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PRAIRIE LIGHTS SUMMER 2009 READING SCHEDULE
“Live from Prairie Lights” readings may be heard live through the internet at www.writinguniversity.org Title of Event: CHEENI RAO
When: Monday, July 6, 2009 7:00 PM
Location: Prairie Lights Books
Description: Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Cheeni Rao will read from his memoir, In Hanuman’s Hands. As a homeless drug addict on the streets of Chicago, Rao describes the battle for his soul through the Hindu gods Hanuman and Kali. The multilayered narrative skillfully shifts between Rao’s downward spiral that kicked into high gear during his freshman year of college, his first months at a no-nonsense halfway house, and stories from his Indian ancestors.
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JUNE 2009
In July, our Science Fiction/Fantasy titles are 20% off.
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Also, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WEBSITE DATABASE DOES NOT REFLECT JUST OUR IN-STORE INVENTORY. A title that says it will ship within 24-48 hours means it will ship from the warehouse. We will email you to let you know the status of your order.
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Great new summer reading selections!
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Hello Baby!
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Fox, Mem,
Jenkins, Steve
After meeting a bevy of baby animals -- including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty lion cub -- the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all...itself, of course With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott-Honor recipient Steve Jenkins, this book is an irresistible celebration of the joyful connection between parent and child. |
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Unique selections of books from our book buyer Paul Ingram. He compiles great lists of books on varying topics. If you have any requests for recommendations, send Paul an email at paul@prairielights.com.
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Divided Kingdom
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Thomson, Rupert
Rupert Thomson’s, Divided Kingdom, in which the English people wake one morning to find police at their doors (“Come. Come. No Dawdling"). Everyone is delivered to one of four republics based on personality types. Thomson is a superb writer and the world he delivers us is magically different from our own. Also, as it should be, it is quite spooky. |
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On Friday, April 10, Paul Ingram and Jan Weissmiller of Prairie Lights Bookstore and Sue Davis of River Lights Bookstore appeared on The Exchange with Ben Kieffer on Iowa Public Radio. They recommended some notable titles from the spring book releases. Below is their list:
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Firmin
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Savage, Sam
In the basement of a Boston bookstore, Firmin is born in a shredded copy "Finnegans Wake, "nurtured on a diet of Zane Grey, "Lady Chatterley's Lover, "and "Jane Eyre" (which tastes a lot like lettuce). While his twelve siblings gnaw these books obliviously, for Firmin the words, thoughts, deeds, and hopes--all the literature he consumes--soon consume him. Emboldened by reading, intoxicated by curiosity, foraging for food, Firmin ventures out of his bookstore sanctuary, carrying with him all the yearnings and failings of humanity itself. It's a lot to ask of a rat--especially when his home is on the verge of annihilation.
A novel that is by turns hilarious, tragic, and hopeful, Firmin is a masterpiece of literary imagination. For here, a tender soul, a vagabond and philosopher, struggles with mortality and meaning--in a tale for anyone who has ever feasted on a book...and then had to turn the final page.
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Author Birthday |
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Franz Kafka was born today in 1883.
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