Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? -Beecher
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Coach Roy Williams Booksigning!
COACH WILLIAMS VISITS HOMETOWN ASHEVILLE on 12/13/9
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe & the UNCA Athletics Department present a booksigning with UNC Tar Heels Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams!
UNC Tar Heels Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams will sign copies of his new book, HARD WORK: My Life On and Off the Court on Sunday, December 13th from 1:30-2:30 at UNCA’s Justice Gym.
The booksigning is first come, first served, and because Malaprop's is donating a portion of sales to UNCA's Athletics Department, the Coach is only signing copies of Hard Work with a receipt from Malaprop's. The Coach needs to leave at 2:30 so come early for a good place in the signing line!
Can't make it to the signing? We have a limited number of pre-signed first editions on hand!
New and Notable at Malaprop's This Week
Freaks of Asheville 2010 Calendars Are Here!
This wonderful and quirky calendar showcases some of Asheville’s most eclectic cultural creatives. Each month features a notable local "freak" along with his or her story. Can't get enough freaks? Come meet some featured performers and the creative team behind the calendar at 7pm on Thursday, November 19. Order your copy today!
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Title of Event: Canton Author George Ivey
When: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:00 PM Location: Malaprop's Description: Canton author George Ivey will read from and sign his book, Up River: A Novel of Attempted Restoration. Up River explores themes of loss, recovery, and renewal through protagonist Peter Bailey’s struggle to save the endangered Akwanee River.
“Up River shows what it is like to go against the stream in a good cause. George Ivey gives us a fascinating story, filled with folks friendly and threatening, cheery and cranky. The subjects this fast-paced novel addresses are as important as they are plentiful. Everyone who has ever been a stranger in a new place will sympathize with Peter Bailey; everyone who has tried to beat long odds will cheer for him. And anyone who reads Up River will learn how perilous is the balance of nature—and human nature. Entrancing.” -Fred Chappell
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Malaprop's now has a wide variety of our popular store merchandise available for order. We also carry a limited supply of signed books by a variety of authors. Please call us at 1-800-441-9829 for more details.
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IndieBound is a community-oriented movement that enlightens the world about the value of independent businesses, promotes those values that make indies unique, and gives booksellers the tools for their stores and communities to help spread the passion. IndieBound brings together booksellers, readers, indie retailers, local business groups, and others who believe that healthy local economies help communities thrive!
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Author Birthday
Francois-Marie de Voltaire was born today in 1694.
The moon is low and full, blood-red, a wolf howls in the distance, someone or something cackles out of sight, and then shuffles across the ceiling … BOO! IT’S UNDER YOUR BED!!!
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The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library
by
Poe, Edgar Allan,
Modern Library
This is a timeless collection of tales and poems to scare the wits out of you. The beauty of these stories and poems lies in their readability: ideal for sharing aloud around the campfire or for a quick, thrilling dip . . . under the covers with a flashlight. The writing itself sends as many awe-inspired shivers down the spine as do the ghosts and goblins on these pages. Stories include classics by Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, and Dickens.
Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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In this book, which is full of observations and maps, we see the world through the eyes of a Cheerio-obsessed twelve-year-old with the wisdom of an old soul. It is funny, tender, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and full of insight. On every page there was something that I wanted to read aloud to anyone who would listen.--Jake Hallman, A Great Good Place for Books (Oakland, CA)
Quote of the Day
"True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy officials, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and
skeptics."
