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Erin Chase
discussing and signing
The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals Thqt ARe Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare
Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 PM
Want to cut your grocery budget but feel overwhelmed in knowing where to begin? This book will give you the simple tools you need to become a strategic shopper, make meal-planning manageable, and rediscover the joy of cooking and baking from scratch. This terrific cookbook has over 150 recipes that cost $5 or less to make and are created with Erin's fool-proof method of how to clip coupons, shop economically and keep good taste in mind. Each recipe, enough to feed a family of four, lists the approximate cost of the items she uses as well as helpful shopping tips from her own experience behind the shopping cart. Join the army of devoted followers who have already let Erin Chase show them how to be savvy supermarket shoppers who cook tasty meals with ease and you'll never spend more than $5 on dinner again.
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2010 Newbery Award Winner
Rebecca Stead
discussing and signing
When You Reach Me
Monday, February 8
at 7:00 PM
Rebecca Stead’s
When You Reach Me is an exquisitely crafted classic in the making. It’s
The Westing Game meets A Wrinkle in Time in this powerful and complex tale
that will be read, reread, and treasured for years to come. Stead
effortlessly drops readers into the dynamic world of late 1970s New York,
where they’ll find themselves charmed, captivated, and hanging on to
her every word when four mysterious letters change a young girl’s world
forever. We think this book will be a serious contender for the Newbery Award
and it was named to the New York Times Notable books for 2009 list.
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Local History Night
Dann Woellert, Allen Singer, Earl Clark, and Liz Tilton
discussing and signing
Cincinnati's Northside Neighborhood, Beverly Hills Supper Club & Cincinnati's Historic Findlay Market Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 PM
We will be featuring 3 local Cincinnati area history books tonight that exemplify exciting neighborhoods and special historic places that have helped shape our wonderful city and area. Cincinnati's Northside Neighborhood, Beverly Hills Supper Club, and Cincinnati’s Historic Findlay Market capture the glorious past in pictures and stories.
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JT Townsend
discussing and signing
Queen City Gothic
Thursday, February 18 at 7:00 PM
Queen City Gothic is a riveting sinister journey through the dark side of Cincinnati's history of high profile crimes that were never solved and is a must read for every armchair detective and true crime buff. Cincinnati Police's "cold case squad" gave Townsend full access to its case files, much of the information had never been made public. The author was able to exhume 13 murder cases, from 1904 to 1971, that were front-page news in their day. Extremely well done and really gets you involved.
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Swing Music In-store
Ron Purdon Quintet
Friday, February 19 from 7:30 -9:30 PM
Come join one of our long time favorites for an evening of listening and dancing pleasure.
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2010 Summerfair Poster Debut
Wendy Bentley
discussing and signing
Her Winning Poster
Sunday, February 21 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
The 2010 Summerfair poster will make its official public debut with winning designer Wendy Bentley. Wendy will talk about her winning design and sign specially priced posters that normally sell for $20, but will be available at this special signing for only $10. The complete Summerfair poster collection can be found online at www.summerfair.org. Summerfair 2010- featuring more than 325 fine artists and craftspeople from around the country as well as regional performers, a variety of gourmet arts, and the Youth Arts Rocks! area for kids - will be held June 4, 5 and 6 at historic Coney Island.
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Teacher's Night Out* * TEACHER TALKS
MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERIES
Grades 4-6
Monday, February 22 at 6:00 pm
Be ready to break out your inner sleuth as Steph and Molly present the best in Middle School Mysteries. This will be a fun, casual and informative hour in which we’ll highlight the best of the best and some of our favorites. Adding a few new books to your repertoire can help to freshen up your curriculum and keep your students excited about reading.
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New York Times Bestselling author
Kim Harrison
discussing and signing
Black Magic Sanction
Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 PM
Kim Harrison's latest thriller in the bestselling Cincinnati based Hollows paranormal series shows bounty hunter Rachel Morgan facing her toughest case yet-one where she has become the prey. A malicious coven accuses witch Rachel Morgan of consorting with demons, which could mean imprisonment—or death. Hot topic, hot author, great series!
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Special Storytime
Betsy Snyder
presenting
Sweet Dream Lullaby
Friday, February 26 at 10:30 AM
Welcome back to Betsy. The author-illustrator of Haiku Baby (2008) offers a soothing bedtime story with just the right amount of sweetness. As a little bunny gets tucked into his bed, he dreams of his pastoral world outside as it slows down and readies for night. Dandelions, robin eggs, flower blossoms, frogs, caterpillars, and more all prepare for the night. Dream of comforts all around, / in soothing colors, shapes, and sounds. / Set your cares and wishes free / to ride the dandelion breeze. With their gentle cadence, Snyder’s short rhyming phrases add to the cuddly effect. The charming collage artwork, with images of snuggling squirrels and daddy frogs singing little ones to sleep, will bring a smile. Particularly effective are the backgrounds as the colors of the sky and the pages go from sunny yellow to pinks and oranges, then deep purples and blues, as the sun finally sets and the moon rises. A worthy and welcome addition to the canon of cozy bedtime stories.
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New Parent and Child Bookclub
Read It Together? Even Better!
Book Discussion, Activities, and Treats
Half Magic
Sunday, February 28 at 3:00 PM
We are so excited to welcome families to the launch of our Parent Child Bookclub where we will have a book discussion, treats, and activities. We begin with the Edward Eager classic Half Magic that is perfect for 2nd grade and up.
This beloved classic for young readers and the parents lucky enough to share it with them is the uproarious tale of four Ohio children who discover a charm that grants exactly half of whatever they wish for -- with results that are twice as unpredictable and as hilarious as you might expect.
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