Immortal Trees Bookshop weekly newsletter: Issue 2 Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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So many awesome things are happening around here! We had THREE of our upcoming brilliant writers stop by the shop yesterday, just enjoying some casual round-tabling and supporting each other as fellow authors. It was very cool to experience. We also have a new volunteer who has started working Monday-Friday! Come by and meet Arturo and stay awhile to chat with us. Happy Friday! |
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So many great things have just populated the calendar! See details below for the May events, but here the quick list: MAY: Sat, May 13: Pop-up Mother's day booth at Avondale Sports Complex 11am-3pm Sat, May 20: Guest Author: Lori Vober, author of Choices: When you are faced with a challenge, what choice will you make? Sat, May 27: Guest Author: TJ Lombardi, author of The Dying Breed: Hunters. AND COSTUME DAY!
JUNE: Sat, June 3: Pop-up booth at Avondale Sports Complex 11am-3pm Thur, June 8: Book club: LGBTQ+ and Allies 6:30-8:30pm Sat, June 10: Guest Author: Sherri Elliott, author of Uni and Cornelia Thur, June 15: Book Club: Book vs. Movie 6-9:30pm Sat, June 24: Guest Author/Illustrator: Lisa Sterne and Suzanne Whitaker, creators of What if I Try? AND Guest Author/Illustrator: Michael Hale, author/artist of Found: One Dinosaur, and Bad Monkey Business and Fast Freddy AND Toothless and Captain Jack's 6-month Gotcha Day celebration! Thurs, June 29: "Get Published" Writer's Workshop, hosted by Sean Buvala, owner of Small Tooth Dog Publishing
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Would you be interested in writing something for our newsletter? We are looking for volunteers to offer a book review, an op ed, or anything else interesting to share. Email Charity at the end of this newsletter (the Contact Us button). |
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Hey just a friendly reminder: Mother's Day is Sunday! We have gift certificates if you need a last-minute gift. We just aren't open on Sunday, so come on in today or tomorrow. :) |
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Fiction Showcase: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE |
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We joke around here about a few prolific authors’ books that we seem to continue to acquire, including the works of suspense/adventure writer, Clive Cussler. I enjoyed both the book and the movie, Sahara so much that I often suggest the Dirk Pitt’s series to action fiction readers. The protagonist, Dirk Pitts, is a decorated military hero (Air Force in the novels, Navy in the movie), and now works for an underwater treasure hunting preservation organization called the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). Maybe you’ve seen the movie or read one of the books, but did you know…. 1. Dirk Pitt is named after Clive’s son, Dirk Cussler 2. Dirk Cussler is the head of the council of NUMA (see fictious organization above) 3. Clive Cussler (the series author) used his book royalties to CREATE AN ACTUAL NUMA ORGANIZATION. Like, for reals. They have been involved in several shipwreck discoveries and preservation operations. We have several books here at the shop about Dirk Pitt’s adventures working for the imagined version of NUMA. And you can check out the real NUMA at the link below. |
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To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we are offering 10% off total purchase for all of our awesome educators for the whole month of May! Just bring in your badge so we can jump around about you being a superhero. |
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Storytime: Every Saturday from noon-1pm FREE EVENT! Ms. Margaret is our lovely volunteer who plans our weekly story and activity. |
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Saturday, May 20, 2-4pm Lori Vober, author of a fantastic self-agency book, Choices, will be joining us for a reading and signing. Her books will be available for purchase. Lori survived a damaging stroke at the young age of 29, but her faith and perseverance helped her exceed doctor expectations. In her book, she asks readers, "When you are faced with a challenge, what choice will you make?" Come be inspired and empowered to take control of your life. Lori has also created a free personal reflection question packet that you will receive to help get you started. You don't want to miss this event! | | |
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Saturday, May 27, 2-6pm T.J. Lombardi is back at the shop! He will be reading a teaser chapter from his book, The Dying Breed: Hunters, and will be signing purchased copies. We have the inside scoop that book number two is almost ready to go to print, so this is the perfect time to get started on this fantastic series. Charity's question to you after you've read book one is: which character is YOUR favorite? | | |
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COSTUME DAY MAY 27 Whether you wear your Fan-Fusion costume to show it off before the convention or you dust off your old Batman suit, if you're in costume on May 27, you get 10% off your total purchase! ALSO... Anyone who wears a costume can enter their name in a raffle to win a $10 gift certificate to our shop! Woot! |
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June new monthly book clubs: |
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| | LGBTQ+ Club Thursday, June 8th, 6:30-8:30pm Allies welcome! This event is hosted by our great friends, Gisselle and Rin. Yay! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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| | Book vs Movie Club Thursday, June 15, 6-9:30pm Bring your camp chair and your QT fountain drink, and come enjoy a viewing of the movie...and then we can argue calmly discuss what we liked better: the book or the movie! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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Did you know we have a book trade program? You always accept donated books, but we also give you trade credit for good-quality books (50 cents credit for paperbacks and $1 credit for hardbacks). The credit can be applied to 50% of the price of any green or pink stickered books. Come in for details about our policy. We are always looking for manga, westerns, STEM, classic lit, young adult, and young/early reader books. |
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Coming soon! Captain Jack and Toothless are going to have their own branded line of cat things! (and maybe pirate and dragon things too!) |
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Editor's last words: Holy cow, two weeks in a row! |
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Well, I guess there's not very much new news this week because I want to keep advertising all of the great events we have coming up! However, that doesn't mean you can't help us with future newsletters. Got an idea for a section? Want to submit a photo of something you experienced or discovered that would be awesome to share? Just let us know. Oh, and take care of yourself. We value you and hope you have lots of days of you living your best life. Come see us if you need a recharge. ~ Charity and Amy (and Jack and Toothless) P.S. If you write us with feedback, can you address it as "Letter to the Editor"? I think it would be super cool to see that tag in the subject line. :) | | |
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