How many hats can one man wear? Find out when Peter Hedges visits with his new novel\, THE HEIGHTS. Excellent writing and real characters - but what else would you expect from the Academy Award nominee author/screenwriter/director of numerous films
including What's Eating Gilbert Grape?\,
About a Boy\, Pieces of April\, and Dan in Real Life.
There will be a drawing for free movie passes\, courtesy of Colony Theater. You must be at the event to enter.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T180000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/mary-pope-osborne-natalie-pope-boyce-authors-magic-tree-house-books URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/mary-pope-osborne-natalie-pope-boyce-authors-magic-tree-house-books SUMMARY:MARY POPE OSBORNE & NATALIE POPE BOYCE - Authors of MAGIC TREE HOUSE Books DESCRIPTION:
One of the biggest series around for young readers is The Magic Tree House and its accompanying Research Guides. Authors Mary
Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce are returning to Quail Ridge! Mary Pope Osborne brings us her new Magic Tree House novel #43 LEPRECHAUN IN LATE WINTER and their research guide\, LEPRECHAUNS &\; IRISH FOLKLORE. Great fun for ages 6 and up.
SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a ticket with the purchase of any of the MTH books. Click here for information on signing line ticket events. The authors will sign any number of these two new books\, and up to 3 other MTH books. Remember your cameras!
We anticipate there being a large turnout for this event. We highly recommend
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/larry-baker-good-man URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/larry-baker-good-man SUMMARY:LARRY BAKER - With A GOOD MAN DESCRIPTION:Larry Baker visits with his new novel\, A GOOD MAN. Fans of Baker's previous novels won't be
disappointed while readers new to his work will be bowled
over.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T210000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/eric-litwin-james-dean-music-more-pete-cat URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/eric-litwin-james-dean-music-more-pete-cat SUMMARY:ERIC LITWIN & JAMES DEAN - Music & More With PETE THE CAT DESCRIPTION:Pete the Cat loves his white shoes\, but they don't stay white as he dances his way down the street. Author Eric Litwin and illustrator James Dean give young readers a colorful education in Pete's journey\, through story and song. This is a special after-school program for ages 3 - 7.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100317T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100317T000000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/frances-oroark-dowell-childrens-novel-falling URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/frances-oroark-dowell-childrens-novel-falling SUMMARY:FRANCES O'ROARK DOWELL - With Children's Novel FALLING IN DESCRIPTION:
Frances O'Roark Dowell is the Edgar-winning author of the popular (and NC based) DOVEY COE. Join us when she visits with her new children's novel\, FALLING IN. Readers will devour the story of Isabelle Bean – the ultimate misfit\, an outsider extraordinaire\, but most definitely
not a witch! For ages 9-12.
This View From Tuesday program is followed by a discussion of special collections.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/sarah-addison-allen-new-novel-author-garden-spells URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/sarah-addison-allen-new-novel-author-garden-spells SUMMARY:SARAH ADDISON ALLEN - New Novel From Author Of GARDEN SPELLS DESCRIPTION:
Her GARDEN SPELLS was a smash debut. Now Sarah Addison Allen brings us her new THE GIRL WHO CHASED THE MOON. It's a new coming-of-age story
set in NC from the author of GARDEN SPELLS and THE SUGAR QUEEN.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/howard-frank-mosher-historical-fiction-walking-gatlinburg URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/howard-frank-mosher-historical-fiction-walking-gatlinburg SUMMARY:HOWARD FRANK MOSHER - Historical Fiction With WALKING TO GATLINBURG DESCRIPTION:Howard Frank Mosher\, the author of ON KINGDOM MOUNTAIN\, brings us WALKING TO GATLINBURG. Or\, as he refers to his program\, "\;Transforming History Into Fiction\: The Story Of A Born Liar."\; Here he chronicles the odyssey of 17-year-old Morgan Kinneson from northern Vermont to Tennessee during 1864. "\;Mosher calls to mind the best of Mark Twain – mischievous\, touching\, and very funny."\; – Carl Hiaasen
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T170000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/julie-williams-wright-brothers-history-wings-opportunity URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/julie-williams-wright-brothers-history-wings-opportunity SUMMARY:JULIE WILLIAMS - Wright Brothers History In WINGS OF OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:
Julie Williams presents WINGS OF OPPORTUNITY\: THE WRIGHT BROTHRES IN MONTGOMERY\, ALABAMA. Her book coincides with the
centennial anniversary of the founding of the first ever civilian flight school in the United States.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/rebecca-skloot-science-immortal-life-henrietta-lacks URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/rebecca-skloot-science-immortal-life-henrietta-lacks SUMMARY:REBECCA SKLOOT - Science & THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS DESCRIPTION:Science reporter Rebecca Skloot brings to light the story a poor tobacco farmer whose cells\, taken without her knowledge\, became one of the most important tools in medicine. Intimate in feeling\, astonishing in scope\, and impossible to put down\, THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery\, as well as its human consequences.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100324T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100324T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/lionel-shriver-time-money URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/lionel-shriver-time-money SUMMARY:LIONEL SHRIVER - With SO MUCH FOR THAT DESCRIPTION:Lionel Shriver returns with her new novel\, SO MUCH FOR THAT. This is the newest work from the author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and THE POST-BIRTHDAY WORLD. Book clubs\, take note - her works give you much to discuss.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/lee-smith-new-short-stories URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/lee-smith-new-short-stories SUMMARY:LEE SMITH - With New Short Stories DESCRIPTION:
Lee Smith returns with MRS. DARCY AND THE BLUE-EYED STRANGER\, her new collection of new and
selected stories. It's always a fabulous night when Lee visits.
SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase of MRS. DARCY or any of her books. Click here for information on ticketed events.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/james-crisp-reinvestigating-alamo URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/james-crisp-reinvestigating-alamo SUMMARY:JAMES CRISP - With HOW DID DAVY (Crockett) DIE & WHY DO WE CARE SO MUCH? DESCRIPTION:It's a great night for history buffs. NC State history professor and author James E. Crisp brings us HOW DID DAVY DIE AND WHY DO WE CARE SO MUCH? The author of SLEUTHING THE ALAMO brings us new insight into this Texas hero.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/harlan-coben-thriller-master-caught URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/harlan-coben-thriller-master-caught SUMMARY:HARLAN COBEN - Thriller Master With CAUGHT DESCRIPTION:The Edgar Award-winning and best-selling author Harlan Coben brings us his new CAUGHT. Get ready for more roller coaster chills in this explosive new stand-alone thriller. SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase of CAUGHT. Click here for information on ticketed events.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T160000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/darren-farrell-saturday-storytime-dennis-flyaway-fib URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/darren-farrell-saturday-storytime-dennis-flyaway-fib SUMMARY:DARREN FARRELL - Saturday Storytime With DOUG-DENNIS & THE FLYAWAY FIB DESCRIPTION:
Come in for a special Saturday morning Storytime! Darren Farrell presents DOUG-DENNIS AND THE FLYAWAY FIB.
What happens when you fib? Two friends find out the consequences in this hilarious picture book. For ages 4 and up.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100328T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100328T000000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/tofu-triangle-origami-folders-united URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/tofu-triangle-origami-folders-united SUMMARY:TOFU - Triangle Origami Folders United DESCRIPTION:TOFU meets to practice the art of origami. New members welcome.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/allen-paul-hidden-history-katyn-stalins-massacre URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/allen-paul-hidden-history-katyn-stalins-massacre SUMMARY:ALLEN PAUL - Hidden History in KATYN\: STALIN'S MASSACRE DESCRIPTION:
Attention\, history buffs! Allen Paul brings us KATYN\: STALIN'S MASSACRE AND THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH. It's one of the
least-known tragedies of the 20th century\: Stalin's annihilation of
15\,000
Polish officers and massive deportations of Poles to Siberia. Paul's story is told through
the lives of three Polish families.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/kathleen-grissom-kitchen-house URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/kathleen-grissom-kitchen-house SUMMARY:KATHLEEN GRISSOM - With THE KITCHEN HOUSE DESCRIPTION:
Kathleen Grissom brings us her debut novel\, THE KITCHEN HOUSE. Working as an indentured servant
alongside slaves on a tobacco plantation\, Lavinia\, a 7-year-old Irish orphan\,
finds her light skin and situation placing her between two very different worlds
that test her loyalties.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/randi-davenport-boy-who-loved-tornadoes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/randi-davenport-boy-who-loved-tornadoes SUMMARY:RANDI DAVENPORT - With THE BOY WHO LOVED TORNADOES DESCRIPTION:Randi Davenport presents THE BOY WHO LOVED TORNADOES\, a beautifully written and profoundly moving true story of the effects of mental illness on a family.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/dana-sachs-life-we-were-given URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/dana-sachs-life-we-were-given SUMMARY:DANA SACHS - With THE LIFE WE WERE GIVEN DESCRIPTION:
Dana Sachs brings us THE LIFE WE WERE GIVEN\: OPERATION BABYLIFT\, INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION\,
AND THE CHILDREN OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM. With sensitivity and
balance\, Sachs presents multiple perspectives on the human cost of war\,
international adoption and aid efforts\, and U.S. involvement in
Vietnam.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/amanda-lamb-true-crime-raleigh URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/amanda-lamb-true-crime-raleigh SUMMARY:AMANDA LAMB - True Crime In Raleigh DESCRIPTION:
Amanda Lamb\, WRAL investigative reporter\, returns with a new book of true crime in Raleigh. EVIL NEXT DOOR\: The Untold Stories Of A Killer Undone By DNA details the true story about the 2002 rape and murder of Stephanie Bennett in North
Raleigh.
Can’t make it? 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T003000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/jefferson-bass-new-body-farm-novel URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/jefferson-bass-new-body-farm-novel SUMMARY:JEFFERSON BASS - With A New BODY FARM Novel DESCRIPTION:
Join us when Jefferson Bass brings us the newest Body Farm novel\, THE BONE THIEF. Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson.
Dr. Bass\, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist\, founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility — the Body Farm — a quarter century ago. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist and writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm.
Can’t make it? 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T162659Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T160000Z UID:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/nan-chase-edible-gardening-eat-your-yard URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/nan-chase-edible-gardening-eat-your-yard SUMMARY:NAN CHASE - Edible Gardening With EAT YOUR YARD DESCRIPTION:
You always knew it was good to eat your veggies. Now Nan Chase widens your options with EAT YOUR YARD! EDIBLE TREES\, SHRUBS\, VINES\, HERBS\, AND FLOWERS FOR
YOUR LANDSCAPE.
Can’t make it? 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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