Salutations,
I’m off to Seattle for a bookseller’s conference! 500 nerds in one place! Wanted to let you know that some cool events are happening at Loganberry nonetheless, and our annual greeting card sale extends until January 31st. And you can submit your picks for the Caldecotts and Newberys now, even if you can’t join us for the live webcast (but we hope you can!).
Classics Club
Philip Roth: The Human Stain
Thursday, January 23, 2014, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a president, and in a small New England town, an aging classics professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues decree that he is a racist. The charge is a lie, but the real truth about Silk would have astonished even his most virulent accuser. Coleman Silk has a secret, one which has been kept for fifty years from his wife, his four children, his colleagues, and his friends, including the writer Nathan Zuckerman. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled.
ALA Youth Media Awards
Caldecotts Live Webcast
Monday, January 27, 8am
~ annual special event ~
Join us for a live webcast of the annual ALA Youth Media Awards, including the Andrew Carnegie Medal, Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Coretta Scott King Award, Pura Belpre Award, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Michael L. Printz Award, and of course the John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal. This year, the event will be in Philadelphia PA. We’ll follow along, live, and with our own ballots, and a prize for whomever picks the most correct winners!
Book Signing
Sam Thomas, The Harlot's Tale
Saturday, February 1, 2-4pm
It is August 1645, and York is suffering through a brutal summer. Even as the city dries to dust, midwife Bridget Hodgson and her deputy Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease God, York's rulers have begun a campaign to whip the sinners into godliness. But someone in the city has decided to take this a step further, murdering those they deem to be sinners. Bridget and Martha-assisted once again by Will, Bridget's good-hearted nephew-race to find the killer even as he adds more bodies to his tally. Bridget, Martha, and Will must uncover the city's most sacred sins, and hope against hope that the killer does not turn his attention in their direction.
Book Signing
Lee Billings: Five Billion Years of Solitude
Sunday, February 2, 1-3pm
Lee Billings, a freelance science journalist based in NYC, and author of the new non-fiction book, Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars. The book concerns the search for other Earth-like planets beyond our solar system, and profiles some of the key scientists presently at the forefront of this exciting endeavor. It has received stellar reviews in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, and several other influential publications.
Annex Gallery
Eugenia Vainberg: One Stitch at a Time
Thursday, February 6, 6-8pm
~ first Thursdays ~
Eugenia is a lifelong student and admirer of art. She is also an embroidery artist, creating her own works as well as translating works of beloved artists into embroidery. Opening Reception with the artist is on the first Thursday, February 6, 6-8pm. Annex Gallery show runs February 6 through March 3.
Valentine's Night
Brian Henke, guitarist
Friday, February 14, 7-9pm
~ annual event ~
Date night at Loganberry! Join us on Valentine's Night for a quiet evening in the special ambiance of your favorite bookstore, with the lights dimmed low. Brian Henke will put you in a relaxed mood with his virtuoso solo acoustic guitar. Bring your own wine, chocolate provided. Let's see, that's books, live guitar, and chocolate. What could be more romantic? Donations for the musician gratefully accepted.
Book Signing
Alan F. Dutka: Cleveland Calamites
Jane Ann Turzillo: Murder and Mayhem on Ohio’s Rails
Wendy Koile: Legends and Lost Treasure of North East Ohio
Saturday, February 15, 2pm
~ special event ~
Lost Treasure, Natural Disaster and Mayhem…..who knew Ohio History was so exciting!
Find out more on Feb 15 when three local authors join us to share their new books!
Open Mic
Broadsides and Ephemera
Thursday, February 13, 7:00-8;30pm
~ second Thursdays ~
We continue our open mic series called Broadsides & Ephemera, a spoken word showcase of local writers, artists, and performers. A perfect environment for shaping, sharing, and improving your poetry, prose, song, theatre and performance art. Come one, come all!
NOBS Forums
Show and Tell
Thursday, February 20, 7pm
~ third Thursdays ~
Come share your interesting, unusual, and otherwise noteworthy reads with other bibliophiles at our annual Show and Tell session. Anything goes: you can bring treasured tomes and tell us about them, or you can bring odd curiosities you know nothing about and let group members tell you what they think. Either way, there’s always something to learn and some great books to discuss. Bring a book and join us!
Thanks, and happy reading,
Harriett
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