Summer 2010 Events

We love our author events and feel lucky that so many authors visit or live on beautiful Cape Cod. If you cannot make an event, but would like a personalized copy, just call the store and we will hold it for pickup after the event or ship it to you. All events are held at the store unless otherwise noted.

To sign up for our email newsletters of upcoming events, please click  

Downloadable Flyers for the Children's Wednesday Morning Story Times and Author Literary Luncheon Series are also available in PDF format by clicking the title of the flyer you would like. 

	July 31st at 11am: J. Bean Palmer    Cape Cod Witch and Pirate's Treasure Cookbook    Wholesome, tasty treats for young folks to make with their grown-up helpers and to enjoy with friends. Graced with original full-color art, whimsical stories, and entertaining facts, readers find out how “Cooking is a kind of magic!”  And come to know the truth: “Good magic is difficult on an empty stomach.”    We'll try our own hands at a recipe - come join for some cooking fun at this booksigning!
	July 31st 2-4pm: Robert Allison    A Short History of Cape Cod    The world knows Cape Cod as Massachusetts’ premiere vacation destination, but the famed peninsula is also home to major landmarks in New England history. In A Short History of Cape Cod  – the third in his regional history series – author Robert J. Allison, chairman of the Suffolk University history department, takes readers on a tour of the fascinating past of Cape Cod, with more than 100 photographs, twenty personal profiles of historic figures and a detailed chronology.          A Short History of Cape Cod is a great book for a day at the beach or for an evening by the fire.
	August 3rd at 7pm: Kathryn Kleekamp    Cape Cod & The Islands: Where Beauty and History Meet    A slideshow and PowerPoint presentation on the images and background of this beautiful Cape Cod book. The author will give her engaging talk before answering questions and signing books.    Seating will be available on the main level of the bookstore on a first-come basis.
	August 4th at 10am: Scott M. Fischer Wednesday Morning Story Time with the Author and Art! Jump!      A sequential tale begins with a bug who escapes from a hungry frog that is pursued by a cat, which in turn is chased by a dog, in a whimsically illustrated story that features engaging repetitive text. From bugs and frogs to alligators and whales, frightened animals always move out of the way of a larger opponent.
	August 5th at 11:30am    Literary Luncheon at the Wequassett Inn Resort    Heidi Jon Schmidt Carol McCleary Holly LeCraw
	August 7th at 10am: Rose Lewis Orange Peel's Pocket       The author of the bestselling author of the classic adoption book I Love You Like Crazy Cakes visits for her new book. Nicknamed after her favorite childhood snack, Orange Peel is unable to answer her peers' questions about the country where she was born and accompanies her parents to Chinese-owned shops to learn the stories of other people who moved here from China.
	August 7th from 2-4pm: Dr. Ed Iannuccilli Growing Up Italian    Smell the aromas, feel the childhood anticipation, relive the joys and mysteries of life Growing Up Italian in America, whether you are Italian or not! You may well find that Ed Iannuccilli is capturing your fondest memories too. A true nostalgic gem!
	August 8th from 2-4pm: Janet Spurr Beach Chair Diaries    August is National Beach Month! Celebrate it here with the perfect beach-lover book - Beach Chair Diaries. For Beach Lovers from Maine to Maui. From learning to surf in Maui to walking the beach in Nantucket, eating lobster in Maine and riding the perfect wave in Martha's Vineyard, this collection of short, humorous essays will give you summertime anytime, even while reading it in the midst of winter. And at the end of each essay, Low Tide Times, provides a list of questions to help the reader remember their summer time memories and relax.
	August 11th 10am: Brian Lies Wednesday Morning Story Time    Bats at the Ballgame        Hurry up!  Come one—come all!  We’re off to watch the bats play ball!          You’ll never forget your first game: the green so green, the presence of heroes past, and togetherness with family and friends, rooting for the home tea. But you think humans are the only ones who enjoy America’s national pastime? Grab your bat—the other kind—and your mitt, and join these captivating bats as they flutter off to watch their all-stars compete. How about a mothdog?  Or some Cricket Jack?    In sweeping compositions that transport fans to the rightside-up and upside-down world of bats at play, Brian Lies treats us to a whole new ballgame!    The bestselling author of Bats at the Beach and Bats at the Library returns with his Batmobile - and this time a Pop-Up Fair Tent as well! - for a morning of story reading, activities, bats, and excitement!
	August 12th at 11:30am          Literary Luncheon  at the Wequassett Inn Resort    Jennifer Weiner
	August 14th 10am - 12pm      Matthew Van Fleet Heads!    From the #1 New York Times bestselling creator Matt Van Fleet comes a companion to the million plus copy bestseller, Tails that will dazzle and delight! Heads ? Wooly, bump and hairy ? Never has such a collection of animal heads been so much fun!
	August 17th at 7:30pm     The Elephant Project    Film and Discussion with Miranda Loud    Elephantom: 20 Short Films/20 Questions by Miranda Loud on the relationship between humans  and elephants    Miranda Loud wants to get the word out about the elephant project which will interest a wide range of people curious not only about elephants but in how artists are making a difference in connecting people with nature.    Loud's work has been at the forefront of a new awareness that artists have great power in facilitating levels of cultural change.    The films will run from 7:30-8 and will be followed by a discussion with Miranda Loud. Seating will be available on a first-come basis on the whole entrance level of the bookstore.
	August 18th 10am Wednesday Morning Story Time    The Wild West & Cowboy Express Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse!          Nellie Sue does everything with a western flair. Whether it is cleaning up the animal sty (picking up her stuffed animals) or rounding up cattle (getting the neighborhood kids together for her birthday party), she does it like a true cowgirl. All she really needs is a horse. So when Dad announces at her birthday party, "I've got a horse right here for you" Nellie Sue is excited. But when her horse turns out to be her first bicycle, it will take an imagination as big as Texas to help save the day.
	August 25th 10am Wednesday Morning Story Time    The Very Fairy Princess     While her friends and family may not believe in fairies, Geraldine knows, deep down, that she is a VERY fairy princess. From morning to night, Gerry does everything that fairy princesses do: she dresses in her royal attire, practices her flying skills, and she is always on the lookout for problems to solve. But it isn't all twirls and tiaras - as every fairy princess knows, dirty fingernails and scabby knees are just the price you pay for a perfect day!
	August 26th 2-4pm: Amy Bass   Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W. E. B. Du Bois    Amy Bass provides the first detailed account of the battle over W. E. B. Du Bois and his legacy, as well as a history of Du Bois’s early life in Massachusetts. Showing the potency of prevailing, often hidden, biases, Those About Him Remained Silent is an unexpected history of how racism, patriotism, and global politics played out in a New England community divided on how—or even if—to honor the memory of its greatest citizen.