Woodsburner by John Pipkin
Before he moved into his cabin at Walden, before he published his most famous text, before he wrote that most of us “lead lives of quiet desperation,” Thoreau was a big fat nobody. In fact, he was even worse than a nobody.
Almost a year before he embarked on his Walden experiment, [...]
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Woodsburner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Concord, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Event, forest fire, historical fiction, John Pipkin, signing, Thoreau, Walden, woodsburner on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slater, Allison L, Jane Austen, Ninjas, Pride & Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith, Zombies on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith
If you’ve been living on Mars, in a cave, with your fingers in your ears, it’s possible you haven’t heard about Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Possible, but not likely. But just in case…
It’s Pride & Prejudice…with Zombies!
The natural reaction to a mash-up of Jane [...]
Top Shelf of April
Posted in top shelf, tagged american rust, Kester, philipp meyer, top shelf on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve already heard us mention Philipp Meyer’s new novel American Rust when he was coming to the store last month, but we liked the book so much we made it our Top Shelf pick for April. Kester Smith, our New & Noteworthy Book Club leader, had this to say about American Rust.
I have been waiting [...]
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