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What will be better? Well… you'll be able to see how many copies of books we have IN the store. We can add MORE than books to the store, like super cool shirts that say "I Survived 2020 with Books!" and calendars! and our USED books! And gift certificates! You get the idea.
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 William Ericksen and Lanny Scholes-Ericksen August 7, 1:00 to 3:00 William Ericksen and Lanny Scholes-Ericksen will be in the store to sign copies of Barlow explores the Northwoods. All their profits from the book will be donated to the Humane Society Naples Pet Shelter (Naples, FL), where they adopted Barlow, a terrier mix. They hope their stories will inspire more people to rescue lost or forgotten pets in need of a home.
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John J. Hammerlink and the Really Big Think
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 Kirk AndersonAugust 11, 1:30 Anderson will be signing You Might be from Minnesota If…. To get a taste, see this video. |
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 Jennifer ParkerAugust 14, 1:00 to 3:00  Jennifer Parker will be in the store signing copies of Coercive Relationships. The book provides a beacon for survivors of partner abuse and a resource for professionals working alongside them. |
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Wayne will be here to sign copies of his new book, A Song for Liv. |
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 Ranae Lenor HansonAugust 21, 1:00 to 3:00  Beginning with memories from a childhood nurtured among the waters of Minnesota, Watershed follows the streams and tributaries that connect us to our world and to each other, What if we tended to an ailing ecosystem just as Hanson learned to care for herself in the throes of a chronic medical condition? This is the possibility explored in a work that is at once a memoir of illness and health, a contemplation of the surrounding natural world in distress, and a reflection on the ways these come together in personal, local, and global opportunities for healing.
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Eric Dregni will be here with a program about his latest book, For the Love of Cod. A journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so happy—and does it translate ?Eric Dregni takes his son on a return trip to Norway—the country where he was born fifteen years earlier—to investigate whether it really is the happiest country on Earth. From a passion for dugnad or community volunteerism to sakte or “slow,” a rejection of the mad pace of modernity, this idiosyncratic tour shows readers how, or whether, Norwegian happiness translates. |
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The last time Nick did an event with us, he talked about Little Faith, but he also told us about the book he was working on. That book is Godspeed, which will be published in July. Hear Nick talk about it and get a signed copy. Maybe we’ll hear about the next book, too!
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The Ninth Metal
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  New Releases Mystery lovers, August 24 will present you with a challenge! Which will you read first? William Kent Krueger’s Lightning Strike... ...or Louise Penny’s The Madness of Crowds?
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Eric Dregni
Stone Fruit, Rebecca Perry
In reading Stone Fruit, so much is comfortable and familiar - working through the stages of grief following a heartbreak, working through the grief of a loved one, childhood memories. At times, it almost feels like overhearing conversations—I say almost because at times, the poet pens a line that is far too incredible and beautiful for conversation. For example, from beaches (2):
the house is a honeycomb
the truth is i feel robbed
of a sweetness laboured hard for
The poet can take a metaphor and run it farther and wider than a reader would expect and it all flows and feels perfect. In the latter part of the collection, the poet draws much material from the time when she was a trampolinist (which I didn’t even know was a word, let alone one that can be easily shifted to the verb, trampolining). Few of us likely are trampolinists, but the poet lets us into that sphere. I thoroughly enjoyed the reading of Stone Fruit and look forward to future work by Rebecca Perry. Stone Fruit will be released August 10.
What else is coming out this month?
Here is the Sweet Hand by francine j. harris
Playlist for the Apocalypse by Rita Dove
One of the most anticipated books of poetry being released this month is Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar, published by Graywolf
Here’s a teaser:
America, I warn you, if you invite me into your home
I will linger,
kissing my beloveds frankly,
pulling up radishes
and capping all your pens.
There are no good kings,
only burning palaces.
Lose me today, so much.
from “The Palace”
(taken from graywolfpress.org)
The poet will be doing a reading with Green Apple Bookstore in San Francisco on August 5.
Thanks to Zoom, any of us can attend, even if we’re not in San Francisco! Here’s the link to register.
Just for fun...
...I ran a report this month to see what our bestselling poetry books so far in 2021 have been. Here are our top-selling 5ish poetry books:
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#1 (and no surprise!) The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman
Tied for #2 Devotions, Mary Oliver AND Home Body, Rupi Kaur
#4 Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur
Tied for #5 When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo AND Whale Day, Billy CollinsPsst—Whale Day will come out in paperback in October.
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