The Little Bookshop

August 2023 Book News

Upcoming Author Event


Tuesday, August 22 at 6:00pm


TLB is excited to host local author Elizabeth Felicetti as she launches her new book Unexpected Abundance: The Fruitful Lives of Women Without Children.


Elizabeth Felicetti is an Episcopal priest and the rector of St. David's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. Felicetti's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Christian Century, and numerous other magazines.

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Books are $16.99 and will be available for purchase at the event.

TLB will be closed Wed. August 16th and Thur. the 17th while we take our kiddos to college! Thank you for your understanding...we'll see you on the 15th or the 18th or 19th!

Fall Book Club News

You will need to purchase the book in order to confirm your sign-up. You can pay for the book in-store or by phone. 804-464-1244. You will receive an email from the store when the books are available for pick-up.

Questions? Call us or send an email to: [email protected]

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September


My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor


Day: Wed., 9/13 at 1:00 PM

Evening: Tues, 9/19 at 6:30 PM


﻿★ "O'Connor is a masterful storyteller, weaving a violent, terrifying, suspenseful, yet ultimately uplifting story of one man's courage and determination to fight back against Nazi brutality, whatever the risk. Superb!"--Booklist (Starred Review)


★ "Riveting... A storytelling tour de force. This is top-drawer WWII fiction."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)


October


Happiness Falls by Angie Kim


Day: Mon., 10/16 at 1:00 PM

Evening: Tues., 10/17 at 6:30 PM


"[A] page-turner about a missing man and a precise (and luminous) exploration of what it's like to be the teens he has left behind." --Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lioness

November


Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom


Day: Wed., 11/15 at 1:00 PM

Evening: Tues., 11/14 at 6:30 PM


"Grissom offers an ambitious account of bravery and initiative inspired by the true story of a Crow woman who married a white man in late-19th-century Montana...With a flashback-heavy narrative, Grissom effectively conveys how Mary's Crow childhood stays with her over the course of her new life. This moving story of one woman's grit, survival, and resilience will keep readers turning the pages." --Publishers Weekly

New in Fiction

Available now

Coming of age


"Tom Lake is about romantic love, marital love and maternal love, but also the love of animals, the love of stories, love of the land and trees and the tiny, red, cordiform object that is a cherry....This generous writer hits the mark again with her ninth novel." -- Washington Post

Available now

Magical realism


"Love, magic, and mystery shimmer from every enchanting page of Heather Webber's latest novel, At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities! From its very first lines, this delightful story--and its wide cast of eccentric, charming characters--pulled me in and held me until its satisfying end. Find a cozy spot and sink into this charming tale brimming with promise, abandoned fears, and love found, lost, and found again." --Lauren K. Denton, USA Today bestselling author of The Hideaway and A Place to Land

Available 8/8

Historical fiction


"Funny, tender, knockabout, gritty, and suspenseful, McBride's microcosmic, socially critiquing, and empathic novel dynamically celebrates difference, kindness, ingenuity, and the force that compels us to move heaven and earth to help each other." --Booklist (starred review

Available 8/8

Historical fiction


"Clear a space on the shelf reserved for your favorite comfort books. Mrs. Porter Calling is the rare novel that manages to be deep as it is delightful. Funny, endearing, heartbreaking, and uplifting -- it's a thoroughly entrancing story about friendship, work, and finding the best in life, even during the worst of times." --Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair

Available 8/15

Literary fiction


"Alice Hoffman's The Invisible Hour is a rich, immersive, magical reading experience. This beautiful novel is about the stories women tell each other and the ones that save us, about the price and peril of motherhood, and the difficulties women have faced throughout history in controlling their own fates. Alice Hoffman, the reigning queen of magical realism, takes her readers on a fantastic, mystical journey that celebrates the joy and power of reading and dares to believe in the impossible."-- Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds

Available 8/29

Literary fiction/mystery


"Brilliant . . . amazing . . . the claim that a book will change your life often seems like exaggeration. Here the potential is real." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"A sublime literary mystery that is a mesmerizing update to the missing person story, a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race." --Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee

Available 8/29

Mystery


"Leonie Swann's The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp is utterly superb. It is as rich and enticing as a perfect cup of cocoa--sweet at first taste, but with something delightfully, deeply, deliciously dark within. A beguiling and unforgettable read."

--Deanna Raybourn, author of Killers of a Certain Age

Available now

Mystery


"Hirahara humanizes the struggles of Japanese Americans rebuilding their lives from scratch. Her evocation of Little Tokyo haunts will bring a flood of memories for some Angelenos while introducing a new generation of readers to a pivotal period in L.A. history."

--Paula Woods, The Los Angeles Times

New in Nonfiction

Available now

Life science


"[An] entertaining account...wondrous...Casey excels at conjuring the "marvelous weirdos" that glide through submersibles' beam." -- Scientific American

﻿"Casey's descriptions of the shimmeringly strange life teeming below the waves capture her wonder and ravishment in prose that morphs into poetry ... enthralling." --The Boston Globe

Available 8/22

History


"An intimate and harrowing account of dozens of young Jewish women who were on the first convoy to arrive at Auschwitz in March 1942 . . . Macadam doesn't shy away from the gruesome details but also notes the women's close-knit bonds and willingness to protect each other when they were sick. She movingly describes how the legacy of trauma has impacted the children and grandchildren of the handful of survivors. This careful, sympathetic history illuminates an incomprehensible human tragedy." --Publishers Weekly

Available 8/29

History/essays


Lepore brings her vibrant curiosity and wide-ranging erudition to a host of topics . . . 'All historians are coroners, ' she remarks, explaining her deft dissection of past lives, but not all bring to their writing Lepore's grace, precision, and deep humanity. A noteworthy collection from an indispensable writer and thinker.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Available 8/29

Linguistics/history


"Nuttall, a scholar of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and the history of the English language, brings humor and a merry curiosity to her examination of the 'lively, unruly and often startlingly vivid' words used in reference to women and their bodies from Old English to the present. . . . A fresh, informative perspective on women's lives through the centuries."

―Kirkus Reviews

Available 8/8

Social science


"Every few years, an academic work arrives that transcends genre, combining unparalleled research skills with engaging storytelling. The Injustice of Place... harnesses the most powerful aspects of big data while diving into historic narratives that continue to inform and instruct." -- Shelf Awareness

Available 8/8

True crime


"A white-knuckle page-turner...This definitive look at a case Glatt considers the most 'terrifying' of his decades of experience as a journalist is must reading for true crime fans." -- Publishers Weekly (starred)

New in Young Adult

Available 8/29

History


"Passionate, absorbing, and, unfortunately, more than a little relevant to current events." --Kirkusstarred review


"[A]n important, highly readable addition to the library of Holocaust literature for young people." --Publisher's Weeklystarred review

Available 8/29

Mystery


Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher. (publisher marketing)

Available in paperback 8/29

Magic/romance


* "Welch utilizes an extraordinary sense of place, a lightly magical story line, and the healing power of love--both familial and romantic--to great effect."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

Available in paperback 8/29

Humor/romance


Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this "mega swoon-worthy, effortlessly cool" (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author) novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates.

New in Middle Grade

Available 8/29

Fantasy/animals


The New York Times bestselling authors of Bob, Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, introduce readers to a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. (publisher marketing)

Available 8/15

Graphic novel/early elementary


Norma devises a plan with friends Belly and Little B to sneak through the Mr. Fortune cookie factory to get their own fortunes squirreled away inside of the treats. (publisher marketing)

Available 8/15

Nonfiction/art


Including all of the important art movements from Renaissance to Rococo as well as the great artists from these eras, this book takes readers on an international tour of the world's greatest art form. Full color. (publisher marketing)

Available 8/22

Mystery


When someone keeps stealing Jack-o'-lanterns and a mysterious haunting begins at her Aunt and Uncle's old farm, Truly and the other Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes work to uncover the cause behind the fall shenanigans in their home town.

Available 8/29

Animals


The start of a brand new series about working dogs from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, W. Bruce Cameron! (publisher marketing)

Available 8/29

Humor


Once again, Reynolds adroitly weaves emotional business into the teeming tapestry of apartment houselife by surrounding his caped protagonist, still struggling with his parents' recent separation, with a colorful cast depicted by Raúl the Third in typically snappy, dynamic flurries of motion on nearly every page. --Booklist STARRED Review

New in Picture Books

Available 8/15

Social themes

Ages 2-5


Llama Llama learns a lesson in telling the truth in this new book in the bestselling Llama Llama series. (publisher marketing)

Available 8/29

Animals

Ages 3-6


The Scariest Kitten in the World is a hilarious picture book by Kate Messner and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley in the vein of The Monster at the End of This Book about a not-so-scary kitten and a not-too-terrifying haunted house.

Available now

Animals

Ages 2-5


A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandmothers and grandchildren, featuring a shimmering silver foil cover! (publisher marketing)

Available now

Humor

Ages 4-8


A troll, a witch, and a ghost compete to see who can scare the little girl who is new to the their neighborhood, but her courage and kindness defeats them all.

Available 8/8

Poetry/animals

Ages 4-6


The follow-up to If You Go Down to the Woods Today, a Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball is a charming picture book that invites readers to join Bear and his friends through the seasons as they prepare a party filled with love, homemade delights, and woodland magic.

Available 8/22

Social themes

Ages 4-8


★ "Smith has joined the oddball goofiness of his earlier books with the heart and soul of his more recent stories, and the result is a book as physically beautiful as it is moving.... A buoyant, bristly ode to joy." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Coming to TLB in October...

Upcoming Author Event


The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad

by Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder (U.S. Army Ret.)


October 26 at 6:00 PM


We are very excited to have Virginia author Mari Eder in our store! Many of you read her previous book and TLB Book Club pick, The Girls Who Stepped out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II (so awesome!). Now she has a new book out about Mae Foley who was one of the first women to be sworn into the NYPD and formed the first auxiliary police force called the "Masher Squad," which brought down robbers, rapists and more. While women were fighting for the vote, she was fighting crime.


﻿Come join us for this wonderful event.

Books will be available for purchase prior to and at the event.

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