Today's Pick

Today's Picks




Fiction

The Condition

The Condition tells the story of the McKotches, a proper New England family that comes apart during one fateful summer. The year is 1976, and the family, Frank McKotch, an eminent scientist; his pedigreed wife, Paulette; and their three beautiful children has embarked on its annual vacation at the Captain's House, the grand old family retreat on Cape Cod. One day on the beach, Frank is struck by an image he cannot forget: his thirteen-year-old daughter, Gwen, strangely infantile in her child-sized bikini, standing a full head shorter than her younger cousin Charlotte. At that moment he knows a truth that he can never again unknown something is terribly wrong with his only daughter. The McKotch family will never be the same.




Non Fiction

Dark Days

That’s what happened to FOUR CANADIAN MUSLIM MEN accused of terrorist links. One of them, Maher Arar has been fully exonerated by a public commission of inquiry. Now Dark Days chronicles the shocking story of how three other Canadian men experienced similarly devastating ordeals. One of these men, Ahmad El Maati, says that despite everything that’s happened, “I always remember that we are the lucky ones. Since 9/11 so many others have just disappeared, or are still in secret prisons, with no right to ask questions. At least we have the right to ask questions about why this happened. At least we might get answers.”




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Today's Picks

I know all the hype seems to be about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series this season. There are other books out there believe it or not.
I'll to try to highlight a few each day leading up to Christmas.

Today's Picks



Fiction:
Through Black Spruce (The Giller Prize Winner this year)

From internationally acclaimed author Joseph Boyden comes an astonishingly powerful novel of contemporary aboriginal life, full of the dangers and harsh beauty of both forest and city. When beautiful Suzanne Bird disappears, her sister Annie, a loner and hunter, is compelled to search for her, leaving behind their uncle Will, a man haunted by loss.While Annie travels from Toronto to New York, from modelling studios to A-list parties, Will encounters dire troubles at home. Both eventually come to painful discoveries about the inescapable ties of family. Through Black Spruce is an utterly unforgettable consideration of how we discover who we really are.



Non Fiction:

An Imperfect Offering

An Imperfect Offering is a deeply personal, deeply political book. With unstinting candor, Orbinski explores the nature of humanitarian action in the twenty-first century, and asserts the fundamental imperative of seeing as human those whose political systems have most brutally failed. He insists that in responding to the suffering of others, we must never lose sight of the dignity of those being helped or deny them the right to act as agents in their own lives. He takes readers on a journey to some of the darkest places of our history but finds there unimaginable acts of courage and empathy. Here he is doctor as witness, recording voices that must be heard around the world; calling on others to meet their responsibility.

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Holiday Hours Start Dec 15

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PJ Party

Stories and Songs to get you in the mood for the tree lighting Nov 21. Come by and enjoy storytime in your PJ's, then head out to the tree lighting before tucking the children in for the night. Stories and Songs from 6:15-6:45 then the NL BIA presents the annual tree lighting in front of the library at 7:00pm.

We Called It!

Congratulations Joseph Boyden!

The 2008 Giller Prize winner was announced last night and "Through Black Spruce" by Joseph Boyden was the winner.

We have been getting tons of phone calls about when Joseph will be back in the store for a visit. We don't know yet, as soon as we know we'll get the word out!

Again Congratulations Joseph - you deserve it!

Thank You!!

Thanks you for helping us make our first five years amazing!!

Get It Here!!

Headframe was born out of a band called Natural Fact, which started gigging in 1990. That band included Eva Graves, Tom Preston and Terry Graves and eventually evolved into Gone To The Dogs. The latest incarnation has seen the addition of Amanda Mongeon on drums and Jeff Lundmark on lead guitar and banjo. Tom Preston plays bass guitar, and occasionally rhythm guitar. Eva Graves plays keyboards and

Headframe has been playing together for more than two years and has performed at Fred Eaglesmith's Great Northern Picnic, the Cobalt Miners' Tavern, Fall fairs and coffee houses.

The music tends to fall into the alt-country/roots category. Influences include Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Gurf Morlix, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, James McMurtry and a whack of others.

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www.headframe.ca