Guest Column
For the love of words
Date Published: February 2008
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A good book is the perfect cure for winter doldrums. The right fiction work will put you into another world and a great biography can make you fall in love with life all over again.
Our community is filled with avid readers with various interests. Not surprisingly, what we sell to you in the bookstore is often a bit different than the top New York Times bestsellers. The following are a few good reads that our neighbors especially like.
"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen has us all entranced. Told by 90-something-year-old Jacob, the chapters move flawlessly back and forth in time as this entrancing story unfolds. The pages are filled with circus tales and thoughtful reflections about growing old. Our community has shown great interest in Gruen's work and the title continues to sell extremely well.
"Eat, Pray, Love" and "The Secret," both featured titles on Oprah, have been embraced throughout our community. "The Secret" was originally a self-published New Age/Self Help title sold only through the Internet. Its unforeseen success has taken the book world by storm. The biography "Eat, Pray, Love" resonates with local readers, and has shown to be a great read for women of all ages.
For the younger set "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney, is quite popular with the locals. One young customer described it as "laugh out loud funny." Originally a Web comic, every page is illustrated but reads like a novel. The work especially appeals to boys and is most popular with grades five through eight.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," book seven in the Harry Potter series, maintains its bestseller status and the series continues to be attractive to both teens and adults.
March 29 is the bi-annual Local Author Appreciation Day with participating authors soon to be announced. If you have little ones, don't miss our Third Saturday, 11 a.m. storytime with Magic Circle Theater.
Of course, every day is a great day in the bookstore. We're here to help get you through the winter doldrums.
Our community is filled with avid readers with various interests. Not surprisingly, what we sell to you in the bookstore is often a bit different than the top New York Times bestsellers. The following are a few good reads that our neighbors especially like.
"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen has us all entranced. Told by 90-something-year-old Jacob, the chapters move flawlessly back and forth in time as this entrancing story unfolds. The pages are filled with circus tales and thoughtful reflections about growing old. Our community has shown great interest in Gruen's work and the title continues to sell extremely well.
"Eat, Pray, Love" and "The Secret," both featured titles on Oprah, have been embraced throughout our community. "The Secret" was originally a self-published New Age/Self Help title sold only through the Internet. Its unforeseen success has taken the book world by storm. The biography "Eat, Pray, Love" resonates with local readers, and has shown to be a great read for women of all ages.
For the younger set "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney, is quite popular with the locals. One young customer described it as "laugh out loud funny." Originally a Web comic, every page is illustrated but reads like a novel. The work especially appeals to boys and is most popular with grades five through eight.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," book seven in the Harry Potter series, maintains its bestseller status and the series continues to be attractive to both teens and adults.
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Be sure to visit Barnes & Noble on March 1 for History Day. 19th Century Publishers will be on hand with slide shows of incredible local pictures from the 1800s; author Chris Enss will be showing off her historical titles and Carlos Alcala will be presenting his book "Street Wyse; a Local Guide to Street Names." To top off the day, at 4 p.m. bestselling author Lisa See will be in the store for a presentation and book signing for the Roseville Reads selection "Snowflower and The Secret Fan." March 29 is the bi-annual Local Author Appreciation Day with participating authors soon to be announced. If you have little ones, don't miss our Third Saturday, 11 a.m. storytime with Magic Circle Theater.
Of course, every day is a great day in the bookstore. We're here to help get you through the winter doldrums.
Christina Richter is the community relations manager for Barnes & Noble Roseville. She can be reached at CRM2031@ bn.com.
