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Bloomsday Celebration
Sunday, June 16th 1-5:00 pm
James Joyce is Alive and Well in Kirkland!
Join us for an afternoon of readings from Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses. Volunteer your dulcet tones to read a short segment or just listen to the words from one of the world's greatest literary works. Music by Geoffrey Castle, libations and good discussion to follow. For sign-up to read or information, call 425-828-6546 or email parkplacebooks@integra.net.
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Tuesday, June 18th 7:00 pm
Shannon Polson
Following the deaths of her parents by a wild grizzly bear in Alaska's Arctic, Shannon Polson begins her quest for healing which is recounted with heartbreaking candor in North of Hope, as she retraces her parents' final days along an Arctic river searching for her own sense of peace and meaning in the journey. This beautifully written book is for anyone who has experienced grief and is looking for new ways to understand overwhelming loss. Readers will find empathy and understanding through Polson's journey. "A soulful and brave book..a testament to deep change, human and wild." - Terry Tempest Williams
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Tuesday, June 25th 7:00 pm
Finding Home
Author Sally Ooms will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Finding Home: How Americans Prevail, a book that is about people who have come dislodged from their center, the place they call home, and about how they have righted themselves. Everyday Americans elaborate on how they have solved problems our society hands us on a daily basis. Included are the voices of vets, foster kids, single moms and laid-off workers, retirees and business owners. These people are doing more than just coping. They are innovators in their own lives.
Should be an evening of interesting discussion.
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| Author Appearance
Wednesday, June 26th 7:00 pm
Fifty Shades of Schwarz
Ed Harris, author of Fifty Shades of Schwarz will discuss and sign copies of his hilarious parody about trying to find love and romance in a world of modern technology and fast dating. We meet Maya Stein, a 29 year old graduate of Brandeis who lives in Brooklyn and works for an Internet marketing firm in Manhattan. She is a confident young woman who has been around (shall we say?) and who spends her free time (and her not-so free time) cruising the web. Join us for a laugh filled evening.
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Author Event
Thursday, June 27th 7:00 pm
Hope Chest
In 1959, when Kathleen Andrews pledged a sorority at the Univ of Washington, girls were expected to get married. Their job choices were limited mostly to teaching, nursing and office work, things they could "fall back on." They were teased that they went to college to get their MRS degree. Kathleen followed all the rules that were taught to her and expected to meet her future husband.
But the rules did not prepare her for the transition from the predictable roles of the Eisenhower years to the revolutionary ideas of the Women's Movement that would change everything she was taught to expect --- and accept.
Join Cherie Tucker, author of Hope Chest for what definitely will be an fascinating evening of discussion about where we have come from and where we are today in regards to women's roles at home and the workplace.
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Upcoming Events
JUNE 2013
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Quote of the Month
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give to another person,
he believed in me." Jim Valvano
Happy Father's Day!
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Poetry Night
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Parkplace Books
Wednesday, June 12th 7:00 pm
Join featured PacNW poets, Richard Wakefield and Jodi Knowles for an evening of poetry reading and Open Mic This a great chance to read from your own personal work and hear from some of our local best talent.
Open to All.
"Poets are...the trumpets which sing
to battle" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Instore Book Clubs
Tuesday, June 25th 6:30 pm
Reading Circle will meet early at 6:30 to select next 6 months of book titles.
At 7:00 pm discussion of Tortoise & the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins will begin.
Sunday, June 30th 3:00 pm
Knit Too Readers will discuss End of Your Life Bookclub by Will Schwalbe
Both bookclubs are Open To All
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Order a BOOK from us!!
See something you like or need a recommendation?
Not sure what the title is?
Can't make it into the bookstore?
Well, call or email us with your order or questions. Nine times out of ten,
we can have the right book for you in 1 to 3 days.
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Shop Kirkland First!
When you shop at your local independent bookstore...
You keep money in your local economy,
You help create and keep local jobs,
You conserve tax dollars,
You help the environment and you nurture our community.
All of this along with discovering the next great reads!
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