We were honored to be Ann Cleeves' first stop on her American tour for Cold Earth, 7th and latest in her Shetland Islands series.
Fan Cathy, who works just across the street and keeps an eye on us from her window, came in to see Ann and was buzzing with excitement to meet one of her favorite authors.
Cathy had the delight of being the first American fan to greet Ann on her tour.
Due to Wintry weather to the south,
Carola Dunn has been forced to cancel her signing with us
scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17.
Snow!
Ice!
'Tis the Season!!
We'll work on getting signed copies another way at some point after the Holidays.
She and We are sorry for the change but an author's safety does come before a signing!
We'll let you know what we know when we know.
To celebrate Robert Crais' return to SMB, Cookie Lady Gina brought homemade goodies - red arrow cookies in honor of Joe Pike's tattoos and lavender dog tag cookies to honor Maggie, the K9 cop in The Promise. While they last, we have actual dog tags to go with each signed copy of the book!
Thanks to Bob and Gina!
Craig Johnson dropped by early this morning to check his e-mail.
He'll be back at noon to sign his new Longmire, Dry Bones.
Thursday July 9th at Noon!
Don Winslow signs The Cartel (Knopf hc, $26.95): Sequel to his opus Power of the Dog: In 2004, the former leader of the entire Mexican drug universe is doing time in a US prison, former DEA agent Art Keller, the man who captured him, is tending bees in a NM monastery, and Mexican cartels have carved up his world and exist in a tenuous peace. All of the peace is shattered when the patron, Adan Barrera, arranges to be transferred to a Mexican prison. Unprecedented violence and chaos erupts.
- to be picked up at the signing
- to be picked up later, after the signing
- to be mailed to you anywhere on the planet!
Tues, March 17: Dennis Lehane
drops by to sign copies of his new crime novel.
Reserve a copy by 8am Monday, March 16!
The end of his Boston Trilogy continues with Joe Coughlin older and wiser, a single father, and officially out of the rackets. Not to say he’s out of the world of crime. He’s become a trusted member of The Commission, the governing body of the national organized crime world, working with Lansky, Luciano and those who run Florida. But life is not peaceful and relaxing. There are always those jockeying for power, to move up, to become the boss. Some are reasonable men, business men, and some are just killers. A melancholy and literary slice of noir.
Jayne Ann Krentz Event Cancelled
Due to an unforeseen health emergency amongst the staff, we at SMB have cancelled the January 6th signing for Jayne Ann Krentz‘s book Trust No One. We think it is only fair to tell you this now so that you can try to make alternate arrangements to get a signed book. Keep an eye on Jayne’s website, Facebook and/or Twitter feed for further event news.
Again, our profound apologies!
JB (and the crew)
Saturday November 29th at Noon - Bernadette Pajer signs Edison Effect
UW Professor Bradshaw is drawn into the controversy over electrical services. Edison wants his help but Bradshaw resists. When Edison’s device is tossed into Elliot Bay, great effort is put into finding it. Then one of the divers is found dead in a window of The Bon Marché wrapped in holiday lights powered by Edison’s gizmo and things get nasty as the holidays approach. [For anyone wanting a book earlier than Thanksgiving Weekend, let us know and Bernadette will come in to sign reserves when the book is just out.]
Reserve Your Copy Today!
Tomorrow afternoon - Friday, August 1st:
Deborah Harkness drops by to sign copies of The Book of Life, the end of her "All Souls Trilogy".
Quantities will be limited!
If you'd like a signed or personalized copy, act fast!
Down for the day from Vancouver Island, Chevy Stevens made her first visit to us to sign her fourth book, That Night.
Over the years, we've gotten books signed in many ways and circumstances. We've taken books to hotel rooms, met authors behind curtains at trade shows, even had a box of books signed while spread out on a bench at the parking lot at Sea-Tac airport. This comes close to that.
Craig Johnson wasn't going to be coming to Seattle to sign copies of his brand new Longmire novel, Any Other Name, but cookie lady Gina was going down to see him in Portland. She was happy to take copies down for him to sign and he was happy to sign them. Little did we know that this'd get done on the trunk of a car! But hey! - whatever it takes, right!
We're so glad it wasn't raining...
Our thanks to Craig and Gina for going the extra mile for us all!
Reserve your copy of Joanna Fluke's Blackberry Pie Murder and enter to win a basket of goodies!
Included in the basket:
Blackberry Pie Murder (HC), Red Velvet Cupcake Murder, Mesuring Spoons, a Pie Plate, Small Teapot Timer, a Blackberry Pie Recipie Card and a Spatula!
Jayne Ann Krentz made a trip in this afternoon to get a head start on signing the reserved copies of River Road. As usual, they'll be mailed to all points of the planet. The international orders are usually the first to be shipped since they have the farthest to travel!
That little thing Jayne is holding in her left hand is the small, pink-handled screwdriver that has her name and the title of the book on the handle. One will be included with each mailed copy and handed to to those who come in and buy the book at the signing on Tues, January 7th.
Gail was nice enough to stop by the shop and sign her new book, Curtsies & Conspiracies!
Get your signed copy before they are all gone!
Gail Carriger - Curtsies & Conspiracies
Gail Carriger will be stopping by this Saturday, November 9th for a stock signing!
If you would like a book signed, call, e-mail or order thru our website - we will have them signed any way you would like!
Amber's Review:
Sophronia fought against her parents sending her away to finishing school, now she cannot imagine being anywhere else. Just as her mother imagined, Sophronia is learning how to dance, pour tea and curtsey as any proper lady should. However the other classes offered at the floating school (did I mention the school is located on a dirigible?) are a bit more exotic…poisons, self-defense, information gathering and reconnaissance. Ultimately, her finishing, should she pass all her exams, will turn out a fine polished young spy into society.
The school is all atwitter when a trip to London is announced by the headmistress. Sophronia suspects the reasons for this sudden excursion are far more complicated than meets the eye, since it doesn’t make sense that the school would uproot itself merely to witness a historical event, no matter the supernatural implications. Adding to the excitement is a debut ball, several kidnapping attempts and a flamboyant vampire. Well things are about to get very interesting!
For those of you who have read the five books in the Parasol Protectorate series, this is a very interesting YA series, as they are a prequel to those books. You get to meet Genevieve Lefoux as a precocious ten year old and Lady Sidheag Maccon and begin to understand how she was able to lead a werewolf pack as a human. I found it great fun to meet these characters again and learn more about their origins.
For those of you who have not read anything in this universe before, never fear! While it is set in the same world and has a few carry-over characters, you do not have to have any knowledge of them in order to understand and love this book.
Carriger does a great job in setting the reader up for success, without her writing becoming formulaic. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is charming, witty, humorous, adventurous and filled with intrigue. I found that the notion of women out in society (high or otherwise) would make excellent spies during this period, with a bit of training, since ladies’ intelligence was often overlooked, and the school helped them to take full advantage of this flaw in society. I also enjoyed the fact that while there are many strong male characters, Sophronia never relies on them to save the day. Rather she relied on herself and her training to figure out what is afoot and to thwart other people’s machinations.
I would suggest reading Etiquette & Espionage, the first book in the series before you start on this one, as it will give you a firmer grasp the complexities in this installment in the series.
I would recommend this book to any female 14 and above, or very open minded males of the same age (but this I think is mainly aimed at the female audience).
