Inklings Bookshop

April's book club pick is Joy in the Morning, by Betty Smith. We are really excited about this one, and can't wait to discuss it with all of you! Join us! 

A timeless classic is reborn! From Betty Smith—author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, one of the most beloved novels of the past century—comes an unsentimental yet radiant and powerfully uplifting tale of young hearts and marriage.

In 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, Carl Brown and Annie McGairy meet and fall in love. Though only eighteen, Annie travels alone halfway across the country to the Midwestern university where Carl is studying law—and there they marry. But their first year together is much more difficult than they anticipated, in a faraway place with little money and few friends. With hardship and poverty weighing heavily upon them, Annie and Carl come to realize that their greatest sources of strength, loyalty and love, will help them make it through.

On April 23, 2013, 25,000 volunteers from Berkeley to Boston and Sitka to Sarasota will give away half a million free books in more than 6,000 towns and cities across the country.

World Book Night U.S. is an ambitious campaign to give thousands of free, specially printed paperbacks to light or nonreaders across America on one day. Volunteer book lovers help promote reading by going out into their communities and sharing free copies of books they love. The mission of World Book Night is to seek out those without the means or access to printed books.

We will be holding a pre-World Book Night reception the week before April 23. On April 19^th at 7 pm, we are welcoming our local givers and the public in to enjoy refreshments and live music, win great door prizes, and to learn more about World Book Night and how to be a giver next year. 

We would LOVE it if you joined Inklings' online bookclub, Into the Wardrobe, which takes place on facebook. This month we are reading Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle.

Discussion takes place on our facebook page. We post one question a day. Feel free to jump in at any time. It's never too late to join us!

"Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding."

Many of you may know Mimi Applebaum, because she is one of our wonderful employees. But you may not know that she has had carcinoid cancer for the past 13 years, and has another heart surgery coming up very soon. Her story is full of ups and downs, miracles, the wonder of modern technology, but most importantly of courage, bravery and perseverance. 

Recently, the Team Mimi website was set up to help raise support for Mimi while she recovers from her upcoming heart surgery. There are so many ways to give, and we want to encourage you to visit the website, read her story, and donate. 

• Read her blog here. 
• View her wish list here.

You can also help by spreading the word, and get other people/businesses/groups involved! Contact your favorite restaurant/bookstore/gift shop and ask them to let you put up a collection jar, or pamphlet. 

"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves."

-Lawrence G. Lovasik

PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) has put together a W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L catalog of books. We've displayed these treasures right smack-dab in front of the counter, for all to see. You could flip through this catalog a dozen times and discover something new each time.

Here's something else: We are putting together a list of books, for all different types of people (grandpas, moms, bosses, uncles, kids, teens, etc.) if you need a few pointers, or something to guide you in the right direction. Ask us about this list when you come into the store and we will help you find the perfect gift for that someone on your Christmas list.

Look through the catalog at the store, or here. 

Be sure to add these to your stockings this year! The ONLY metal water bottle made in the USA, and in our very own town, no less. Thanks, Liberty Bottleworks, you guys did a great job!

Yours for only $19.99!

Did you know that it won't be 12/12/12 again for another 100 years?! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we are going to have a 12 hour sale this December the 12th!

- We will be open for 12 hours!

- EVERYTHING will be 12% off all day!

- We will have 12 raffles! All you have to do to enter the raffle is make a purchase, and your name will be entered in all day. There is more than a 12% chance you will win (right?)

We hope to see you then!

Note: If you already have an account with Kobo, please send us an email with the title “Kobo Giveaway” and include the email account that you use with Kobobooks, and the approximate date that you joined! We’ll add you to the drawing, and your future eReader purchases will help support your favorite local bookstore!

Be sure you register for an account through our web-site BEFORE attempting to log-in via your device!