News! : “Winter hours” are over! We are open again on Wednesdays, AND, beginning the Sunday AFTER Mother’s Day, we’ll be open from 11 to 3pm each Sunday. So, from now until May 16th, our normal hours are Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 6pm. Beginning Sunday, May 16th, we will also be open 11 to 3pm on Sundays.
*New inventory, updated shelves! The last two weeks, we have been hard at work, really cleaning & culling the shelves, updating some sections, moving some genres to different shelves for better display. A part of this process has been in preparation to begin doing more business with Storey Publications and with ChelseaGreen Press, both leaders in publishing wonderful books on homesteading, gardening, community sustainability, the environment, local politics and economics, and do-it-yourself skills. We’re really excited to offer you more of these helpful and interesting books.
Upcoming Events at the Bookstore: (see calendar on website for details)
*Saturday, April 10th, 10am to 4pm: Hannah Wilkinson “People to People” fundraiser: We are helping Hannah raise funds for her trip to Europe this summer with the fantastic student leadership & ambassador program, People to People. Hannah & her family have been working extremely hard to fund this trip, and we want to support her efforts! 15% of today's store proceeds go to Hannah's trip. Hannah’s family will be holding a bake sale here at the bookstore during the book sale, so grab a book and a cookie to support a local student and your local bookstore!
*Saturday, April 10th, 4 to 7pm: GAME NIGHT!! For this game night, regular players have suggested that they’d like to play the following games: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon, Horrorclix, and/or Pirates. People will definitely be here with their cards and/or figures for these games, if you’d like to bring your collection to play. Don’t know how to play these games, or not interested? Bring one of your favorite card or board games to share! Game Night is free and open to the public. Light refreshments served.
*Saturday, April 24th, 12 to 3pm: We’re hosting another double author event, with two local authors. We’re welcoming back Ida Temple, local mystery writer, with the second book in her series about Kate Spry, amateur sleuth. The first book in the series is “Troubled Nightmares”; this new one is “Lizzie, the Bag Lady”. Ida is an enthusiastic writer who loves people, so meeting her at this open house will be fun for everyone. Joining Ida for his first book signing is Rev. Ernie Jelliff, from Daybreak Ministries here in Wellsboro. At the request of many of his parishioners and friends, Rev. Jelliff put together a book of daily devotionals in a beautiful collection entitled “Just A Thought”.
Book club: will be re-grouping, with a new kick-off meeting planned for an evening in May. Stay tuned!
Writers’ workshops: The writers’ workshop on self-publishing, held in late March, was a huge success! We had too many people show up … we actually ran out of chairs! This 3-hour workshop discussed such topics as reasons for self-publishing, pros and cons of self-publishing, the self-publishing process, tips and tricks for navigating the self-publishing world, what bookstores are looking for from authors, and a little bit on self-promotion. Participants gave us great feedback, and suggested holding not only another workshop just like it, for people who missed the first one, but also going on to host a “part two”, concentrating more on promotion and marketing for authors who have already self-published. We will definitely be holding both of these seminars at a later date, so watch the website, the newsletter, and/or the Wellsboro Gazette for more news.
Read It Before You See It– Recap: the new movie “How to Train Your Dragon” started life as a really fun series by British author Cressida Cowell. For the longest time, these books were only available in hardcover, though well worth it. Now, with the opening of the movie, we now have them in softcover as well. Perfect for the reluctant middle reader or fantasy lover.
On deck for this fall: an animated, family-friendly fantasy movie, “The Legend of the Guardians”, based on this series we’ve loved, “The Guardians of the Ga’hoole” by Kathryn Lasky. We always have this series in, and often have used copies (at least of the first several), so you can try it to see how much you’ll like it! The preliminary movie trailer looks beautiful, but you know the book is always better….
Michelle’s corner:
The Black London Series by Caitlin Kittredge
Street Magic Book 1
Demon Bound Book 2
This series is one of the darkest I have read. It is gloomy & gritty. This may not sound appealing, but I liken it to a black & white movie. In a b & w movie it is gloomy, but by it being that way, with no color to distract, the characters are what holds your attention and this is what happens in this series.
The books revolve around Jack & Pete (a woman). Pete watches Jack perform a rite in a cemetery that goes horribly awry and leaves Jack dead and Pete haunted by what she saw. Fourteen years later, you find Pete working with the police and investigating the disappearance of children. During the investigation she comes upon an ALIVE Jack, who is now living as a junkie. He has turned into an angry, crude talking shell of a man. How can he be alive? What happened at the cemetery? What is the strong bond that is between them? Can Jack help her find the children?
I promise that after you finish the second in the series you will be just like me… waiting and watching anxiously for the third to come out and put us out of our misery.
Michelle’s picks for new releases not to miss
(This series needs to be read in order)
April 27th - Lover Mine: The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward
April is a rough month for new releases, but watch out for May. There will be lots of
can’t miss ones!!!
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This just in! New releases/new inventory to celebrate!
· The Small Budget Gardener by Maureen Gilmer
· The Missing Ink by Karen Olson
· The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith
· Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams (not sci-fi! Nature/Travel commentary)
· The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
· Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet by Alisa Smith & J.B. MacKinnon
· Good Bug, Bad Bug: All You Need to Know about Insects in Your Garden
by Jessica Walliser
· The White Queen by Philippa Gregory (now in paperback!)
· The Ultimate Book Club Organizer from Chronicle Books
· Fading Echoes by Erin Hunter (the newest in the Warriors series)
· Rescue Matters! How to Find, Foster, and Rehome Companion Animals
by Sheila Webster Boneham, Ph.D.
· When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (newest Newbery Winner!)
· Fancy Nancy: Every Day is Earth Day by Jane O’Connor
PLUS, we just got a new order of BEAUTIFUL jigsaw puzzles in, with spring and summer themes … our puzzles are made in the USA and are NOT sold in big chain stores J
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