03/25/10 Just Books' April 11 Event - Focus on French Cinema with Muriel Barberry & Le Herisson: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Upcoming Events · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · JUST BOOKS' UPCOMING EVENT Mark Your Calendar! Special Event SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2:00 PM FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA MURIEL BARBERRY LE HERISSON: THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG Focus on French Cinema The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY To purchase tickets, visit www.focusonfrenchcinema.org Le Herisson - The Elegance of the Hedgehog directed by Mona Acache with Josiane Blasko, written by Muriel Barberry, will be featured at Focus on French Cinema 2010 on Sunday afternoon, April 11, at 2 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. For information and tickets please visit: www.focusonfrenchcinema.org. Don't miss the opportunity to see the film that everyone who has read the book has been waiting for. To purchase the book stop by the Just Books table April 11 at the festival or click here to order. Book Review - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Renée Michel is the dumpy, nondescript, 54-year-old concierge of a small and exclusive Paris apartment building... Paloma Josse also lives in the building. Acutely intelligent, introspective and philosophical, this 12-year-old views the world as absurd and records her observations about it in her journal... These two characters provide the double narrative of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and you will -- this is going to sound corny -- fall in love with both..." "Tender and satirical in its overall tone, yet most absorbing because of its reflections on the nature of beauty and art, the meaning of life and death... The intelligent Muriel Barbery has served readers well by giving us the gently satirical, exceptionally winning and inevitably bittersweet Elegance of the Hedgehog." Muriel Barbery was born in Casablanca, raised in France, and lives in Japan with her husband Stéphane. Her novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog was in second spot on the 2009 IndieBound bestseller list and 13th on the New York Times bestseller list, and a bestseller in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, South Korea and many other countries. _____________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________ Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Just Books' Events: APRIL 11, 2:00 PM -- Focus on French Cinema with MURIEL BARBERRY with LE HERISSON: THE ELEGANCE OF THE EDGEHOG (The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College) APRIL 19, 7:00 PM -- ANNA QUINDLEN with EVERY LAST ONE: A NOVEL (Greenwich Library) APRIL 21, 7:00 PM -- SHERI KOONES with PREFABULOUS + SUSTAINABLE: BUILDING AND CUSTOMIZING AN AFFORDABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME with special guests Dave Wrocklage and Jim Himes (Just Books - Reservations Required 203-637-0707) MAY 5 -- ABRAHAM VERGHESE with CUTTING FOR STONE - benefit for Room to Read (Greenwich Country Day School) MAY 13, 7:30 PM -- French in English Book Club - Anna Gavalda with Hunting and Gathering (Just Books) MAY 25, 7:00 PM - LINNDA DURRÉ, PH.D. with SURVIVING THE TOXIC WORKPLACE - book discussion & signing (Just Books) JUNE 9, 70:00 PM -- KEN MCADAMS with BON COURAGE: REDISCOVERING THE ART OF LIVING IN THE HEART OF FRANCE - book discussion & signing (Arcadia Cafe) JUNE 10, 7:30 PM -- French in English Book Club - TBA Join Our Mailing List JUST BOOKS 28 Arcadia Road Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-637-0707 · www.justbooks.org 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. Call 203-637-0707 or visit www.justbooks.org for more information

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