August 7th, 2019
Byrd's Books August Newsletter
Our "Where's Waldo in Bethel?" program ended with a party that was attended by 48 kids and their friends and family members. Congrats to Maxwell for being our Grand Prize winner! Thanks go out to the businesses that participated in the month-long hunt to find Waldo in Bethel- a great time was had by all.
Our album of party pictures is HERE .
Our Where's Waldo Hall of fame picture album is HERE (kids who got all 25 stamps on their passports!).


Maxwell poses with "Waldo"

Thank you for your support of independent bookselling,
Alice Byrd Hutchinson
Upcoming Events
Melanie Barnum August 13th
Join us for an evening that is sure to widen your horizons! Melanie Barnum has a new book, "Psychic Development Beyond Beginners: Develop a Deeper Understanding of Your Intuition". She will join us  Tuesday August 13th at 7:00pm . Come, listen and get a signed copy! Read more...
Puzzle Week Aug. 20-25th
Join us as we celebrate Puzzle Week (we made that up because we love puzzles) We will have puzzles out on the table for you to drop in and work on, as well as an in-store sale on puzzles!
New books out this week!
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

"Buxton spins a fresh, alarming apocalypse from the perspectives of intelligent, communicative animals in her hilarious debut . . . S.T.'s complicated personality and the masterful blend of humor and tragedy make this novel an eloquent, emotional exploration of survival during an unthinkable cataclysm."
— Publishers Weekly
Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing 
 by Elissa Altman
“Rarely has a mother-daughter relationship been excavated with such honesty. Elissa Altman is a beautiful, big-hearted writer who mines her most central subject: her gorgeous, tempestuous, difficult mother, and the terrain of their shared life. The result is a testament to the power of love and family.”
—Dani Shapiro, author of  Inheritance
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
"Ware cleverly puts a high-tech spin on [ The Turn of the Screw’s ] gothic foundations of spellbinding menace set in a remote cavernous mansion with mysterious locked doors and a spooky garden… Ware’s James-like embroidery of the strange and sinister produces a  Turn of the Screw  with cellphones and Teslas that will enthrall today’s readers… it will not disappoint."
—Booklist , starred review
More upcoming events...
Thurs. Aug 15th
7:30pm
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

Our book group has started a tradition of reading a great children’s book in August. The author is expected to Skype with us for this book group!
Join us for a very special author visit with Jennifer Thermes as she bring us "Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island". On Saturday September 7th at 2:00pm, Jennifer will discuss how she came to write and illustrate her book and will sign copies.  Read more...
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Future Events
*Sunday September 8th, 3:30pm: Writing Workshop - call store to save a spot (203) 730-2973. $15.00 per person.
*Friday October 18th: Motherland, Martinis and Whine! with Elissa Altman. Read more and register HERE .
*We are the book vendor for the Avielle Foundation's Brainstorm Experience author visits- -read more HERE .