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Lisa See
Fri., 2/24, 7:30 p.m

Lionel Shriver
Tues., 4/3, 7:30 p.m.

Ann Ross
Wed., 4/4, 7:30 p.m.

Ron Rash
Wed., 4/11, 7:30 p.m.

Poetry: McFee/ Shapiro
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Richard Ford
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Noteworthy Paperbacks

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

By Eric Foner

$18.95

This Pulitzer Prize winner traces the evolution of Lincoln's tangled attitudes toward race and slavery, from his early life through his presidency.

Witches on the Road Tonight

By Sheri Holman

$14.00

A legacy of mysticism haunts three generations in this seductively eerie noel, which moves back and forth in time, from the Appalachian Mountains in the 1940's Virginia to present-day New York. -- New York Times

Wait for Me!: Memoirs

By Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford, Charlotte Mosley

$18.00

The Dowager Dutchess of Devonshire, now 91, is the last of the celebrated Mitford sisters. She tells of her eccentric but happy childhood roaming the English countryside, tea with Hitler in 1937, and her marriage to the Duke.

A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother

By Janny Scott

$16.00

A fascinating account of the "desparate forces" that shaped President Obama's mother.

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Listen to This

by Alex Ross

(Farrar Straus & Giroux 9.99)

The New Yorker's music critic examines classical work, historical and contemporary, as well as rock music.

Understanding The Middle East Book Club

This book groups meets with the purpose of exploring the rich culture of the middle east through literature (poetry, fiction, memoirs) . We do include readings of non-fiction as we try to gain an understanding of history and current events. Although we read writers from the west, our goal is to discover the many talented authors from middle eastern countries who may not be well known in the U.S. Even though discussions of politics cannot always be avoided, this is not our focus.

For more information, contact Tina Martin at contact tgmartin89@hotmail.com. New members are always welcome.

MONDAY, February 20 @ 7 p.m.
Understanding The Middle East club meets for Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf.

MONDAY, March 19 @ 7 p.m.
Understanding The Middle East club meets for Late For Tea at the Deer Palace by Tamara Chalabi.

Late for Tea at the Deer Palace: The Lost Dreams of My Iraqi Family (Paperback)

By Tamara Chalabi

$15.99

ISBN-13: 9780061240409
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial, 1/2012

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Leo Africanus (Paperback)

By Amin Maalouf

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9781561310227
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: New Amsterdam Books, 3/1998

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"I, Hasan the son of Muhammad the weigh-master, I, Jean-Leon de Medici, circumcised at the hand of a barber and baptized at the hand of a pope, I am now called the African, but I am not from Africa, nor from Europe, nor from Arabia. I am also called the Granadan, the Fassi, the Zayyati, but I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road, my country is the caravan, my life the most unexpected of voyages."Thus wrote Leo Africanus, in his fortieth year, in this imaginary autobiography of the famous geographer, adventurer, and scholar Hasan al-Wazzan, who was born in Granada in 1488.

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QRB Reviews

The Orphan Master's Son

By Adam Johnson

$26.00

"A masterpiece." ~ Nancy Olson

We are one of few stores with SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS available.

27 Views of Chapel Hill: A Southern University Town in Prose & Poetry

By Daniel Wallace

$16.50

Senator Jesse Helms famously recognized Chapel Hill as a special place; these authors agree with that characterization, but for vastly different reasons. Don't trust Daniel Wallace's research, but believe every word of the testimony of these 29 talented writers, both new voices (Tower, Brown) and well-established ones (Elizabeth Spencer, Daphne Athas). I read plenty of Chapel Hill lore back in my old Intimate Bookshop (see the book's cover) days, but I found plenty of new insights in this book about "The City on the Hill".
- Warren -

Why We Broke Up

By Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman

$19.99

Anyone who has been disappointed in love will relate to this book. The well-known situation where the artsy girl gets the popular, athletic guy and then it doesn't work out, is given a fresh, smart, and sympathetic treatment by Handler. Maira Kalman's fabulous, expressive illustrations deepen the emotional impact of the story. I loved this book. Min Green is an original character with a memorable voice that resonates beyond the story. (Note: Handler is aka Lemony Snicket; Maira Kalman illustrates for The New Yorker. This book is for young adults--it is not a children's book.)
- Trish -

The Boy in the Suitcase

By Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis

$24.00

Nina Borg, heroine of the latest entry in the "Nordic noir" genre of crime fiction, is a Red Cross nurse and compulsive do-gooder with little regard for her own personal safety. A desperate phone call from a long lost friend leads Nina to an abandoned and drugged little boy she finds in a suitcase in a public storage locker. Without martial arts moves or brutal violence, Nina attempts to keep the child from approaching harm, as other individuals, both good and evil, in this Scandinavian thriller, draw closer to them. This is the first of a series recently translated from Danish. Well-written and believable, with flawed but appealing characters, the next novel will be eagerly anticipated.
- Marilyn -

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