Friday, October 19, 2007
GOTTA GO GRAB BAGS -- ONLY $1.00
Overstocked inventory has gotta GO -- so 'til they're gone -- come in, grab a bag -- fill it to the top from the specially clipped books on the front table -- ONLY $1.00 PER BAG! Litle bit of everything on the table.
ENTER TO WIN NOW!
Entry forms for a pair of tickets to the Garth Brooks November 14 Concert in Kansas City are now available in the store. Come in soon to enter. One pair of tickets will be drawn from that box during the live broadcast on November 1.
Rules are simple: Only one entry per person. Must be 18. Must live in listening area of CLEAR 99. Do not need to be present to win.
On Thursday November 1, from 4:00-6:00 pm, CLEAR99'S "Uncle Scotty" will be in the store with a second box to give away the second set of tickets from that box only. Listeners can rush to the store to get their entry form in the drawing at that time.
Rules are simple: Only one entry per person. Must be 18. Must live in listening area of CLEAR 99. Do not need to be present to win.
On Thursday November 1, from 4:00-6:00 pm, CLEAR99'S "Uncle Scotty" will be in the store with a second box to give away the second set of tickets from that box only. Listeners can rush to the store to get their entry form in the drawing at that time.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
NO TRADES ON NOVEMBER 1
ALERT ... ALERT ... ALERT
NO TRADES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 -- NO EXCEPTIONS.
From 4:00-6:00pm on November 1 CLEAR 99FM will be in the store, broadcasting remote, to give away TWO PAIR of tickets for the Garth Brooks November 14 concert in Kansas City. Several hundred people are expected to visit the store during that time period.
For our customers, we are supposed to have the giveaway box and coupons to fill out in the store on Monday of that week -- avoid the rush, come in early to take a chance on winning.
NO TRADES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 -- NO EXCEPTIONS.
From 4:00-6:00pm on November 1 CLEAR 99FM will be in the store, broadcasting remote, to give away TWO PAIR of tickets for the Garth Brooks November 14 concert in Kansas City. Several hundred people are expected to visit the store during that time period.
For our customers, we are supposed to have the giveaway box and coupons to fill out in the store on Monday of that week -- avoid the rush, come in early to take a chance on winning.
TRADES LIMITED TO ONE BAG ONLY
Effective immediately only ONE bag of trades per person per day will be accepted for in-store credit. NO EXCEPTIONS.
The store is working on a tight time schedule to create major open space in the store for our Garth Brooks promotion in November with CLEAR 99FM.
Wanted to give all of you a heads up before you came in with large trades.
We expect to return to normal trade activities after the concert in November.
The store is working on a tight time schedule to create major open space in the store for our Garth Brooks promotion in November with CLEAR 99FM.
Wanted to give all of you a heads up before you came in with large trades.
We expect to return to normal trade activities after the concert in November.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
2007 MACAVITY MYSTERY AWARDS
The Macavity Award, named after T.S. Eliot's "mystery cat" in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, is given each year by members of Mystery Readers International for books published in the previous year.
2007 Award Winners are NANCY PICKARD for The Virgin of Small Plains for Best Novel, and NICK STONE for Mr. Clarinet for Best First Novel.
Stone's book also won 2007 International Thriller Writer's Best First Novel Award.
2007 Award Winners are NANCY PICKARD for The Virgin of Small Plains for Best Novel, and NICK STONE for Mr. Clarinet for Best First Novel.
Stone's book also won 2007 International Thriller Writer's Best First Novel Award.
ME AND GARTH BROOKS..NOVEMBER. YOU TOO???
THE DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2007. THE PLACE: SPRINT CENTER, KANSAS CITY.
THE REASON: ONLY THE ONE AND ONLY GARTH BROOKS IN CONCERT!!!
And the excitement is just beginning. Nancy's TAB2 is one of the Columbia sponsors of this major event. Listen to CLEAR 99 for details. In the meantime, CIRCLE THE DATE -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, AT NANCY'S TRADE-A-BOOK II, 4:00-6:00 PM. During that time CLEAR 99 will be remote from the store giving away TWO PAIR OF TICKETS to the November 14 concert. One pair each hour. Watch the store for updates and catch the buzzzzz on 99.
Oh, did I forget the best part? Guess who's going??!! ME, MYSELF AND I!! (With special thanks to Marie, our Mizzou student who works part-time in the store and is brave enough to tackle the KC traffic and join me for all the excitement.) If I seem a little frazzled these days, well...it's GARTH...need I say more?
THE REASON: ONLY THE ONE AND ONLY GARTH BROOKS IN CONCERT!!!
And the excitement is just beginning. Nancy's TAB2 is one of the Columbia sponsors of this major event. Listen to CLEAR 99 for details. In the meantime, CIRCLE THE DATE -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, AT NANCY'S TRADE-A-BOOK II, 4:00-6:00 PM. During that time CLEAR 99 will be remote from the store giving away TWO PAIR OF TICKETS to the November 14 concert. One pair each hour. Watch the store for updates and catch the buzzzzz on 99.
Oh, did I forget the best part? Guess who's going??!! ME, MYSELF AND I!! (With special thanks to Marie, our Mizzou student who works part-time in the store and is brave enough to tackle the KC traffic and join me for all the excitement.) If I seem a little frazzled these days, well...it's GARTH...need I say more?
Thursday, October 4, 2007
2007 HUGO AWARDS AND 2007 JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD
The results of the 2007 Hugo Awards, as announced at Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, in Yokohama, Japan, on September 1st 2007, are as follows:
Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]
Best Novella: “A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
Best Novelette: “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]
Best Short Story: “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B Sheldon by Julie Phillips [St. Martin’s Press, 2006]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro. Directed by Guillermo del Toro [Picturehouse]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who - “Girl in the Fireplace” (2006) Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Euros Lyn [BBC Wales/BBC1]
Best Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Best Semiprozine: Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi
Best Fanzine: Science-Fiction Five-Yearly ed. by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan, and Randy Byers
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
The winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines and administered on their behalf by the World Science Fiction Society, is:
Naomi Novik
What does applause sound like to an author? Pages turning in their book!
Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]
Best Novella: “A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
Best Novelette: “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]
Best Short Story: “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B Sheldon by Julie Phillips [St. Martin’s Press, 2006]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro. Directed by Guillermo del Toro [Picturehouse]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who - “Girl in the Fireplace” (2006) Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Euros Lyn [BBC Wales/BBC1]
Best Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Best Semiprozine: Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi
Best Fanzine: Science-Fiction Five-Yearly ed. by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan, and Randy Byers
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
The winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines and administered on their behalf by the World Science Fiction Society, is:
Naomi Novik
What does applause sound like to an author? Pages turning in their book!
Monday, October 1, 2007
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE FOR RAY BRADBURY
Celebrating his 87th birthday on August 22, Bradbury continues to blaze new trails and collect new honors. In April he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation "...for his distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy." His latest hardcover, NOW AND FOREVER, , was released in September. And, of course, Fahrenheit 451 (1955) is front and center during this week's Banned Books Week activities. (If you've never read Fahrenheit 451, now is the time -- reminds each of us how precious is the gift of freedom to read in our country.)
(One of my favorite Bradbury's is SWITCH ON THE NIGHT (1955), written for the juvenile market but wonderful reading for kids of all ages. mlg)
(One of my favorite Bradbury's is SWITCH ON THE NIGHT (1955), written for the juvenile market but wonderful reading for kids of all ages. mlg)
NANCY'S TAB2 SUPPORTS ONE READ
ONE READ is a community-wide reading program sponsored by a task force of local media and community agencies. This program involves cities, counties, media, schools and businesses in encouraging adults of all ages to read one book and participate in thought-provoking discussions and activities. Nancy's TAB2 is proud to be a member of the One Read Task Force.
The 2007 read -- Water for Elephants -- by Sara Gruen, has generated an overwhelming response from Columbia and surrounding Boone Co. residents. This year we have provided additional support to the program by having Mary Lee Gentry, our mystery/speculative specialist, participate in four of the Book Talks, the Panel Discussion, and an interview with Dave Lyle on KFRU. From 1991-2001 she traveled the U.S. and Canada with six different circuses in roles varying from clown to booking agent to vice president of marketing. Her take on the book, which focuses on one man's life and his memories of circus life during the Great Depression, is that it's almost like being there -- the heat, the cold, the smells, the tensions, the good times and bad.
Author Sara Gruen will be at the Columbia Public Library Tuesday, October 2, from 2-4 p.m. for a book signing. Later the same day at 7:30 p.m. she will be at Launer Auditorium, Columbia College, to discuss Water for Elephants and how the success has affected her life.
Both events are free to the public -- so join in the fun as the 2007 One Read comes to a close. AND...if you have any suggestions for the 2008 read, please let the store know and we'll submit it for consideration.
ONE READ -- one book -- people touching people through literature.
The 2007 read -- Water for Elephants -- by Sara Gruen, has generated an overwhelming response from Columbia and surrounding Boone Co. residents. This year we have provided additional support to the program by having Mary Lee Gentry, our mystery/speculative specialist, participate in four of the Book Talks, the Panel Discussion, and an interview with Dave Lyle on KFRU. From 1991-2001 she traveled the U.S. and Canada with six different circuses in roles varying from clown to booking agent to vice president of marketing. Her take on the book, which focuses on one man's life and his memories of circus life during the Great Depression, is that it's almost like being there -- the heat, the cold, the smells, the tensions, the good times and bad.
Author Sara Gruen will be at the Columbia Public Library Tuesday, October 2, from 2-4 p.m. for a book signing. Later the same day at 7:30 p.m. she will be at Launer Auditorium, Columbia College, to discuss Water for Elephants and how the success has affected her life.
Both events are free to the public -- so join in the fun as the 2007 One Read comes to a close. AND...if you have any suggestions for the 2008 read, please let the store know and we'll submit it for consideration.
ONE READ -- one book -- people touching people through literature.
"Ahoy! Treasure Your Freedom to Read and Get Hooked on a Banned Book
Read banned books...they're your ticket to freedom. Treasure your freedom to read. During Banned Books Week, September 29-October 6, thousands of libraries and bookstores throughout the country will celebrate one of our most basic freedoms -- the freedom to read. For a complete listing of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000 drop into www.ala.org (American Library Association).
Harry Potter, James and the Giant Peach, Captain Underpants -- Beloved, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Brave New World, Where's Waldo -- Mark Twain, J. K. Rowling, Jean Auel, Caroline Cooney, Toni Morrison, Ken Follett ... only a sample of authors, books and characters most frequently challenged.
To quote the modern day philosopher Homer Simpson: "Read, Man!"
Harry Potter, James and the Giant Peach, Captain Underpants -- Beloved, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Brave New World, Where's Waldo -- Mark Twain, J. K. Rowling, Jean Auel, Caroline Cooney, Toni Morrison, Ken Follett ... only a sample of authors, books and characters most frequently challenged.
To quote the modern day philosopher Homer Simpson: "Read, Man!"
Saturday, September 29, 2007
THINK GREEN
REMEMBER ... recycling your used books is good for the environment ... and helps lower the price of your favorite books by keeping used books in circulation.
THINK GREEN -- THINK NANCY'S TRADE-A-BOOK II!
THINK GREEN -- THINK NANCY'S TRADE-A-BOOK II!
Monday, September 17, 2007
2007 Quills Awards Nominees
General fiction
Brothers
Da Chen, Shaye Areheart Books/Crown Publishing
American Youth
Phil LaMarche, Random House
The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Alfred A. Knopf
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Marisha Pessl, Viking Press
Jamestown
Matthew Sharpe, Soft Skull Press
Romance
Simply Magic
Mary Balogh, Delacorte Press
The Kommandant’s Girl
Pam Jenoff, Mira Books
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, William Morrow & Co.
The Edge of Winter
Luanne Rice, Bantam Books
Angels Fall
Nora Roberts, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Audio
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven
Fannie Flagg, read by the author, Random House Audio
I Like You
Amy Sedaris, read by the author, Hachette Audio
Mississippi Sissy
Kevin Sessums, read by the author, Audio Renaissance
Thirteen Moons
Charles Frazier, read by Will Patton, Random House Audio
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, read by Sissy Spacek, Caedmon Audio
Religion/Spirituality
American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
Paul M. Barrett, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for an Ancient Faith
Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, St. Martin’s Press
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
Francis S. Collins, The Free Press
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?
Philip Yancey, Zondervan
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — And Doesn’t
Stephen Prothero, Harper San Francisco
Graphic novel
Making Comics
Scott McCloud, HarperCollins
Ode to Kirihito
Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Alice in Sunderland
Bryan Talbot, Dark Horse
Exit Wounds
Rutu Modan, Drawn & Quarterly
Aya
Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clement Oubrerie, Drawn & Quarterly
Poetry
Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems, 1970 – 2005
Alice Notley, Wesleyan University Press
One Big Self: An Investigation
C.D. Wright, Copper Canyon Press
Blackbird and Wolf
Henri Cole, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
For the Confederate Dead
Kevin Young, Alfred A. Knopf
A Thief of Strings
Donald Revell, Alice James Books
Cooking
Pork & Sons
Stephane Reynaud, Phaidon Press
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Scribner
Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon
Claudia Roden, Alfred A. Knopf
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-Be Southerners
Matt & Ted Lee, W. W. Norton
Baking: From My Home to Yours
Dorie Greenspan, Houghton Mifflin
Health/Self-Improvement
Is it Hot in Here? Or Is it Me?: The Complete Guide to Menopause
Pat Wingert, Barbara Kantrowitz, Workman Publishing
You on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Michael F. Roizen , Mehmet C. Oz, The Free Press
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss — and the Myths and Realities of Dieting
Gina Kolata, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
How Doctors Think
Jerome Groopman, Houghton Mifflin
Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
Jane Isay, Flying Dolphin Press/ Doubleday
Biography/Memoir
The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam
Tom Bissell, Pantheon Books
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah, Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Edith Wharton
Hermione Lee, Alfred A. Knopf
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson, Simon and Schuster
William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
Robert D. Richardson, Houghton Mifflin
Sports
Ty and The Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals; A Surprising Friendship and the 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship
Tom Stanton, St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books
Crazy ’08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
Cait Murphy, HarperCollins/Smithsonian Institution Press
Streams of Consciousness: Hip-Deep Dispatches from the River of Life
Jeff Hull, Lyons Press
The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World
Joshua Prager, Pantheon Books
The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team
Michael Weinreb, Gotham Books
Humor
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Amy Sedaris, Warner Books
25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Judy Gold, Kate Moira Ryan, Hyperion Voice
Spy: The Funny Years
Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter, George Kalogerakis, Miramax Books
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
Bob Newhart, Hyperion Books
Oy!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes
David Minkoff, St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books
History/Current Events/Politics
Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
Robert Dallek, HarperCollins
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
Daniel Mendelsohn, HarperCollins
The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor
William Langewiesche, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Free Press
The Assault on Reason
Al Gore, The Penguin Press
Business
Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
Seth Godin, Portfolio
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
Suze Orman, Random House/Spiegel & Grau
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t
Robert I. Sutton, Warner Business Books
Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
David Shipley and Will Schwalbe, Alfred A. Knopf
Chocolates on the Pillow Aren’t Enough: Reinventing the Customer Experience
Jonathan M. Tisch, Karl Weber, John Wiley & Sons
Mystery/Suspense
The Collaborator of Bethlehem
Matt Beynon Rees, Soho Press
What the Dead Know
Laura Lippman, William Morrow
Body of Lies
David Ignatius, W.W. Norton
The Overlook
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company
A Welcome Grave
Michael Koryta, St. Martin’s Press/ Minotaur
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Farthing
Jo Walton, Tor Books
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One)
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW Books
Getting to Know You
David Marusek, Subterranean Press
Brasyl
Ian McDonald, Pyr Books
The Execution Channel
Ken MacLeod, Tor Books
Children's Picture Books
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Mini Grey, Alfred A. Knopf
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, HarperCollins
Flotsam
David Wiesner, Clarion Books
Orange Pear Apple Bear
Emily Gravett, Simon and Schuster
Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship
Isabella and Craig Hatkoff, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, photos by Peter Greste, Scholastic Press
Children's Chapter/Middle Grade
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee, Hyperion Books
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Abrams/Amulet
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press
Pick Me Up
Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts, DK Children’s Books
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
Rick Riordan, Miramax Books
Young Adult/Teen
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang, First Second Books
The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages, Viking
Incantation
Alice Hoffman, Little, Brown and Company
Life as We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer, Harcourt Books
Sold
Patricia McCormick, Hyperion Books
Debut Author
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah, Farraf, Straus & Giroux
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
Miranda July, Simon & Schuster
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin, Penguin
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield, Simon & Schuster
Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Rob Sheffield, Crown
Brothers
Da Chen, Shaye Areheart Books/Crown Publishing
American Youth
Phil LaMarche, Random House
The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Alfred A. Knopf
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Marisha Pessl, Viking Press
Jamestown
Matthew Sharpe, Soft Skull Press
Romance
Simply Magic
Mary Balogh, Delacorte Press
The Kommandant’s Girl
Pam Jenoff, Mira Books
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, William Morrow & Co.
The Edge of Winter
Luanne Rice, Bantam Books
Angels Fall
Nora Roberts, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Audio
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven
Fannie Flagg, read by the author, Random House Audio
I Like You
Amy Sedaris, read by the author, Hachette Audio
Mississippi Sissy
Kevin Sessums, read by the author, Audio Renaissance
Thirteen Moons
Charles Frazier, read by Will Patton, Random House Audio
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, read by Sissy Spacek, Caedmon Audio
Religion/Spirituality
American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
Paul M. Barrett, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for an Ancient Faith
Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, St. Martin’s Press
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
Francis S. Collins, The Free Press
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?
Philip Yancey, Zondervan
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — And Doesn’t
Stephen Prothero, Harper San Francisco
Graphic novel
Making Comics
Scott McCloud, HarperCollins
Ode to Kirihito
Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
Alice in Sunderland
Bryan Talbot, Dark Horse
Exit Wounds
Rutu Modan, Drawn & Quarterly
Aya
Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clement Oubrerie, Drawn & Quarterly
Poetry
Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems, 1970 – 2005
Alice Notley, Wesleyan University Press
One Big Self: An Investigation
C.D. Wright, Copper Canyon Press
Blackbird and Wolf
Henri Cole, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
For the Confederate Dead
Kevin Young, Alfred A. Knopf
A Thief of Strings
Donald Revell, Alice James Books
Cooking
Pork & Sons
Stephane Reynaud, Phaidon Press
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Scribner
Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon
Claudia Roden, Alfred A. Knopf
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-Be Southerners
Matt & Ted Lee, W. W. Norton
Baking: From My Home to Yours
Dorie Greenspan, Houghton Mifflin
Health/Self-Improvement
Is it Hot in Here? Or Is it Me?: The Complete Guide to Menopause
Pat Wingert, Barbara Kantrowitz, Workman Publishing
You on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Michael F. Roizen , Mehmet C. Oz, The Free Press
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss — and the Myths and Realities of Dieting
Gina Kolata, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
How Doctors Think
Jerome Groopman, Houghton Mifflin
Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
Jane Isay, Flying Dolphin Press/ Doubleday
Biography/Memoir
The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam
Tom Bissell, Pantheon Books
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah, Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Edith Wharton
Hermione Lee, Alfred A. Knopf
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson, Simon and Schuster
William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
Robert D. Richardson, Houghton Mifflin
Sports
Ty and The Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals; A Surprising Friendship and the 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship
Tom Stanton, St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books
Crazy ’08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
Cait Murphy, HarperCollins/Smithsonian Institution Press
Streams of Consciousness: Hip-Deep Dispatches from the River of Life
Jeff Hull, Lyons Press
The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World
Joshua Prager, Pantheon Books
The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team
Michael Weinreb, Gotham Books
Humor
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Amy Sedaris, Warner Books
25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Judy Gold, Kate Moira Ryan, Hyperion Voice
Spy: The Funny Years
Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter, George Kalogerakis, Miramax Books
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
Bob Newhart, Hyperion Books
Oy!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes
David Minkoff, St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books
History/Current Events/Politics
Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
Robert Dallek, HarperCollins
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
Daniel Mendelsohn, HarperCollins
The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor
William Langewiesche, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Free Press
The Assault on Reason
Al Gore, The Penguin Press
Business
Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
Seth Godin, Portfolio
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
Suze Orman, Random House/Spiegel & Grau
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t
Robert I. Sutton, Warner Business Books
Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
David Shipley and Will Schwalbe, Alfred A. Knopf
Chocolates on the Pillow Aren’t Enough: Reinventing the Customer Experience
Jonathan M. Tisch, Karl Weber, John Wiley & Sons
Mystery/Suspense
The Collaborator of Bethlehem
Matt Beynon Rees, Soho Press
What the Dead Know
Laura Lippman, William Morrow
Body of Lies
David Ignatius, W.W. Norton
The Overlook
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company
A Welcome Grave
Michael Koryta, St. Martin’s Press/ Minotaur
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Farthing
Jo Walton, Tor Books
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One)
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW Books
Getting to Know You
David Marusek, Subterranean Press
Brasyl
Ian McDonald, Pyr Books
The Execution Channel
Ken MacLeod, Tor Books
Children's Picture Books
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Mini Grey, Alfred A. Knopf
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, HarperCollins
Flotsam
David Wiesner, Clarion Books
Orange Pear Apple Bear
Emily Gravett, Simon and Schuster
Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship
Isabella and Craig Hatkoff, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, photos by Peter Greste, Scholastic Press
Children's Chapter/Middle Grade
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee, Hyperion Books
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Abrams/Amulet
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press
Pick Me Up
Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts, DK Children’s Books
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
Rick Riordan, Miramax Books
Young Adult/Teen
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang, First Second Books
The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages, Viking
Incantation
Alice Hoffman, Little, Brown and Company
Life as We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer, Harcourt Books
Sold
Patricia McCormick, Hyperion Books
Debut Author
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah, Farraf, Straus & Giroux
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
Miranda July, Simon & Schuster
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin, Penguin
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield, Simon & Schuster
Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Rob Sheffield, Crown
Fantasy novelist Robert Jordan dies at age 58
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Author Robert Jordan, whose “Wheel of Time” series of fantasy novels sold millions of copies, died Sunday of a rare blood disease. He was 58.
Our condelences to his wife and legions of fans.
Our condelences to his wife and legions of fans.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
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We note with sorrow the passing of Magdalen Nabb, author of the Marshal Guarnaccia mysteries. Nabb held the strongest claim of succeeding to the literary tradition of Georges Simenon, whose work she admired beyond all others. Simenon himself called Nabb's debut,DEATH OF AN ENGLISHMAN, "A coup de maitre … one of the tastiest books I have read in years." Her death, at only 60, is a great loss to the mystery community.
Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, died Friday at the age of 88. L'Engle died Thursday at a nursing home in Litchfield of natural causes, according to Jennifer Doerr, publicity manager for publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The Newbery Medal winner wrote more than 60 books, including fantasies, poetry and memoirs, often highlighting spiritual themes and her Christian faith.
Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, died Friday at the age of 88. L'Engle died Thursday at a nursing home in Litchfield of natural causes, according to Jennifer Doerr, publicity manager for publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The Newbery Medal winner wrote more than 60 books, including fantasies, poetry and memoirs, often highlighting spiritual themes and her Christian faith.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Cover model Rob Ashton
Cover model Rob Ashton passed away on August 26th 2007, from complications due to an illness.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends.
Congratulations
Lisa Norton, a grad student at the University of Missouri, is the grand prize winner in our Customer Appreciation Giveaway. She claimed her prize Friday afternoon.
A special THANK YOU goes to MaryJanice Davidson and Jessica Growette (JAG Promotions LLC.) for sending us the huge goodie bag for our grand prize filled with signed books, tshirt and other items.
Congratulations Lisa
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