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This month's pick for book club is Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. We will be meeting on Thursday, August 26th in an online video chat. You can RSVP to the event & get the chat link here.
The Author -- Sarah Gailey
Hugo Award Winner and Bestselling author Sarah Gailey is an internationally published writer of fiction and nonfiction. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and the Boston Globe. Their short fiction credits include Vice and The Atlantic. Their debut novella, River of Teeth, was a 2018 Hugo and Nebula award finalist. Their bestselling adult novel debut, Magic For Liars, was published in 2019. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, is available now. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com and on social media at @gaileyfrey. |
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So, what's the book about?
In Upright Women Wanted, award-winning author Sarah Gailey reinvents the pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity.
Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her--a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda.
The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
In Upright Women Wanted, award-winning author Sarah Gailey reinvents the pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity.
Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her--a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda.
The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
If this sounds like something you would like to read, you can get your copy of the book from the store for 15% off when you order with us: online, over the phone (828.386.1219), or via email. Our booksellers will be happy to help you get the book in the format that you prefer!
Buy Online
We are open to the public again (Mon-Sat from 11am-7pm) so you can pickup orders at the register. However, you can also pickup your book using our pickup basket at the front door or the drive thru window. We offer free media mail shipping for orders $30+ and free local delivery (within Boone town limits). Getting your book to you as conveniently as possible is important to us!
Finally, you can RSVP on the Facebook event to get reminders & updates about any changes to the event! Do that here! You can also add it to your personal calendar--check out the event page to see our Google event calendar where you can RSVP!
Reviews & Interviews
In A Dark Future, These 'Upright Women' Bring Hope -- NPR.com
'Upright Women Wanted' Is a Stunning, Queer Western Set in the Future -- Southern Review of Books
Review: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey -- thenerddaily.com
Interview with an Author: Sarah Gailey -- Los Angeles Public Library
Q & A with Sarah Gailey -- ReadMoreCo
'Upright Women Wanted' Is a Stunning, Queer Western Set in the Future -- Southern Review of Books
Review: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey -- thenerddaily.com
Interview with an Author: Sarah Gailey -- Los Angeles Public Library
Q & A with Sarah Gailey -- ReadMoreCo
 | This month, our book club will be finishing a series we started together and have loved sharing so much. A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab is the final book in the Shades of Magic series. V.E. Schwab has received glowing reviews from the Kirkus Review, the Library Journal, and Publisher's Weekly. Her YA & middle grade novels, published as Victoria Schwab, have also met with accolades from the publishing world. Some of those titles are This Savage Song, The Archived Collection, and City of Ghosts. Keep reading to find the summary, reviews of the book, interviews with the author, and info about how to buy your book from us in various formats. |
The summary:
As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.
In the wake of tragedy, Kell―once assumed to be the last surviving Antari―begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace―but never common―thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.
An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.
As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.
In the wake of tragedy, Kell―once assumed to be the last surviving Antari―begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace―but never common―thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.
An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.
If this sounds like something you'd like to read, you can get your copy of the book from the store by ordering online with a 15% discount through the end of August. This title is also available from our partner, Libro.fm, as a DRM-free audiobook.
You can pickup your book using our pickup basket at the front door or the drive thru window. We also offer free media mail shipping & local delivery (within our delivery area).
You can pickup your book using our pickup basket at the front door or the drive thru window. We also offer free media mail shipping & local delivery (within our delivery area).
Reviews & Interviews
"A Conjuring of Light" -- KIRKUS Review
"In Search of Doors" -- Pembroke Tolkein Lecture 2018
"An Interview with VE Schwab" -- Forbidden Planet
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Publishers Weekly
"On Creativity and Transparency" -- Bookriot
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Fantasy Book Review
"Enough of the Classic Female Roles in Fantasy" -- Washington Post
"In Search of Doors" -- Pembroke Tolkein Lecture 2018
"An Interview with VE Schwab" -- Forbidden Planet
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Publishers Weekly
"On Creativity and Transparency" -- Bookriot
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Fantasy Book Review
"Enough of the Classic Female Roles in Fantasy" -- Washington Post
We'll meet online via Google Meetings on Thursday, August 27th at 6:30pm. We want to know what you thought, even if you didn't finish it or if you didn't like it. If you've read the whole series, but not with us, we still encourage you to come chat with us about the book. You can see the Facebook event & RSVP here. Read on!
For the month of August, the Hatchet Coffee book club choice is A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, the second book in the Shades of Magic series. We read the first book together this year and wanted to complete the series. Feel free to join in the conversation, even if you weren't a part of the book club during the reading of the first book. Victoria “V.E.” Schwab is the #1 NYT, USA, and indie bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, This Savage Song, and the City of Ghosts series. Her work has received critical acclaim, been featured by EW and The New York Times, been translated into more than a dozen languages, and been optioned for TV and film. The Independent calls her the “natural successor to Diana Wynne Jones” and touts her “enviable, almost Gaimanesque ability to switch between styles, genres, and tones.” So what's this book about?
It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London.
Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.
And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.
It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London.
Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.
And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.
If this sounds like something you'd enjoy reading, we really hope that you'll come grab a copy from the bookstore or from one of the local libraries, then join us at the book club meeting.
If you decide to get your copy from Foggy Pine Books, the paperback copies are on sale for 15% off until the end of the month. You can also buy the audiobook online from our partner, Libro.fm. Click here to get yours!
If you decide to get your copy from Foggy Pine Books, the paperback copies are on sale for 15% off until the end of the month. You can also buy the audiobook online from our partner, Libro.fm. Click here to get yours!
Relevant Reviews & Interviews
"Plenty of Shadows Loom in 'Gathering'" -- NPR
"In Search of Doors" -- Tor.com
"Subverting Fantasy Tropes: An Interview with VE Schwab" -- Geekritique
"A Q&A with Author VE Schwab: On Creativity & Transparency" -- BookRiot
"In Search of Doors" -- Tor.com
"Subverting Fantasy Tropes: An Interview with VE Schwab" -- Geekritique
"A Q&A with Author VE Schwab: On Creativity & Transparency" -- BookRiot
We'll meet at Foggy Pine Books on August 29th at 7:30pm. Bring a friend and come discuss the book with us, even if you weren't able to completely finish it or if you didn't like it. You can see the Facebook event & RSVP here .
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