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Volume 1,114 | October 04, 2022
Rainy Day Books
Rainy Day Books is located in
The Fairway Shops
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, Kansas 66205-1705
Phone: 913-384-3126
Fax: 913-384-9209

Our Shopping Hours:
Mondays through Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Sundays we are Home with our families to read and rest.
Our World-Famous Author Events Calendar
Watch here for our 2022 Author & Book Events

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Janet Curran on Sunday, October 16, 2022, 12:00 PM, Noon to 2:00 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Erin Jeanne McDowell on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

AUTHOR, BOOK & MOVIE EVENT: Dana Stevens on NEW DATE & TIME Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Mary Don Beachy on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Tom Clavin on Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Janet Evanovich on Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM

AUTHOR & BOOK VIRTUAL EVENT: Steve Martin and Harry Bliss on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 6:00 PM
WE ARE NOW OPEN MONDAYS
THROUGH SATURDAYS
10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

"Face Masks and Social Distancing are optional
in order to enter Rainy Day Books."
Thank You, Vivien & Roger

Place Your Orders by Phone 913-384-3126, E-Mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com and on our Website www.RainyDayBooks.com

We Thank You for being faithful loyal Rainy Day Books Customers and for your continued support.
Vivien & Roger are working with our Community Partners to produce our upcoming Author & Book Events. Watch for our 2022 Author & Book Events.
AUTHOR MEET & GREET BOOKSIGNING EVENT
Janet Curran will Celebrate the Publication
and Author Autograph & Inscribe her New Children's Hardcover
Antoine's Tale: An Extraordinary Shelter Dog's Journey
Sunday, October 16, 2022, from 12:00 PM, Noon to 2:00 PM
Put on your comfortable walking shoes, grab your kids, and your dog, and join us for a walk along Brush Creek Trail in Celebration of the Publication of Janet Curran’s New Children’s Hardcover Antoine’s Tale: An Extraordinary Shelter Dog’s Journey. Meet Janet at the starting line or greet her as you finish line of the scenic loop. She will be there to Author Autograph & Inscribe Hardcovers the with proceeds going to Antoine’s Fund.

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Sunday, October 16, 2022, from 12:00 PM, Noon to 2:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Just east of The Country Club Plaza at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard & Woodland Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64130

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Walktober 2022: Brush Creek Trail ~ A scenic walk along Brush Creek Trail where you can meet and greet local author Janet Curran en route.

TO ORDER A BOOK, Select your preference:


Antoine’s Fund is a nonprofit created to give disabled dogs the opportunity to live fulfilling lives through specialized care at Canine Health Resort in Fort Collins, Colorado.

AUTHOR & BOOK MEET & GREET EVENT
Erin Jeanne McDowell will Celebrate the Publication of
her New Hardcover Cookbook
Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner
and Everything in Between
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Join Erin Jeanne McDowell and René Bollier to Celebrate the Publication of Erin's New Hardcover Cookbook Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner and Everything in Between and the Launch of The Savory Cracker Trio inspired by Erin's New Book!

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 18, 2022, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: The Tea Room at André's Confiserie Suisse, 5018 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Erin Jeanne McDowell, one of the country’s leading Baking Experts and Bestselling Cookbook Authors, and René Bollier, Co-Owner of André's Confiserie Suisse, invite you to hear Erin discuss and Author Autograph Hardcovers of Savory Baking. Enjoy samples of their collaborative Savory Cracker Trio as well as André’s confections. Wine and beer will be available from a cash bar.

ADMISSION PACKAGE: $40.00 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover Cookbook of Savory Baking, 1 Reservation, and 1 Guest Reservation (if needed). It's your choice, for the same Price.

The Savory Cracker Trio Boxes will be For Sale for $24.00, with 60 Crackers per Box. Flavors: Spicy cheese, Herb & Whole Wheat. Enjoy as part of a grazing board paired with cheese, charcuterie, chocolate almonds and fruit.

For a Limited Time, Order The Savory Cracker Baking Bundle for yourself, or a gift!

AUTHOR, BOOK & MOVIE EVENT
Dana Stevens will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings
about Dana's New Hardcover
Camera Man: Buster Keaton, The Dawn of Cinema
and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Dana StevensFilm Critic for Slate, will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings, Founder & President of Rainy Day Books about Dana's Hardcover Camera Man: Buster Keaton, The Dawn of Cinema and the Invention of the Twentieth Century.

This Special Author Event includes a Screening of Buster Keaton's 1924 Classic Film "The Cameraman" (76 Minutes), a Cocktail Party, and more.

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
 
AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: 1900 Event Space, 1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas 66205

AUTHOR & BOOK MEET & GREET EVENT
Mary Don Beachy will Celebrate the Publication
of her New Hardcover
Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City!:
A Feast of Local Legends and Legacies
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Unity Hall in the Lower Level, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Mary Don Beachy will Meet & Greet Customers as she Author Autographs Hardcovers of Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City!, and poses for photos with Customers. Enjoy sample treats from the contributors!

ADMISSION PACKAGE: $39.95 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover of Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City!, and 1 Reservation.

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT
Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman will discuss their
New Hardcover
Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-changing Conversations about Race and Racism
Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM
Join American Public Square in partnership with Rainy Day Books as we welcome Co-Authors Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman as they discuss their New Hardcover Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-changing Conversations about Race and Racism. This conversation will be moderated by Denesha Snell, America Public Square Program Director.

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Complimentary Parking is available in the Parking Garage immediately adjacent to Unity Temple.

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman will discuss their New Hardcover Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-changing Conversations about Race And Racism. This conversation will be moderated by Denesha Snell. The Conversation & Presentation will last approximately 1 Hour.

ADMISSION PACKAGE: $25.00 includes an Eventbrite Ticket and 1 Hardcover of Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-changing Conversations about Race and Racism, 1 Admission Reservation, and 1 Guest Admission Reservation (if needed). It's your choice, for the same Price. 

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT
Tom Clavin, New York Times Bestselling Author
will discuss his New Hardcover
The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion
and the Battle That Defined WWII
Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM
Tom Clavin, New York Times Bestselling Author will discuss his New Hardcover The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII.

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Rainy Day Books in the Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205. Seating is Limited to 40 Customers.

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Tom Clavin will discuss his New Hardcover The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII and answer audience questions. The Presentation will last approximately 1 Hour. A Meet & Greet Booksigning will follow the Presentation. Seating is Limited to 40 Customers.

AUTHOR ADMISSION PACKAGE: $29.99 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII, 1 Reservation, and 1 Guest Reservation (if needed). It's your choice, for the same Price.

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT
Janet Evanovich, New York Times Bestselling Author
will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings
about Janet's New Hardcover
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine
(A Stephanie Plum Novel #29)
Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM
Janet Evanovich will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings, Founder & President of Rainy Day Books about Janet's New Hardcover Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (A Stephanie Plum Novel #29).

AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM

AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Complimentary Parking is available in the Parking Garage immediately adjacent to Unity Temple.

AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: Janet Evanovich will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings, Founder & President of Rainy Day Books, about Janet's New Hardcover Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (A Stephanie Plum Novel #29). The Conversation & Presentation will last approximately 1 Hour. All books will be autographed ahead of time and patrons will receive their autographed new book as they arrive.

ADMISSION PACKAGE: $28.99 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover of Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (A Stephanie Plum Novel #29), 1 Admission Reservation, and 1 Guest Admission Reservation (if needed). It's your choice, for the same Price.

AUTHOR & BOOK VIRTUAL EVENT
Steve Martin, Actor, Comedian & Author
and Harry Bliss, Cartoonist & Illustrator
will discuss their New Hardcover
Number One is Walking:
My Life in the Movies and other Diversion
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 6:00 PM
Join multi-talented Actor, Comedian & Author Steve Martin and heralded New Yorker Cartoonist & Illustrator Harry Bliss as they discuss their New Illustrated Hardcover Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions. They will discuss Steve’s legendary career, his 40 years in the movie biz, as well as his stand-up comedy, banjo playing, writing, and cartooning.

VIRTUAL AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 6:00 PM

Ticket bundles include 1 Hardcover of Number One is Walking and an E-Mailed Link to attend the Virtual Author Event from Rainy Day Books. Please expect your Livestream Link prior to the Author Event and ensure your E-Mail Address is correct when purchasing your book and ticket.

REGISTER NOW THROUGH EVENTBRITE! https://SteveMartin2022.eventbrite.com

Steve Martin is one of the most well-known talents in entertainment. His work has earned him an Academy Award®, 5 Grammy® Awards, an Emmy®, the Mark Twain Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. As an Author, Martin’s work includes the Novel An Object of Beauty, the play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, a Bestselling Novella, Shopgirl, and his Memoir Born Standing Up. Martin’s Movies include The Jerk; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Roxanne; Parenthood; L.A. Story; Father of the Bride; and Bowfinger.

Harry Bliss is a Cartoonist and Cover Artist for The New Yorker Magazine. His syndicated single-panel comic ‘Bliss’ appears in newspapers internationally. He has written and illustrated over 20 books for children and is the founder of the Cornish CCS Fellowship for Graphic Novelists in Cornish, New Hampshire.
One of Our All-Time Bestselling Books
Howard Frank Mosher is the Author of 10 Books, including Waiting for Teddy Williams, The True Account, and A Stranger in the Kingdom, which, along with Disappearances, was co-recipient of The New England Book Award for Fiction. Howard lives in Vermont.
A Stranger in the Kingdom: A Novel was a Winner of the New England Book Award.

This Novel of murder and its aftermath in a small Vermont town in the 1950s is “reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird...Absorbing” ~ The New York Times

“Set in northern Vermont in 1952, Mosher’s tale of racism and murder is powerful, viscerally affecting and totally contemporary in its exposure of deep-seated prejudice and intolerance... [A] big, old-fashioned novel. ~ Publishers Weekly

“A real mystery in the best and truest sense.” ~ Lee Smith, The New York Times Book Review

In Kingdom County, Vermont, the town’s new Presbyterian Minister is a black man, an unsettling fact for some of the locals. When a French-Canadian woman takes refuge in his parsonage, and is subsequently murdered, suspicion immediately falls on the Clergyman. While his 13 year-old son struggles in the shadow of the town’s accusations, and his older son, a Lawyer, fights to defend him, a father finds himself on trial more for who he is than for what he might have done.
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Since Vivien Jennings Founded Rainy Day Books on November 04, 1975, we have pursued our Legacy of Literacy; 46 Years of helping match readers to great Books, bringing famous and soon-to-be-famous names to Kansas City, and enjoying the excitement of sharing so many experiences.
 
Take the time to tell someone new about Rainy Day Books. Each book that you purchase at Rainy Day Books makes Rainy Day Books a place Authors ask to visit, a vibrant part of Kansas City's arts community, and a Bookstore where people love books enough to talk about them all day long. Please encourage your fellow readers to sign up for this E-Mail Newsletter. We will have an exciting upcoming schedule of Livestream Author Events in 2021, and this is the first place to hear about them.
 
Rainy Day Books is located in The Fairway Shops, at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Belinder Avenue. Our address is 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas (KS) 66205-1705. Our Phone Number is 913-384-3126.  Our E-Mail Address is Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com
 
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Our Current Bookstore Hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Sundays we read, rest, recharge, and enjoy time with our families at Home.
 
When you shop at Rainy Day Books you're a part of our Legacy of Literacy for Kansas City. We provide full service, knowledgeable Reading Recommendations and priceless Author Event experiences, all at a fair price. To our faithful loyal Customers, we say Thank You for your Support. We look forward to seeing again you soon.
 
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Life is Good and it just keeps getting Better,
Vivien & Roger and all of your friends at Rainy Day Books.
When I discovered books as a young girl, I dreamt about having a bookstore where people could read about anything and everything that interests them. Books provide edification, entertainment, and escape. My dream came true, and I welcome you to Rainy Day Books.
~ Vivien Jennings, Founder & President
Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd Street
The Fairway Shops
Fairway, Kansas 66205-1705
Phone: 913-384-3126
Fax: 913-384-9209