I get up most days and try to be a curmudgeonly
bookseller
but this fall has me mumbling that this has to be the most wonderful and
colorful season in a very long time. Is it my fading eyesight that makes everything
blur together into a joyful riot of orange, red, and yellow? Or
am I getting soft,
We are grateful to be celebrating our store birthday. 39 years on Nov 1st.
We are grateful for this warm, funny, entertaining, and enthusiastic community.
We are grateful for the young and the old, who usually don’t have smart phones and seem to have time for our stories in the store.
We are grateful for the rain, long nights, and familiar chairs.
We are grateful for the opportunity to give back through our bookfairs to those schools and parents who have spread the gospel of reading and the pleasures of Captain Underpants and Babar.
We are grateful for our steadfast and savvy staff, Cindy, Garry, Lori, Kay, Marni, James, Marilyn, Miriam, and our conscripted children Emma and Lewis.
We are grateful for books, our beloved companions and guides. We are grateful for the excess of the holidays: stacks of books, platters of food, feasts of friends.
We are grateful to have enough and sometimes plenty.
The tables are set. Please join us.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: FICTION AND NONFICTION
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The Nominees
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NANCY'S GIFTS
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Hand-Picked Gifts
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ESSENTIAL RECIPES FOR THANKSGIVING
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Holiday Cooking
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CHILDREN'S TALES
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The Kids Are All Right
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HOT TOPICS ON OUR STORE JOURNAL
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Messages in a Bottle
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COFFEE TABLE TREASURES
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Books to Capture the Eye
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COUNTER INTELLIGENCE
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Garry's November Pick:Game, Set, Match
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GET IN TOUCH
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Book Fairs
Every fall we host book fairs to raise money for our local schools. Mark your calendar accordingly and come join us!
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Open Book Club
Island Books hosts an open book club
that meets the last Thursday of each month at 7:30pm. All are welcome
to attend, and if you purchase your book here in the store you'll always
get a 10% discount. And don't forget about our Young Adult book club!
20% Off Indie Bestsellers
Catch up on the titles dominating the indie bestseller lists and save 20% when you order online.
MoreeBooks
Did you know you can download ebooks and read them instantly from our website? We have a brand-new partner and more options than ever!
Read on your desktop, smart phone, tablet, or dedicated reading device. Don't have one? We can even sell one to you!
Click through for more information, or just drop in to find out in person. You'll be glad you did.