THIS WEEK IN JULY

  1. Thursday Jul 8 MARY JANICE DAVIDSON THURSDAY, JULY 8; 7-8 PM @ The Greene MARY JANICE DAVIDSON visits with Undead and Unfinished. It proves once again that her humorous New York Times bestselling Undead series is unlike any other. We follow the adventures of Vampire Queen...
  2. Friday Jul 9 RESHONDA TATE BILLINGSLEY FRIDAY, JULY 9; 7-8 PM @ The Greene RESHONDA TATE BILLINGSLEY, #1 Essence bestselling author and Alpha Kappa Alpha member, will introduce her newest work, Holy Rollers, a touching and funny story of faith, love, and the value of friendship....
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HOT BOOKS

  • THE SHALLOWS: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

    In The Shallows, the author of The Big Switch brings us a fascinating look at how technology is changing our brains. We are surrounded with the wonders of technology, and while we delight in it, is it good for us? Can we get too much of a good thing? Are our brains being “taught” to scan and skim rather than delve deeply into a matter? Are we losing the ability to think for ourselves? Is our attention span dangerously short? Are we losing our capacity for “concentration, contemplation, and reflection?” These and many other topics are addressed in this thought-provoking book.

  • THE POPULARITY PAPERS by Amy Ignatow

    Kids who love the Wimpy Kids books will enjoy this one. It is funny illustrated journal covering a year in the life of 5th graders Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang who are bemoaning the fact that they don’t think they are popular. They develop a research project to try to figure out what makes a kid popular. They want to crack that code before they start middle school, and that’s when the fun starts. Their quest to gain popularity may not turn out the way they planned, but it surely keeps the reader in stitches.

  • SEAWORTHY: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea by Linda Greenlaw

    The author shared her deep-sea fishing experiences with us in The Hungry Ocean and The Lobster Chronicles. Now, after a 10-year hiatus, she returns to captain a swordboat, and once again captures for us the thrill of pursuing and capturing the majestic and elusive swordfish. Besides following her thrilling adventures on the water, the reader walks with her as she unexpectedly sits in a jail in Canada jail, accused of trespassing into Canadian waters. Written in a conversational style, you’ll feel that Linda is having a chat with you about her seafaring adventures, and you’re sure to enjoy it.

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Thursday, July 1

Dear Booklovers,

For special summer fun, bring your kids to our July Summer Camp on July 10, 17, 24, and 31, at both books&co locations. Stop in anytime between 10 am and 2 pm on those Saturdays and we’ll have special activities for the family.

There is still time to participate in our Summer Reading Program featuring Magic Tree House titles. Read six Magic Tree House books and answer the short quiz about each of them that you find at MagicTreeHouse.com. Then fill in the Passport booklet we give you, and receive a free Magic Tree House Tote.

Do you want to have adventures like Jack and Annie, but in your own town and neighborhood? When you visit MagicTreeHouse.com, you’ll find suggestions of places you can explore in your own community: Library, Theater, Bookstore, School, Park, and Museum. After you complete the activity, put the appropriate sticker in the Passport we have given you.

And if you enter their Magic Tree House Passport to Adventure Essay Contest, you may win your very own Magic Tree House to put in your backyard. It’s 4 feet by 15 feet. What fun that would be to own! Check it out on MagicTreeHouse.com.

We encourage you to look over our author event schedule for July. We think you’ll be pleased with who is coming our way to meet you.

Moving into to August, we’ll continue to have wonderful authors coming our way. On Tuesday, August 3, we’ll be visited by Rafe Esquith, teacher extraordinaire and author of Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire, who will be introducing Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-Up, Muddled-Up, Shook-Up World. Parents and teachers alike will be interested in his talk. Please join us at books&co at The Greene at 7 pm that night for this informative session.

On Friday, August 6 at 7 pm at The Greene, we’ll welcome local author Katrina Kittle with her stunning new novel, The Blessings of the Animals. Her previous books are Traveling Light, Two Truths and a Lie, and The Kindness of Strangers.

Then on Sunday, August 8 at 3 pm, the Tokyopop Tour will be bringing their actors to our store at The Greene. There will be games, giveaways and entertainment during their visit. This will be a MUST event for Tokyopop fans!

We hope your summer is going well and you’re getting lots of books read. You can’t beat a good book, a comfortable chair, and a cool drink.

Thank you for being our customers.

Warm regards,

Sharon Kelly Roth
Director, Public Relations