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| Planet Money Goes Behind the Scenes of Bookselling | | |
You may or may not be familiar with NPR's popular economics podcast "Planet Money," but the creators recently published a book, making it especially relevant to bookstores this season. (And, yes, we do have it in stock!)
We were especially interested in the series they produced investigating the path of a book -- from finding a home with a publisher, to the physical creation of a book, to where and how books are placed in front of readers (and what happens when they don't sell), to the influence of bestseller lists.
As booksellers, we are often asked about how we determine which books to stock, and the third episode of the series paints a really excellent picture of the book buyer's role in this process. If you've ever wanted to know more about the business of publishing and bookselling, this is a really fun and informative series!
Here at the Galaxy, we're seeing the results of our time spent poring over catalogs this past winter as new books arrive, and our shelves are loaded to the brim, ready for summer reading.
Keep reading for a look at the books that will be arriving through the month of June, as well as event dates for TWO book launches we're hosting this month!
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Second Thursdays Book Club
Thursday, June 11, 1:30 p.m.
at Front Seat Coffee
Originally published in 1964, Other People's Houses is Lore Segal’s semi-autobiographical novel about a ten year old Jewish girl who boards the Kindertransport to England to escape the Nazi occupation and oppression in Vienna in 1938. Join our book club on June 11 for a discussion of this classic work, recently re-issued in celebration of its 60th anniversary.
Copies of this book are available at the bookstore at 20% off for book club members.
We welcome new members and drop-ins! Email Andrea at galaxybookgals@gmail.com for more information or to sign up for monthly updates.
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BOOK LAUNCH:
Garret Keizer, Starting from Paterson
Tuesday, June 16, 7 p.m.
Writer Garret Keizer has made his home in the Northeast Kingdom for more than 40 years, but his childhood was spent in Paterson, New Jersey. His new book of collected essays, Starting from Paterson, reflects on his early, formative years. We are honored to host the launch event for Keizer's book on Tuesday, June 16th, at 7 p.m., and hope you'll join us in celebrating the occasion with Garret!
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BOOK LAUNCH:
Brett Stanciu, Call it Madness
Tuesday, June 30, 7 p.m.
at Jeudevine Memorial Library
Parker Ladd Community Room
Celebrate the publication of her new novel Call it Madness with Hardwick author Brett Stanciu. We are very excited to co-host this event with the Jeudevine Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 30th, at 7 p.m. in the Parker Ladd Community Room.
Brett Stanciu reflects on her new novel: "In my third book, the novel Call It Madness, the millennial heroine, Avah Lavoie, believes her life has reached a dull dead-end. Then, unexpectedly, her estranged mother phones with news of her great-grandfather’s death. Avah sets out in her Toyota Matrix for an inherited ramshackle Vermont house. She’s fiercely determined to understand how her life was shaped by buried family secrets: a sawmill accident, a mother who overdosed, a missing father. This third book delves into my fullest range as a writer and a woman, digging at the thorniness of life while also reveling in the world’s serendipitous beauty."
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Books to Look for in June!
New books arrive on our shelves throughout the month -
all are available to pre-order if they aren't yet published. Here's just a small sample of what you'll find in the store this month!
| | Vermont Reads Pick 2026-27! | | | | |
The Traveler, by Joseph Eckert Time travel books - in almost any form - are my favorite thing. I love how the rules change and the consequences etc. in each story. But not since The Time Traveler's Wife have a I read one that was such an emotional gut-punch. Time travel is a whole different enchilada when the heart of it is a love story - a person who very much wants to be present with those he loves and how having that so fundamentally and radically challenged makes him - and his family - relearn what it means to be in relationship, to share a life. - Andrea
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Shampoo Effect, by Jenny Jackson This will be at the top of my list of recommendations for anyone looking for a page-turner, a juicy summer read that is insightful, well-written and surprising. This was a delicious read! - Andrea
| | Radical Duke, by Danielle Allen: With the 250th anniversary of the US upon us, there has been a lot of renewed interest in Thomas Paine and his pamphlet - but how did we not know about this guy??? Turns out there was essentially a "No Kings" movement in the 1700s in England - fomented by the Duke of Richmond, one of the closest advisors to the king! (Also one of the wealthiest men in the kingdom). Totally readable and unputdownable. - contributed by one of the Galaxy's "silent" partners | | |
Recommended on Audiobook
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| | New for Kids & Young Adult | | Do you have your Vermont Bookstore Tour Passport? | | | |
See the state. Read the books.
It's a great time of year to explore our state! The Vermont Bookstore Tour includes 23 independent bookstores throughout the state, giving you a chance to visit Vermont towns you may not have stopped in before while checking out their local bookstores. You'll find that each store is unique because each one reflects its community and its booksellers.
Pick up a passport at any participating bookstore - including The Galaxy Bookshop - or print one at home from vtbookstoretour.com.
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Support The Galaxy Bookshop AND Jeudevine Memorial Library!
Help the Jeudevine Library purchase new books for their collection by making a donation to the Jeudevine Library gift certificate at The Galaxy Bookshop. Your donation can be one-time or monthly and can be in any amount. It will be pooled with other gifts and made available to the library to purchase books through the Galaxy for as long as the funds last!
If you are interested in making a donation or if you have more questions, you can email, call, or stop by the store.
Gift certificates for Jeudevine can also be purchased through our website. Simply type Jeudevine Library in the "to" field.
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Special Order Policy
If you want a book that we don't have in stock, we are happy to order it for you, at no extra charge! It is our policy to request payment for special orders at the time of placing the order.* Payment can be made in person, over the phone, or through our website.
*Exceptions include Stargazer members, school and library orders, and certain orders at the discretion of the bookseller.
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