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!"
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