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SUMMARY:Louise Penny will be here signing copies of her new book Kingdom of the Blind from 5-7pm.
DESCRIPTION:When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse\, the former head of the Sûreté du Québec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. Still on suspension\, and frankly curious\, Gamache accepts and soon learns that the other two executors are Myrna Landers\, the bookseller from Three Pines\, and a young builder. None of them had ever met the elderly woman.The will is so odd and includes bequests that are so wildly unlikely that Gamache and the others suspect the woman must have been delusional. But what if\, Gamache begins to ask himself\, she was perfectly sane? When a body is found\, the terms of the bizarre will suddenly seem less peculiar and far more menacing. But it isn’t the only menace Gamache is facing. The investigation into what happened six months ago—the events that led to his suspension—has dragged on\, into the dead of winter. And while most of the opioids he allowed to slip through his hands\, in order to bring down the cartels\, have been retrieved\, there is one devastating exception. Enough narcotic to kill thousands has disappeared into inner city Montreal. With the deadly drug about to hit the streets\, Gamache races for answers. As he uses increasingly audacious\, even desperate\, measures to retrieve the drug\, Armand Gamache begins to see his own blind spots. And the terrible things hiding there. \n\nPlease note that this will be a straight booksigning–no reading or presentation for this event. Kingdom of the Blind will be available for purchase the day of the event and attendees are encouraged to buy the book here. If you can’t make it between 5-7 pm\, please call us and we will reserve you a signed copy.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/louise-penny-will-be-here-signing-copies-of-her-new-book-kingdom-of-the-blind-from-5-7pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T173000
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SUMMARY:Raakhee Mirchandani launches her debut picture book Super Satya Saves the Day
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nSuper Satya is ready to have a super day\, including finally conquering the tallest slide in Hoboken. But her day takes a not so super turn when she realizes her superhero cape is stuck at the dry cleaner. Will she be able to face her fears\, help her friends\, and be the true hero everyone knows she is?
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/raakhee-mirchandani-launches-her-debut-picture-book-super-satya-saves-the-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T190000
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SUMMARY:Libby Babbott-Klein and illustrator Jessica Walker sign copies of Baby Feminists
DESCRIPTION:An irresistible timely lift-the-flap board book featuring lush illustrations of your favorite feminist icons as adorable babies! \nBefore Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, Mae Jemison\, Frida Kahlo\, and others were change-making feminists\, they were . . . babies! In this board book that’s perfect for budding feminists\, lift the flap to discover what these iconic figures might have looked like as adorable babies and toddlers. With its inspiring message that any baby can grow up to make the world a better place for all genders\, this sturdy 7″ x 7″ board book makes the perfect baby gift for any family that wants to raise children who can recognize Gloria Steinem on sight.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/libby-babbott-klein-and-illustrator-jessica-walker-sign-copies-of-baby-feminists/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T190000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of Robin Newman's new book No Peacocks!
DESCRIPTION:Every day\, Harry\, Phil\, and Jim are fed sunflower seeds by the staff who care for them at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. But one day\, they decide they’re sick of them. They make a break for the New York City streets in search of pizza or Chinese takeout.\nBut everywhere they go\, they’re told “No peacocks!” by the restaurant owners.\nSo they try to get an ooey\, gooey\, delicious meal closer to home. But how are they going to sneak into the school cafeteria and get their wings on the school’s world-famous mac ‘n cheese? A little plotting\, some stolen disguises\, and a little help from some students\, and the mission is a go! But will the peacocks get their mac ‘n cheese? Or will their cover be blown so they have to fly the coop? Based on the real-life beloved bird celebrities who live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (who are known to run off the grounds)\, and brought to the page in bold\, bright style\, No Peacocks! is a hilarious romp and a perfect read-aloud.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-robin-newmans-new-book-no-peacocks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T190000
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CREATED:20180219T201630Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate 40 years of The Corner Bookstore
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URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/40th-anniversary-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180417T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the publication of Eating with Peter with author Susan Buckley and illustrator Dana Catharine
DESCRIPTION:A life-changing journey intertwining humor\, high romance\, gastronomy\, and an unsurpassable joie de vivre for readers of Julie and Julia and My Paris Kitchen.\nSusan’s life would never be the same after she meets Peter. A man who was larger than life\, Peter pulls Susan out of her comfort zone to taste the fine life\, literally. Together they embark on a rollicking adventure through Michelin-starred restaurants in France to the souks in Morocco and the waters of the Red Sea to the Caribbean. They explore the world and along the way discover the most desired tables (sometimes in a tent)\, moving from Peter’s adventures with Hemingway to sampling delectable treasures in an Alpine meadow. When they return to New York\, Peter—a writer and photographer as well as an inventive chef—and Susan incorporate their adventures into their daily American life. As they explore three-star restaurants\, French farms\, and Italian cheese makers\, the reader meets and gets a taste of famous gastronomic chefs and their dishes\, in addition to mouth-watering recipes\, culinary moments around the Buckley’s kitchen and table with family and friends\, and many of their New York food secrets. If much has been written about La Haute Cuisine in the past\, nothing compares to the fresh\, personal\, and amusing tone Eating with Peter offers.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-eating-with-peter-with-author-susan-buckley/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180306T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the publication of Up in the Leaves with author Shira Boss
DESCRIPTION:This charming picture book tells the true story of Bob Redman\, a child growing up in New York City. Tired of the noise\, the people\, and all the rushing around\, Bob took shelter in the natural beauty of Central Park—where he covertly built a series of amazing treehouses\, starting with a simple platform and growing more and more elaborate over time. He played cat-and-mouse with the park workers\, who kept tearing down his houses\, until he was finally caught. But his story ends with a happy surprise.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-up-in-the-leaves-with-author-shira-boss/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T222857
CREATED:20171103T183737Z
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of How to Be Single and Happy with author Dr. Jennifer Taitz
DESCRIPTION:How to Be Single and Happy is an empowering\, compassionate guide to stop overanalyzing romantic encounters\, get over regrets or guilt about past relationships\, and identify what you want and need in a partner. But this isn’t just another dating book. Drawing on her extensive expertise as a clinical psychologist\, as well as the latest research\, hundreds of patient interviews\, and key principles in positive psychology\, Dr. Jennifer Taitz challenges the most common myths about women and love (like the advice to play hard to get). And while she teaches how to skillfully date\, she’ll also help you cultivate the mindset\, values\, and connections that ensure you’ll live your best\, happiest life\, whether single or coupled up.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-how-to-be-single-and-happy-with-author-dr-jennifer-taitz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the publication of BUB with Elizabeth Rose Stanton
DESCRIPTION:A little monster\, caught in the middle of a boisterous monster family\, tries to find a way to be seen in this whimsically sweet and quirky picture book from the author of Henny and Peddles. \nFor Bub\, it’s not easy being the middle child in his little monster family—especially such a noisy and busy one: Maw and Paw can be very loud\, his big sister Bernice is good at everything\, and everyone has to pay attention to The Baby. No one has time for Bub. But the day comes when Bub decides to take charge\, and suddenly things change in a very magical little monster way! What happens next keeps his family guessing\, until Bub sees that it might not be so bad being in the middle\, after all.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-bub-with-elizabeth-rose-stanton/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T200000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of Jasper Johns with author Fiona Donovan from 7-8 pm.
DESCRIPTION:In the late 1970s\, after the artist’s explosive Pop Art beginnings and a period of abstraction\, representational objects made their way back into Jasper Johns’ work. Supported by the artist’s words and previous scholarship\, Jasper Johns is the first comprehensive study of his later paintings and works on paper. \nFiona Donovan helps contextualize images that have personal significance for Johns and explain a broader humanist discourse. Readers learn of his absorption with the appropriation and abstraction of images taken from Cézanne\, Grünewald\, Picasso\, and others\, and discover the inspiration Johns finds in his immediate surroundings. Progressing through several key phases and turning points in the artist’s career\, Donovan brings to light not only this subtext of inspirations and influences but also Johns’ circle of contemporaries\, collaborators\, and personal perceptions and obsessions. Johns’ compelling and enduring curiosity is omnipresent and reflected in his stylistic changes\, but the shifting themes\, motifs\, and moods of his work are all underpinned by his exceptional skill. \nThis publication offers a rare occasion to view and further understand a compellingly beautiful but elusive oeuvre.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-jasper-johns-with-author-fiona-donovan-from-7-8-pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of a new book on Harrie T. Lindeberg with authors Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker
DESCRIPTION:This architectural tour brings to light the genius and influence of Harrie T. Lindeberg\, a leader of the American Country House Era who synthesized Scandinavian\, European\, and American traditions. Harrie T. Lindeberg (1880–1959) was born of Swedish immigrants who settled in New Jersey. He apprenticed with architect George A. Freeman\, joined the prestigious firm McKim\, Mead & White in 1901\, and forged out on his own in 1906\, beginning fifty years of independent practice. An impressive client list includes the leading American families—Du Pont\, Havemeyer\, Doubleday—for whom he built houses in affluent suburbs and resorts across the country—Rhinebeck\, Newport\, Grosse Point\, Lake Forest\, and the Gold Coast of Long Island. \nArchitect Peter Pennoyer and historian Anne Walker bring Lindeberg’s work to life in Harrie T. Lindeberg and the American Country House. This survey of Lindeberg’s most stunning and influential projects includes more than 200 photographs—including new color photography by Jonathan Wallen—floor plans\, and sketches. After introducing Lindeberg’s personal history and professional background\, the book traces his career from his acclaimed debut in Pocantico Hills to larger developments like Meadow Spring and the export of his signature style to the Onwentsia Country Club in Lake Forest\, Illinois.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-a-new-book-on-harrie-t-lindeberg-with-authors-peter-pennoyer-and-anne-walker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of a new book on the history of The Brick Church with author E. Deane Turner
DESCRIPTION:The new two-volume set of books detailing the Brick Church’s history entitled A Fellowship of Kindred Minds: The Three Hundred Year Tradition of the Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York (1706-2006) has arrived from the printer. This definitive collection covers the 250-year history of The Brick Church and the 300 year influence of the Presbyterian faith in New York City. And it was painstakingly and meticulously produced over a ten-year period by the book’s author\, Brick Church member and officer\, E. Deane Turner.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-the-brick-presbyterian-church-with-author-e-deane-turner/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the publication of It's My Party with author Jeannette Watson
DESCRIPTION:Born into a celebrity family (her father was Watson’s son\, who turned the company into the powerhouse it still is today\, and her mother\, Olive\, had dated Howard Hughes and John F. Kennedy)\, Jeannette Watson’s larger-than-life family hid a number of secrets. Behind a façade of order and glamour\, Tom Watson often experienced dark moods; his depression was something he passed on to his daughter. Jeannette felt she could never measure up to her mother―a legendary beauty―and kept her nose buried in books. \nThrough her years as a debutante\, then young wife and mother\, Watson kept her feelings under wraps until she had a mental breakdown. As part of her fight to heal herself\, she left her husband\, taking their son and moving to New York City to experience its heady 1970s freedoms. She opened the legendary Upper East Side bookstore Books & Co.\, which became a gathering place for literati. Her personal life soared once more when she met her second husband\, Alex Sanger\, grandson of Planned Parenthood’s founder\, with whom she had two more sons. After a long and fulfilling run\, the bookstore closed and Watson found her way down a new path to become a spiritual healer. \nIt’s My Party is a portrait of another era\, a guide to dealing with depression\, and one woman’s effort to understand herself.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-its-my-party-with-author-jeannette-sanger/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171004T193000
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SUMMARY:Charity Tillemann-Dick will be signing copies of her debut memoir The Encore
DESCRIPTION:The remarkable true story of acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick\, who received not one but two double lung transplants and went from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in the world.\nCharity Tillemann-Dick was a vivacious young American soprano studying at the celebrated Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest when she received devastating news: her lungs were failing\, her heart was three and a half sizes too big\, and she would die within five years. Inexplicably\, despite her fatal pulmonary condition\, she could still sing. Medical experts advised Charity to abandon her musical dreams\, but if her time was running out\, she wanted to spend it doing what she loved.\nIn just three years\, she endured two double lung transplants. Teetering between life and death\, she slowly learned to breathe\, walk\, talk\, eat\, and sing again. With new lungs and fierce determination\, she eventually fell in love\, rebuilt her career\, and reclaimed her life. Over a decade after her diagnosis\, she has a chart-topping album\, performs around the globe\, and is a leading voice for organ donation. Weaving Charity’s extraordinary tale of triumph with those of opera’s greatest heroines\, The Encore illuminates the indomitable human spirit. It’s the story of confronting devastating challenges with love: the intimate love of a mother for her daughter\, a man for a woman\, a doctor for her craft\, and a singer for her music. Ultimately\, grace from God and strangers enabled the work of love to save one young woman’s breath and allowed her to reclaim her life.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/charity-tillemann-dick-reads-from-her-debut-memoir-the-encore/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171003T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T222857
CREATED:20170622T172948Z
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SUMMARY:David Cleveland signing copies of his new novel Time's Betrayal
DESCRIPTION:Time’s Betrayal is an epic multi-generational family saga covering the years from the battle of Antietam to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The novel chronicles a son’s search for a larger-than-life father\, a CIA agent who disappeared in the early fifties\, leaving behind a distraught wife and lovers\, not to mention a Pandora’s box of devastating secrets and unanswered questions that baffled all who investigated his fate–a fate as beguiling as it is mysterious. This is also a story about the crumbling edifice of the eastern Establishment after World War II and in Vietnam-era America. A poignant coming-of-age tale\, it is related though the eyes of Peter Alden\, whose school days are shattered when he overhears a conversation about his father from two CIA colleagues: how John Alden\, a world-famous archaeologist turned OSS and CIA officer\, who vanished through Checkpoint Charlie\, may have been a traitor. \nAlthough Time’s Betrayal is a literate genre-bender and suspenseful page-turner full of twists and turns\, the novel is really about how family history shapes who we are and how memory — the river of Time– guides our joint destinies\, testing our most cherished hopes\, shaping who we are and what we believe\, and teaching us that the essential truths of our humanity–freedom\, justice\, love\, and honor–must be reclaimed in every generation.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/david-cleveland-signing-copies-of-his-new-novel-times-betrayal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170829T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T222857
CREATED:20170614T132229Z
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SUMMARY:Please join us for the launch of Melissa Roske's debut Kat Greene Comes Clean
DESCRIPTION:“How do you help someone with a problem?” I ask. “A problem they don’t think they have.”\nKat Greene lives in New York City and attends fifth grade in the very progressive Village Humanity School. At the moment she has three major problems—dealing with her boy-crazy best friend\, partnering with the overzealous Sam in the class production of Harriet the Spy\, and coping with her mother’s preoccupation with cleanliness\, a symptom of her worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. \n  \nMelissa is a former advice columnist for Just Seventeen magazine in London\, where she answered hundreds of letters from readers each week. (Her column was called “Life Sucks\,” but it was Melissa’s job to insist it didn’t.) Kat Greene Comes Clean is her debut novel. Melissa lives in New York City.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-melissa-roskes-debut-kat-greene-comes-clean/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170720T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170720T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T222857
CREATED:20170525T194145Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the NYC launch of Marti's Song for Freedom with author Emma Otheguy
DESCRIPTION:As a boy\, José Martí was inspired by the natural world. He found freedom in the river that rushed to the sea and peace in the palmas reales that swayed in the wind. Freedom\, he believed\, was the inherent right of all men and women. But his home island of Cuba was colonized by Spain\, and some of the people were enslaved by rich landowners. Enraged\, Martí took up his pen and fought against this oppression through his writings. By age seventeen\, he was declared an enemy of Spain and forced to leave his beloved island. \nMartí traveled the world\, speaking out for Cuba’s independence. But throughout his exile\, he suffered from illness and homesickness. He found solace in New York’s Catskill Mountains\, where nature inspired him once again to fight for independence. \nWritten in verse\, with excerpts from Martí’s seminal Versos sencillos\, this book is a beautiful tribute to a brilliant political writer and courageous fighter of freedom for all men and women. \n 
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-nyc-launch-of-martis-song-for-freedom-with-author-emma-otheguy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T222857
CREATED:20170118T232244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T232310Z
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the launch of Grace Hopper with author Laurie Wallmark and illustrator Katy Wu
DESCRIPTION:“If you’ve got a good idea\, and you know it’s going to work\, go ahead and do it.”\nThe inspiring story of Grace Hopper—the boundary-breaking woman who revolutionized computer science—is told told in an engaging picture book biography. \nWho was Grace Hopper? A software tester\, workplace jester\, cherished mentor\, ace inventor\, avid reader\, naval leader—AND rule breaker\, chance taker\, and troublemaker. Acclaimed picture book author Laurie Wallmark (Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine) once again tells the riveting story of a trailblazing woman. Grace Hopper coined the term “computer bug” and taught computers to “speak English.” Throughout her life\, Hopper succeeded in doing what no one had ever done before. Delighting in difficult ideas and in defying expectations\, the insatiably curious Hopper truly was “Amazing Grace” . . . and a role model for science- and math-minded girls and boys. With a wealth of witty quotes\, and richly detailed illustrations\, this book brings Hopper’s incredible accomplishments to life.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-grace-hopper-with-author-laurie-wallmark-and-illustrator-katy-wu/
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the latest Wilcox and Griswold mystery with author Robin Newman
DESCRIPTION:When Penny goes missing from the nest\, Wilcox and Griswold are called in to track her down. Was the egg stolen by a rival for The Most Round in the Spring Egg-stravaganza? Was she used in a carrot cake or scrambled by a hungry porker? Or was she held for a hefty corn ransom? Who took Penny and can the detectives find her before trouble hatches?
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-latest-wilcox-and-griswold-mystery-with-author-robin-newman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170419T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170419T193000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the publication of How to Speak Soccer with author Sally Cook
DESCRIPTION:From “assist” to “woodwork\,” How to Speak Soccer includes over 125 terms paired with funny and charming illustrations that decode the words and phrases that sail around a soccer field. With the 2015 U.S. Women’s World Cup championship game being the most-watched soccer game in U.S. history\, interest in soccer has never been higher\, and there’s sure to be more newcomers discovering the game who will want to learn the lingo as well as the fascinating anecdotes and bits of trivia shared throughout the book. \nHow to Speak Soccer covers well-known words like “corner kick” and “dive\,” as well as the more uncommon words and phrases such as: \n-Banana kick: A unique kick used frequently on corner kicks that causes the ball to take a curved path.\n–Daisy cutter: A type of low\, hard shot that either stays completely on the ground or sails just above it.\n–Rabonna: A type of pass where the kicking leg wraps around the back of the standing leg. \nHow to Speak Soccer is the perfect blend of knowledge and entertainment and makes a fantastic gift book for soccer fans\, children and adults playing in soccer leagues\, and any of the growing number of fans of this exciting sport!
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-publication-of-how-to-speak-soccer-with-author-sally-cook/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us for the launch of Botanical Shakespeare with author Gerit Quealy
DESCRIPTION:A captivating\, beautifully illustrated\, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers\, fruits\, herbs\, trees\, seeds\, and grasses cited in the works of the world’s greatest playwright\, William Shakespeare\, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren—the first foreword she has ever contributed. \nIn this striking compilation\, Shakespeare historian Gerit Quealy and respected Japanese artist Sumié Hasegawa combine their knowledge and skill in this first and only book that examines every plant that appears in the works of Shakespeare. \nBotanical Shakespeare opens with a brief look at the Bard’s relationship to the plants mentioned in his works—a diversity that illuminates his knowledge of the science of botany\, as well as the colloquy\, revealing his unmatched skill for creating metaphorical connections and interweaving substantive philosophy. At the heart of the book are “portraits” of the over 170 flowers\, fruits\, grains\, grasses\, trees\, herbs\, seeds and vegetables that Shakespeare mentions in his plays and poems. Botanical Shakespeare features a gorgeous color illustration of each\, giving a “face” to the name\, alongside the specific text in which it appears and the character(s) who utter the lines in which it is mentioned. \nThis fascinating visual compendium also includes a dictionary describing each plant—such as Eglantine\, a wild rose with a slight prickle\, cherished for its singular scent\, superior to any other rose; and the difference between apples and apple-john—along with indices listing the botanical by play/poem\, by character\, and genus for easy reference\, ideal for gardeners and thoughtful birthday gift-giving. \nThis breathtaking\, incomparable collection of exquisite artwork and companion quotes offers unique depth and insight into Shakespeare and his timeless work through the unusual perspective of the plants themselves.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-botanical-shakespeare-with-author-gerit-quealy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170403T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us for the launch of Speed of Life with author Carol Weston
DESCRIPTION:Sofia lost her mother eight months ago\, and her friends were 100% there for her. Now it’s a new year and they’re ready for Sofia to move on. \nProblem is\, Sofia can’t bounce back\, can’t recharge like a cellphone. She decides to write Dear Kate\, an advice columnist for Fifteen Magazine\, and is surprised to receive a fast reply. Soon the two are exchanging emails\, and Sofia opens up and spills all\, including a few worries that are totally embarrassing. Turns out even advice columnists don’t have all the answers\, and one day Sofia learns a secret that flips her world upside down. \nSpeed of Life is the heartbreaking\, heartwarming story of a girl who thinks her life is over when really it’s just beginning. It’s a novel about love\, family\, grief\, and growing up. \n“A wonderful book that takes us from loss to laughter.” —Richard Peck\, author of The Best Man 
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-the-speed-of-life-with-author-carol-weston/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us to celebrate the publication of Golden Legacy with Leonard S. Marcus
DESCRIPTION:Eminent children’s historian Leonard Marcus’ Golden Legacy chronicles the fascinating story of the creation\, marketing\, and worldwide impact of Little Golden Books\, the most popular children’s books of all time. Launched during the dark days of WWII\, Golden Books such as The Poky Little Puppy were an instant sensation. Hallmarked by their superlative quality yet affordable\, they changed the cultural landscape and mirrored our changing postwar culture: the powerful influence of television\, the post-Sputnik renaissance in American science education\, and the birth of the civil rights movement. Lavishly illustrated with the iconic Golden Book covers and colorful artwork  generations of children have pored over\, Golden Legacy is a compelling tale of mavericks\, innovators\, and renowned authors and illustrators. . . a stirring celebration of the humble books in which we scrawled our names\, with the cardboard cover and the shiny gold-foil spine.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-to-celebrate-the-publication-of-golden-legacy-with-leonard-s-marcus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T193000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the publication of Shop Cats of New York with author Tamar Arslanian and photographer Andrew Martilla
DESCRIPTION:Humans of New York meets The French Cat in this carefully cultivated\, gorgeous full-color collection featuring New York’s iconic felines and the stories behind them.\n\n\n\nThey inhabit New York City’s most legendary and coziest spots—the Algonquin Hotel\, a whiskey distillery\, Bleecker Street Records\, and a host of yoga studios\,  bookstores\, and bike shops in between. True New Yorkers—masters of people watching—they perch on wine crates\, piles of books\, and a classic hotel countertop\, taking in the activity around them. Depending on their mood\, these cats will ignore enthusiastic admirers\, offer a few delightful purrs\, or occasionally even take a swipe. Some even find a mouse or two to chase. \nShop Cats of New York introduces forty of New York’s favorite felines—all who have an extraordinary story to tell. Popular cat blogger Tamar Arslanian and Instagram pet photographer Andrew Marttila capture these deeply loved and well cared for animals in their city habitat and reveal how they came to reign over their urban kingdoms. A celebration of some of the city’s most revered citizens and a unique look at New York life\, this enchanting illustrated volume is a must for every cat lover\, and every Big Apple devotee.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-publication-of-shop-cats-of-new-york-with-author-tamar-arslanian-and-photographer-andrew-martilla/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T180000
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SUMMARY:Edward Sorel launches Mary Astor's Purple Diary
DESCRIPTION:In a hilarious send-up of sex\, scandal\, and the Golden Age of Hollywood\, legendary cartoonist Edward Sorel brings us a story (literally) ripped from the headlines of a bygone era. In 1965\, a young\, up-and-coming illustrator by the name of Edward Sorel was living in a $97-a-month railroad flat on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Resolved to fix up the place\, Sorel began pulling up the linoleum on his kitchen floor\, tearing away layer after layer until he discovered a hidden treasure: issues of the New York Daily News and Daily Mirror from 1936\, each ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood and starring the actress Mary Astor. Mary Astor’s Purple Diary narrates and illustrates the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside Sorel’s own personal story of discovering an unlikely muse. Throughout\, we get his wry take on all the juicy details of this particular slice of Hollywood Babylon\, including Mary’s life as a child star—her career in silent films began at age fourteen—presided over by her tyrannical father\, Otto\, who “managed” her full-time and treated his daughter like an ATM machine.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/edward-sorel-launches-mary-astors-purple-diary/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160712T193000
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SUMMARY:Bill Doyle launches his latest book The Prizewinners of Piedmont Place
DESCRIPTION:One lucky family is about to win big! The prize? Twenty minutes to grab anything—and maybe even everything—in the world-famous Wish Shoppe. Cal Talaska knows his family was born to win. But before he can prove it\, he needs to convince his family to compete. You’ve gotta be in it to win it\, right? That means Cal needs to focus on what they want.\nDad wants a new piano . . . no\, a whole orchestra! Mom has her eye on a new home gym…which might be hard to grab! His little sister Imo needs tools to build a spaceship. And baby brother Bug? He just wants candy! (To share with the beloved family dog\, of course!) But what about Cal? He just wants to win . . . or maybe he has something to prove? There’s only one way to find out. Let the contest begin! This hilarious new series features a loveable family\, high stakes\, and hijinks.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/bill-doyle-launches-his-latest-book-the-prizewinners-of-piedmont-place/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T193000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the publication of How to Speak Golf with author Sally Cook and illustrator Ross MacDonald
DESCRIPTION:From ace to zinger\, How to Speak Golf includes over 125 golf terms paired with charming and clever illustrations that decode the words and phrases that fly around a golf course. Clubhouse Chatter sections are sprinkled throughout where you’ll learn about everything from the origins of golf\, the worst courses and biggest sand bunkers in the world\, to the reason why there are so many bird references in golf terminology\, a history of famous holes-in-one\, and much\, much more! \nSome of the terms included in the book are: \n–Army golf: The inconsistent hitting of the ball from one side of the fairway to the other. (Think: Left\, right\, left.)\n-Cabbage: The worst of the rough. (Also known as “Spinach” or “Lettuce.” Whatever you call it\, this is a salad to be avoided.)\n–Ham and egg: When two players on a team pair well\, with one player excelling whenever the other falters.\n–Velcro: Greens that are slow\, where it seems like the ball sticks to the grass. \nA perfect blend of funny anecdotes and fascinating bits of history and trivia\, this is the perfect gift book to have you talking like a master whether you’re a pro\, a lifelong fan\, or a novice on the greens.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-publication-of-how-to-speak-golf-with-author-sally-cook-and-illustrator-ross-macdonald/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160509T193000
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SUMMARY:Please join us for the launch of Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island with authors Kellye Rosenheim and Deborah Rivel
DESCRIPTION:Over 500 species of birds can be seen in New York City’s five boroughs and on Long Island\, one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in North America\, which also happens to be situated directly on the Atlantic Flyway. Including the latest information on the seasonal status and distribution of more than 400 species\, with 39 maps and over 50 photographs\, this full-color guide features information essential to planning a birding visit. It will become the go-to book for both the region’s longtime birders and those exploring the area for the first time.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-birdwatching-in-new-york-city-and-on-long-island-with-authors-kellye-rosenheim-and-deborah-rivel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T193000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the publication of Robin Newman's latest Hildie Bitterpickles Needs Her Sleep
DESCRIPTION:A redheaded young witch named Hildie can’t get to sleep after a giant moves in next door with a “noisy beanstalk elevator” that goes “clangity\, clank\, clunk all night long.” Then an elderly woman with a “gazillion” noisy children shows up (their home is part Converse sneaker\, part retro mobile home)\, and a wolf huffs\, puffs\, and blows the roof off Hildie’s house. \nThis is an exceptionally strong debut for Chris Ewald whose gauzy\, caricatured images meld playful modern details with familiar storybook figures: readers will have fun spotting cameos by Humpty Dumpty\, Little Miss Muffet\, and more.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/celebrate-the-publication-of-robin-newmans-latest-hilde-butterpickles-needs-her-sleep/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160425T190000
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SUMMARY:Please join Rebekah McLeod Hutto\, Associate Minister at The Brick Church\, to launch her book The Day When God Made Church
DESCRIPTION:Pentecost\, the Church’s birthday\, is an often-overlooked holiday. This book celebrates the miraculous events that occurred on Pentecost and the ways in which the Holy Spirit shaped and continues to shape who we are as God’s Church. Children will learn the story of Pentecost: the sights\, the sounds\, and the people that began the community of the Church. They will discover who the Holy Spirit is and how God calls each of us to follow Jesus. Parents\, educators\, and ministers can discover new ways to celebrate Pentecost with children in their churches and families.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-rebekah-mcleod-hutto-associate-minister-at-the-brick-church-to-launch-her-book-the-day-when-god-made-church/
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