Page 158 Books presents
An Evening with Brian Kilmeade at the Heritage High School Auditorium in Wake Forest
Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade’s forthcoming Historical Thriller SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS: The Texas Victory That Changed American History explores the story of the Alamo and will allow a new generation of readers to learn about one of the most pivotal moments in American history.
Another history page-turner from the New York Times bestselling author of GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SECRET SIX, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES, and ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS: In March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred about 200-250 Texans who had been trapped in a tiny adobe church in San Antonio for thirteen days. American legends Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett died there, along with other Americans who had moved to Texas looking for a fresh start. The devastating loss galvanized the surviving Texans. Under General Sam Houston, a maverick with a rocky past, the tiny army of settlers rallied. Just one month after the massacre, the underdog Texans soundly defeated the "Napoleon of the West" (as Santa Anna styled himself) at the Battle of San Jacinto. They secured the independence of the land their friends had died for. In his now trademark fashion, Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history.
SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS: The Texas Victory That Changed American History is available Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (Sentinel/Penguin Random House; November 5, 2019)
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One Clean Feather--an evening with Julia Caroline Knowlton
Charis and the Agnes Scott College Department of French proudly celebrate the launch of Professor Julia Caroline Knowlton's newest collection of poetry, One Clean Feather. As Terry Wolverton, author of Ruin Porn writes, "In One Clean Feather, poet Julia Caroline Knowlton recounts her journey to cleanse herself of patriarchal violence—sexual onslaught and the brutality of being rendered invisible. In this collection, Knowlton invites us to “feel the soil in the mind of her most savage roses” in fierce and indelible imagery." Knowlton will
read and sign copies.
This is a Charis Circle From Margin to Center Literary Event. The suggested donation is $5, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Celebrating Tiny Love: The Complete Stories of Larry Brown
Celebrating Tiny Love: The Complete Stories of Larry Brown "Larry Brown wrote the way the best singers sing: with honesty, grit, and the kind of raw emotion that stabs you right in the heart. He was a singular American treasure." --Tim McGraw A career-spanning collection, Tiny Love brings together for the first time the stories of Larry Brown's previous collections along with those never before gathered. The self-taught Brown has long had a cult following, and this collection comes with an intimate and heartfelt appreciation by novelist Jonathan Miles. We see Brown's early forays into genre fiction and the horror story, then develop his fictional gaze closer to home, on the people and landscapes of Lafayette County, Mississippi. And what's astonishing here is the odyssey these stories chart: Brown's self-education as a writer and the incredible artistic journey he navigated from "Plant Growin' Problems" to "A Roadside Resurrection." This is the whole of Larry Brown, the arc laid bare, both an amazing story collection and the fullest portrait we'll see of one of the South's most singular artists. Larry Brown was born in Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he lived all his life. At the age of thirty, a captain in the Oxford Fire Department, he decided to become a writer and worked toward that goal for seven years before publishing his first book, Facing the Music, a collection of stories, in 1988. With the publication of his first novel, Dirty Work, he quit the fire station in order to write full time. (The nonfiction book On Fire tells the story of his many years as a firefighter.) Between then and his untimely death in 2004, he published seven more books. He was awarded the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for fiction and was the first two-time winner of the Southern Book Award for Fiction, which he won in 1992 for Joe, and again in 1997 for Father and Son. He was the recipient of a Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Award and Mississippi's Governor's Award For Excellence in the Arts. The story "Big Bad Love" became the basis for a feature film, as did his novel Joe. This event is free and open to the public. We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop's. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can't make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we'll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online. Event date: Sunday, December 1, 2019 - 3:00pm
Andre Frattino December 1 @ 4:00 pm Books & Books Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 United States An artist, forced to paint swastikas on train cars for the Nazis during the Holocaust, has become an unlikely vigilante in pre-Cold War Europe. Alongside his army companion, Bruno, he hunts down the criminals responsible for murdering his wife, his family, and his people. SIMON SAYS is one part action-adventure, one part crime-noir and all high-stakes drama!
Little Shop of Stories is delighted to welcome back acclaimed author and illustrator Vashti Harrison to the shop as she celebrates the release of her newest nonfiction masterpiece Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. Learn more about the book (which features our representative JOHN LEWIS!) below. Join us for a very special story time with her on Sunday, December 1 at 2:00! Stick around after for a signing.This event is free and open to all. Be sure to purchase a copy of Little Legends from us to earn a place in the signing line!
Octavia Books is an independent, locally-owned bookstore located uptown in New Orleans. We hope you will stop by soon to see our great hand-picked selection of books, meet our owners & staff, talk about the latest books or find your favorite author.
Join us for a Sunday afternoon signing with local author Shannon Sims. Hear her wild story from the Amazon - "These Brazilians Traveled 18 Hours on a Riverboat to Vote. I Went with Them." - featured in the just released THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2019, an eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays of the year, collected by Alexandra Fuller. THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING gathers together a satisfyingly varied medley of perspectives, all exploring what it means to travel somewhere new. For the past two decades, readers have come to recognize this annual volume as the gold standard for excellence in travel writing. Shannon Sims is an independent journalist committed to uncovering thought-provoking stories in overlooked places, from the Amazon to Zanzibar. Her self-described beats: (1) women breaking barriers, (2) the legal fallout of climate change, and (3) Brazil. She enjoys using her law degree and training in international environmental law to dig deep into complex issues. Her reporting is published by The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian and others, and has been showcased on MSNBC and PBS. Born in Turkey and raised on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas, she taught elementary school in Harlem and ran a hotel in Italy before beoming a journalist. She spends most of my time in New Orleans, Houston, and Rio de Janeiro.
Quail Ridge Books Book Club meets the last Sunday of the month at 4:30 pm to discuss a current popular work of fiction or nonfiction. New members are always welcome. December 1 - The Journey Through Jack's House by Peggy Van Scoyoc Event date: Sunday, December 1, 2019 - 4:30pm Event address: North Hills 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road Raleigh, NC 27609
NaNoWriMo Thank God It's Over! Party Sunday, December 1, 2pm Join us for a party to celebrate the end of NaNoWriMo! Event date: Sunday, December 1, 2019 - 2:00pm Event address: 304 S. Elm St. Greensboro, NC 27401
Letters save lives! Join Blue Ridge ABC each month for an evening of solidarity with incarcerated comrades. Celebrate their birthdays by sending words of encouragement and support.
The Oxford Exchange is one of the most unique bookstores in the country. Boasting one of the Tampa Bay Area's top restaurants, a curated gift and lifestyle store, and a state-of-the-art workspace in a breathtaking white brick building, the literary events held at OE are one of a kind and truly unforgettable.
Join us for a talk and book signing with Jami Attenberg and Kristen Arnett. JAMI ATTENBERG is the New York Times best-selling author of seven books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up. She has contributed essays to the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times, and Longreads, among other publications. She lives in New Orleans. KRISTEN ARNETT is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She's a columnist for Literary Hub and her work has either appeared or is upcoming at North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Electric Literature, Volume 1 Brooklyn, Bennington Review, Tin House Flash Fridays/The Guardian, Salon, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.
CARLYLE "SMITTY" HARRIS is an ex-Vietnam POW, who rose to the rank of Air Force Colonel. He received many decorations during his Air Force career, including two Silver Stars, three Legion of Merits, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Purple Hearts, and the Eagle Award through the Gathering of Eagles Foundation. His tin cup from his days as a POW is now in the Smithsonian. He lives with his wife, Louise, and is surrounded by his large family in Tupelo, Mississippi. SARA W. BERRY is an award-winning author, publisher, and teacher, and is the founder and CEO of Integrity Time, a character-building educational company. Sara is married to Dr. Mont Berry, and is mother to seven children and three children in-law. She lives in Tupelo, Mississippi. sarawberry.comZondervan (11/2019) A true and previously untold story of an American hero-a POW in Vietnam who changed countless lives by secretly spreading a long-unused military "tap" code into the infamous Hoa Lo prison camp, sharing the love of God with every tap. When Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965, he had no idea what horrors awaited him in the infamous Hoa Lo prison-nicknamed "Hanoi Hilton."
OMG WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The most talked about YA debut author of the year is coming to Fountain!! We are so in love with this guy!!! Get the special preorder package here. Ryan La Sala is a fantasy writer rooted in the northeast United States. His first book, REVERIE, is a YA fantasy due for publication with Sourcebooks FIRE on December 3, 2019. It's about what happens when your dreams chase you back, and yes it has a drag queen sorceress as the villain.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: All Systems Red Monday, December 2, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm All Systems Red cover This group reads and discusses compelling and exciting science fiction and fantasy novels from a new generation of imaginative authors.
Lady Literati meets the first Monday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Book club participation is on a monthly basis. For December's meeting we're discussing Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Payment for the book is required when you sign up. As with all of our book clubs, if you already own th
Classics Club discusses The Painted Veil Join moderator Kathy Schultenover for a discussion of W. Somerset Maugham's book The Painted Veil. Parnassus Book Club meetings are free and open to anyone. Buy the book, read the book and join the discussion. Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful but love-starved Kitty Fane. When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic. Stripped of the British society of her youth and the small but effective society she fought so hard to attain in Hong Kong, she is compelled by her awakening conscience to reassess her life and learn how to love. Event date: Monday, December 2, 2019 - 10:00am Event address: Parnassus Books 3900 Hillsboro Pike Suite 14 Nashville, TN 37215
Hot (Non-)Fiction Book Club: THREE WOMEN by Lisa Taddeo
When We Meet: First Monday every month, 6:15-7:15pm, at Avid Bookshop, 1662 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA 30606. What We Read: Hot Fiction reads very fresh (i.e. recent) hardcover fiction releases. How to Join: Email Luis Correa (luis@avidbookshop.com) or call the shop (706-850-2843) to join our book clubs. Why Buy the Book From Avid: While we don't charge a Book Club membership fee, the only way we can offer you this free service is if you buy the book club books from Avid. If this is a month that you borrowed the book from the library or a friend, we ask that you remember us as you purchase gifts.
Join host Alex Ruiz to discuss a wide-ranging selection of fiction and non-fiction focused on the LGBTQ community. Click here to see a full schedule of what the club is reading. Club attendees get 10% off the book at Malaprop's! The club meets at Malaprop's the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm. Event date: Monday, December 2, 2019 - 7:00pm Monday, January 6, 2020 - 7:00pm Monday, February 3, 2020 - 7:00pm Monday, March 2, 2020 - 7:00pm
Georgia's oldest bookstore, Horton's has been in business since 1891. Antique shelves and display units showcase new books, gift items, and periodicals. Store cats Mayah, Poe, and Dante are always on hand to help customers choose just the right book or gift.
A local group of adult crocheters and knitters who serve our community one stitch at a time. We meet twice a month to discuss charity projects, drink coffee and share crafting tips. Crafters may bring their own supplies or purchase materials from Horton's Books & Gifts.
When he isn't touring North America with brainy art-punk band PUJOL, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist Brett Rosenberg is busy prepping and cooking Quichenight albums. The largely home-recorded efforts offer a diverse buffet of powerpop, tongue-in-cheek rockers, jazzy interludes, and freak folk, with a healthy portion of sticky hooks. If chef Rosenberg's recordings tend toward the lower end of the fidelity grill, his taste for seasoned playing and neo-traditionalist composition surely balances the palette. 2015's The Minor Sea was a beach-themed allegorical song-cycle which Nashville Scene said "took psychedelic surf rock to a new, modernized level." Quichenight have a new album called Dork In The Dark, out on cassette on Burger Records on Nov. 15th. Brett and band will join us for a free, all ages performance at Grimey's on Monday, December 2nd, at 6PM.
Wonderland Bookshop will read at the Science Center's Magical Mondays. Event date: Monday, December 2, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Event address: 4301 Lawndale Dr. Greensboro, NC 27455
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