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Volume 1,116 | October 24, 2022
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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.
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Our World-Famous Author Events Calendar |
Watch here for our 2022 Author & Book Events
AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Mary Don Beachy on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: Janet Evanovich on Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM
AUTHOR & BOOK MULTIMEDIA EVENT: David Jimenez on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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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
We Thank You for being faithful loyal Rainy Day Books Customers and for your continued support.
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Vivien & Roger are working with our Community Partners to produce our upcoming Author & Book Events. Watch for our 2022 Author & Book Events. |
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RAINY DAY BOOKS "3 SISTERS BOOK CLUB" LAUNCH!
Rainy Day Books is excited to announce the Launch of the
"3 Sisters Book Club"
Emily, Katarina & Molly will Lead a Discussion about
Lizzy Barbar's Softcover
Out of Her Depth: A Novel
Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Rainy Day Books is excited to announce the Launch of the "3 Sisters Book Club" led by Emily, Katarina & Molly. Join these Kansas City sisters in a discussion of Lizzy Barber's Softcover Out of Her Depth: A Novel.
Cozy up fireside with a glass of Chianti or bowl of spaghetti and be transported to the Tuscan countryside for a lavish tale of manipulation and betrayal.
The Rainy Day Books "3 Sisters Book Club" Event will be on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, at Fairway City Hall, Multipurpose Room. Secure your spot by purchasing the nail-biting thriller Out of Her Depth: A Novel by Lizzy Barber from Rainy Day Books. Your Rainy Day Books Receipt will be your Ticket to this "3 Sisters Book Club" Event. Feel free to bring your favorite fall beverage to enjoy in the company of your new literary-minded friends! We are excited to see you there!
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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
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ABOUT THE NEW BOOK: Step Up to the Plate, Kansas City!: A Feast of Local Legends and Legacies is a collaborative effort of many people like Mary Don Beachy, who love Kansas City and love to share the city’s finer points, as well as their favorite recipes. Each also shares their secret ingredient for success in life. Book proceeds will be donated to Children’s Mercy Hospital.
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.
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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
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AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM
AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Chapel, 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.
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AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT
Janet Evanovich, New York Times Bestselling Author
will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings
for the Launch of Janet's New Hardcover
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine
(A Stephanie Plum Novel #29)
Thursday, November 03, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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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, for the Launch of 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.
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AUTHOR & BOOK MEET & GREET EVENT
"You are Invited to an Evening in Paris"
to Celebrate the Publication of David Jimenez's New Hardcover
Parisian by Design: Interiors by David Jimenez
Friday, November 11, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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AUTHOR EVENT DATE & TIME: Friday, November 11, 2022, at 7:00 PM
AUTHOR EVENT LOCATION: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Unity Hall in the Lower Level, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Complimentary Parking is available in the Parking Garage immediately adjacent to Unity Temple.
AUTHOR EVENT FORMAT: David Jimenez will Meet & Greet Customers as he Author Autographs & Personally Inscribes his New Hardcover Parisian by Design: Interiors by David Jimenez. Enjoy Live Music and Wine!
ADMISSION PACKAGE: $55.00 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover of Parisian by Design: Interiors by David Jimenez, 1 Admission Reservation, and 1 Guest Admission Reservation (if needed). It's your choice, for the same Price.
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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
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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.
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.
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One of Our All-Time Bestselling Books |
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David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received The Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received The National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous Honors and Awards, including The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian award.
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David McCullough, America’s beloved and distinguished Historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George Washington.
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.
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Thank You for Supporting Your Community Bookseller, Rainy Day Books, Since 1975 |
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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 [email protected]
Get Directions to Rainy Day Books and our Author Event venues by Clicking Here.
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.
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Life is Good and it just keeps getting Better,
Vivien & Roger and all of your friends at Rainy Day Books.
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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
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Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd Street
The Fairway Shops
Fairway, Kansas 66205-1705
Phone: 913-384-3126
Fax: 913-384-9209
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