Northshire Bookstore July 2008 E-Mail Newsletter

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Celebrate Independence Day through your support of independent bookselling! We're open 4th of July!

Dear Friends,

July is a great time of year in Vermont-- it marks warm weather (for real, this time), gardening in earnest, and summer reading.

This is also the time of year that the Northshire Bookstore community supports the Interfaith Council's Summer Lunch Program, feeding over a 100 children between the end of school and late August. Again this year, we will place monetary donation bins at our registers and will have a raffle to win a Gund brand plush children's dragon chair valued at $105. Of course, prices have risen this year for milk and other products, so every donation helps to support our area's children.

Just because school is out, doesn't mean reading stops! We invite children in 1st through 6th grades (and anyone before or beyond those grades) to participate in our Kids' Summer Reading Program. Children read five books, log in the titles and provide at least two "Shelf-Talkers" to recommend (or critique) books for the store. Participants will then receive a $10 coupon toward a book purchase. For more information, visit the Kids' Department or get forms here.

July is full of events for everyone, and we hope you can join us for these inspiring discussions. If you're a fan of the Stephanie Meyer Twlight series, be sure to be one of the first in the nation to receive a copy of her fourth book, Breaking Dawn. On August 1st, are hosting a party, 9pm to midnight when the new book will be released. If you'd like to be on the mailing list for updates and details, email BreakingDawn@Northshire.com. Pre-order your copy soon!

Most of you should have received Independent Voices, our staff picks of our favorite books, music, DVDs and gift items for the season. Let us know if you'd like to be added to the mailing list, or just stop in the store to pick one up; it'll be online shortly.

Happy summer reading!

Marie Leahy
Marketing Director
PS - July 6th-13th is Independents Week! Please support your locally owned, independent businesses - they are crucial to thriving communities. Tax-free days in Vermont are July 12th and 13th! For locals and those across the border in New York and Massachusetts or out-of-town visitors, enjoy this reprieve!

Daniel Silva

July 24th

Linda Greenlaw

July 29th

Andre Dubus III

July 30th

Breaking Dawn Party

August 1st, 9pm-midnight


	The Billionaire's Vinegar By Benjamin Wallace It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold.In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie’s of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux—one of a cache of bottles unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—went for...(Read more...)		City of Thieves By David Benioff "Arrested, and awaiting execution during the siege of Leningrad, Lev and Kolya are instead sent on an outrageous quest. A powerful colonel insists that they secure a..."(Read more...) Recommended by Erik Barnum
	The Boat By Nam Le "This collection of short stories is fearless in scope and subject. Nam Le examines the most base..."(Read more...) Recommended by Cheryl Cornwell		Netherland By Joseph O'Neill In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, Hans--a banker originally from the Netherlands--finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of...(Read more...)
	Everything They Had By David Halberstam Everything They Had brings together for the first time distinguished journalist and historian David Halbertsam's sports articles from newspapers and magazines, a wide-ranging...(Read more...)		The Suspicians of Mr. Whicher By Kate Summerscale "The gruesome and monstrous murder of a child from a fairly well-to-do family in 1860 England baffles local authorities. Jonathan Whicher, one of the original detectives in..."(Read more...) Recommended by Alden Graves
	*Now in Paperback* FDR By Jean Edward Smith "Highest recommendation. Readers of Jean Edward Smith's earlier work(John Marshall or Grant) should need no recommendation for his superb new biography of an American President who consistently competes with..."(Read more...) Recommended by Bill Lewis		*Now in Paperback* The Cruel Stars of the Night By Kjell Eriksson Winner of the Swedish crime Academy Award for Best Crime Novel, Kjell Eriksson received wide critical acclaim for his U.S. debut, the international bestseller The Princess of Burundi. Now, this spectacular follow-up thriller opens with the abrupt.....(Read more...)
	The Underneath By Kathi Appelt A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to,.... (Read more...)		How I Learned Geography By Uri Shulevitz Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is...(Read more...) Recommended by Jessica Wood

Autographed Books

Louise Erdrich with booksellers Nancy and Meg

If you missed any of our recent author events, there are still a selection of autographed books available including:

May's Events: Louise Erdrich's masterful novel, The Plague of Doves; siblings Amy and David Goodman's new work, Standing Up to the Madness; The Third Angel, Alice Hoffman's new novel; ESPN's Kenny Mayne book, An Incomplete & Inaccurate History of Sport; Careless in Red, mystery great Elizabeth George's latest; Newbury Medal Jerry Spinelli's new novel, Smiles to Go; child therapist & Bennington College professor David Anderegg's Nerds; sports journalist Michael Holley's new book, Red Sox Rule, and more.

June's Events: Chris Bohjalian's latest work, Skeletons at the Feast; Kenneth C. Davis' America's Hidden History; The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester; Julia Spencer-Fleming's new mystery, I Shall Not Want; Augusten Burroughs' riveting memoir, A Wolf at the Table; Matt Taibbi's humorously scathing look at America, The Great Derangement, and more.

These and many other autographed books are available, so please stop in or order online.

Please follow the special instructions for ordering signed copies online.

Music & DVD Highlights

Esperanza - Esperanza Spalding CD

"Esperanza Spalding is the youngest instructor at the Berklee School of Music since Pat Metheny. That's saying something. This 23-year-old double bass prodigy's voice will thrill, chill, and groove you. She pays homage to her jazz roots while pushing the songs into wholly contemporary territory. Fans of Norah Jones and Antonio Carlos Jobim will fall in love with this album, a perfect compliment to those long sultry summer nights." - Michael Schiavo

Bestelling CDs:

Keep It Simple - Van Morrison
River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Solo Acoustic: Vol. 2 - Jackson Browne
Once (Original Soundtrack)
Third - Portishead

Bestselling Value DVDs:

Slap Shot; Who'll Stop the Rain; The Jerk; and Coma.

Summer Staff Recommends

Northshire Bookstore's Staff Recommends:

Bobby Flay's Grill It, River Cottage Cookbook, Meat Smoking and Smokehouse Design, Brewing Classic Styles - Recommended by Chris Law

A Voyage Long & Strange, The World at War - 30th Anniversary Edition DVD Recommended by Bill Lewis

Child 44 Recommended by Cynthia Richards

Devil May Care: The New James Bond novel; Shadow of Power: A Paul Madrian Novel Recommended by Sarah Knight

I'm Not There DVD (Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and others play Bob Dyland) Recommended by Michael Schiavo

24 Season Six DVD Recommended by Alden Graves

Al Green's Lay It Down CD Recommended by Erik Barnum

Recycled Bike Chain Bottle Opener (available in multiple colors) Recommended by Stephanie Fox

Portable Metro Seats (available in multiple colors) - perfect for beach reading! Recommended by Stephanie Fox

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Customized Gift-Giving

This is a gift that gives all year round! Let our award-winning booksellers select, wrap, and send a book once a month in several month increments up to a year.

Choose from these categories:

Once Upon A Book (Children)

Fiction Fanatics

History Buffs

Mystery Lovers

If these particular categories don't strike you, come in and talk to our booksellers so we can develop a program customized for the recipient's interests.

Gift-Giving Made Easy!

Purchase a Northshire Bookstore Gift Card--it never expires and can be used at the store or online.

Make shopping easier for friends, family or yourself with the Wish List at www.northshire.com to keep track of your requests. As you shop, click the "Add to Wish List" button on the page of any item. You can send the list to family and friends or keep it for your own use. It's that simple to receive anything you want from Northshire Bookstore!

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Mark Your Calendars!!

Wednesday, July 9 @ 7pm - Dorset Theatre Festival presents a preview of the Broadway musical, A Year with Frog and Toad.

Thursday, July 10@ 4pm - Frances Kiernan presents the paperback edition of The Last Mrs. Astor, with updated information on the court case against her son.

Thursday, July 10 @ 7pm - Fashion and portrait photographer Mellon Tytell shares her loving photographic essay of the final days of her dog in My Lucky Dog.

Friday, July 11 @ 7pm - Will Swift discusses his dramatic book about the Joseph Kennedy family's years in pre-WWII London, The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm.

Saturday, July 12 @ 4pm - Musician Spencer Lewis celebrates the release of his new CDs, Up on the Mountain and The Drifter, with a mini-concert.

Wednesday, July 16 @ 7pm - Jim LePage and Paul Fersen present The Orvis Guide to Great Sporting Lodge Cuisine.

Thursday, July 17 @ 7pm - Bestselling author Alex Kershaw presents Escape from the Deep, about the sinking of a US submarine during WWII.

Friday, July 18 @ 7pm - Theresa Rebeck, playwright, presents Three Girls and Their Brother, a coming-of-age novel about ordinary teens thrust into the world of celebrity.

Saturday, July 19 @ 7pm - Dr. Dennis McCullough, geriatrician, makes the case of a less aggressive approach to medical care for the elderly in My Mother, Your Mother.

Wednesday, July 23 @ 7pm - VPR personality Steve Delaney, discusses Vermont Seasonings, his new book about the rhythms of life in Vermont.

Thursday, July 24 @ 7:30pm - Bestselling master of the spy novel, Daniel Silva, presents his new Russia-based thriller, Moscow Rules.

Saturday, July 26 @ 7pm - Acclaimed writer Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle, discusses Comfort, her true story of her unimaginable grief after the sudden death of her young daughter.

Tuesday, July 29 @ 7pm - Bestselling author and lobster boat captain Linda Greenlaw shares her new maritime mystery, Fisherman's Bend, the second in the Jane Bunker mystery series.

Wednesday, July 30 @ 7pm - Andre Dubus III, author of bestseller The House of Sand and Fog, presents The Garden of Last Days, a psychologically tense page-turner.

Thursday, July 31 @ 7pm - International journalist Greg Barrett, presents The Gospel of Father Joe, the story of the remarkable "Father Teresa of Bangkok."

Friday, August 1 @ 7pm - Brunonia Barry shares her stunning debut novel, The Lace Reader.

PARTY! Friday, August 1, 9pm to midnight - Celebrate the midnight release of Stephanie Meyer's fourth book in the Twlight series, Breaking Dawn. Festivities include music, Betsey Johnson fashion show, henna tattoos and more. Join the mailing list for updates and details, BreakingDawn@Northshire.com.

Click Here for Event Details and to get a sneak peek of our future events!