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April 20th |
"A Gambling Man"
by David Baldacci
Available April 20th
Aloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
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New Releases! "Gold Diggers" by Sanjena Sathian
Named a Best Book of April by Bustle * PopSugar * Entertainment Weekly * Good Morning America and more.
How far would you go for a piece of the American dream?
A magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition.
A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectations of his family and their Asian American enclave. Read more...
"Good Company" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney A Most Anticipated Book From: OprahMag.com * Refinery29 * Houston Chronicle * The Millions * Elle * Buzzfeed.
A warm, incisive new novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship from Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Nest.
Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband's wedding ring-the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter, Ruby, was five. Read more.... "In Times of Rain and War" by Camron Wright
During World War II, an American soldier encounters a German woman living a secret life in bomb-blighted London. In September of 1940, the Blitz had begun. Like other British civilians, Audrey Stocking is determined to survive, except she isn't from England. She is a German--a young Jewish woman with a fake passport and a nearly-perfect British accent, trying her best to blend into the city. Her days are kept busy working for the Woman's Voluntary Services to evacuate British children into the countryside, saving them from nightly bombings over London. "Leonora in the Morning Light" by Michaela Carter
One of O, The Oprah Magazine's "Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels That Will Sweep You Away" and LitHub's "Most Anticipated Books of 2021."
For fans of Amy Bloom's White Houses and Colm Tóibín's The Master, a page-turning novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that defined her coming-of-age during World War II.
1940. A train carrying exiled German prisoners from a labor camp arrives in southern France. Within moments, word spreads that Nazi capture is imminent, and the men flee for the woods, desperate to disappear across the Spanish border. Read more... "Broken" by Jenny Lawson
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let's Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety.
As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken , Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way. Read more...
"Northern Spy" by Flynn Berry
The acclaimed author of Under the Harrow and A Double Life returns with her most riveting novel to date: the story of two sisters who become entangled with the IRA.
A producer at the BBC and mother to a new baby, Tessa is at work in Belfast one day when the news of another raid comes on the air. The IRA may have gone underground in the two decades since the Good Friday Agreement, but they never really went away, and lately bomb threats, security checkpoints, and helicopters floating ominously over the city have become features of everyday life.
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" by Charlie Mackesy
A deluxe edition with special endpapers and a yellow spine of the #1 New York Times Bestseller. Read more...
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Newtown Bookshop Events
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April 13th 4:30pm Will be Held Virtually Guest Authors Frank Murphy and Barbara Dan in Conversation "A Teacher Like You"
April 15th 11:00am
Will Be Held Virtually
Daytime Book Club
"The Girl From the Channel Islands"
by Jenny Lecoat
April 22nd 7:00pm Will Be Held Virtually Guest Authors Victoria Schade and Jennifer Probst in Conversation "Lost, Found & Forever" "Our Italian Summer" April 24th All Day Independent Bookstore Day More Information to Follow
April 27th 7:00pm
Will Be Held Virtually
Evening Book Club
"The Girl with the Louding Voice"
by Abi Dare
May 20th 11:00am Will Be Held Virtually Daytime Book Club "Heft" by Liz Moore May 25th 7:00pm Will Be Held Virtually Evening Book Club Book To Be Announced
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Frank Murphy
will be in conversation with
Barbara Dan to celebrate the release of
A TEACHER LIKE YOU
virtually via Zoom!
Free Event!
Teacher Appreciation Week
is May 3rd - 7th!
A TEACHER LIKE YOU is the perfect gift to show your favorite teacher how much you appreciate them!
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To keep our customers and staff safe during this pandemic.
We will be limiting store capacity to 8 customers.
Everyone must be fully masked.
We will social distance.
Curbside pick will be available.
Shopping Online will also be available.
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New Releases!
"The Little Butterfly That Could"
by Ross Burach
Picture Book
This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again! Read more...
"Ivy + Bean : Get to Work"
by Annie Barrows
Ages 6 to 9
Ivy and Bean go searching for treasure in Book 12-the final story in the New York Times bestselling early chapter book series!
It's Career Day at Emerson Elementary School, and all the students have to choose what they want to be when they grow up. No problem. Best friends Ivy and Bean already have that all figured out. At least, they thought so, until they met Herman the Treasure Hunter. Read more...
"War and Millie McGonigle"
by Karen Cushman
Ages 8-12
The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of WWII on the homefront.
Millie McGonigle lives in sunny California, where her days are filled with beach and surf. It should be perfect--but times are tough. Hitler is attacking Europe and it looks like the United States may be going to war. Food is rationed and money is tight. Read more...
"Whatever After : Good as Gold"
by Sarah Mlynowski
Ages 8-12
The fourteenth book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series featuring fractured fairy tales for fearless kids!
Guess where we are this time? The magic mirror has sent me and my brother, Jonah (plus our puppy, Prince), into the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Fun!
"Bill Miller Makes a Wish"
by Kevin Henkes
Ages 8-12
Billy Miller is back! The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes's award-winning, acclaimed, and bestselling The Year of Billy Miller, Billy Miller Makes a Wish is a laugh-out-loud funny and accessible story about summer, family, and wishes that (almost) come true. A great choice for young middle grade readers. Read more...
"The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House"
by Max Brallier
Ages 8-12
Includes SIX brand new Last Kids short stories by Max Brallier, featuring full-color art by Anoosha Syed, Xavier Bonet, Lorena Alvarez, Jay Cooper, Christopher Mitten and The Last Kids on Earth series illustrator Douglas Holgate!
The kids and their monster buddies are hanging out in the tree house, when Jack launches into an epic, totally-heroic, super rad story of one of his many post-apocalyptic adventures. Read more...
"Go the Distance"
by Jen Calonita
Young Adult
The 11th installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Meg had to become a Greek god?
After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus--as a god. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest.
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