Dzanc Books Independent Bookstore Program: RiverRun Bookstore is the first featured store!

By michele on August 21, 2010 | Add a Comment

We're thrilled that Dzanc Books, a fantastic publisher of literary fiction, has started a wonderful new program for both readers and independent bookstores. RiverRun Bookstore is the first bookstore to be featured!

From August 15th to September 15th, if you purchase a book of literary fiction at our bookstore and then mail your receipt and flier we give you to Dzanc, they will donate one of their books to a library of your choice. 

Additionally, if you decide to sign up for one of their fabulous Dzanc Creative Writing Sessions, $5 of the registration fee will go to Seacoast Local.

This weekend, I re-read the Life as We Knew It series. I enjoyed reading them again, and couldn’t put them down. The reason I re-read them was because the third book in the series, This World We Live In, came out, and I forgot what happened in the two books before that. I would recommend the Life As We Knew It series for 13 year-olds and up. Out of five stars, I would give the whole series a 4.
 
The book I just currently finished is called The Girl Who Fell from the Sky. It’s a book about a girl named Rachel. Rachel was in a terrible accent with her mom, sister, and brother. She was the only one that survived. Rachel then goes to live with her strict grandmother, and tries to fit in at school. All of Rachel’s classmates are either black or white. She is light brown and it’s hard for her to fit in. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky is an amazing book and one of my favorites. I would give it 4 ½ stars!
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Note from Michele: Brooks Sigler is a very talented local author. She'll be reading at RiverRun Bookstore on Monday, June 14th at 7pm with Hyatt Bass. More details on their event here. 

Guest Blog Post by Brooks Sigler

I wanted to take this opportunity to say a sincere thank you to our customers. There are times that we may be working alone in the store and it starts to get busy, which can be trying for everyone involved. Especially when there are customers in the store, and three of the phone lines are ringing at the same time. And if you have ever worked by yourself, you know that this is what always happens - you go from complete silence one moment to very busy the next. Recently we announced that we are going to be hosting Paul Harding again in July, and as expected, the phones have been ringing - a lot. There have been a few shifts that I have been working solo, and most people have been great about being understanding and patient. Whether I have had to take down a name and number and call someone back, or whether someone has waited patiently while I finished up a phone call, people have been really terrific and I wanted to say thanks for that - it means a lot to me.

Emily St. John Mandel talks about the second book experience

By michele on June 01, 2010 | Add a Comment

Emily St. John Mandel is one of the rising stars in the literary world. Michele is a huge fan of both of her novels: Last Night in Montreal and her newest book, The Singer's Gun.  Emily will be at RiverRun Bookstore next week (Tuesday, June 8th at 7pm) reading with another favorite author of mine, Dan Chaon. She wrote a guest blog for us about what it's like to have a second book published.  -Michele

By Emily St. John Mandel 

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Tinkers wins the Pulitzer Prize!

By michele on April 18, 2010 | Add a Comment

For the first time in almost 30 years, a small press book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.  The last small press book to win was A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.

This recent Pulitzer winner isn't just any book. It happens to be one of our bestselling books of all time; a book that we have supported from the very beginning: Tinkers by Paul Harding, published by the wonderful Bellevue Literary Press.
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The to-be-read pile(s)

By michele on March 24, 2010 | 2 comments

Lately, I've been scanning my books into LibraryThing, a website where you can keep track of your personal library.  This is a very time-consuming project when you have 11 bookcases and books stuffed into your closet, tucked into the bedside nightstand, piled on top of the dining room table, and, well, you get the picture. I've even been tempted to use my dog's crate for shelf space (kidding, I think!).  When you own as many books as I do, it becomes difficult to remember what you already have bought, and so I'm hoping with my new system in place that once I'm finally finished scanning what I currently have, it will be easier to figure things out.  

The perfect gift for bookworms!

By michele on November 28, 2009 | Add a Comment

Are you looking for the right gift for the voracious readers in your life? RiverRun Bookstore recently launched a Signed First Editions Club.  Members receive an autographed copy of an important new work of fiction or nonfiction every month.  The cost is no more than the retail price of the book plus shipping; or you can pick it up in the store.  Sign up for a year and get free shipping!

You can buy a membership for yourself or someone else.  We send an e-mail out to members once a month letting them know about the current selection. You can always opt out if you don't want the featured book. 

So far we've offered signed copies of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo's That Old Cape Magic, Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs, and the December pick is Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna. 

Do you want a signed copy of bestselling writer Joe Hill's LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES?

By michele on September 11, 2009 | Add a Comment

We're very excited that bestselling writer Joe Hill (author of Heart-Shaped Box and 20th Century Ghosts) will be signing copies of his latest graphic novel later this month for fans. He announced this week on his website that folks can order up to 3 books per household  from us, but at least one book has to be the new Locke & Key: Head Games.  Here's the info from Joe's site: 

If you’d like to get your paws on a signed copy of Locke & Key: Head Games, put a call in to RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH, sometime between now and the 23rd of September. Their number is (603) 431-2100.

You want Spivet! You've got him.

By tom on May 06, 2009 | Add a Comment

We've been getting alot of calls about wunderkind Reif Larsen's novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, ever since the Boston Globe gave it a great big write up this week.  Well I'm happy to say that Michele, our events co-ordinator, is way out ahead on this kind of thing, and has already secured Larsen for a booksigning on June 26th at 7pm.

You can read the Globe article here.