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Go Set a Watchman: first chapter

The Guardian newspaper has published the first chapter of Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s much-anticipated sequel to Go Kill a Mockingbird. The full book will be released on July 14th and we anticipate having it in the store soon … Continue reading

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A review: the new Margaret Atwood

THE HEART GOES LAST, by Margaret Atwood (pub date Sept 29, 2015) As noted in the flap copy for this title, the basic premise for this latest dystopian novel from Atwood revolves around a society that’s undergone some sort of … Continue reading

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The Fire Children by Lauren M. Roy

THE FIRE CHILDREN by Lauren M. Roy (Rebellion, $9.99, pub date June 30, 2015) https://www.netgalley.com/re/1791244?r=f This quest-type YA pulled me in from the start with the unusual setting of a society that must retreat underground to historical tunnels beneath their … Continue reading

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The First Year Lupus now available

My books came in! I’d written a book about lupus back in 2003, which is in its 4th printing with Perseus Book Group now, and I thought, “Why not? We have a ‘local author’ section in the store, I’ll order … Continue reading

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Superposition: a book review

Another review for you: A book that will soon be in the store (next week!): SUPERPOSITION by Dave Walton (Pyr, trade paperback, $17.00) A cross between a whodunit and some of the best quantum physics SF I’ve ever read, this … Continue reading

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Miranda Neville’s new regency romance is on our shelves!

Come in out of the cold and help keep our books warm! We have some author events planned for the end of January, including a signing by our very own local historical regency romance author, Miranda Neville! Her newest book, … Continue reading

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And yet more books! Fiction & nonfiction, just in time for the holidays…

Now to the fiction & nonfiction we just received that have me particularly delighted! THE ART OF ASKING by Amanda Palmer. Bestselling author, musician, performance artist—and TED talker. Amanda Palmer asked her base online followers to help fund an independently … Continue reading

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New YA and science fiction books!

MORE BOOKS, this time our YOUNG ADULT & SCIENCE FICTION acquisitions that just came in. STEELHEART, by Brandon Sanderson (trade paperback) From the jacket: “Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men … Continue reading

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New children’s books!

NEW BOOKS AT STAR CAT BOOKS! I’m so excited about some of these new books we just got in in time for you to snap them up for Christmas. We have limited copies right now, so get in here while … Continue reading

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New books, stuff, warm place to get in out of the cold – why aren’t you here?

We got a ton of new books today in our shipment of orders for you guys just in mind! LEAVING TIME, by Jodi Picoult – Our own local bestselling author, Jodi Picoult has given us another beautiful novel, this time … Continue reading

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