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A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve...
Coming Tuesday, September 17th from bestselling author Richard Osman- a new mystery series.
We Solve Murders pre-order your copy today.
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Books Plus Plus
We learned to make books with our display pieces from Plus Plus. Plus a customer helped.
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A new Amor Towles book makes us happy.
#amor towles#new book#short stories#novella#a gentleman in moscow#rules of civility#the lincoln highway#table for two#book recommendations#npr#author interview
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Friday night sunshine in Wellesley Square.
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming, published by Scribner
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein, published by FSG
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud, published by Melville House
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles, published by Random House
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia, published by Henry Holt
How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair, published by Simon and Schuster
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Happy Birthday Robert Frost
Born March 26, 1874 in San Francisco
Died January 29, 1963 in Boston
To the Thawing Wind
Come with rain, O loud Southwester!
Bring the singer, bring the nester;
Give the buried flower a dream;
Make the settled snowbank steam;
Find the brown beneath the white;
But whate’er you do tonight,
Bathe my window, make it flow,
Melt it as the ice will go;
Melt the glass and leave the sticks
Like a hermit’s crucifix;
Burst into my narrow stall;
Swing the picture on the wall;
Run the rattling pages o’er;
Scatter poems on the floor;
Turn the poet out of door.
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Reading for the Ides of March
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As booksellers in an independent bookstore, we love a challenge!
The longer we work and read- the more we know.
My first Guardian Books cartoon for 2024
#tom gauld#book comics#book detectives#booksellers#independent bookstore#wellesley books#new england booksellers#bookseller brains#hive mind
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Women's Prize for Fiction 2024
The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the greatest celebration of female creativity in the world.
The judging panel for the 2024 prize is chaired by author Monica Ali. She is joined by author Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀; author and illustrator Laura Dockrill; actor Indira Varma; and presenter and author Anna Whitehouse.
The longlist titles announced today are:
Hangman by Maya Binyam
In Defence of the Act by Effie Black
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright
The Maiden by Kate Foster
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee
The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams
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Maureen Corrigan reviews The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai translated by Jesse Kirkwood
#japan#detective novel#food#novel in translation#father and daughter#japanese food#memories of food#maureen corrigan#npr#book review#freah air
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We are New England booksellers.
A wintry mix of books.
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The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year.
Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian
#andrew carnegie medal#american library association#excellence in nonfiction#excellence in fiction#amanda peters#roxanna asgarian#berry pickers#we were once a family
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Say yes to corgis! We love it when our books and gifts come together this magically.
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#ala#ala awards#american library association#newbery#caldecott#dave eggers#vashti harrison#the eyes and the impossible#big#picture book illustration#kids books
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Our 2023 bestsellers bookmark is here! How many have you read?
#2023#bestselling books#our top25#adult books#kids books#wellesley books#independent bookstore#new england bookseller
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We love the image Sophie Blackall has created for the poster celebrating Children's Book Week.
Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.
Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, young people across the country participate by attending events at schools, libraries, bookstores, celebrating at home, and engaging with book creators both online and in person.
In 2024, Children's Book Week will enjoy two dedicated weeks of celebration, May 6-12 and November 4-10.
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