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News from The Book Stall
July 2, 2025
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Monday - Thursday: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm
Note: The Book Stall will be closed on Friday, July 4.
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A Recommendation from Indie Next List July 2025
Come in to pick up your free copy of the July 2025 Indie Next List. It has great titles for summer reading, and one of them, The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang, caught the attention of well-read Book Stall staffer Elizabeth Hubbard.
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Here's what Elizabeth says about the book: The Satisfaction Café ($28.99) is a delightful and touching story of family and the search for happiness at all stages of life. Main character Joan, who moved from Taipei to California, will worm her way into your heart even when she’s being her blunt and demanding self!
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Another great staff review comes from Leah Gordon, who gave us her opinion of The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater ($30) even before it was praised it in last Sunday's NYT Book Review. Leah writes: A grand hotel in the mountains of West Virginia becomes the temporary home of diplomats and international legations in 1942. The General Manager and the State Department have different perspectives on the extended stay, but the underlying narrative is clever, deep, and provides a unique twist on historical fiction. I enjoyed starting off my summer reading with this new release!
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Linda Diekman doesn't just shine with kids' books. This summer, she is recommending One Golden Summer, an adult novel, to customers. She says: This book celebrates golden summers past and present with engaging characters, snappy dialogue, and family drama. For a beach read with flair, read One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune (paperback, $19). You may be inspired to create your own summer bucket list!
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And Our Closing Thoughts on the 4th of July
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham's introductory essay to the new compendium of The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States should be read and re-read. Meacham puts it plainly: “If America is to be America, the foundational documents…must be not theoretical but tactile, not quaint but vivid, not dead but alive. For all our faults, for all our dreams deferred and our unfulfilled promises, the United States of America is founded not on ethnicity but on an ideal.” This 4th of July, as we embark on our 250th year anniversary, take a few moments to read both of our foundational documents. -- Book Stall staffer Jon Grand
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Saturday Storytime at the Store
DARCY DAY ZOELLS
Smithy and Me
Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 am
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Author and illustrator Darcy Day Zoells comes back for a Saturday Storytime! Her new book, Smithy and Me, is a sweet and funny celebration of the bond between a child and their dog. This program is recommended for ages 3 and up!
You can expect not only a story but some drawing by both the author and the audience! After all, Darcy Day graduated from Northwestern University, where she studied art history and studio art!
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So Good to See You by Francesca Hornak ($27.95)
A sharply-observed novel of friendship, love, class, and money set during a wedding celebration at a remote chateau in Provence. As the champagne flows, historic rivalries and infatuations surface, and old and new secrets emerge. This is a wedding to be remembered, for all the wrong reasons.
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An Enemy in the Village: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel by Martin Walker ($28)
In this 18th novel in the series, a real estate agent’s death sends shockwaves through the idyllic town of St. Denis, leading Bruno, Chief of Police, to suspect that there’s more to this tragedy than meets the eye.
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Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr. ($28)
This debut novel follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war. "Marvelous....Reyes powerfully excavates the rippling effects of the Salvadoran civil war on his characters. Equally remarkable is his depiction of tech’s alluring yet dangerous frontier, which also affords the narrative a bit of fun. Readers will be riveted." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager ($30)
This is stunningly original love story between a museum employee and the man in a masterpiece hanging on the walls—a breathtaking debut about time, art, and the enduring power of love.
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Port Anna by Libby Buck ($28.99)
Just about everything has gone wrong for Gwen Gilmore over the past year. She’s lost her mother, her teaching job, and been dumped by her—albeit not that great—long-term boyfriend. Adrift and out of options, she packs her life into her barely functioning car and makes the lonely drive north, to the only place she can think of going: her family’s aging cottage on the Maine coast, Periwinkle, which she’s recently inherited.
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Thomas More: A Life by Joanne Paul ($39.95)
Born into the era of the Wars of the Roses, educated during the European Renaissance, rising to become Chancellor of England, and ultimately destroyed by Henry VIII, Thomas More was one of the most famous—and notorious—figures in English history.
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The Great Museum of the Sea: A Human History of Shipwrecks by James P. Delgado ($29.99)
Readers are taken on a tour of how shipwrecks have been a part of human life, culture, philosophy, and religion for thousands of years. It features recent thoughts on first-hand experiences with the Titanic, USS Arizona, the slave ship Clotilda, and dozens of other famous wrecks.
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Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution by Molly Beer ($31.99)
Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton’s influential sister-in-law, was at the red-hot center of American history at its birth: in Boston, when General Burgoyne surrendered to the revolutionaries; in Newport, receiving French troops under the command of her soon-to-be dear friend Marquis de Lafayette; in Yorktown, just after the decisive battle; in Paris and London, helping to determine the standing of the new nation on the world stage.
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I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays by Maris Kreizman ($26.99)
"If you're a rule-follower watching our current political and social moment with goggle-eyed disbelief, this incisive essay collection about the way the American Dream hasn't quite panned out (and maybe was only ever meant to benefit a chosen few) will be a balm for your soul." — People, Best Nonfiction Books of Summer 2025
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Norman and the Smell of Adventure by Ryan T. Higgins ($18.99)
Norman is a porcupine. His best friend is Mildred, a tree. They have favorite things they do together, day after day. When Norman wakes one morning and wants to try something new, he’s frustrated to learn that Mildred has other plans. So Norman storms off. On his own. Without Mildred. Can their friendship survive? Ages 3 - 5
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The Moon Moved In by Sue Soltis, illustrated by by Sonia Sánchez ($17.99)
When the Moon moves into the long-empty house next door, all the rooms fill up with light—and Stella finally has a friend. But without the Moon in orbit, the world is going topsy-turvy. The tides stop, and the Earth has a new wobble. Stella worries, but the Moon just wants to stay and garden. Can Stella convince the Moon that life on Earth needs the Moon back in orbit? And what will become of her wish for a friend next door? Ages 3 - 5
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Millie Fleur Saves the Night by Christy Mandin ($18.99)
"This warm and pleasant bedtime tale will reassure kids frightened of the dark. Mandin makes a strong case that nighttime should be savored; her work will spark a sense of wonder about natural phenomena not evident during the day. ...Nighttime comes alive here." --Kirkus Reviews Ages 4 - 8
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Snoop by Gordon Korman ($18.99)
A boy who's stuck at home with two broken legs starts using cameras and a drone to spy on his classmates, neighbors, and a possible criminal who's come to town. Ages 9 - 12
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Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina, illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso ($18.99)
"With breathtaking underwater worldbuilding and eerie details, Medina’s latest immerses readers in Graciela’s ghostly realm, and they’ll root for the unlikely duo on their perilous quest. The Balbussos’ hauntingly beautiful illustrations enhance the story. The characters and setting evoke Spanish and Portuguese cultural influences. A thrilling, action-packed journey filled with heart, bravery, and ghostly exploits."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ages 10 - 14
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The Book Stall's Bestsellers
for the week ending June 28
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Loud and Clear by Brian Anderson
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Harry the Cat by Paul Agase
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
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My Friends by Fredrik Backman
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall
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The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
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James by Percival Everett
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The First Gentleman by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
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Indie Bestsellers Across the Country
Every week, independent booksellers across America report their bestsellers, providing the most current snapshot of what's selling in indie bookstores nationwide. Click here to reach the American Booksellers Association (ABA) website, where the latest lists are posted every Wednesday afternoon.
New York Times Bestsellers, July 6
Click here for an advance look at the hardcover fiction and here for the hardcover nonfiction bestsellers that will appear in the New York Times book section on July 6. You can see these NYT fiction bestsellers and nonfiction bestsellers on our website, where you can order them directly from The Book Stall.
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Our Literary Community Bulletin Board
The Book Stall is pleased to host this Literary Community Bulletin Board. Any news of interest to readers and writers? Send your information to events@thebookstall.com with "Literary Community Bulletin Board" in the subject line. Note: The Book Stall reserves editorial privilege.
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Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Avenue
Tuesday, July 8, 10:30 am
Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion
Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
For more information and to register click here.
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Glencoe Public Library
320 Park Avenue
Wednesday, July 9, 1 pm
Fiction Book Group
Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner. Led by Judy Levin
For more information and to register click here.
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Be sure to check our website for the latest Book Stall information.
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