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Shelf Talkers: Books for Summer 2020
Here are our booksellers’ picks for your endless summer days. And if you exhaust this list, remember, more recommendat …
The Chat with Madhur Anand
Our first conversation this month is with writer Madhur Anand, whose brilliant experimental memoir This Red Line Goes St …
Awesome August Giveaway
We hope you've had some wonderful summer escapes by now – we all deserve some magic this season! Today, we're highligh …
Let's Get Out of This Town: Literary Travel
Journey through place and time with this collection of new and forthcoming travel books, spotlighting some of the best t …
Ann Eriksson Launches BIRD'S EYE VIEW
"Anyone, young or old, who wants to learn more about the birds that live in their neighbourhood or on the other side of …
The Chat with John Elizabeth Stintzi
Writer John Elizabeth Stinzi has the distinction of publishing two fabulous debuts a week apart this past spring. On The …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Bird Books
A flock of tales to get young readers into birding.
Most Anticipated: Our 2020 Fall Nonfiction Preview
We're looking forward to books about history, true crime, memoir, nature, music, dance, food, and so much more. There's …
Exploring Sister Bonds
One of our most anticipated debuts of the season, Bryn Turnbull's The Woman Before Wallis, tells the true story of the A …
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Launchpad: The End of Me, by John Gould
This spring we've made it our mission (even more than usual) to celebrate new releases in the wake of cancelled launch parties, book festivals, and reading series. With 49th Shelf Launchpad, we're holding virtual launch parties here on our platform complete with witty banter and great insight to give you a taste of the books on offer. You can request these books from your local library, get them as e-books or audio books, order them from your local indie bookseller if they're delivering, buy them direct from the publisher or from online retailers.
Today we're launching The End of Me, by John Gould, of which Bill Gaston writes, "John Gould's skill with the short form is miraculous in the way of bonsai, the grand made to bloom within the small. And who knew death could be so wise, invigorating, playful—so richly alive?"
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The Elevator Pitch. Tell us about your book in a sentence.
A collection of 56 sudden stories—funny, sad, absurd—about mortality.
Describe your ideal reader.
Likes to wonder more than assert, and to inhabit different points of vie …
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Launchpad: The End of Me, by John Gould
This spring we've made it our mission (even more than usual) to celebrate new releases in the wake of cancelled launch parties, book festivals, and reading series. With 49th Shelf Launchpad, we're holding virtual launch parties here on our platform complete with witty banter and great insight to give you a taste of the books on offer. You can request these books from your local library, get them as e-books or audio books, order them from your local indie bookseller if they're delivering, buy them direct from the publisher or from online retailers.
Today we're launching The End of Me, by John Gould, of which Bill Gaston writes, "John Gould's skill with the short form is miraculous in the way of bonsai, the grand made to bloom within the small. And who knew death could be so wise, invigorating, playful—so richly alive?"
*****
The Elevator Pitch. Tell us about your book in a sentence.
A collection of 56 sudden stories—funny, sad, absurd—about mortality.
Describe your ideal reader.
Likes to wonder more than assert, and to inhabit different points of vie …
