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- Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
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- Sisters Singing
Bookshop Santa Cruz
Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30pm - Holiday Open House
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Thursday, December 3 at 7:00pm
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Bookshop Santa Cruz Happy Thanksgiving. We're closed today but we'll reopen tomorrow at 9am. In the meantime, check out the great NPR intervies with National Book Award finalist Daniyal Mueenuddin.
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Writers use the phrase "back story" to mean the background or history of their characters. Morning Edition is asking three acclaimed writers for the back story of world events. All were finalists for this year's National Book Award. ...
Bookshop Santa Cruz Some photos from a recent event:
"Writers on Fire! A reading from the activist anthology Fire and Ink, with appearances by Gary Young, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, Frances Payne Adler, Deb Busman, and Diana García. Included an exhibit by cover artist, Anna Oneglia."
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Bookshop Santa Cruz What are you thankful for?
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I loved his recomendation for Treasure Island:
"Sing out with enough spirit when you get to that great old chorus for a
dark and cold season — "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest — Yo-ho-ho,
and a bottle of rum" — and you'll certainly engage both the young and
young at heart." Alan Cheuse
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Book reviewer Alan Cheuse selects the highlights of this holiday season: futuristic dystopias; things that go bump in the night; portraits from Norman Rockwell's America; gay New York; a celebration of our immigrant adventures; one writer's journey to manhood; and, of course, Long John Silver.
Bookshop Santa Cruz What a day!
Bookshop Santa Cruz Mercury News article about Bookshop:
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Bookshop Santa Cruz gives out a bag of
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A humorous companion to
Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue":
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As of today Bookshop Santa Cruz is offering an essential item as a companion to the new Sarah Palin book Going Rogue - with every book we will give you a free bag of nuts, Sarah Palin's Just Plain Nutz to be exact. ...
Bookshop Santa Cruz It's Downtown Tuesday! Todays special is 10% OFF Santa Cruz and Read t-shirts. Just say “I heart Downtown Santa Cruz” at our registers.
Bookshop Santa Cruz You or someone you know should enter our annual short story contest! The deadline is FEBRUARY 15, 2010.
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Bookshop Santa Cruz sponsors an annual short story contest to showcase our local talent. We do not look for any particular theme or style--just great writing. The winning story is published in our newsletter, ...
Bookshop Santa Cruz Thank you veterans--for your service and your sacrifices. -Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz Our November Instore newsletter is available online! It features great recommendations from the staff on all their favorite foodie books--including 'Kitchen' by Banana Yoshimoto, 'Seriously Simple Holidays' by Diane Rossen Worthington, and so many more.
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This is a fantastic story of love, loss, family, and of course, food. Banana Yoshimoto’s prose is sparse, yet intriguing, in this tale spun around a young woman named Mikago. For her the physical space ...
Bookshop Santa Cruz Trusted Source recommendations from The Crafter's Studio:
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One of the great pleasures of shopping for books is the experience of combing through dozens of interesting titles to find just the right book. But finding the right book isn't always easy. Bookshop tries to help by talking (sometimes incessantly) about our favorite books. ...
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Our knowledgeable staff will be sharing their recommendations for the perfect books for everyone on your gift list. We’ll be hosting this night of tinsel, tomes and treats—featuring raffle prizes, book giveaways, and more—from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. One lucky customer will receive the Grand Prize: A personal shopping spr...ee of 20% off storewide for the entire month of December!
Booksellers will be on hand throughout the store, ready to share their knowledge of fiction, mysteries, biographies, new arrivals, cookbooks, and children’s books, (among others) so you can make sure that every reader in your life is getting the book that is just right for them. In addition, Bookshop’s book buyers will present their top five picks of the season, starting in Children’s Books at 7:15pm, moving to Cookbooks at 7:45, and ending in Hardbacks at 8:15pm. Let us shine the light on the books we think stand out above and beyond the rest this season!
Like every great winter gathering, we’ll be providing warm drinks and
tasty treats to all. We can’t wait to see you there!
— Bookshop Santa Cruz Special Holiday Services & Offers —
• Don’t stand in line at the post office! Bookshop will ship gifts directly anywhere in the world. Ask at our information desk.
• Free shipping on any order over $50 at bookshopsantacruz.com (from Thanksgiving to the New Year)
• Pre-wrapped gift cards and bestsellers available for quick shopping
• Customized gift subscriptions where each month Bookshop picks out the perfect books for the readers in your life. Pick up a Bookshop Santa Cruz Selects Subscription brochure at our information desk brochure.
Come celebrate the season with Bookshop Santa Cruz!
Time:7:00PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:Bookshop Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz Please join us for a celebration of Sisters Singing with Deena Metzger, Carolyn Brigit Flynn, Pamela Eakins, Sylvia Patience and others, featuring a reading by Deena Metzger from her new collection of poems, Ruin and Beauty. Sisters Singing is a fresh and intimate exploration of contemporary women’s spiritual lives. Be...autiful poetry, art, writing, and music bridge traditional spiritual devotion with deep appreciation for the sacred in everyday life. Maya Angelou says, “I intend to keep Sisters Singing in arm’s reach for at least the next year.”
DEENA METZGER, CAROLYN BRIGIT FLYNN, PAMELA EAKINS, SYLVIA PATIENCE & other contributors
Time:7:30PM Tuesday, December 1st
Location:Bookshop Santa Cruz
