We're Open Again Starging Saturday 10 AM- 6 PM |
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Hi
We've missed seeing you and are thrilled to be reopening tomorrow, Saturday, February 20.
Our hours will be more limited to protect the more at-risk member of The Pen's staff. We appreciate your understanding of this and of the protocols we will follow which are reasonably standard.
Scottsdale is under a mask mandate so that is a key requirement.
HOURS:
Mon-Fri 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Sat. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun.: 12:00- 5:00 PM Curbside pickup only!
Please come masked. Please do not come if you are feeling unwell but instead choose curbside pickup.
Please use hand sanitizer on arrival. Gloves are available.
Limited to SIX persons at a time. The Pen is not a large retail space.
Please enter through the front door, not the side doors.
No public restroom
Cashless transactions preferred
Please be patient and considerate. If waiting for admittance there is shelter under the overhang
The text below is hard to read but is the same as above. I love seeing this outside The Pen!
There are a number of big books coming up where demand may exceed supply. Please order early. Note that the Donna Leon National Book Launch requires the purchase of a copy of Transient Desires to receive the zoom invitation. This will be her first ever event at The Pen -- super exciting.
Thank you as ever for your interest and support. Stay safe, stay well, and keep reading!.
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Thank you for supporting The Poisoned Pen since 1989, frequently named Best Specialty Bookstore by the New Times and by the Arizona Republic, one of 45 Great American Indie Bookstores 2013; Best Locally Owned and Operated Business: Scottsdale and more....
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Signed Books to Order Now!
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Berry, Steve. The Kaiser's Web (St Martins $28.99)
Signed books arriving from Steve with custom insert available
CJ is signing them here, short personalization requests accepted no later than End of Day February 24. Too late after that.
Coben, Harlan. Win (Grand Central $29)
Coming direct from Harlan. Windsor Horne Lockwood's first full thriller.
Cussler, Clive/Graham Brown. Fast Ice (Putnam $29).
NUMA Files. Graham's last full collaboration with Clive.
Brown is signing it here. Short personalization requests accepted no later then End of Day March 6.
The purchase of a copy is your entry to the conversation with Leon on Tuesday March 9 at 1:00 PM MST. The signed UK edition works too: Transient Desires (Heinemann $42)
The supply of both is limited so please act now!
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The February MidMonth BookNotes and a Second February Booknews
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John has filled it with many books not in the two February Booknewses. Enjoy
Don't forget to review the Valentine Booknews as well.
And use the share feature with both to reach out to readers you know.
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Our Podcast Library Keeps Growing
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Visit our Podcasts Almost 68,000 downloads show your interest
Easy download links are provided. They are also available on ITunes and Google Music
Enjoy conversations from our storied past:
AND more new conversations:
Charles Todd
The 7 Jungle Red Authors
Reece Witherspoon Book Club Pick and debut author Sarah Pearse with Jayne Anne Krentz
Julie Carrick Dalton, author of our January First Mystery Book of the Month
Mark Greaney with Friends Don Bentley, Marc Cameron, Jack Carr, Joshua Hood, Brad Taylor
JA Jance (on Bisbee)
Debut historical fiction author Ellison Epstein with Susanna Calkins
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Buy Audio Books from The Pen Highlighting Black History Month now
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Your purchase of audio books results in a small income stream to the bookstore so we very much appreciate it.
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Tips on our Virtual Events
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The times listed are Mountain Standard Time.
We try to start them on time at the hour posted. You can sign it a bit early and wait for it to start. Or join later.
You can watch them in real time and comment if you do belong to FB. And you can watch them later at any time that is convenient.
You can listen to them in a subsequent podcast
The Videos go back for some years. Watch those posted to You Tube on your Smart TV. It's a nice change from a small screen
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A Special Event with William Kent Krueger
February 27
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Don't Miss this
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 1:00 PM
East Mesa AAUW Luncheon featuring Kent Krueger in conversation with me. Such fun
$5 per ticket for admission, part of which goes to the AAUW Scholarship Fund Sign up HERE
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Joanne Fluke
Virtual Event Sunday 2:00 PM
Live signing only
2:30 PM
(Chocolate treat provided)
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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21 2:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
The program will be virtual and not open to the public
At 2:30 PM join us in our parking lot for a masked and distanced signing -- and complementary chocolate treat being baked even now as I write this. Yum!
The program will be virtual and not open to the public Signed books available
Hannah Swensen's up to her ears with Easter orders rushing in at The Cookie Jar, plus a festive meal to prepare for a dinner party at her mother's penthouse. But everything comes crashing to a halt when Hannah receives a panicked call from her sister Andrea-Mayor Richard Bascomb has been murdered and she's the prime suspect. Even with his reputation for being a bully, Mayor Bascomb-or "Ricky Ticky," as Hannah's mother likes to call him-had been unusually testy in the days leading up to his death, leaving Hannah to wonder if he knew he was in danger.
Meanwhile, folks with a motive for mayoral murder are popping up in Lake Eden. Was it a beleaguered colleague? A political rival? A jealous wife? Or a scorned mistress? As orders pile up at The Cookie Jar-and children line up for Easter egg hunts-Hannah springs into investigation mode....
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Iceland's Yrsa Sigurdardottir with Karin Slaughter
Monday 1:00 PM
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MONDAY FEBRUARY 22 1:00 PM
Iceland's Yrsa Sigurdardottir in conversation with Karin Slaughter
No book, just fun
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UK's Russ Thomas with Andrew Grant (Child)
National Virtual Book Launch
Tuesday 1:00 PM
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 1:00 PM
Russ Thomas in discussion with Andrew Child (Grant)
Sheffield DS Adam Tyler
Our British Crime Book of the Month
There will be a Signed UK edition of Nighthawking available in April.
"The discovery of a young woman's body buried in the sprawling Botanical Gardens of Sheffield, England, drives Thomas's outstanding sequel to 2020's Firewatching which introduced DS Adam Tyler. The victim-a Chinese national studying botany at the local university-was found with ancient Roman coins on her eyes, historically valuable artifacts worth a lot of money.
Tyler, struggling to get the wreckage of his personal life in order and still obsessed about finding out the truth of his father's alleged suicide, offers little help as the brunt of the work falls to Tyler's newly promoted protégé, DC Constable Mina Rabbani, who realizes quickly that the case involves much more than a simple buried body.
Thomas adeptly develops his diverse cast, but the novel's real power lies in its intricate structure-the mystery surrounding the body is impressively deep, the various levels of tension are relentless, and every chapter ends with a narrative punch to the face. This police procedural is virtually unputdownable."-- PW Starred Review
Grant, who is familiar with Sheffield (and we hope hard at work on a new Reacher for fall), chats with Thomas, a charmer who visited The Pen last year before COVID shut us down.
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Steve Berry
National Virtual Book Launch
Tuesday 6:00 PM
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 6:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Signed books with custom insert available designed by Berry's graphic team
A secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history - it could impact Germany's upcoming national elections and forever alter the political landscape of Europe.
Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor. One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years, the other a usurper, stoking the flames of nationalistic hate. Both harbor secrets, but only one knows the truth about the other. They are on a collision course, all turning on the events of one fateful day - April 30, 1945 - and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunker.
Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there? Did Martin Bormann, Hitler's close confidant, manage to escape? And, even more important, where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of World War II? The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor of Germany.
This premise allows Berry to tour you around the globe with Cotton Malone, from Bavaria to the Chilean Lake District which is still a Bavarian enclave, on to South Africa and then into secret vaults in Switzerland.... With the rise of the right in Germany and elsewhere, and the possibility of Merkel's retirement, this is both historical and timely
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Our February Books of the Month
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Please remember: we read all the book club books BEFORE we select them for each month. No algorithms are at work here, just dedicated readers and booksellers.
Email Karen@poisonedpen.com to join or with questions. It's never too late to sign up for an exciting mystery box.
OUR FEBRUARY BOOKS OF THE MONTH
Pearse, Sarah. The Sanatorium we are advised by our London colleagues this book will deliver late thanks to COVID restrictions so it is now the MARCH book. Alexandra Andrews' Who Is Maud Dixon becomes our February book of the Month
International Crime Book of the Month One Unsigned hardcover or paperback per month
SciFi/Fantasy Book of the Month One hardcover or paperback per month signed when possible
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Our REVISED February Calendar
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 7:00 PM
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 10:30 AM
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21 2:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Minnesota baker Hannah Swensen
REVISED: At 2:30 PM join us in our parking lot for a masked and distanced signing The program will be virtual and not open to the public Signed books available
NEW: MONDAY FEBRUARY 22 1:00 PM
Iceland's Yrsa Sigurdardottir in conversation with Karin Slaughter
No book, just fun
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 1:00 PM
Russ Thomas in discussion with Andrew Child (Grant)
Sheffield DS Adam Tyler
Our British Crime Book of the Month
Signed UK edition available
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 6:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Signed books with custom insert available
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24 7:00 PM
Joe Ide in conversation with Patrick
Ide discusses Smoke (Little Brown $27.99)
LA's IQ
Signed books available
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 1:00 PM
Signed books available
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 6:30 PM
Charlaine Harris in conversation with Pat King
Signed books available
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 6:00 PM
Signed books available
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 1:00 PM
AAUW Luncheon featuring Kent Krueger as speaker
$5 per ticket for admission, part of which goes to the AAUW Scholarship Fund
Sign up HERE
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Our Full March Calendar
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MONDAY MARCH 1 7:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
CJ Box discusses Dark Sky (Putnam $27.99)
Joe Pickett
Signed books available. Personalizations possible
TUESDAY MARCH 2 6:00 PM Victorian Crime
Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn in conversation
Lady Emily
Veronica Speedwell
Signed books available for both
WEDNESDAY MARCH 3 6:00 PM
Don Bentley in conversation with Jack Carr
Signed books available
FRIDAY MARCH 5 1:00 PM
A standalone gem, our March British Crime Book of the Month
FRIDAY MARCH 5 6:00 PM
Arkady Martine in conversation with Pat King
Teixcalaan # 2
SATURDAY MARCH 6 1:00 PM Virtual US launch
The UK's Chris Whitaker in conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan
SATURDAY MARCH 6 2:00 PM
Lauren Willig in conversation with Karen White and Beatriz Williams
Smith College women go to France in WWI
Signed books available
MONDAY MARCH 8 1:00 PM Virtual US Book Launch
SJ Bennett in conversation with Lesa Holstine
Our March Cozy Crimes Pick of the Month
MONDAY MARCH 8 6:00 PM National Book Launch
Graham Brown discusses Fast Ice (Putnam $29), his last full collaboration with Clive Cussler
Signed books available, personalizations ok
TUESDAY MARCH 9 1:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Commissario Guido Brunetti of Venice
Signed books available
The purchase of Transient Desires is required to attend the conversation. Everyone who preorders the book from us will receive an invitation to attend an exclusive webinar with Donna Leon!
TUESDAY MARCH 9 5:00 PM Baseball!
Emily Nemens in conversation with John Shea and Larry Siegel
Shea discusses Willie Mays "24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid" and Rickey Henderson's autobiography "Off Base: Confessions of a Thief
WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 6:00 PM
Phillip Margolin discusses
Robin Lockwood legal thriller
Signed books available
THURSDAY MARCH 11 6:00 PM
Joel Rosenburg in conversation with Kyle Mills
Military fiction
Signed books available
MONDAY MARCH 15 Virtual Book Launch
Harlan Coben discusses Win (Grand Central $29)
Signed books available
TUESDAY MARCH 16 6:30 PM
Australia's Candice Fox in conversation with Adrian McKinty
WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 1:00 PM
St. Patrick's Day Party
Irish Village Mystery #7
Signed books available
WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 2:15 PM
The Pen presents debut authors Julie Carrick Dalton, Nancy Johnson, Sarah Penner
Penner discusses The Lost Apothecary (Park Row $27.99), our March Historical Fiction Book of the Month
FRIDAY MARCH 19 7:00 PM
SATURDAY MARCH 20 10:30 AM
SATURDAY MARCH 20 4:00 PM Virtual book launch
Lisa Scottoline' first historical, Eternal (Putnam $28), set in WWII Rome
Signed books available
MONDAY MARCH 22 6:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Jacqueline Winspear discusses
Maisie Dobbs
Signed books available for both titles
TUESDAY MARCH 23 5:00 PM
Alma Katsu in conversation with Michael Koryta
Signed books available
THURSDAY MARCH 24 5:00 PM
Signed books available
FRIDAY MARCH 26 1:00 PM
Jillian Cantor in conversation with Nuala O'Connor
MONDAY MARCH 29 5:00 PM Virtual Book Launch
Allison Brennan in conversation with JT Ellison
Signed books available n
MONDAY MARCH 29 6:15 PM National Book Launch
Will Staples discusses his fiction debut Animals (Blackstone $27.99)
Signed books available
TUESDAY MARCH 30 4:00 PM
Cara Black in conversation with Rhys Bowen
Signed books in April for Bowen
TUESDAY MARCH 30 5:15 PM
Signed books available
WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 5:00 PM
Signed books available
THURSDAY APRIL 1 Virtual Book Launch
Paula Munier in conversation with Margaret Mizushima
Signed books available
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