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 Lenora D'Arcy Visits with a Story of the Oregon Trail
Readers both young and old will enjoy this historical tale of the Oregon Trail. Based on facts found in journals of real people who traveled the Oregon Trail in the year 1852, "Beyond Being Brave" was written so that young readers could know the hardships and difficulties that were overcome while settling this wonderful country. Stop by and meet Lenora D'Arcy on Saturday, January 17th from 1-3pm!
Find out more!
Buy a Signed Copy of Beyond Being Brave - $24.95
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ABFAS Writers' Workshops Return with
"What to Do When You're Stuck" with Jill Barnett!
Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:30pm, ABFAS welcomes New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett as we launch the first in this year's series of writing workshops. "What To Do When You're Stuck," a craft and technique workshop with a variety of tips, steps, and exercises, along with tests and story analyses which you can use to overcome blocks, creative lapses, and motive problems.
From 3-5pm, stop by ABFAS when Jill Barnett will be signing copies of her book The Days of Summer, a book that sweeps readers away to the sultry California coast in a profoundly moving story about the power of forgiveness.
Click here to learn more or to reserve your spot in the Writers' Workshop!
Buy a Signed Copy of The Days of Summer - $7.99
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Peace, Love, Books and Book Bags!
Here's another alternative when selecting an ecological, reusable bag - the IndieBound bookbag! The perfect bag to use for shopping, daily errands, or yes, carrying office papers or books! And buying IndieBound gear not only shows that you care about the environment, it shows your support for the IndieBound mission of supporting and celebrating local businesses!
Click here and take a closer look!
Buy an IndieBound bookbag for only - $3.99!
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Economical to purchase and earth friendly to use - ABFAS now has ChicoBags!
"Would you like a bag with that?" Just say "no" and pull out your ChicoBag! These great bags fit effortlessly in your pocket or purse when they are stuffed into their self-integrated pouch and there's even an attached carabineer to easily hook your ChicoBag to your key chain, backpack, belt loop or purse! This way, you can always have your ChicoBag on hand!
Click here and take a closer look!
Buy a Green ChicoBag here for only - $4.99 or click on the link above to see other colors!
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Skeleton Creek is Real!
From best-selling author Patrick Carman
In a new, groundbreaking format...
See how it works:
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 A new month, a new year, and a new ABFAS featured author!
This month it's NY Times best-selling thriller writer, Kevin O'Brien!
 
Kevin O'Brien has written ten novels. His first novel, "Actors", was translated into three languages. His second book, "Only Son" was optioned for film rights by MGM. His third book, "The Next to Die", was praised by Publisher's Weekly for its "taut psychological suspense" and climbed up the USA Today bestseller charts. His subsequent books have achieved critical acclaim and headed straight to the NY Times best-seller list and "The Last Victim" won the Spotted Owl for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery.
Though his fans will be glad to know that he is busily working away on his next book, they will be even happier to know that his latest book, "Final Breath" is now available - it was released on December 30th!
 We can't be more pleased that writers of Kevin's caliber are taking the time to share their thoughts, a bit of insight and an occasional book review on our ABFAS Forum each month and this month, Kevin has written a book review for Garth Stein's "The Art of Racing in the Rain", the story of Enzo - a dog with a nearly human soul who narrates the story. Click here to visit the Forum and to read Kevin's review.
Click here to visit the ABFAS Forum! Connecting Readers to Authors - It's all about making the connections!
Buy The Art of Racing in the Rain - $ 22.95
Buy Final Breath - $ 6.99
Visit Kevin's ABFAS Book Page to find out more about his other books and series!
Visit Kevin O'Brien's Website!
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At the ABFAS Christmas Party, we ate and drank and kicked off the season being very, very merry!
What a great time we all had at December's ABFAS Christmas party!
We were pleased at the great many people who turned out to start their Christmas Season with us and to meet our three authors, Jane Kirkpatrick, Lawney Reyes, and Lora Lea Misterley as they signed copies of their latest books (signed copies are still available - see below!)
We enjoyed yummy food & found some great books! Friends were made, prizes were won and many took home free Holiday goodie bags!
Congratulations to Georgeanne Nichols, Marcy Ostrom, and Sally Bauer for winning the night's prizes!
Thanks to all who made the night such a success, we'll look forward to seeing you all at our next ABFAS event! Until then, Happy New Year from the merrymaking bibliophiles at ABFAS!
Buy a SIGNED copy of Lawney Reyes' B Street - $18.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Lora Lea Misterley's Chefs on the Farm - $24.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Jane Kirkpatrick's Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt and Craft - $17.99
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 New Winter Hours at ABFAS
Winter is officially here and in addition to shorter days, the new season brings us new store hours!
Beginning January 4th:
Sunday - Thursday: 9:00am - 7:00pm
Friday - Saturday : 9:00am - 8:00pm
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Pat's Corner
As 2008 comes to a close and 2009 peeks over the horizon, I would like to thank all of you who have supported A Book For All Seasons--both those who live in the area who are committed to shopping locally and those who come from more distant regions who support independents no matter where they may be. Here's to all of you. Hope your holidays were well spent and I hope your new year is a step toward a brighter tomorrow.
2008 was a wild year full of ups and downs--certainly a year like no other. As a part of our community here in Leavenworth, we try to keep our ear open to what our customers are saying. One request that has come up frequently is for us to host more free events. Now, in partnership with Leavenworth community library, we have a space to hold these author events. Of course, we'll still have some of our signature author breakfasts or dinners at various local restaurants and our in-store signings (which are also free), but now on top of that we will hold some events at our local library, and these will be open to the public, free of charge. These events will include author readings, slideshows and other presentations. We hope to see your there.
 So, happy new year to all. Thank you for all of your support. And, before I forget, my January book pick is Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. It's the perfect book to start your new year with; a great story and lots of pages and we have autographed copies available too.
Buy a SIGNED copy of Sing Them Home - $25.00
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