Fri, May 6  
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Leavenworth Library
Free

TGIF: Michele Longo Eder presents: Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife (Presentation)

Sat, May 7  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Michele Longo Eder signs: Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife (Book-signing)

Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife, winner of the WILLA Literary Award, recounts the moving story of a commercial fisherman's wife, who is both a mother and a successful attorney on the Oregon coast. Set against the sudden loss at sea of the Eders' oldest son, Ben, it is a tale of indescribable sadness but also one of resilience and courage—a stunning testament to one family's strength and the memory of their remarkable son.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife - $16.95

Fri, May 13  
2:00 PM
Wenatchee Library
Free

Chelsea Cain Cracks Open the Door to: The Night Season (Presentation)

With detective Archie following the bizarre trail of evidence and evil deeds to catch a killer and possibly regain his life, Chelsea Cain—one of today's most talented suspense writers—launches the next installment of her bestselling series with an electric thriller.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of The Night Season - $24.99

Sat, May 14 
& Sun May 15 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sat
9:00 AM - noon Sun
Wenatchee Valley College
Registration Required: click here

Write On The River Annual Writer's Conference

If you care about your writing, you can't afford to miss Write On The River, the annual writer's conference offering a broad spectrum of writers and agents to help you hone you writing career.

From award-winning children's authors like Bonny Becker to best-selling thriller authors like Chelsea Cain; from extreme-adventure memoirists like PNBA-award winner SarahLee Lawrence to poets to literary agents and more, Write On The River's multi-session workshops, special sessions and roundtables have something for everyone from grade nine to age ninety-nine!

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Sun, May 15  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Terri DuLong signs heart-warming Casting About (Book-signing)

Tue, May 17  
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Wenatchee Library
Free

Terri DuLong, author of Casting About, on combining her love of knitting and writing (Presentation)

Terri DuLong, author of Spinning Forward, welcomes readers back to the lush Florida island of Cedar Key, and a bustling knitting shop, where Monica's plans are waylaid by unexpected news, and a most unexpected arrival. Will Monica be strong enough to withstand all the surprises set to unravel?

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Casting About - $15.00

Sun, May 15  
1:30 PM
Wenatchee Library
Free

Two prize-winning authors: Naseem Rakha and Sarahlee Lawrence (Presentation)

"Beautifully written, expertly crafted, forcefully rendered. Naseem Rakha lays bare all the ambiguities and nuances of our culture in a story that is compelling and deep. The Crying Tree is a story of forgiveness and redemption, but at its core it is a love story as well, and that is the most powerful story of all," says Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Sarahlee Lawrence has run some of the most dangerous rivers of the world as an accomplished river guide. Living her dream on the wild waters led her back to the place she least expected — to her dusty beginnings on her family's remote central Oregon ranch. River House is a beautiful story about a daughter's return and her relationship with her father, as together they brave the cold winter and build a log house by hand.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of The Crying Tree - $14.00
Buy a SIGNED copy of River House - $16.95

Fri, May 20  
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Leavenworth Library
Free

TGIF: Dynamic presentation by choreographer, theater presenter, essayist and poet Mary Lou Sanelli (Presentation)

Sat, May 21  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Mary Lou Sanelli signs Among Friends, Falling Awake, The Immigrant's Table and more (Book-signing)

An intelligent voice. Illuminating books—dauntless, smart, funny, beautifully written. Mary Lou Sanelli examines, deeply and sincerely, what friendship means, and what it costs. She pulls no punches. Through contemplation and personal anecdotes, Sanelli emerges with a strong sense of self. Sanelli brings a sharp eye and sophisticated wit not only to the sometimes disheartening, sometimes encouraging aspects of our current politics and culture, but also to issues specific to her home city of Seattle.

"Mary Lou Sanelli...offer(s) a sensitive, personal look at life's tug-of-wars like those between age and time, male and female, war and peace, place and belonging"—Knute Berger.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Among Friends - $15.00

Sat, May 21 
& May 22 
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sat
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Sun
Icicle Creek Music Center
Saturday: $14 in advance, $18 at gate; prices vary Sunday

Burning Word: the Festival of Poetic Fire

Join A Book for All Seasons and the Washington Poets Association at Icicle Creek Music Center for: Burning Word: the Festival of Poetic Fire! This all-day event includes performances on the Canyon Wren Mainstage featuring local and national poets, Workshops, the WPA Open Mic Stage, Bookstore, Book Swap, Exhibitors Gallery and much more!

Tickets are available at A Book for All Seasons and Brown Paper Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com (800) 838-3006.

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Sun, May 22  
4:00 - 6:00 PM
d'Vinery, Eagle Creek Winery Tasting Room
Free to Burning Word Guests

Burning "After-Word" Party!

Join A Book for All Seasons and the Washington Poets Association at d'Vinery—Eagle Creek Winery's recently renovated tasting room—for the Burning "After-Word" Party!

Enjoy the work and words of special guests: performance-art poet Angel Latterell, and Michael Schein, author of Bones Beneath our Feet. Guests will also enjoy free tastings and "poet's discounts" on Eagle Creek's unique, artistan wines. A perfect way to celebrate and cement this year's successes, and bid adieu until next year.

Your RSVP to John Flodin at Icicle Creek Music Center jflodin@icicle.org will assist us in offering this unique event.

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Sun, May 29  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Breathtaking photography from eastern Washington: John Clement signs "Northwest Drylands: Seasons." (Book-signing)

From cultivated to wild, John Clement's vibrant skies and sweeping colors capture the beauty of the northeast drylands. The Kennewick photographer's most recent release, coffee table-sized, Northwest Drylands: Seasons, highlights the best of thirty years of Clement's professional photography.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Northwest Drylands: Seasons - $29.95

Thu, Jun 2  
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Wenatchee Library
Free

Go "A Little Country" With Author Jane Porter (Presentation)

Sat, Jun 4  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Jane Porter joins our book-buzz—five authors, five times the fun! (Book-buzz)

In New York City, Shey's a glamour-girl model and loving wife and Mom. When it all falls apart, can she possibly fit in back on the family ranch in Texas, with her Southern Baptist family? Just maybe, Shey can reinvent herself, looking for happiness—and even love—as she goes a little country. "If you like good old-fashioned romance, you'll adore this story," say reviewers.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of She's Gone Country - $13.99

Fri, Jun 3  
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Leavenworth Library
Free

TGIF: Jonathan Evison's historical epic, West of Here (Presentation)

Sat, Jun 4  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Jonathan Evison joins our book-buzz — five authors, five times the fun! (Book-buzz)

Pacific Northwest wilderness, history, and people blaze into life in West of Here, the newest release from Jonathan Evison, winner of the Washington State Book Award. From the rugged mudflats of the northwestern frontier, to a rusting strip mall cornucopia, West of Here is a conversation between two epochs, one rushing blindly toward the future, and the other struggling to undo the damage of the past.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of West of Here - $24.95

Sat, Jun 4  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

BOOK-BUZZ: Meet authors, win prizes, have fun! (Book-buzz)

Leadership, past lives, war heros, historical fiction and romance: another fabulously diverse mix of authors graces June's book-buzz. Come meet:

• Award-winning, best-selling Jonathan Evison,
• Jane Porter, one of Seattle's hip chick-lit favorites,
• Paul Hansen on the true-life summer that turned a troubled teen's life around,
• Retired Major Robert J. Reilly sharing healing true tales from Vietnam vets who went back in peacetime,
• Franki deMerle, novelist of psychic premonitions, past-life memories, and true love.

And of course, expect prizes, surprises, and fun!

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Buy a SIGNED copy of West of Here - $24.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of She's Gone Country - $13.99
Buy a SIGNED copy of Turnaround Summer - $14.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Return of the Warriors: Vietnam War Veterans Face the Ghosts of Their Past on Their Personal Battlegrounds - $45.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Dragonfly Dreams - $19.95
Buy a SIGNED copy of Deception Past - $15.95

Fri, Jun 10  
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Barn Beach Reserve
Free

Jennifer Hahn shares her exquisite Pacific Feast, a guide to NW foraging cuisine (Presentation)

Sat, Jun 11  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Jennifer Hahn signs Pacific Feast: a cook's guide to west coast foraging and cuisine (Book-signing)

An intimate guide to the food at our feet, Pacific Feast shares expert advice on how to identify the good eats, harvest responsibly, and create delicious meals. Author Jennifer Hahn provides detailed field notes on 40 species—wood sorrel, salal berries, big leaf maple, oyster mushrooms, clams, sea beans, several varieties of kelp, and more—including where to find them, which parts are edible, and their best culinary uses. Her evocative stories of foraging adventures will inspire and educate home cooks and nature lovers alike.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Pacific Feast: a cook's guide to west coast foraging and cuisine - $21.95

Fri, Jun 17  
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Barn Beach Reserve
Free

Hike Washington's History! Presentation by trail guide author Judy Bentley (Presentation)

Sat, Jun 18  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Judy Bentley signs Hiking Washington's History (Book-signing)

Washington State has a remarkable number of historic trails—preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, returned to public use by the railroads, or opened to hikers by Native American tribes. Hiking Washington's History describes 40 historic trails from across the state, ranging from short day hikes to multi-day backpacking grips, from Cape Flattery in the northwestern-most corner to Chief Joseph's Summer Trail in southeastern Washington. Hiking Washington's History reveals the stories embedded in Washington's landscape.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Hiking Washington's History - $18.95

Fri, Jun 24  
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Leavenworth Library
Free

TGIF: Community on the Edge of Wilderness: Ana Maria Spagna shares Potluck (Presentation)

Sat, Jun 25  
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Bookstore
Free

Award-winning author Ana Maria Spagna signs Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness (Book-signing)

Award-winning author and resident of Stehekin, WA, Ana Maria Spagna explores the deep connection of people and place in her latest release: Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness. "From one of the country's most-remote hamlets comes one of the West's most perceptive and lyrical literary voices," says Mountain Gazette.

"Wry, wise, and beautifully written ... a deep, honest look at ... life in a small community," says High Country News.

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Buy a SIGNED copy of Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness - $18.95

ABFAS April Top 10 Best-Sellers...

This year, Burning Word, the Festival of Poetic Fire, takes place right in your balsam-strewn, snow-capped backyard. Mark your calendar now for May 21-22.

Icicle Creek Music Center proudly announces that it will host the first reincarnation of Burning Word, a groundbreaking poetry event that inspired, entertained, and provoked literary arts lovers for years in its previous life on Whidbey Island. Burning Word at Icicle Creek Music Center is co-sponsored by the Washington Poets Association and A Book for All Seasons Bookstore.

Burning Word at the Icicle Creek Music Center offers a weekend of readings, workshops, recital rounds, open mic opportunities, a small press fair, a master class featuring internationally-renowned poet Sam Hamill, and the launch of Cascade Journal. The Icicle Creek Music Center campus offers poetry and nature lovers a chance for a transformative experience. Set against the stunning backdrop of Sleeping Lady Mountain, on the shores of pristine Icicle Creek, the campus' venues will be used to showcase, inspire, and complement the work of many of the finest poets in the Pacific Northwest.

The Mainstage on Saturday, May 21, features shows by published poets from all corners of the State. Closing the evening is the presentation of the Burning Word Award and a special performance by renowned poet Sam Hamill.

Sunday's events include a master class led by Sam Hamill and Paul Nelson, entitled The Way of Poetry, and a number of venues in which all poets have the opportunity to share their work, in settings from on-stage open mics to intimate small group "recital rounds." Browse exhibitor displays and the on-site bookstore.

Sam Hamill is the author of more than forty books, and co-founded and edited Copper Canyon Press. He has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Mellon Fund, and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission; other honors include the Stanley Lindberg Lifetime Achievement Award for Editing, the Washington Poets' Association Lifetime Achievement in Poetry Award, a PEN Center/USA First Amendment Award, and the Condecoración de la Universidad de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela. His work has been translated into a dozen languages.

Tickets for Saturday events are $14 in advance, $18 at the door, for the full day's events; or you may attend just the Fire & Ice Evening Show for $12. Cost of The Way of Poetry masterclass is $100. There is a $10 fee for workshops, no fee for open mics, and recital rounds are by donation.

Volunteers are welcomed. A full schedule is available online. For more information please go to www.icicle.org. Tickets are available at A Book for All Seasons, Avalon Music, through brownpapertickets.com, or by calling at 1-800-838-3006.

Get ICMC tickets at ABFAS!

Green, easy, and friendly—pick up your tickets for any Icicle Creek Music Center event, right here at the bookstore; no hassle, no fee. Because we're centrally located, and open nine a.m. to eight p.m. every day of the year, it's our pleasure to offer this free service to you, and to our partner ICMC.

Why? Because the little kindnesses and conveniences are part of what makes community such a big deal.

What's New? What's Hot Off The Press? What's Just Been Released in 2011?

    Fiction  |  Non-Fiction  |  Young Adult  |  Early Grades & Picture Books  |

Fiction

When the Killing's Done by T. C. Boyle  $26.95

From bestselling T.C. Boyle: an action- packed adventure about endangered animals and those who protect them.

Set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, T.C. Boyle's powerful new novel combines pulse-pounding adventure with a socially conscious, richly humane tale regarding the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.

A National Park Service biologist, trying to save the island's endangered native creatures from invasive species like rats and feral pigs, runs up against opposition from animal rights activists, fiercely opposed to the killing of any species whatsoever, who will go to any lengths to subvert the biologists' plans.

In dramatizing this collision, Boyle is, in his characteristic fashion, examining one of the essential questions of our time: Who has the right of possession of the land, the waters, the very lives of all the creatures who share this planet with us? When the Killing's Done will offer no transparent answers, but like The Tortilla Curtain, Boyle's classic take on illegal immigration, it will touch you deeply and put you in a position to decide.

In a review for The New York Times, Barbara Kingsolver writes: "Character, science and history co-evolve marvelously here in a tale of fanaticism gone literally overboard...manic plotlines, flamboyant obsessions and cool comeuppance outlandishly delivered...a smart and rollicking novel, with suspense and shipwrecks galore."

Buy When the Killing's Done by T. C. Boyle - $26.95

Fiction

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce Series #2) By Alan Bradley  $15.00

From Dagger Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley comes this utterly beguiling mystery starring one of fiction's most remarkable sleuths: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders. This time, Flavia finds herself untangling two deaths—separated by time but linked by the unlikeliest of threads.

Flavia thinks that her days of crime-solving in her bucolic English hamlet are over—and then Rupert Porson has an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. The beloved puppeteer has had his own strings sizzled, but who'd do such a thing and why? For Flavia, the questions are intriguing enough to make her put aside her chemistry experiments and schemes of vengeance against her insufferable big sisters. Astride her trusty bicycle, Flavia sets out in search of her hamlet's deadliest secrets.

Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she's letting on? What of the vicar's odd ministrations to the catatonic woman in the dovecote? Then there's a German pilot obsessed with the Brontë sisters, a reproachful spinster aunt, and even a box of poisoned chocolates. Most troubling of all is Porson's assistant, the charming but erratic Nialla. All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can't solve—without Flavia's help. But in getting so close to who's secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head?

"endlessly entertaining ... Flavia's sparkling narration is ...[a] delight. Comic and irreverent," says Publishers Weekly.

Also look for the first Flavia de Luce mystery, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie—which won the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award and a Saskatchewan Writers Guild Award—and the third in the series, A Red Herring Without Mustard.

Buy The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce Series #1) By Alan Bradley - $15.00	Buy The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce Series #2) By Alan Bradley - $15.00	Buy A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce Series #3) By Alan Bradley - $23.00

Non-fiction

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks   $27.00

With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long explored and explained the way we live. Now, with the intellectual curiosity and emotional wisdom that make his columns among the most read in the nation, Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life.

This is the story of how success happens. It is told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica—how they grow, push forward, are pulled back, fail, and succeed. Distilling a vast array of information into these two vividly realized characters, Brooks illustrates a fundamental new understanding of human nature. A scientific revolution has occurred—we have learned more about the human brain in the last thirty years than we had in the previous three thousand. The unconscious mind, it turns out, is most of the mind—not a dark, vestigial place but a creative and enchanted one, where most of the brain's work gets done. This is the realm of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, genetic predispositions, personality traits, and social norms: the realm where character is formed and where our most important life decisions are made. The natural habitat of The Social Animal.

The Social Animal is a moving and nuanced intellectual adventure, a story of achievement and a defense of progress. Impossible to put down, it is an essential book for our time, one that will have broad social impact and will change the way we see ourselves and the world.

"sharp, clear and often very funny...Many of us, Brooks believes, are in the grip of an outdated theory of human nature. We give priority to cold-blooded reason, to deliberative, conscious, logical and linear thought...[but] Brain research, Brooks tells us, 'reminds us of the relative importance of emotion over pure reason, social connections over individual choice, character over IQ.' " — The Washington Post

Buy The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks -  $27.00

Non-fiction

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything By Joshua Foer  $26.95

On average, people squander forty days annually compensating for things they've forgotten. Joshua Foer used to be one of those people. But after a year of memory training, he found himself in the finals of the U.S. Memory Championship. Even more important, Foer found a vital truth we too often forget: In every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.

Moonwalking with Einstein draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of memory, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human remembering. Under the tutelage of top "mental athletes," he learns ancient techniques once employed by Cicero to memorize his speeches and by Medieval scholars to memorize entire books. Using methods that have been largely forgotten, Foer discovers that we can all dramatically improve our memories.

Foer takes his inquiry well beyond the arena of mental athletes-across the country and deep into his own mind. In San Diego, he meets an affable old man with one of the most severe case of amnesia on record, where he learns that memory is at once more elusive and more reliable than we might think. In Salt Lake City, he swaps secrets with a savant who claims to have memorized more than nine thousand books. At a high school in the South Bronx, he finds a history teacher using twenty-five-hundred-year-old memory techniques to give his students an edge in the state Regents exam.

At a time when electronic devices have all but rendered our individual memories obsolete, Foer's bid to resurrect the forgotten art of remembering becomes an urgent quest. Moonwalking with Einstein brings Joshua Foer to the apex of the U.S. Memory Championship and readers to a profound appreciation of a gift we all possess but that too often slips our minds.

"captivating ... smart and funny and ... informed by a humanism that enables its author to place the mysteries of the brain within a larger philosophical and cultural context." — The New York Times

"Mental athletes are neither geniuses nor savants, but they have mastered the art of translating what the brain is not good at remembering—words and numbers—into what it is good at remembering—space and images... fascinating and accessible explorations into the workings of the brain." — Kirkus Reviews

Buy Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything By Joshua Foer - $26.95

Young Adult

Troubletwisters By Garth Nix and Sean Williams  $16.99
Recommended for ages 8-12

A new middle-grade fantasy series from NYT bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams, in which two twins find that they must act as wards against a threatening evil. Jaide and Jack Shield don't know that the world is under attack. They don't know who the Wardens are, or that they themselves are troubletwisters, young Wardens just coming into their powers.

In this enjoyable romp, first in a series, 12-year-old twins Jaide and Jack Shield have just had their house blown up under mysterious and possibly magical circumstances, and are unceremoniously shipped off to spend time with their eccentric Grandma X. There, they soon discover that they are "trouble-twisters," apprentice magicians just coming into their powers. Grandma X will try to train them ... but when the evil proves stronger than expected, will the twins be able to defeat it on their own?

Buy Troubletwisters By Garth Nix and Sean Williams - $16.99

Young Adult

A World Without Heroes (Beyonders Series #1) By Brandon Mull  $19.99
Recommended for ages 8-12

Attention "Fablehaven" fans! YA-magic creator Brandon Mull has a new series out!

"Brandon Mull is a wizard with words. With Beyonders, he has conjured one of the most original fantasies I've read in years — an irresistible mix of adventure, humor and magic," says Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.

Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable—until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen. In the past, the people of Lyrian welcomed visitors from the Beyond, but attitudes have changed since the wizard emperor Maldor rose to power. The brave resistors who opposed the emperor have been bought off or broken, leaving a realm where fear and suspicion prevail.

In his search for a way home, Jason meets Rachel, who was also mysteriously drawn to Lyrian from our world. With the help of a few scattered rebels, Jason and Rachel become entangled in a quest to piece together the word of power that can destroy the emperor, and learn that their best hope to find a way home will be to save this world without heroes.

"Jason's journey will require readers to think hard about life's unpredictable nature and the difficult decisions that must be made. It also touches on finding trust in others and the importance of asking for help...highly recommended" — School Library Journal

Buy A World Without Heroes (Beyonders Series #1) By Brandon Mull - $19.99

Early Grades and Picture Books

The Crows of Pearblossom By Aldous Huxley, illustrated by Sophie Blackall   $16.95

Written in 1944 by Aldous Huxley as a Christmas gift for his niece, and newly released and illustrated for modern audiences!

The Crows of Pearblossom tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Crow, who live in a cottonwood tree. The hungry Rattlesnake that lives at the bottom of the tree has a nasty habit of stealing Mrs. Crow's eggs before they can hatch, so Mr. Crow and his wise friend, Old Man Owl, devise a sneaky plan to trick him.

This funny story of cleverness triumphing over greed, similar in tone and wit to the work of A. A. Milne, shows a new side of a great writer. Paired with stunning illustrations by Sophie Blackall, this timeless tale is sure to grab the attention of many readers—adults and children alike.

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), the author of Brave New World, lived the latter part of his life near the Mojave Desert, where this story is set. Sophie Blackall is the illustrator of many children's books, including the Ivy and Bean series; visit her at www.sophieblackall.com

Buy The Crows of Pearblossom By Aldous Huxley, illustrated by Sophie Blackall  - $16.95

Early Grades and Picture Books

To Market, to Market By Nikki McClure  $17.95

Known for art that celebrates the virtues of community, hard work, and living gently on the planet, Nikki McClure here explores a topic close to her heart: the farmers market. Alternating between story and fact, this lovingly crafted picture book follows a mother and son to the weekly market. As they check off items on their shopping list, the reader learns how each particular food was grown or produced, from its earliest stages to how it ended up at the market. To Market, to Market is a timely book that shines awareness on the skill that goes into making good food.

"McClure's papercuts of windblown hair, vegetable leaves, craftsmen at work, and beds of hay continue to delight. This is, in effect, two books in one: younger readers can stick to the gentle introductions to sections about kale, smoked salmon, honey, blueberry turnovers, cheese, and even napkins; older children will appreciate... each product's path to market." — Publisher's Weekly

"elegant prose describe[s] each process, ending with a simple 'thank you'... youngsters learn about apple-tree grafting and pruning, growing kale, beekeeping, smoking fish, baking, making batik napkins, and the art of cheese-making. Market day done, the mother and son head home with their loaded basket. Reminiscent of WPA woodcuts, McClure's mysterious and beautiful images are cut from black paper with an X-Acto knife; the lacelike result is scanned and colored. McClure's art and life intersect in this stirring tribute to the connections among nature, people, and the food that nourishes them." — School Library Journal

All in a Day, illustrated by Nikki McClure, won the Pacific Northwest Bookseller's award. Learn more at www.nikkimcclure.com.

Buy To Market, to Market By Nikki McClure - $17.95