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National Bookstore Day |
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 The weather tomorrow is supposed to be rainy - perfect for spending the day browsing books and sipping coffee. Tomorrow is also the first annual National Bookstore Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the culture of books and and bookstores. So head to the bookstore nearest you (or maybe your library, if no bookstore is convenient) - to rub elbows with other readers and bury your nose in a book. Village Books in Fairhaven will offer 10% off storewide, plus book and gift card giveaways throughout the day.
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PW Top 10 Best Books of 2009 |
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Each year, Publishers Weekly selects what they feel are the best 100 books published during the year. This year, they have upped the ante by also identifying the top ten standouts from that list. Here are three from the list - do you agree with their choices? Check our catalog for the top 10 list and availability.
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Six Word Stories |
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 Ernest Hemingway once wrote a story in six words and it is rumored that he called it his best work. ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") Whatcom READS! invites you to write and post your own six-word story - or just pay a visit to read what others have created. This year's The Big Read Whatcom READS! book is Old School by Tobias Wolff. When a prep school writing contest awards winners the chance to meet one-on-one with a favorite author, the students find that Hemingway, Frost and Ayn Rand may have just as many human foibles as the rest of us.
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Edgar Allan Poe trivia |
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 One hundred and sixty years after Edgar Allan Poe died in a Baltimore hospital at the age of 40, he's been given a proper burial by the good citizens of Baltimore (using a replica, thank heavens). Poe was found delirious and incoherent outside a tavern, unable to explain how he'd gotten there after leaving Richmond, VA a week earlier. His death was never announced publicly, and less then ten people attended his funeral. During this creepiest of seasons, take some time out to celebrate a great American author's works!
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