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Fiction Book Club: Strangers on a Train

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 6:30pm

Join us for a discussion of Patricia Highsmith's classic thriller, Strangers on a Train. 

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Friday, January 5, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 12, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 19, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 26, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 2, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 9, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 16, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 23, 2024 - 2:00pm

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Friday, January 5, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 12, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 19, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, January 26, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 2, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 9, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 16, 2024 - 2:00pm, Friday, February 23, 2024 - 2:00pm

Author Event: James Howard Kunstler

Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 6:00pm

Join us for a talk by author James Howard Kunstler, on his two new books, Young Man Blues: Notes on a Nervous Adolescence, and CrazyLand: Dispatches on the Great American Derangement of our Time. 

About Young Man Blues

WAMC Book Picks

These are the books recommended by bookseller Heather Boyne on WAMC's The Roundtable on December 5, 2023. 

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World By Mary Beard Cover Image

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World (Hardcover)

By Mary Beard
$39.99
ISBN: 9780871404220
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Liveright - October 24th, 2023

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Best Books of 2023: New Yorker, The Economist, Smithsonian
Most Anticipated Books of Fall: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers Weekly

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary By Sarah Ogilvie Cover Image

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)

By Sarah Ogilvie
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593536407
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf - October 17th, 2023

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.

The North Wind and the Sun By Philip C. Stead Cover Image

The North Wind and the Sun (Hardcover)

By Philip C. Stead
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823455836
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Neal Porter Books - October 24th, 2023

She Persisted meets Be Kind in this reinterpretation of a classic fable, whose timeless message of perseverance and hope will encourage readers to stand up for themselves.

Who will win the war of trust— 
the forceful, spiteful, cruel North Wind
or the gentle, patient, determined Sun?

Winter: A Solstice Story (The Solstice Series) By Kelsey E. Gross, Renata Liwska (Illustrator) Cover Image

Winter: A Solstice Story (The Solstice Series) (Hardcover)

By Kelsey E. Gross, Renata Liwska (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781665908139
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - October 10th, 2023

From debut author Kelsey Gross and New York Times bestselling artist Renata Liwska comes a gentle and lulling picture book celebrating the magic of the Winter Solstice with a group of animal friends in a quiet forest.

Tonight is the longest night of the year—solstice is here! Deep in the forest, the dark, cold, and quiet of winter is all around.

A Walk in the Woods By Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator), Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Walk in the Woods (Hardcover)

By Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator), Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823449651
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Neal Porter Books - September 12th, 2023

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father.

A week after the funeral
I stare in the morning mirror
Angry that my father’s eyes
Stare back at me.

WAMC Book Picks List

These are the books recommended by booksellers Heather Boyne on WAMC's The Roundtable on March 15, 2-22. 

What Artists Wear By Charlie Porter Cover Image

What Artists Wear (Hardcover)

By Charlie Porter
$30.00
ISBN: 9781324020400
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 17th, 2022

An eye-opening and richly illustrated journey through the clothes worn by artists, and what they reveal to us.

From Yves Klein’s spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol’s denim to Martine Syms’s joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and creativity.

The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees By DK Cover Image

The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees (Hardcover)

By DK
$50.00
ISBN: 9780744027464
Availability: Backordered (Could take 2-4 weeks, or more)
Published: DK - May 17th, 2022

The secret world of trees is revealed in this beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant world.




 

Also By E. B. Goodale, E. B. Goodale (Illustrator) Cover Image

Also (Hardcover)

By E. B. Goodale, E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358153948
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarion Books - February 22nd, 2022

An ode to the way memories allow us to be in many places at once, Also is a powerful exploration of being present as well as looking back. Perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays, or graduation, this modern classic is by Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner E. B. Goodale.

A Garden of Creatures By Sheila Heti, Esmé Shapiro (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Garden of Creatures (Hardcover)

By Sheila Heti, Esmé Shapiro (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780735268814
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tundra Books - May 10th, 2022

A tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Heti and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro.

Children of the World By Nicola Edwards, Andrea Stegmaier (Illustrator) Cover Image

Children of the World (Hardcover)

By Nicola Edwards, Andrea Stegmaier (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781944530402
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: 360 Degrees - May 24th, 2022

Young readers can discover what life is like for children all around the world as they explore everything from food to family, and even learn how to say hello in many different languages.

WAMC Book Picks List

These are the books recommended by bookseller Connie Brooks on WAMC's The Roundtable on January 5, 2021. 

The House on Vesper Sands By Paraic O'Donnell Cover Image

The House on Vesper Sands (Hardcover)

By Paraic O'Donnell
$26.95
ISBN: 9781951142247
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Tin House Books - January 12th, 2021

An Oprah Daily and CrimeReads Best Historical Novel of 2021

Named a Library Reads Pick, Apple Books' Best Book, Amazon Fiction & Literature's “Best of the Month,” and a Powell's Pick

The Millions' Top Ten Book of the Month

The Devil and the Dark Water By Stuart Turton Cover Image

The Devil and the Dark Water (Hardcover)

By Stuart Turton
$26.99
ISBN: 9781728206028
Availability: Backordered (Could take 2-4 weeks, or more)
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - October 6th, 2020

"Compulsively readable."—New York Times Book Review

From Stuart Turton, author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, comes an extraordinary new locked-room murder mystery.

A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.

The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel By Eley Williams Cover Image

The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Eley Williams
$26.95
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9780385546775
Published: Doubleday - January 5th, 2021

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book Review

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic By The New York Times Cover Image

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic (Hardcover)

By The New York Times
$25.00
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9781982170790
Published: Scribner - November 10th, 2020

A stunning collection of short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, this year's National Book Award winner Charles Yu, and more.

When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it.

In 1353, Giovanni Bocca

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times By Katherine May Cover Image

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (Hardcover)

By Katherine May
$25.00
ISBN: 9780593189481
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - November 10th, 2020

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT

“Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being

The Way Past Winter By Kiran Millwood Hargrave Cover Image

The Way Past Winter (Hardcover)

By Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452181554
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - October 6th, 2020

The Way Past Winter is a riveting adventure about magic, an eternal winter, and one girl's unbreakable determination to reunite her family.

Mila, her sisters, and her brother, Oskar, live in a small forest cabin, surviving in a world gripped by frost and snow.

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance By Nikki Grimes Cover Image

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)

By Nikki Grimes
$18.99
ISBN: 9781681199443
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - January 5th, 2021

From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators.

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