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Just Words Presents: Master Classes
in the Writing Craft
Thursdays, May 7 - June 4, 10 a.m. - 12 noon*
299 Greenwich Ave.
GAC Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
(*no class May 14 - GAC Anniversary Event)
May 7: Arthur Phillips, Illuminating the Mysteries of Structure
"ONE OF THE BEST WRITERS IN AMERICA" -WASHINGTON POST
Award winning novelist Arthur Phillips will illuminate the process of creating story structure, answer questions and sign the newly released, The Song is You. His first three literary novels, Prague, The Egyptologist and Angelica all became bestsellers. Don't miss the opportunity to garner advice from this extraordinary master craftsman.
May 14: Art Center Reserved for Anniversary Event
May 21: Susan Breen, Commanding Point of View
Breen brings perspective to the strength and limitations of various points of view and will sign copies of her novel, The Fiction Class. She teaches at The Gotham Writers' Workshop; stories appear in American Literary Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Chattahoochee Review and Kansas Quarterly/Arkansas Review.
May 28: Martha Frankel, Revelation Rules:
How Much, When & Where
A writer for Details, Cosmopolitan, The New York Post and New Yorker, the author of Hats and Eyeglasses: A Memoir convinced celebrities Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Robert DeNiro and Angelina Jolie to spill their secrets before revealing her own. The NYFFA creative nonfiction award winner, 2003 Artist-in-Residence at SUNY Ulster, and MacDowell Colony Philip Morris Fellow will address how much to reveal in non-fiction story-telling, and when, and sign her memoir.
June 4: Mitali Perkins and Rachel Vail,
Resonating with Young Readers
 Award winning children's book authors Mitali Perkins and Rachel Vail have written well loved books for children of various ages. They'll discuss the art of reaching young readers, answer questions and sign copies of their latest releases, Secret Keeper, and Gorgeous (second YA novel in the Avery Sisters trilogy).
Books for this series available on site and at Just Books
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AWARD WINNING JUST BOOKS
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 - Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events!
MAY - MAY DAYS & MOTHERS
MAY 11, 7:30 PM - JAYANTI TAMM with CARTWHEELS IN A SARI: A MEMOIR OF GROWING UP CULT at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
MAY 11, 7:00 PM - Just Words with Leslie Gueguen; tuition ($45 per two hour session) - call 203-461-9932 to register; at Just Books
MAY 13, 12 PM -- Greenwich Water Club Book Club - The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry; luncheon $40 (includes book): reservations required by calling 203-661-4033
MAY 16, 10:00 AM - KAREN BENCE with MIDNIGHT REVELATIONS at Just Books (Book Signing)
MAY 18, 7:00 PM - JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING with LIFE WITH POP at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
MAY 19, 4:00 PM - CAITLIN MACY with SPOILED at Just Books (Book Signing)
MAY 18, 7:00 PM - Just Words with Leslie Gueguen; tuition ($45 per two hour session) - call 203-461-9932 to register; at Just Books
MAY 30, 10:00 AM - LOCAL AUTHOR'S DAY: LUC HARDY with ARCTIC TRANSITIONS: WITNESS TO CHANGE - YOUNG AMBASSADORS IN NUNAVUT; SKIP ALLOCCO with YOU, IN THE END, TO YOURSELF MUST BE TRUE; DON HARRISON with CONNECTICUT BASEBALL: THE BEST OF THE NUGMEG STATE at Just Books (Book Signing)
MAY 6, 13, 20 & 27, 10:30 AM - Just Books' Toddler & Pre School Story Hour at Just Books
JUNE - FATHERS & SUMMER READING
JUNE 1, 7:00 PM - Just Words with Leslie Gueguen; tuition ($45 per two hour session) - call 203-461-9932 to register; at Just Books
JUNE 6, 10 AM - WEDNESDAY MARTIN with STEPMONSTER: A NEW LOOK AT WHY REAL STEPMOTHERS THINK, FEEL, AND ACT THE WAY WE DO at Just Books (Book Signing)
JUNE 8, 7:00 PM - Just Words with Leslie Gueguen; tuition ($45 per two hour session) - call 203-461-9932 to register; at Just Books
JUNE 9 - KATHIE LEE GIFFORD with JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I DROPPED MY LAST EGG: LIFE AND OTHER CALAMITIES at the Avon Theatre (Book Signing)
JUNE 9, 7:30 PM - ISABEL GILLIES with HAPPENS EVERY DAY at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
JUNE 13, 10:00 AM - RICHARD BROOKHISER with RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE at Just Books (Book Signing)
JUNE 23, 7:30 PM - JOAN WICKERSHAM with THE SUICIDE INDEX at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
JUNE 24, 7:00 PM - WARD JUST with EXILES IN THE GARDEN at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
JUNE 24, 12 PM -- Greenwich Water Club Book Club - The World Before Her by Deb Weisgall; luncheon $40 (includes book): reservations required by calling 203-661-4033
JUNE 25, 7:00 PM - JO MAEDER with WHEN I MARRIED MY MOTHER at Just Books (Book Signing)
JULY - BEACH BOOKS
JULY 14, 6:00 PM - BILL EVANS with FROZEN FIRE at Arcadia Café (Book Signing)
AUGUST
AUGUST 7, 7:00 PM - FRANK HERBERT with THE WINDS OF DUNE at Arcadia Café (Book Signing) - NOTE: Event is limited to 100 people; RSVP for this event in advance at 203-637-0707
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 16, 7:00 PM - LEV GROSSMAN with THE MAGICIANS at Just Books (Book Signing)
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 4, 3:00 PM - JULIE USHER with COOKIE SWAP: CREATIVE TREATS TO SHARE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR at Just Books (Book Signing)
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28 Arcadia Road
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
203-637-0707
STORE HOURS:
M-F, 9am - 5pm
Sat, 9am-4pm
Closed Sun
REMEMBER - JUST BOOKS HAS AUTHOR SIGNED BOOKS! LIMITED SUPPLIES AVAILABLE
Just Books is proud to support the community with a renewed and continued focus on customer service. Check out the Just Books' calendar for upcoming events, including book signings, book clubs, youth literacy and writing programs (Just Words @ Just Books on Monday nights). Also stop by anytime and meet the new owner Marion Holmes. Just Books also wants to hear from you, so please send us your favorites, recommendations and wish list! Just Books can special order any book, gift wrap and ship to anywhere in the U.S.
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