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UPCOMING EVENTS*:
- March 17: St. Patrick's Day
- March 19: In Store Book Signing with Jacqueline Leigh, author of Georgia Guide to Quirky Questions, 1-3pm
- March 21: VaHiKids Story Time, 10:30 am
- March 22: March VaHi Reads Book Club Afternoon Meeting, 1 pm
- March 26: In store event with Winsome Bingham, author of Soul Food Sunday, 1:00- 3:00 pm
- March 26: March VaHi Reads Book Club Afternoon Meeting, 5 pm
- March 28: VaHiKids Story Time, 10:30 am
- March 29 through April 23: Tiny Beautiful Things at Theatrical Outfit
- March 30: DogMan themed story time for kids, 4:00 pm
- March 30: Virginia Highland Farmers Market Spring Re-Opening at Farm Burger, 4:00-7:00 pm
- April 13: In Store event with Alisha Fernandez Miranda, author of My What if Year: A Memoir.
- April 28: Author Brenda Novak's Seaside Library event, including guests Mary Kay Andrews and Karen White.
- May 4: In Store event with Cat Shook, author of If We’re Being Honest.
*Additional details included in newsletter below
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LUCK O' THE IRISH TO YE!
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day! St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival! Whether you're Irish or not, Saint Patrick's Day—or Saint Paddy's Day, as some call it—can be a fun time for the "wearing o' the green," watching a parade, or getting together with friends for a pint.
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VAHI READS BOOK CLUB FOR MARCH
This month our VaHi Reads Book Club will read and discuss Olga Dies Dreaming, by Xochitl Gonzalez. RSVP is required (click here) in order to attend a meeting, with attendance limited to thirty people per meeting; our Book Club meetings fill up fast! Meeting options for March are:
- March 22: AFTERNOON Book Club meeting, 1:00 pm;
- March 26: EVENING Book Club meeting, 5:00 pm.
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BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR JACQUELINE LEIGH
We welcome Jacqueline Leigh, author of Georgia Guide to Quirky Questions, as well as other titles for children, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on March 19. In Jacqueline's book you get to go on a field trip; do you want to taste Coke at the World of Coca-Cola or stargaze at the Fernbank Science Center? This picture book of quirky questions spurs Georgia youngsters to express their individuality.
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IN STORE EVENT WITH AUTHOR WINSOME BINGHAM
VaHi Books welcomes Winsome Bingham, author of Soul Food Sunday, to the store for a book signing on March 26 from 1:00-3:00. At Granny’s, Sunday isn’t Sunday without a big family gathering over a lovingly prepared meal. Old enough now, our narrator is finally invited to help cook the dishes for the first time: He joins Granny in grating the cheese, cleaning the greens, and priming the meat for Roscoe Ray’s grill. But just when Granny says they’re finished, her grandson makes his own contribution, sweetening this Sunday gathering—and the many more to come. Evocatively written and vividly illustrated, this mouthwatering story is a warm celebration of tradition and coming together at a table filled with love and delicious food.
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TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS AT THEATRICAL OUTFIT
Based on the New York Times bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed (author of Wild) and adapted by Academy Award nominee Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Tiny Beautiful Things explores Strayed’s time as the anonymous, unpaid, advice columnist Dear Sugar. While strangers on the internet tell her their most personal secrets (which they are terrified to even share with their own families), Strayed weaves together her own personal experiences to create a column full of light, laughter, and humanity. Tiny Beautiful Things is “A Theatrical Hug In Turbulent Times”
Tiny Beautiful Things will be onstage at Theatrical Outfit from March 29 through April 23. Discover more about the show and buy your tickets here. Use discount code VHBOOKS for $10 off regularly priced tickets.
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DOGMAN STORY TIME ON MARCH 30,
PLUS SPECIAL THEMED STORY TIMES EVERY THURSDAY SPRING AND SUMMER!With the return of the Spring and Summer VaHi Farmers' Market to the neighborhood every Thursday afternoon starting on March 30, we will re-commence our Thursday Themed Storytimes! Our first Thursday Themed Storytime celebrates the release of the new DogMan book, DogMan: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey. In addition to our DogMan theme, we will have a special DogMan Day celebration in the store at 4:00 pm. Dress up like DogMan to receive a 20% discount that day!!
Then, join us every Thursday at 4:00 this Spring and Summer while we entertain with stories about dinosaurs, unicorns, cows . . . whatever our theme of the week happens to be! Make your Thursday afternoon trips to VaHi fun for the whole family!
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IN STORE EVENT WITH AUTHOR ALISHA FERNANDEZ MIRANDA
We are delighted to host Alisha Fernandez Miranda, author of My What if Year: A Memoir, to the store on April 13. RSVP is required (click here). An exuberant, hilarious memoir about a woman who pauses her successful career for a year and explores the “What If” jobs of her dreams. On the cusp of turning forty, Alisha Fernandez Miranda has climbed to the peak of personal and professional success, but at a price; she’s overworked and exhausted. Bravely, Alisha decides to give herself a break, temporarily pausing her stressful career as the CEO of high-powered consulting firm. With the tentative blessing of her husband and eight-year-old twins, she leaves her home in London to spend one year exploring the dream jobs of her youth, seeking answers to the question, “What If?”
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BRENDA NOVAK'S SEASIDE LIBRARY TOUR, WITH GUESTS MARY KAY ANDREWS AND KAREN WHITE
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak is coming to town, on her Seaside Library tour, with her traveling bookstore and mini coffee shop- housed in a Vintage 1963 Airstream! Aaaannnnddd... not only will Brenda Novak be at the event at our store, she will be joined by two other New York Times Best Selling Authors, Mary Kay Andrews and Karen White! Join us for this special event on Friday April 28 at 7:00 pm! You must RSVP to attend (click here). You do not want to miss this!
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IN STORE EVENT, AUTHOR CAT SHOOK
Cat Shook, author of If We’re Being Honest, joins us in the store on May 4! Cat Shook’s debut novel is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their history. Clever and completely original, If We’re Being Honest reminds you that while no one can break your heart like your family can, there’s really no one better to put you back together. RSVP is required (click here).
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MAY VAHIREADS BOOK CLUB
In May our VaHi Reads Book Club will read and discuss I Have Some Question for You by Rebecca Makkai. RSVP is required to attend a meeting, with attendance limited to thirty people per meeting; our Book Club meetings fill up fast! An RSVP link will be posted in our April 15 VaHiBooks newsletter.
Meeting options for March are:
- May 7: EVENING Book Club meeting, 5:00 pm;
- May 10: AFTERNOON Book Club meeting, 1:00 pm.
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NEW RELEASES!
Newly released books are delivered to VaHiBooks every Tuesday. Here's what's new this week!
- Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole
- Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
- Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty
- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch
- Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist
- Stateless by Elizabeth Wein
- City on Fire: A Novel by Don Winslow
- The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
- He Said he Would be Late: A Novel by Justine Sulivan
- The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
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BOOKSELLER TBR LISTS
Our Booksellers are constantly reading: new releases, classics, cookbooks, and non-fiction books. Wondering what we're reading now?
Allie:
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- Age of Vice by Deepil Kapoor
- The School of Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Maia:
- The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate, M.D. with Daniel Mate
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Laura:
- The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern
- Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney
- Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
Cat:
- The Maid by Nita Prose
- Euphoria by Lily King
- Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Here are some additional books on our booksellers' nightstands!
- Words of Radiance by Brian Sanderson
- Funny You Should Ask: A Novel by Elissa Sussman
- The London Seance Society by Sarah Pennen
- Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada
- The Winners: A Novel by Frederik Backman
- Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H
- The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett
- Passing by Nella Larson
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
- The Body Keeps the Score by Besser van der Kolk
- Sorry, Bro by Taleen Yoskuni
- Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi
- Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore
And finally, Sandy, our Owner, is reading:
- Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
- Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
- The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
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VAHI KIDS STORYTIME EVERY TUESDAY
VaHiKids Storytime will meet every Tuesday at 10:30 am. Sheri Dillard, Author of children's book Cowhide-And-Seek, will entertain the group each week with books and fun, keeping the kiddos giggling and learning! Would you like a list of the books and songs Ms. Sheri shares with the group each week? Click here!
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THE VAHI FARMERS' MARKET IS BACK FOR SPRING!
The VaHi Farmers' Market returns to Farm Burger on Thursday March 30 at 4:00 pm! Support local farmers and artisanal goods creators by shopping at the Virginia Highland Farmers Market on Thursday evenings from Spring to Fall! Enjoy regular farmers, food vendors, flowers and local art, along with monthly rotating vendors. Each week will feature different tunes from local musicians. Bring the kids after school to enjoy activities at the kid’s booth!
The market is run by Community Farmers Market, with community fundraising in partnership through Virginia Highland District Association and Virginia Highland Farm Burger. Community Farmers Markets Matches SNAP/EBT dollars with an equal amount of tokens for fruits and veggies. Swipe your EBT card for $10 and get an extra $10 for fruits and veggies!
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