We're hosting a book launch party!
✨ Glitz, Glamour, and Paparazzi! ✨
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Do you long to know what really happens in Hollywood? Join us for the much-anticipated book launch of award-winning actor and director Dinah Manoff in conversation with former islander and effervescent author Mary Guterson as Dinah offers an honest, although fictional, glimpse behind the red carpet in her new novel The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold. The story follows a Hollywood star, the remarkable journey that got her there, and her walk-in closet full of tabloid-worthy secrets. Dinah and Mary together? This event is not to be missed!
Best known for her roles in Grease and Empty Nest, Bainbridge Islander Manoff has used her own experiences to craft an engrossing page-turner both exciting and wise, posing the ultimate starry-eyed question: Does fame really matter in the end?
Dinah Manoff is a Tony Award winning actress (Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures), well-known for her vast work on the stage, big screen, and television. Manoff resides on Bainbridge island near Seattle where she writes, coaches and teaches acting. She is the founder of the Northwest Actors Lab. Along with her other endeavors, Manoff has developed an Arts Program at the Purdy Women's Correctional Facility where she also teaches acting and improvisation.
Mary Guterson is the author of We're All Fine Here and Gone to the Dogs.
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Perhaps because of a distorted palate that effected his breathing, journalist James Nestor’s curiosity about breathing and its impact on general health led him to investigate this most primal and natural act. What he found is astounding. Could it be that we’ve been breathing wrong all along? Is it possible to transform our lives by changing our breathing patterns? Mixing memoir, history, and science, Nestor makes an entertaining and compelling case for learning to breath differently. The writing style is light, the information accessible, and breathing exercises are provided with each chapter to get you started on the path to better health. This is a fascinating book. ~ Jane
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Swimming Back to Trout River, by Linda Rui Feng |
This quietly engrossing, beautifully written debut novel revolves around a young Chinese family tested by experiences of immigration to the U.S., and by haunting memories of China’s Cultural Revolution. With moving elegance, Feng portrays the process of learning to play the violin as a metaphor of the role that music plays in kinship and survival. Feng is an author to watch! Satisfying as this novel was, I did not want it to end. ~ John, Bookseller Emeritus
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Vanish: Poems, by Kevin Miller |
“Make praise your daily bread,” writes Kevin Miller in “It’s Like Weather,” one among many meditations on the intricacies of life between spouses in his eminently praiseworthy, award-winning fourth collection. In addition to a host of other topics, Miller’s poems on the breakdown that comes with age infuse the experience with warmth and humanity and redemptive good humor; read “Pull Dates,” page five, and “The Bureau of Wear and Tear,” page eight, to see what I mean. I praise Miller’s work for its fine fusion of heart, wisdom, humility and craft. The rewards and delights of this collection bring me back again and again. ~ John, Bookseller Emeritus
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Binti: The Complete Trilogy, by Nnedi Okorafor
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In this brilliant classic of African-futurism, Binti - a young Himba woman who is a brilliant mathematician and skilled with mysterious alien technology - is chosen to leave her little village for attendance at a prestigious university. On the interstellar flight, her ship is attacked and the crew killed by a jellyfish-like race of warriors, the Medusae. Binti is left to fend not just for herself, but to find a means to broker peace between complex warring races. Sweeping in scope but anchored by the deep humanity of Binti, her story is fresh and fascinating and wholly original. Told in three novellas, collected here in one volume with an added short story. ~ McNevin
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Bryson takes us on a lively tour of the human body, from macro to micro levels. Although he's clearly done impressively careful research spanning a huge range of disciplines, his prose style is engaging, clever and witty, as longtime fans of Bryson would expect. As another reviewer wrote, "The author marvels at the intricacies of the human body and its extraordinary feats of timing and fine-tuning. He digs into history to show the persistence and tribulations of researchers. [And he] describes the amazing feats of medicine and surgery accomplished in the last few decades." Highly recommended. ~ David
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Dream Girl, by Laura Lippman |
Bestselling author Gerry Anderson is confined to bed in his Baltimore penthouse, the victim of an accident. When he receives a phone call from a voice purporting to be Aubrey, the central character in his latest bestseller, he descends into a muddled flashback of his marriages and affairs. Aubrey is fiction, so who is on the phone? Could it be his most recent ex, who threatened to destroy him with a lurid #MeToo expose? Then Gerry’s eavesdropping night nurse sets off a domino effect of jealousy, mayhem, blackmail, and murder. Following her award-winning thriller Lady in the Lake, Lippman has created a darkly comic thriller that takes gaslight to new heights and just might trigger a nightmare or two. ~ Susan
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Wake: the Hidden History of Woman-Led Slave Revolts
By Dr Rebecca Hall
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In Wake, Dr. Hall takes us on a gripping journey to uncover women’s vital role in historic slave revolts. Hugo Martinez’s illustrations are absolutely fantastic, giving Dr. Hall a superhero vibe as she fights to tell enslaved women’s history. I loved seeing her personal experience intertwined with the historical narrative, particularly her choice not to gloss over how intensely emotional the research process can be. Unique, exciting, and profound I love every single page.
~ Cappy
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us, by Margaret MacMillan |
In this insightful book, Professor MacMillan draws on her extensive knowledge of world history to explain war's place in it. She explores the diverse reasons why wars have occurred, how they have been experienced by soldiers and civilians, the ethical and legal constraints that have been applied to them, and how war has been portrayed in the arts. Each chapter is richly detailed, in eloquent and often moving prose. "We need to pay attention to war," she writes, "because it is still with us. We need to know about its causes, its impact, how to end it and how to avoid it. And in understanding war we understand something about being human, our ability to organize ourselves, our emotions and our ideas, and our capacity for cruelty as well as for good." ~ David
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The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, by India Holton
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This novel is insane and I loved it. Cecilia and her Aunty Darlington are prim and proper pirates and members of the Wisteria Society. They regularly engage in plundering in-between afternoon tea and evening reading. Then one day, three separate people hire the same assassin to kidnap Cecilia and a wacky adventure ensues. Yes there are magical flying houses, there is a dashing and irresistible love interest, there is a hilariously incompetent and unhinged scorned male villain but at its core The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is about women kicking ass and taking names. Put simply, this book is so much fun. ~ Cappy
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Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Novels #1),
by Patrick O'Brian
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This first novel begins the epic adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and his ship’s physician, naturalist, and unlikely international spy, Stephen Maturin, during the Napoleonic Wars. The series is astonishingly rich in character development, history, thrilling adventure, humor, high drama, romance, and the details of a life at sea in military service. The surprises and pleasures throughout are constant. I’ve read all twenty in the series, and look forward to reading them all again! ~ McNevin
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Wow, No Thank You, by Samantha Irby |
I listened to this book on Libro.fm and there were so many quotes I wanted to have in writing that I ended up also buying myself a hardcopy! I love essay collections, and Irby's stood out to me for several reasons. Firstly, she's hilarious; and secondly, she is unapologetically herself in all situations. In Wow, No Thank You Irby takes us through preparations for a night out, full-out battles with gynecologists, snack lists, her entire music library, and more. Great for anyone who needs a smart and not-at-all serious read to breeze through.
~ Cappy
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New In Paperback Nonfiction |
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T. Rexes Can't Tie Their Shoes
by Anna Lazowski
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Isobel Adds It Up
by Kristy Everington & AG Ford
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Little Bat In Night School
by Brian Lies
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Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive
by Chris Colfer
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Long Distance
by Whitney Gardner
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A Glasshouse of Stars
by Shirley Marr
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A Total Waste Of Space-Time
by Jeffrey Brown
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Harry Versus the First
100 Days of School
by Emily Jenkins
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Ali Cross: Like Father, Like Son
by James Patterson
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New Books For Young Adults |
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Gearbreakers
by Zoe Hana Mukuta
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Heartbreakers and Fakers
by Cameron Lund
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This Poison Heart
by Kalynn Bayron
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An Emotion of Great Delight
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You are welcome!
All Store Book Group titles are discounted 15% up until the date of discussion
Reader's Circle Book Group
August 3, 7:00 pm
by Ann Petry, Tayari Jones (Introduction by)
Speculative Fiction Book Group
August 15, 7:00 pm
by Dan Simmons
Mystery Book Group
July 27, 7:00 pm
Our popular in-store book groups are now meeting virtually by zoom!
Contact us for the meeting links.
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