Meet The Village Bookshop’s New Owner
Greetings to the
loyal fans of The Village Bookshop! My name is Mary Brown, and as most of
you know, I am the proud new owner of your favourite bookstore. I have been
overwhelmed by the warm welcome I’ve received—thank you to all who have
taken the time to email, call or drop in.
A little about
myself. I was a teacher and principal with the Huron Perth Catholic District
School Board for 23 years. I am currently a part-time instructor and Faculty
Advisor at Nipissing University’s Faculty of Education, Brantford campus. My
husband Dennis and I are the proud parents of three adult children. For this
lifelong avid reader, owning a bookstore is a dream realized!
If you were to ask us
how we met, Mary Wolfe and I would agree that Fate took a hand in bringing
us together. From the beginning, we felt that this was a perfect fit. Mary
has been a wonderful mentor and friend as we have worked through this
transition period. I know you join me in wishing her every success in her
future endeavors.
It is my intent to
continue the wonderful events and programs that make The Village Bookshop
special. A list of what’s in the works for 2010 can be found in this edition
of The Page Turner.
I look forward to
meeting many of you in the months ahead. Thank you for continued support of
The Village Bookshop.
Bayfield Reads 2010
Date:
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Time: 2 pm
Location: Bayfield Town Hall
Tickets: $5 each, available at The
Village Bookshop or at the door.
Refreshments will be served.
2010 Defenders and books:
Nancy Barrett: The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
Darren Erb: Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Brett Kelly: Fall on Your Knees by Ann Marie MacDonald
Jane Rowat: Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner
John McCarroll: Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
2010 Literary Events
Mark your calendars now for these spring/summer literary events.
Additional details will be published as they become available.
Sunday, May 2: Books and Brunch at the Little Inn.
Featuring Catherine Gildiner, author of Too Close to the Falls, After the
Falls and Seduction.
Sunday, May 30: Books and Brunch at the Little Inn. Featuring Drew Hayden
Taylor, playwright, humourist, author of The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic
Novel, editor of anthologies Me Sexy and Me Funny.
June 26-27: Bayfield Writer’s Festival.
Midsummer Night’s Reading Series
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Sunday, July 4: Ann Vanderhoof, author of An Embarrassment of Mangoes, and
The Spice Necklace
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Sunday, August 1: Alison Wearing, author of Honeymoon in Purdah, creator of
one-woman performance piece Giving Into Light
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Sunday, Sept. 5 (author to be announced)
Meeting Space Available
Looking for a cozy space to hold your meeting? The Reading Room at the
bookshop is available for book clubs, knitting groups, committee meetings,
etc. Just call or email and we’ll be happy to reserve the room for you.
There is no charge, and we’ll even supply the tea and coffee!
Host an Author
Would you like to sponsor a literary event or host a visiting author? Please
contact Mary at The Village Bookshop.
New Releases Now Available
Last Night in Twisted River, John Irving
Game Change, John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert
Stones Into Schools, Greg Mortensen
The Spice Necklace, Ann Vanderhoof
Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger
Our Man in Tehran, Robert Wright
The Value of Nothing, Raj Patel
Darkside, Lesley Livingston
