgeous frosting flowers that hold beautifully in the freezer until you need them.
Read More...
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Gone So Long
Saturday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m.
Manchester Center, VT
Please join us in welcoming back to Northshire Andre Dubus III presenting his first book in ten years,
Gone So Long
. Like Dubus's award-winning
Townie
and
House of Sand and Fog
,
Gone So Long
is a profound exploration of the struggle between our best intentions and most mercurial desires.
"In his new novel Dubus reveals character as expertly as I've ever seen it done. The three main characters--Susan, a writer and professor in her forties, her grandmother, a tough, hard-to-love antiques dealer in her eighties, and Susan's father, whom she hasn't seen since she was three years old--are linked by an unspeakable crime committed forty years ago. Through each of their stories, Dubus explores themes of love and anger, forgiveness and condemnation and perhaps most of all the capacity to love and be loved. This is a slow burn of a novel that gripped me from start to finish." — Reviewed by Stan Hynds, Northshire Bookstore
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Polar Express Pajama Party with Santa Claus
Wednesday, December 12th
Saratoga Springs, NY
Reservations are required for this event. A reservation is needed for each child who will be in attendance. No reservation is necessary for adult companions or infants.
All Aboard! Northshire Bookstore's children’s department invites little ones to wear their jammies and join us for a cozy evening with a reading of The Polar Express and visit from Santa Claus! Hot cocoa and a treat will be provided to our Polar Express passengers.
This is a free event - but we encourage attendees to consider purchasing a $5 or $10 ticket to support our
Book Angels Program
which gives books to hundreds of local children in need each holiday season. All proceeds from those tickets will go to Book Angels.
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Featured Book of the Month
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In
Where We Go from Here
, New York Times bestselling author Bernie Sanders chronicles the day-by-day struggles that he and his progressive colleagues have waged over the last two years in the fight against Donald Trump’s reactionary agenda and for a government that works for all, not just wealthy campaign contributors.
Maintaining a vibrant democracy has never been easy, and in these dangerous and unprecedented times, it has been more difficult than ever. Bernie Sanders shows, however, that we can repair the damage Trump has done—and create a nation based on the principles of economic, social, racial, and environmental justice.
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December Pre-order Highlight
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by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking…and what she’s hiding. As Jess’s paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what in her life is real, and what is one of Dr. Shields’ manipulative experiments. Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly.
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New Fiction on our Shelves
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New Non-fiction on our Shelves
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New Paperbacks on our Shelves
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From our Own Shires Press
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by Cathy Rachlin
Illustrations by Mary Ellen Mancock
This is a story of friendship and loyalty as two good friends-one a spot on the ceiling, and one a spot on the floor - get covered with paint, and carpet, and can't see each other anymore. Even so, they hold on to the memory of their friendship and, over the years, as the paint peels, and the carpet frays, they find each other again. They are thrilled. Their hope and patience are rewarded.
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New Releases from our Children's Department
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Thank you for supporting Independent Bookselling!
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Open Daily at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday - Thursday until 7:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday until 9:00 p.m.
4869 Main Street
Junction of Routes 7A & 11/30
Manchester Center, VT 05255
VT - 800-437-3700
VT - 802-362-2200
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Open Daily at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday - Thursday until 7:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday until 9:00 p.m.
424 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
NY - 518-682-4200
NY - 855-339-5990
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