Saturday, March 1, 2008

Page After Page Bookstore Monthly Update

News from the Page After Page Bookstore -

THE VOTES ARE IN FROM THE PAGE AFTER PAGE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

It proves once again how important each vote is !!

RESULTS:

CLINTON - 11 Votes

OBAMA - 10 Votes

McCAIN - 9 Votes

Huckabee - 1 Vote

Hi all !

Don't forget to set your clocks !!! Daylight Savings time begins on March 9th !! Yipee !! The latest buzz in books is being generated by another OPRAH selection - A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle - we have plenty coming in the store daily - call to reserve your copy on the latest awakening journey - go to http://www.oprah.com/ to join the online class.

Store Events:

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Saturday March 8th 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - author Wayne Kirklin will be at the store to sign & discuss his lastest book - LIGHTSHIPS - Floating Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic - Very interesting piece of history not to be forgotton - Call the store to reserve your copy - 252-335-PAGE (7243).
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EASTER Party - Saturday March 15th 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Join us and celebrate SPRING - Come listen to some great stories - make a craft and enjoy a snack !!! All ages welcome - Call the store to register - 252-335-PAGE (7243).
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Celebrate St. Patricks Day - Monday March 17th 10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Join us to celebrate The wearing of the Green !! Come in and Recite a limerick and receive a free ARC of your choice !! Be wearing the Green and use a canvas or re-useable tote and you may pick another ARC for free !!! tis the luck of the Irish !!
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Open Poetry Nite - Thursday, March 20th, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ... Come share your poems - If you would like to be featured, call the store. Our last poetry night was a great success with over 15 people in attendance - its a great night out to share your poems or enjoy listening to others.
Poetry contest you can enter: http://www.poetrysoup.com/
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Store Groups:

Knitting Group - Tuesday March 4th & March 18th at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The knitting group (name soon to be announced) has decided to meet the first and 3rd Tuesdays of each month - We had quite the group of needle knockers!!! Come join the fun and learn/continue your knitting projects !! Call the store to register - 252-335-PAGE (7243)

Suggested names: Elizabeth City Needle Knockers, EC Stitch, Btch, & Knitters, send in your name suggestion

Writers Group - Tuesday March 11th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Reading Group - Thursday March 27th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our second EAT PRAY LOVE - Event was a great success - thank you all for coming and sharing your thoughts, insight and stories about this book by Elizabeth Gibson -

The reading group decided to meet again on March 27th, 6-8pm to discuss the book Birth of Venus - by Sarah Dunant - If interested in participating, call the store to order your book and receive a 15% discount because you are part of the Page After Page Readers. Otherwise, just call and let us know you will be attending the book discussion. Hope to see you then !!


News Release News:

Stephanie Meyer Last book in the Twilight Series - BREAKING DAWN - Release Date Aug 2nd 2008 - Call the store to pre-order - 20% disc on pre-orders by April 1, 2008.

Her New Adult series novel "THE HOST" Release date 5/6/2008 - Pre-order for 20% discount - by March 15th.

Check out this link - it takes about 15-20 minutes to view - but it is quite interesting - www.storyofstuff.com/index.html

Recommended Reads:

Page After Page has added a new display to the store - Staff Reads - so check out their ever changing display of what their staff is reading now!!! Ask their staff as they can always suggest a good book or two!!

Eat, Pray, Love - by Elizabeth Gibson - Gotta read it!

Water for Elephants - by Sara Gruen - Excellent book about life in the time of the circus tent.

Thousand Splendid Suns - by Kahlid Hosseini - Excellent read on life for Afghanistan women. Very exciting and quick read.

Two Good to be True - by E. Lynn Harris - Exciting romance novel!


For more information on Page After Page Bookstore and their events please call 252-335-PAGE (7243) or check out their website or check out their myspace page.

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