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Thursday, April 9, 2009

04/09/09 PRESS RELEASE: Just Books' Events April 13-18 - Cokie Roberts at Just Books!

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JUST BOOKS' UPCOMING EVENTS
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Author Visit & Book Signing
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 7:30 PM
COKIE ROBERTS
WE ARE OUR MOTHER'S DAUGHTERS &
LADIES OF LIBERTY

Cokie Roberts
Just Books' Event at Arcadia Cafe
20 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and open to the public


Award-winning journalist, Cokie Roberts, will be at at Just Books event to introduce her book We are Our Mother's Daughters: Revised and Expanded Edition (William Morrow, $23.99) just released in bookstores first week of April. In this timely book, Roberts poses the question, "What is a Woman's Place?" Roberts is a master at combining storytelling and history all the while creating a book that is a timeless keepsake and reference for women of all ages. Cokie Roberts is a news analyst on NPR radio and ABC news. She is the recipient of over 20 honorary degrees, serves on several boards of non-profit institutions as well as the President's Commission on Service and Civic Participation. This year the Library of Congress named her a "living legend," an honor only given to a few Americans.

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Author Visit & Book Signing
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 10:00 AM
ANTHONY "SKIP" ALLOCCO
FISHIN' JACK, THE FISHIN' FANATIC, AND THE ORIGIN OF FLY FISHING: THE REEL STORY
Skip Allocco
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and open to the public

Local children's author Skip Allocco as he introduces and signs copies of his book Fishin' Jack, The Fishin' Fanatic, and the Origin of Fly Fishing:The Reel Story (CreateSpace, $12.95). Mr. Allocco is a former senior partner and creative director/ executive producer for Ogilvy & Mather Advertising. His creativity really shines through in this fun and imaginative book about fishing, as told from the point of view of the worm, who teaches Jack to fly fish to get himself "off the hook."
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Story Hour
TODDLER & PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR
WEDNESDAYS, 10:30 AM
APRIL 15, 22 & 29

Story Hour
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and Open to the Public; Reservations Recommended - 203-637-0707

NEW! Toddler and pre school story hour each Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. at Just Books; call 203-637-0707 to reserve a space
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AWARD WINNING JUST BOOKS
VOTED BEST INDEPENDENT BOOK STORE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY!!

Just Books would like to THANK the community for its continued support. The success of an independent neighborhood bookstore is dependent on its loyal customers.

-- Marion Holmes and the staff at Just Books
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Just Books is Better Than Ever - Check Out These Award-Winning Author Visits & Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events!

APRIL 20, 7 PM - Just Words Writer's Workshop with Leslie Gueguen; $45 per session; call 203-461-9932 to register

APRIL 22, 7:00 PM - SARAH DARER LITTMAN with PURGE at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)

APRIL 25, 10:00 AM - E.D. HILL with I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND, I'M YOUR PARENT: HELPING YOUR CHILDREN SET THE BOUNDARIES THEY NEED... AND REALLY WANT at Just Books (Book Signing)

APRIL 28, 7:30 PM -- JEFFREY TOOBIN with THE NINE: INSIDE THE SECRET WORLD OF THE SURPREME COURT at Just Books (Book Signing)

APRIL 1, 15, 22 & 29, 10:30 AM - Just Books' Toddler & Pre School Story Hour at Just Books

MAY 2, 10:00 AM -- JERRY OPPENHEIMER with TOY MONSTER at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 6, 7:30 PM -- ANDREW TREES with DECODING LOVE at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 9, 10:00 AM -- ALICE SCHROEDER with THE SNOWBALL: WARREN BUFFET AND THE BUSINESS OF LIFE at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 11, 7:30 PM -- JAYANTI TAMM with CARTWHEELS IN A SARI: GROWING UP CULT at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 16, 10:00 AM -- KAREN BENCE with MIDNIGHT REVELATIONS at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 18, 7:00 PM -- JANIS ABRAHAMS SPRING with LIFE WITH POP at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 19, 7:00 PM -- CAITLIN MAY with SPOILED at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 30, 10:00 AM -- LUC HARDY with ARCTIC TRANSITIONS at Just Books (Book Signing)

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28 Arcadia Road
Old Greenwich, CT 06870

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