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Title of Event: Booksigning: Lauren Grodstein
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:30 PM Location: Clinton Book Shop Description: Welcome to the Clinton Book Shop, Lauren Grodstein. Lauren will be signing one of the most anticipated novel of the season, A Friend Of The Family.
Publisher's Weekly, in a starred review writes: "In her wonderful second novel, Grodstein (Reproduction Is the Flaw of Love) traces a suburban crisis and gives especially perceptive attention to the father-son bond. Pete Dizinoff has it pretty good—an internist with a successful practice, loving wife, nice house in a safe New Jersey suburb and his best friend living close by—but there's some nasty muck beneath the surface. Some years back, Laura, the daughter of Pete's best friend, Joe, was suspected of murdering her baby upon birth. Now in her early 30s, Laura's returned to town after several years of leisurely work and travel and is seducing Pete's college dropout son, Alec, who is also back in town, pursuing the life of a painter in his parents' garage. Laura does not fit into Pete's idea of what's best for his son, but when Pete intervenes, things spin wildly out of control. Add to this a malpractice case, and Pete senses his life is falling apart. An astute dissector of male aspiration, Grodstein brings great insight into a father's protective urge for his son in this gripping portrait of an American family in crisis.
Lauren's book has been chosen as an Indie-Next Pick and is already a Staff-Pick at the Clinton Book Shop.
Ever wonder what the folks who work at our book shop (really it's not work at all for us because we love all kinds of books!) are reading? Well then, here's your chance to find out. Enjoy-- hope you find these books as fun to read as we have
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"Powerful. . . . A redemptive and absorbing work."-"The New York Times Book Review," on "Spidertown"
"Scary, sexy, exuberant. . . . Rodriguez has seized a truth of our times . . . and given us a crackling good read."-"Los Angeles Times Book Review," on "Spidertown"
"Rodriguez uses the repetitiveness of life in the ghetto itself to make the tension and desperation of Spidertown achingly palpable."-"People," on "Spidertown"
"A joy to read Rodriguez's writing has never been more accomplished, more lyrical, more trenchant, or more humane. In these pages you will find marvels, but also a young man writing with the ferocity of life itself."-Junot DA-az, on "The Buddha Book"
When Puerto Rican ladies' man Alex awakes one morning to find a mysterious woman in his bed, he assumes he's suffered another embarrassing blackout. He soon learns, however, that Ava is no one-night stand-in fact, he's never met her before. As her story begins to unfold and her reason for appearing in his bed emerges, it is not just Alex's life that she risks, nor her own, but the entire character of the South Bronx.
Abraham Rodriguez, Jr. was born and raised in the South Bronx. His first book, "The Boy without a Flag," was a 1993 "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. His novel "Spidertown" won a 1995 American Book Award and was optioned by Columbia Pictures. His most recent novel, "The Buddha Book," was published by Picador in 2001. He currently lives in Berlin, Germany.
Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Miracles of Prato
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Lico Albanese, Laurie
Based on the true story of Fra Filippo Lippi's love for a young nun (whom he immortalized as the Madonna in many of his greatest works), this novel is beautifully evocative of Renaissance Italy, and I found the descriptions of the process of Lippi's artistry to be insightful and enlightening. A wonderful book to take on a journey to Tuscany.--Jennie Turner-Collins, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Cincinnati, OH)
Quote of the Day
"You may perhaps be brought to acknowledge that it is very well worthwhile to be tormented for two or three years of one's life, for the sake of being able to
read all the rest of it."
Want to find out what is new? You've come to the right place. Check out all the new books, then visit us at the Clinton Book Shop to get a copy. Or if you like you can order online. Remember to indicate that you would like to pick the book up at the shop and you will get double stamps on your Buyer's Card.
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The Evolution of God
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Wright, Robert
In this sweeping narrative that spans the Stone Age to the Information Age, Wright's findings that overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are sure to cause controversy.
