David Sedaris
at the War Memorial Opera House
I Live Here
The "L" Word's
Mia Kirshner
The Child
Sarah Schulman
Ann Packer
Lunch with Literati
@ Park Chow
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Mississippi Sissy
by Kevin Sessums
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Clarissa Dalloway, Lady Windermere, the Gut(t)enbergs (Johann & Steve), the O'Haras (Neely & Scarlet), Plato, Karen Black, Kilgore Trout, Boo Radley, Tyler Durden, AquaDisiac, Dr. Benway, Lemony Snicket, Harry, Hermione & Ron, Dorothy Gale, Ignatius J. Reilly, Theodore Geisel
In-store Book Group Discussion
West of Kabul, East of New York
October 23 - 6:30 pm
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
by Brock Clarke
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Add your own thoughts and insights to our ongoing discussion
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Book Group Expo 2008
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BUTT Magazine - Issue #24 - Just in!
- plus -
Volume 1, Issue 1 of both
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again
- and -
No Milk Today
Many more to choose from, including:
The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende
My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy by Andrea Askowitz
Swish by Joel Derfner
Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey
The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
Candy Everybody Wants by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Blind Fall by Christopher Rice
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
The Divas of San Francisco by David Steinberg
The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
Supplies are limited.
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Where to Start?
Local Favorites:
George Albon -
Diane & Jacob Anderson-Minshall -
Drew Banks -
Stephen Beachy -
Kevin Bentley -
Jonathan Bracker -
Timothy Critzer -
Stephen Elliott -
Daphne Gottlieb -
Eric Gower -
Andrew Sean Greer -
Daniel Handler -
Kevin Killian -
Randall Mann -
Armistead Maupin -
Robert McDiarmid -
Jason McNamara -
Midori -
Toni Mirosevich -
Katia Noyes -
Alvin Orloff -
Georgia Payne -
Ian Phillips -
Jim Provenzano -
David Richo -
Strange de Jim -
Jocelyn Saidenberg -
Darieck Scott -
Kemble Scott -
Tonne Serah -
Simon Sheppard -
K.M. Soehlein -
Rafaelito Sy -
Matt Bernstein Sycamore -
Bruce Snider -
Maya Stein -
Michelle Tea -
Pam Tent -
Max Wolf Valerio -
Tim'm West -
Marvin K. White
Authors Who've Appeared Here:
Marc Acito -
Ellis Avery -
Lance Bass -
Dodie Bellamy -
Steve Berman -
Dan Boyle -
David Boyer -
Allison Burnett -
Augusten Burroughs -
Hillary Carlip -
Miss Carol Channing -
Steven Church -
Kate Clinton -
Bernard Cooper -
Andrew DePrisco -
Joel Derfner -
Simon Doonan -
Mark Doty -
Jeffrey Epstein -
Fake Steve Jobs -
Jennifer Natalya Fink -
Hollis Gillespie -
Rigoberto Gonzalez -
Trebor Healey -
Scott Heim -
James Howe -
Martin Hyatt -
Fenton Johnson -
Mike Jones -
Antonia Juhasz -
Dhillon Khosla -
David Leavitt -
Robert Leleux -
Ali Liebegott -
Dr. William Lipsky -
Gregory Maguire -
Jeff Mann -
Blair Mastbaum -
Brini Maxwell -
Richard McCann -
Alistair McCartney -
Jeffrey McGowan -
Krist Novoselic -
David Rakoff -
Christopher Rice -
James St. James -
Alex Sanchez -
Dan Savage -
Darieck Scott -
David Sedaris -
Kevin Sessums -
Eddie Shapiro -
Bob Smith -
Frederick Smith -
Sarah Thyre -
Elliot Tiber -
Colm Toibin -
Mel White
Favorite Favorites:
Michael Chabon (Yiddish Policemen's Union) -
Michael Cunningham (The Hours) -
Katherine Dunn (Geek Love) -
Scott Heim (Mysterious Skin) -
Milan Kundera (Unbearable Lightness of Being) -
Josh Kilmer-Purcell (I Am Not Myself These Days) -
John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)
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Thanks to everyone who made this evening such a great success!
What We're Reading
Adam
"Soon I Will Be Invincible"
by Austin Grossman
Will the world be destroyed or saved from evil? Experience the back stories, the build-up, and the battles between heroes and villains from both sides. This 'fantastic' novel brings together geeky fun (which we all love) with quirky internal and external struggles to fit in, and an all-around good time for all.
"Fotografie Portfolio #51"
by David LaChapelle
Mr. LaChapelle lives up to his over-the-top-with-meaning track record with his latest publication. His scenes range from morbid representations of "Awakened" individuals in an aquatic stasis to Pamela Anderson being attacked by a seriously overgrown and disturbed pig!
"Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell"
by Susanna, Clarke
This author's debut novel amazed me with its eloquence and intrigue. This historical fiction/fantasy title reads like a great work of literature while keeping your eyeballs trained on the page in fear of missing the most minute detail. One of my top 5 favorite books!
Amadeus
"Gods Behaving Badly"
by Marie Phillips
Hilarious! The 12 Olympian gods are back... Just a little different. Zeus
is senile, aphrodite is a sex phone operator, and cupid her son is a born
again Christian! 'nough said! Laugh out funny!
Bill
"Tokyo Year Zero"
by David Peace
It is the summer of 1946 and Tokyo is in the midst of a suffocating heat wave. The war has only been over for a year and Japan is an occupied country, under strict martial law. The constant, numbing sound of jackhammers, the divebombing mosquitos, the clanking of overhead fans... hundreds of droning sensations as Japan emerges from a past, whose basic structures, physical, societal, spiritual, personal are being amended into the new realities. Against this setting, a young woman's body has been found. Absorbing, troubling, involving. This novel from what I can glean is the first of a planned trilogy. I can't wait!
"I Capture The Castle"
by Dodie Smith
There is a rare quality here, a transcendent form of genuine enchantment that would appeal to anyone who believes in, or just wants to believe in, those truly magically moments in life when it all seems so sublimely simple and somehow maddeningly complicated at the same moment.
"Indignation"
by Phillip Roth
Mr. Roth , now 75, has, with Indignation, given the reading world a very worthy companion in the spirit of "Portnoy's Complaint". The man writes like a 25 year old ON FIRE! He cheerfully tosses bomb after bomb into the mix and we end up with the unbelievably tasty fricasse of a book.
Brad
"Something to Tell You"
by Hanif Kureishi
Prolific British author Kureishi, most notably known in America for the screenplay for “My Beautiful Launderetteâ€, has written an extremely intelligent, darkly witty novel about love, loss and regrets. He brings life to a “family†of quirky, kinky Londoners that are both amusing and thought provoking. The story deals with political strife in 70’s London as well as the intimate world of Indian London that most “outsiders†would never get the opportunity to experience. Think, regret and laugh—pick it up and get started.
David
"Free-Range Chickens"
by Simon Rich
Simon Rich is back with a new collection of short stories...plays and some jokes. There is literally a laugh on EVERY page. So that equals out to...129 outbursts of laughter. Better than prozac and the only side effect is that you look ridiculous reading it in public bursting out with laughter.
"An Instance of the Fingerpost"
by Iain Pears
If you combined the depth of THE NAME OF THE ROSE by Umberto Eco and the narrative style of THE MOONSTONE by Wilkie Collins you would end up with this large complex novel. Three narratives tell you what "They" saw of the murder. Whose right...whose wrong...and whose lying. A masterpiece and I'm sure is destined to become a classic.
"The Eight"
by Katheine Neville
With an upcoming release of a new novel THE FIRE, Katherine Neville's first new title in nearly ten years, hopefully everyone will be drawn to pick up this classic from the late eighties. With the overwhelming popularity of THE DA VINCI CODE I can only hope word of mouth will make KATHERINE NEVILLE keep writing...faster.
Dylan
"Angry Little Girls In Love"
by Lela Lee
This book is like therapy: Read it on any one of your sad or lonely days
and it'll cheer you up! Because laughing is sometimes the best cure.
"Trick or Treatment"
by Simon Singh
This expert review of alternative therapies is a must read for any true believer.
Having relied on these therapies all my life, it's good to view them in new light.
Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me a Story?
by Jim Copp
The original recordings of these classic tales are so clever and funny that you'll
burst into a full belly ticklish laugh! Perfect for all ages.
Fumi
"Shutting Out the Sun"
by Michael Zielenziger
Japanese youth are
finding unique and creative ways to rebel against a society which has
always insisted on conformity. A disturbing trend is the isolation of
the more than one million young males who have shut themselves in their
rooms, refusing to emerge and withdrawing from society as a protest
against societal expectations.
"Musicophilia"
by Oliver Sacks
We have all experienced the power of music. Wordless sometimes and mysterious always, these patterns of sound vibrations speak directly to the internal vibrations
of the listener. They evoke the full range of human emotions from ecstasy and pleasure to indifference and distaste. In this book, Dr. Sacks, both a prominent neurologist and musician, explores all aspects of music's effect on the human brain.
"The Places In Between"
by Rory Stewart
Despite opposition to his 6,000 mile SOLO walk ON FOOT across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal, Rory Stewart persisted on this journey. He is warned: "There will be three meters of snow on the high passes, wolves and an ongoing war", but he was undeterred. This marathon walk was successful because of the author's knowledge of Persian dialects, Islamic customs and culture, and his humane treatment of strangers and companions.
Gregory
"The Sparrow"
by Mary Doria Russell
"The Sparrow" is an excellent philosophical (primarily ethical questionings) involving a Jesuit and his scientific team visiting an extraterrestial culture. When trying to do the right thing, leader Emilio Sandoz (the Jesuit) ends up opening up the door to chaos and destruction.
Jamie
"Deluxe"
by Dana Thomas
Dana Thomas's ready-to-read Deluxe exposes histories of luxury brands, like sequestered microtags sewn into handbags. Interviewing motley informants--CEOs, couturiers, counterfeit specialists--Thomas deconstructs mythic luxe, providing insights on rising production costs, human rights abuses, and the titanic black market. Don't be too surprised learning your sunglasses are plastic descendants of horse saddles.
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The more acquainted you become with Shaffer and Barrows's characters, the more you'll fall in love with their novel. I love Isola: she's eccentric, charming, and magical. Plus she reads bumps on people's heads!
"Ghostly Ruins: America's Forgotten Architecture"
by Harry Skrdla
Look closely: see living shadows amongst moribund mansions. Meander with Skrdla into abandoned amusement parks with riderless roller coasters. Medical records decay on the floor of a state hospital. You'll haunt "Ghostly Ruins" for years to come.
Ken
"Call Me By Your Name"
by Andre Aciman
An exquisitely written novel of passion and longing concerning unrequited love (or is it?) on behalf of a young man towards an older student staying at his family's home - "...somewhere in Italy in the mid-eighties." Many passages read almost as pure poetry and I dare you not to tear up at the most emotional of them. A staff favorite, well-loved by our book group and one of the best books I've read in a good long while.
Mike
"Universe of Stone"
by Philip Ball
Chartres Cathedral - A symphony of stone; this is an awe-inspiring history...
Anyone courageous enough to put pen to paper; published or not