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Join Us! Event Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm... Location: ZOOM Join us for an author event brought to you by our Authors in the Attic series. Sam and author, Adam Pelzman, will discuss his new novel, The Boy and the Lake. We look forward to the event! Though the event is free, we always encourage our customers to support our authors. You can find purchasing information for The Boy and the Lake on our event and registration page On our website. ___________ A teenaged boy discovers the lifeless body of a beloved neighbor and peels away the carefully constructed façade of his 1960s middle-class community. Pelzman excels at creating an intensely atmospheric setting and revealing how it shapes his characters’ identities and worldviews . . . The narrative is full of rich, descriptive language . . . a well-developed vintage setting and classic but thought-provoking coming-of-age theme." Kirkus Reviews The Boy and the Lake is a poignant and haunting coming-of-age story . . . a multifaceted, evocative and masterfully told tale. Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adam Pelzman was born in Seattle, raised in northern New Jersey, and has spent most of his life in New York City. He studied Russian literature at the University of Pennsylvania and received a law degree from UCLA. His first novel, Troika, was published by Penguin (Amy Einhorn Books). He is also the author of The Papaya King, which Kirkus Reviews describes as "entrancing," "deeply memorable" and "devilishly smart social commentary." The Boy and the Lake, set in New Jersey during the late 1960s, is his third novel.

Another great offer by the good people at @librofm. For a limited time, pre-order /A Promised Land/ by Barack Obama through Wellington Square Bookshop , and you’ll receive a free audiobook from @librofm! Visit our profile link for the book #APromisedLand #ShopLocalBookstores. For more details about the offer visit bit.ly/WSBObama *The receipt must show a purchase date between 10/27/2020 and 11/3/2020 from a local bookstore. No limit on the number of free audiobooks. Receipts must be submitted by 11/4/2020, and redemption links for free audiobooks will be emailed to customers by 11/5/2020.

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What's Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott | Author Interview In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the "wakaresaseya" (literally "breaker-upper"), a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings. When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro's job is to do exactl...y that--until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitaro fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter's life. Told from alternating points of view and across the breathtaking landscapes of Japan, Stephanie Scott exquisitely renders the affair and its intricate repercussions. As Rina's daughter, Sumiko, fills in the gaps of her mother's story and her own memory, Scott probes the thorny psychological and moral grounds of the actions we take in the name of love, asking where we draw the line between passion and possession. Buy the book: https://wellingtonsquarebooks.indielite.org/b/9780385544702

Join us for an evening with the author, @adampelzman Thursday, Oct. 29, 7PM Visit our registration page link in our profile! This is a Zoom event.

This groundbreaking book shares the evolution of Cynthia Bourgeault’s spiritual journey and offers a new map to understanding energy and our collective reality. In Eye of the Heart, Cynthia Bourgeault investigates the imaginal realman energetic realm well known to the mystical traditions but often forgotten in our own times. It is invisible to the physical eye, but clearly perceptible through the eye of the heart. The imaginal realm has long been associated with the personal... world of dreams, prophecy, and oracles, and it also points toward a higher vision of our human purpose that is both evolutionary and collective. Bourgeault explores both aspects of imaginal reality and shows readers how we can cooperate more fully with its guidance in our lives. Expertly blending her own lived experiences with research on the imaginal realm, Bourgeault explores how her personal relationships have helped to bring these teachings into sharper focus and the role this realm plays in Christian and other mystical traditions. She delves into the connections between our inner consciousness and what happens in the world, exploring the transformative energy and governing conventions that make the manifestation of this realm possible. #energy #mystic #christianity #otherrealms See more

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Happy Fall Everyone. We look forward to seeing you this weekend. It’s pumpkin latte weather. Do you have a favorite autumn flavor?

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Keep an eye out for Sam’s interview with @stephaniewscott author of #whatsleftofmeisyours ... posting later this week. The book: https://wellingtonsquarebooks.indielite.org/b/9780385544702 _________________... An enthralling debut set in modern-day Tokyo and inspired by true events. What’s Left of Me Is Yours follows a young woman’s search for the truth about her mother’s lifeand her murder. PRAISE Enrapturing This richly imagined novel considers the many permutations of love and what we are capable of doing in its name. The New York Times I loved it. Gripping, heartbreaking, immersive. I read it with my heart in my throat. Sara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

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***LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION’S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE*** From prizewinning Chinese American author Susie Yang, this dazzling coming-of-age novel about a young woman’s dark obsession with her privileged classmate offers sharp insights into the immigrant experience. Ivy Lin is a thief and a liarbut you’d never know it by looking at her.... Raised outside of Boston, Ivy’s immigrant grandmother relies on Ivy’s mild appearance for cover as she teaches her granddaughter how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teenand, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, and her dream instantly evaporates. Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young woman, haunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Boston, when Ivy bumps into Sylvia Speyer, Gideon’s sister, a reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitableit feels like fate. Slowly, Ivy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan by attending fancy dinners, and weekend getaways to the cape. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she’s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the nearly perfect life she’s worked so hard to build. Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class and race, White Ivy is a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost. WhWhite Find the book here: https://wellingtonsquarebooks.indielite.org/b/9781982100599