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Welcome to The Bookies' Latest Update September 2019 Issue 2
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Larry's Book Club Talk 2019 Picks
Each year, Larry Yoder hosts a night (this year, two!) of discussion for his best bets for book clubs. We had a record turnout over our two evenings this year and we're excited to finally lift the embargo on the list!
CLICK HERE to find the full list of Larry's picks for 2019 and, as always, feel free to ask him, or any of our Bookies, for more information about each book.
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Fresh Ink
The bestselling TRIALS OF APOLLO series rocks on as Apollo and the others make a desperate last stand at Camp Jupiter. Look for the display on our floor and make sure you check out all the new covers for THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS series as well!
The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates makes his fiction debut with this Oprah Book Club pick. Coates, already one of the most respected non-fiction and comic book writers, is already being shortlisted for awards for this novel in which he gives a slave the "'most important superpower I think I can give them": the power of memory.
Fresh off her smash
THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER, Jen Wang returns with a story of poverty, culture, school pressure, and overcoming tremendous adversity.
How many feet are in a story? Well, what's the story about? But seriously, it's 10.83 feet. So how tall is the bestselling TREEHOUSE SERIES now in its ninth volume? No idea. We're booksellers, not math....sellers. Either way, these books are great and everyone loves them so stop making us do math. Gosh.
We return to the world of Raymie Nightingale, but this time author Kate DiCamillo focuses on Beverly. Full of strength and heartache, DiCamillo returns to form with what will surely be shortlisted for another Newberry.
Stuart Gibbs is back and, this time, with a whole new series! Need to know more? Well then, how about these three little lines...
Charlie Thorne is a genius.
Charlie Thorne is a thief.
Charlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive.
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Based on the bestselling series by Dav Pilkey...DOG MAN THE GAME IS HERE! Now you can pick from your favorite characters like cat kid, the chief, Sarah, the titular Dog Man and more! You must all work together to stop the city from being destroyed by the robo-brontosaurus!
CLICK HERE to buy or come into the store today to see a demo of the game!
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