Thursday, 18 of March of 2010
Montana’s Largest Indpendent Bookstore
New Non-Fiction (hardcover)
Non-Fiction (paperback)
The votes are in, and Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner has been selected for the first meeting of the Country Bookshelf Book Club. This book club is open to the public, and its first meeting will be on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7pm here at the store. Copies of the book are available in the store now. Call or email to reserve a copy.
More details on the book club are here.
Mark your calendars for what looks to be a great event with Billings, Montana, author Craig Lancaster, whose debut novel, 600 Hours of Edward, has garnered a 2009 Montana Book Award Honor. He’ll be here to read, answer questions, and sign his new book on Tuesday, March 30th at 7pm.
Hey, folks!
Just wanted to make sure that you know that the Jon Turk event at 7pm on March 10th will be much more than a reading and signing. Here’s how Jon describes his events:
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Dear Readers,
We have two major readings scheduled for this spring, the launch of the Country Bookshelf Book Club, and a few other literary tidbits to share this month.
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With film awards season in full swing, we thought you might be interested in how many of recent films in theatre and on television have their origination in books.
Here’s a brief selection:
Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb Up in the Air by Walter Kirn Invictus (also known as Playing the Enemy) by John Carlin A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood Food, Inc. edited by Karl Weber Read more »After last fall’s wonderful open forum on book clubs and after the craziness of the holidays, we are now ready to begin the Country Bookshelf Book Club we promised. Based on feedback from you, our customers, we’ll have a few ground rules and basic expectations and a few basic criteria for book selection. If you have further suggestions, please email us at countrybookshelf@gmail.com.
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New Non-Fiction (hardcover)
Editorial note from the Country Bookshelf: This initiative began before the earthquake in Haiti, but since that devastating event, this idea seems all the more timely and important. Here’s the text of Robin Owen’s most recent email:
