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Quail Ridge Books & Music specializes in fine literature and nonfiction for adults and children, with a special focus on the South.
Cokie Roberts Tickets Available
We’re delighted to host NPR commentator and author Cokie Roberts on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. This event will be at the McKimmon Center at NCSU. Tickets are available: $5 per ticket, or receive a free ticket with the purchase of her new book, LADIES OF LIBERTY: THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED OUR NATION. For more information, click here.
Save Money—Great Sales Opportunities!
Do high gas prices have you down? We can help. You can receive Quail Ridge’s outstanding service, support your local independent bookstore, and never leave your home. (Well, we hope you do come in for the many author events we have coming up.) Intrigued? How does free shipping sound? We have so many sales events coming up, we can’t even list them here. Click SPECIAL 2008 SALES to learn more.
Bonnie Stone Memorials
So many knew Bonnie Stone, our wonderful volunteer coordinator and masterful book club presenter. We regret to say Bonnie passed away on April 29. Her family has planned a memorial service for her at 11:00 a.m. on May 15 at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at a reception following the service in Finlator Hall.
It seems appropriate to remember Bonnie here where so many knew her. We invite you to a memorial for Bonnie at Quail Ridge on Sunday, May 27, at 7 p.m. Clay Stalnaker will lead the remembrance, with members of Encore. There will be an opportunity for those wishing to say something about Bonnie to participate.
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See what our wise customers and staff have been reading! And speaking of picks, check out our Quail Ridge Books' Pick of the Week!
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Olive Kitteridge
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Strout, Elizabeth
In a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, Elizabeth Strout, author of AMY AND ISABELLE and ABIDE WITH ME, binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge.
This book will win prizes!—Nancy |
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We're fortunate to be in a region with so many talented authors. You never know when you'll run into one in our store.
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On Account of Conspicuous Women
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Shamp, Dawn
Roxboro in 1920 is a place where tobacco and bootleg liquor thrive and most folks seem to agree that women are meant to know their place. But four extraordinary, determined young ladies are about to leave their boot prints on this small Southern town, and nothing will ever be the same. Find what happens ON ACCOUNT OF CONSPICUOUS WOMEN when Durham's Dawn Shamp presents her debut novel on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. |
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Next up: our Children's
Book Week Sale. Save 20% on children's hardcovers (25% for Readers' Club members) from May 12—May 18!
One big spring event remains! KEVIN HENKES is our "signing–line ticket event" on Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. This Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor recipient has a new novel, BIRD LAKE MOON. Check our website for news.
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The Battle of the Labyrinth
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Riordan, Rick
We had a full house for Rick Riordan. The new PERCY JACKSON adventure is REALLY new: it only came out May 6. If you missed Rick, we have a few signed BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH copies left. |
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Upcoming eventsTitle of Event: TONY HORWITZ—Exploring The America You Never Knew
When: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:00 PM
Location: Quail Ridge Books and Music
Description: Tony Horwitz comes to Quail Ridge with A VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE: REDISCOVERING THE NEW WORLD. Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC, Horwitz takes us on a thrilling exploration of pre-Mayflower America. Why do we knows so little about the beginnings of our country? And why is so much of the little we know wrong?
To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.
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Music Pick Of The Week
FIRE BURNING IN SNOW
Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Ensemble,
Hyperion, $20.99
This is Baroque music with a decidedly exotic flair, including prominent percussion and the inclusion of other various elements, such as guitars and castanets. Click here for more.—Angela
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Olive Kitteridge
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Strout, Elizabeth
In a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, NYT bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge.
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SUNDAY, May 11 @ 7 p.m.
Literary Pursuits discusses CRIME & PUNISHMENT by Dostoevysky; recommends translation by Pevear & Volonsky.
MONDAY, May 12 @ 7 p.m.
Religion and Ethics meets for a program led by Clay Stalnaker.
TUESDAY, May 13 @ 3 p.m.
Encore Book Club meets for DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama.
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Girl with No Shadow
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Harris, Joanne
Take a handful of magic, flavor it with Paris, mix in a large splash of folklore, cover it with chocolate and you've got a fool-proof, deeply satisfying recipe for a rich, absorbing tale that will keep you reading late into the night. This sequel to Chocolat is, quite simply, extraordinary.--Debbi Burton, The Rediscovered Bookshop (Boise, ID) |
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