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If you would like to be added to our Author Events Email List, send your address to info@malaprops.com.Title of Event: An Evening of Fantasy with Jeff Vandermeer & Tobias Buckell
When: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:00 PM
Location: Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
Description: A two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, Jeff Vandermeer is the author of several novels and collections and the editor, with his wife Ann, of anthologies including The Best American Fantasy 2007 and The New Weird. Caribbean author Tobias Buckell writes fantasy fiction that, according to The Seattle Times, offers readers a “rollicking good time.” His most recent novel is
Sly Mongoose.
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The Aviary Gate
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Hickman, Katie
A lush, ancient tale of treacherous secrets, forbidden love, and murder in an Ottoman palace.
Elizabeth Staveley sits in the Bodleian library, holding in her trembling hands a fragment of ancient paper. It is the key to a story that has been locked away for four centuries-the story of a British sea captain's daughter held captive in the sultan's harem.
Constantinople, 1599. There are rumors and strange stirrings in the sultan's palace. The chief black eunuch has been poisoned by a taste of a beautiful ship made of spun sugar. The sultan's mother faces threats to her power from her son's favorite concubine, and a secret rebellion is rising within the palace's most private quarters.
Meanwhile, the merchant Paul Pindar, secretary to the English ambassador, brings a precious gift to the sultan. As he nears the palace, word comes to Pindar that the woman he once loved, Celia, may be alive, and hidden among the ranks of slaves in the sultan's harem. Can this really be the same Celia who disappeared in a shipwreck? And if it is, can the two be reunited?
Spellbinding and steeped in mystery and sexual intrigue, "The Aviary Gate" transports readers to exotic sixteenth-century Constantinople, offering the rarest glimpse into the forbidden confines of the sultan's harem. |
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Author Birthday |
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Robert Graves was born today in 1895.
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A dog for a friend, an airport for introspection, a desert for clarity.
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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Wroblewski, David
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm--and into Edgar's mother's affections.
Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires--spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him. But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.
David Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes--the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain--create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic. |
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Pirate's Daughter
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Cezair-Thompson, Margaret
"Jamaica will never feel so close as when you're reading this fictionalized tale of Errol Flynn's accidental arrival onto the island and into the hearts of many of its residents -- especially young Ida, who bears his illegitimate daughter, May. A delightful, original treasure that I heartily recommend!" --Dee Robinson, Village Books, Bellingham, WA |
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Quote of the Day |
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"Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
From The Quotable Book Lover (Lyons Press)
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