TODAY AT SCHWARTZ
Augusten Burroughs
A Wolf at the Table
7:00 p.m. reading, Downer Ave.
Augusten Burroughs returns to Schwartz with his most personal and unexpected memoir yet. In A Wolf at the Table, he explores the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son, and a child’s longing for unconditional love. Here is the story of Burroughs’s relationship with his father told with honesty and insight; a story of the redemptive power of hope.
11 a.m. National Children's Book Week
Let's write our own book today!
3 p.m. The club will discuss The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater
Thousands of second hand books have been marked down to make room for new inventory at Downer Avenue. Get in fast while supplies last! $1 paperback, $2 hardcover; Oversized: $3 paperback, $5 hardcover. Many of these popular titles are in new condition. Stop in soon to browse our wide selection of fiction and nonfiction, contemporary and collectible.
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Brookfield: 10 a.m.—Miss Linda hosts Book, Book, Book…a special story time for young children featuring fun activities.
1 p.m.—Chldren’s Book Scavenger Hunt—A book—related challenge for the whole family.
2-5 p.m.—Children’s Writer’s Workshop—Dr. Emily Long, Carroll College Professor of Education, leads a workshop to help children get on the road to becoming literary greats! Registration required. Call 262-797-6140. Recommended for children ages 8—12.
Downer Avenue: 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday morning storytime for young children, with Myra. In honor of our special week, we’ll read some of our staff’s all-time favorite children’s books!
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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Booker Prize, six authors are in the running to win a special award called the best of the Booker. Help pick the from works by Pat Barker, Peter Carey, JM Coetzee, JG Farrell, Nadine Gordimer and Salman Rushdie by voting online.
The nominees:
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
Vote Now!
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Schwartz Live at Alverno Presents:
She has interviewed every president and First Lady from Dwight and
Mamie Eisenhower to George and Laura Bush. Movie stars, musicians
from every genre, heads of state, athletes, and legends of the stage;
If we were talking about them, Barbara Walters was talking to
them. And, she broke boundaries as the first woman to ever co-host
a network news show. At this can’t-miss event, she will share
pieces of her extraordinary life from her new memoir, Audition. Read More
As you can imagine, we booksellers love sharing books with each other
as much as we love telling you about them. We are always talking about
what we are reading. So, whenever a book has the opportunity to land
in the hands of multiple booksellers, who then enthusiastically pass
it on to more booksellers, and they all jump with a collective "I
love this book!" we know we have a winner. Hillary Jordan's Mudboud
is just such a book.
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"Peace, a beautiful new gem from writer
Richard Bausch, tells the WWII story of six lost and frozen ragtag soldiers trying to stay alive as the battles come to an end. This quiet and illuminating
book is perfect proof that from the personal comes the profound. The book's title suggest a question as well as an answer."—Carol Grossmeyer, Owner and President
For more about Peace read
this recent article from our Email newsletter
