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African American Poetry
Tuesday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.

Richard Ford
Wednesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

Alexandra Fuller
Thursday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Garner
Thursday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

Howard Owen
Sunday, August 12, 3:00 p.m.

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Just Ducks!

By Nicola Davies, Salvatore Rubbino

$15.99

Whimsical, expressive watercolors illustrate this story of mallards for age 3-6.

The Scorpio Races

By Maggie Stiefvater

$17.99

Breathtaking novel of teens in deadly horse race on Irish coast. Ages 12+

Water Sings Blue

By Meilo So, Kate Coombs

$16.99

The sea in poetry and dazzling watercolor illustrations for ages 4-8.

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature

By Nicola Davies, Mark Hearld

$19.99

Lyrical observations on nature, season by season, with vibrant mixed media illustrations. Beautiful and engaging. Ages 4+

Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart

By Mary Ann Hoberman, Michael Emberley

$19.99

Rollicking collection of best poems for children, beautifully illustrated by Michael Emberley.

Noteworthy Paperbacks

A 100-year-old Bulgarian wonders if he has any wisdom to leave to the world and takes epic armchair journey through a century of violent politics, forbidden music, lost love and failed chemistry, finding his way eventually to an astonishing epiphany of tenderness and enlightenment. Winner of the UK Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2009.

22 Britannia Road

By Amanda Hodgkinson

$16.00

A WW II tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise & The Postmistress.

The Art of Fielding

By Chad Harbach

$14.99

An expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment--to oneself and to others.

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Events

« September 2009 »
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1 GLEN BROWDER—Looking At Racial Politics Start: 7:30 pm	2	3	4	5	6
7	8 DREW BANKS—With ERE I SAW ELBA Start: 7:30 pm	9 CELIA RIVENBARK—With Brassy, Sassy, Southern Humor Start: 7:30 pm	10 DAVID VINE—With The Secret of Diego Garcia Start: 7:30 pm	11 EVELYN RIZZO—With CLARRIE HANCOCK Start: 7:30 pm	12	13
14 MASHA HAMILTON—With The Timely 31HOURS Start: 7:00 pm	15 RANGERS' APPRENTICE - Series Brought To Life Start: 7:00 pm	16 MICHAEL TAECKENS—With LOVE IS A FOUR– LETTER WORD Start: 7:30 pm	17 MAC MCCAUGHAN & LAURA BALLANCE—With The Story Of Merge Records Start: 7:30 pm	18 ADRIANA TRIGIANI—With A Novel For Young Adults Start: 7:30 pm	19 TRIANGLE TEA TASTERS - All Are Welcome Start: 2:30 pm End: 4:30 pm RALEIGH WRITE 2 PUBLISH—Monthly Program Start: 6:30 pm	20 ADAMS, HARRIS, & KAUFMAN—A Trio Of NC Poets Start: 3:00 pm
21 BOOK CLUB BASH—Great Books, Great Food, Great Fun Start: 7:00 pm	22 JILL MCCORKLE—With GOING AWAY SHOES Start: 7:30 pm	23 BOOK CLUB BASH—Morning Edition Start: 10:00 am MARDY GROTHE—The Power Of IF Start: 7:30 pm	24 ANN PROSPERO—With An Evening To Delight Foodies Start: 7:30 pm	25 CHAZ MCGEE—Aka KATY MUNGER Start: 7:30 pm	26 RALEIGH DANCE THEATER - With FANCY NANCY DANCING Start: 11:00 am OPERA COMPANY OF NC - Preparing For Rigoletto Start: 1:00 pm	27 KIRSTEN HOLMSTEDT—With More On WOMEN WARRIORS Start: 3:00 pm
28 ORRIN PILKEY - With THE RISING SEA Start: 7:30 pm	29 MARIANNE GINGHER & MORE—Get Up With FLASH FICTION Start: 7:30 pm	30 TRACY KIDDER—Pulitzer Prize Winner With Inspiring Tale Start: 7:30 pm

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