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03 / 7
Start: 2:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome retired Wayzata High School English teacher Philip A. Fraser to our store on Sunday, March 7 at 2:00. Mr. Fraser recently published his memoir, and will be on hand that day to do a short reading, answer questions, and sign copies of the book. As a member of what's known as the greatest generation, Philip A. Fraser served in World War II for more than three years. After rigorous training in Australia, his Army unit, the 32nd Infantry Division, moved into combat in New Guinea, where Fraser worked as a radio relay. When his service ended in 1945, Fraser returned to his home state of Wisconsin. Here he met his wife Marion and attended college, studying English education. A dedicated soldier, teacher, and family man, Phil Fraser shares the laughs and lessons of his life. | ||
03 / 8
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Diana Joseph to our store on Monday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Joseph will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her book I'm Sorry You Feel That Way. Surroundedby dysfunctional men -- from her fourteen-year-old son to herhigh-maintenance boss -- Diana Joseph did what she had to do: survive. I'm Sorry You Feel That Wayis an honest, hilarious, and instantly recognizable memoir of a trulymodern woman. Funny, fearless, and warmhearted, it is a portrait of awoman in all her endless complexities and contradictions, and of thepeople she has come to love in spite of -- or rather because of --theirs. Ms. Joseph teaches creative writing in the MFA program at Minnesota State University in Mankato. | ||
03 / 9
Start: 1:00 pm
The Bookcase Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. to discuss Muriel Barbery's novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Renee Michel is the dumpy, nondescript, 54-year-old concierge of a small and exclusive Paris apartment building. Paloma Josse also lives in the building. Acutely intelligent, introspective and philosophical, this 12-year-old views the world as absurd and records her observations about it in her journal. These two characters provide the double narrative of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and you will fall in love with both. Tender and satirical in its overall tone, yet most absorbing because of its reflections on the nature of beauty and art, the meaning of life and death, the intelligent Muriel Barbery has served readers well by giving us the gently satirical, exceptionally winning and inevitably bittersweet Elegance of the Hedgehog. The Bookcase Book Club is led by Addie Ingebrand. Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. to discuss Muriel Barbery's novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Renee Michel is the dumpy, nondescript, 54-year-old concierge of a small and exclusive Paris apartment building. Paloma Josse also lives in the building. Acutely intelligent, introspective and philosophical, this 12-year-old views the world as absurd and records her observations about it in her journal. These two characters provide the double narrative of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and you will fall in love with both. Tender and satirical in its overall tone, yet most absorbing because of its reflections on the nature of beauty and art, the meaning of life and death, the intelligent Muriel Barbery has served readers well by giving us the gently satirical, exceptionally winning and inevitably bittersweet Elegance of the Hedgehog. The Bookcase Book Club is led by Addie Ingebrand. | ||
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03 / 11
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Sally Kerry Edstrom to our store on Thursday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Edstrom will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her book Got Up Done Morning Work. Thejourney began in 1901 and ended in 2007. The journal ofeighteen-year-old Minnie Rose Morgan was retraced by her granddaughterSally and great-great-granddaughter Amanda. It started with them takinga four day covered wagon trek in Nebraska. With the temperature overone hundred degrees and lots of dust, the appreciated what "got up donemorning work" really meant. Retracing Minnie's journal was full ofsurprises as they wondered what landmarks, if any, still survived afterone hundred years. | ||
03 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
Characterized by humility, wholesome encouragement, and a healthy blend of knee-slapping comedy, Bob Stromberg has been delighting audiences of all ages with his unique personal style of speaking, storytelling and humor for more than 25 years. He is, according to the Chicago Sun Times, "A mesmerizing physical comedian." And theLondon Times calls him "a genuinely funny man." Bob's remarkable talent is his ability to interact with an audience, develop a warm rapport, gather people together, and facilitate surprising laughter with an arsenal of gifts including physical comedy, a non-threatening touch of audience participation and yes…even hand shadows, which the London Metro described as "stunning." Add to this, hilarious, tender, and thought-provoking stories from his own experience and audiences leave amazed and transformed. Bob is co-author of the mega-hit comedy, Triple Espresso. The play opened at the Minneapolis Music Box Theater on April 27, 1996. Bob remembers hoping to make it through a six-week run without losing his home. Triple Espresso closed on April 27 2008… twelve years to the day. Since its beginning, the “little play that could” has opened in forty-eight cities from San Diego to London to Munich, setting box office records in many and seen by over one million ticket buyers. In September of 2008 Bob premiered a new one-man show Mr. Wonderboywhich is preparing to open in cities across America. Bob has written three books, the best selling Why Geese Fly Farther Than Eagles, Finding the Magnificent in Lower Mundane and the award-winning, beautifully illustrated family story The Miracle at Stinky Bay. He is known by many as a popular emcee during the Promise Keeper’s stadium years and by many more for his appearances on the popular comedy show Bananas. | ||
03 / 13
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03 / 14
Start: 2:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome author Judy Weinberger to our store on Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Weinberger will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her book Soul to Soul. Soul to Soul has come about as a result of Weinberger's pursuit of knowledge of the universe, her attempt to understand why things happen as they do, and the miracles she has personally experienced. Weinberger delves into the mysteries of life, offering us a thought-filled, soulful lookat the interconnectedness of the world, and provides us with a guide to--and explanation of--life's deeper questions. Her astonishing first-hand accounts and insightful writing make this unique work enjoyable, readable, easy to grasp, and a must-read for anyone interested in how and why the world works as it does. | ||
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03 / 22
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome author Erin Hart to our store on Monday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Hart will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her new book False Mermaid. American pathologist Nora Gavin fled to Ireland three years ago, hoping that distance from home would bring her peace. Though she threw herself into the study of bog bodies and the mysteries of their circumstances, she was ultimately led back to the one mystery she was unable to solve: the murder of her sister, Triona. Nora can't move forward until she goes back -- back to her home, to the scene of the crime, to the source of her nightmares and her deepest regrets. Determined to put her sister's case to rest and anxious about her eleven-year-old niece, Elizabeth, Nora returns to St. Paul, Minnesota, to find that her brother-in-law, Peter Hallett, is about to remarry and has plans to leave the country with his new bride. Nora has long suspected Hallett in Triona's murder, though there has never been any proof of his involvement, and now she believes that his new wife and Elizabeth may both be in danger. Time is short, and as Nora begins reinvestigating her sister's death, missed clues and ever-more disturbing details come to light. What is the significance of the "false mermaid" seeds found on Triona's body? Why was her behavior so erratic in the days before her murder? Is there a link between Triona's death and that of another young woman? Nora's search for answers takes her from the banks of the Mississippi to the cliffs of Ireland, where the eerie story of a fisherman's wife who vanished more than a century ago offers up uncanny parallels. As painful secrets come to light, Nora is drawn deeper into a past that still threatens to engulf her and must determine how much she is prepared to sacrifice to put one tragedy to rest ... and to make sure that history doesn't repeat itself. Erin Hart is a Minnesota theatre critic and former administrator at the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her debut novel, Haunted Ground, was nominated for the Agatha and Anthony awards and won the Friends of American Writers Award in 2004. Lake of Sorrows, the second in the series, was shortlisted for a Minnesota Book Award. | ||
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03 / 25
Start: 7:00 pm
The Mystery Book Club will meet at 7:00 on Thursday, March 25 to discuss Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House. A bomb rips through present-day London, tragically ending the crime-fighting partnership of Arthur Bryant and John May begun more than a half-century ago during another infamous bombing: the Blitz of World War II. Desperately searching for clues to the saboteur's identity, May finds the notes his old friend kept of their very first case and a past that may have returned ... with murderous vengeance. It was an investigation that began with the grisly murder of a pretty young dancer. In a city shaken by war, a faceless killer stalked London's theater row, creating his own sinister drama. And it would take Bryant's unorthodox techniques and May's dogged police work to catch a fiend whose ability to escape detection seemed almost supernatural -- a murderer who decades later may have returned to kill one of them ... and won't stop until he kills the other. | ||
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03 / 28
Start: 2:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Sandi Goodkind to our store on Sunday, March 28 at2:00 p.m. Ms. Goodkind, who writes under the name"Grandma Sandi," will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her various childrens' books. Grandma Sandi's books include Doodle Dot the Elephant, Sammy Goes Bye-Bye With the Wind,Weets the Talking Watermelon, The Yellow Bouncing Ball, It's Raining Colored Dots, Frilly Peaches and Dapper Plums, and When Mommie and Daddie Live in Different Houses. She is also the author of a series of Passover stories, including One Ugly Matzo Ball, Chometz, Chometz Go Away, and Afikomen, Afikomen Where Are Though. | ||
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03 / 30
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Leonard Freeman and Lindsay Hardin Freeman to our store on Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. The Freemans will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of their book Praying Day by Day. This collection of 365 meditations is a spiritual companion that touches your heart, stirs your soul, and brightens your day. Journey with the twenty-four authors as they reflect on life, faith, and God's grace -- sharing wisdom, encouragement, tears and laughter as the seasons change and months pass. Praying Day by Day is a thoughtful gift for any occasion -- a daily moment of grace for family, friends, colleagues, staff members, or anyone who seeks a faith-filled life. Leonard Freeman retired as rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Minnetonka Beach in 2009 after forty years in parish, print, and television ministries. A Forward Day by Day author and film critic for The Episcopalian and Episcopal Life, he has also headed communications for Trinity Church, Wall Street, and the Washington National Cathedral. Lindsay Hardin Freeman is an Episcopal priest and Minnetonka native who has served parishes in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The editor of Vestry Papers, she has written feature articles, news stories, and humor columns. Her book, The Scarlet Cord: Conversations with God's Chosen Women, will be published in October, 2010 | ||
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04 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Cara Black to our store on Friday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Black will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her new book Murder in the Palais Royal. Her partner, René, has been shot, and eyewitnesses have identified Aimée as the culprit. A mysterious deposit has been made to their firm's bank account, interesting the taxman in their affairs. Someone seems to be impersonating Aimée; someone wants revenge. Two murders ensue. How do they relate to the youth whom Aimée's testimony sent to jail in the very first Aimée Leduc investigation, Murder in the Marais? Cara Black is the author of the best-selling Aimée Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently. | ||
04 / 3
Start: 10:00 am
Join us every Saturday morning at 10:00 for children's storytime! | ||
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04 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
The Bookcase is pleased to welcome Wendy Webb to our store on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Webb will be here to read from, discuss, and sign copies of her book The Tale of Halcyon Crane. A young woman travels alone to a remote island to uncover a past she never knew was hers in this thrilling modern ghost story When a mysterious letter lands in Hallie James's mailbox, her life is upended. Hallie was raised by her loving father, having been told her mother died in a fire decades earlier. But it turns out that her mother, Madlyn, was alive until very recently. Why would Hallie's father have taken her away from Madlyn? What really happened to her family thirty years ago? In search of answers, Hallie travels to the place where her mother lived, a remote island in the middle of the Great Lakes. The stiff islanders fix her first with icy stares and then unabashed amazement as they recognize why she looks so familiar, and Hallie quickly realizes her family's dark secrets are enmeshed in the history of this strange place. But not everyone greets her with such a chilly reception-a coffee-shop owner and the family's lawyer both warm to Hallie, and the possibility of romance blooms. And then there's the grand Victorian house bequeathed to her-maybe it's the eerie atmosphere or maybe it's the prim, elderly maid who used to work for her mother, but Hallie just can't shake the feeling that strange things are starting to happen . . . In The Tale of Halcyon Crane, Wendy Webb has created a haunting story full of delicious thrills, vibrant characters, and family secrets. Wendy Webb is editor in chief of Duluth-Superior magazine. A journalist with two decades of experience, she lives in Minnesota. This is her first novel. | ||
Gear West and The Bookcase are pleased to welcome Christopher McDougall, author of the bestselling book Born to Run.