Latest Events
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From popular One Book, One Region program authors to local writers and children’s book illustrators – both in the store and at libraries and organizations around the region – we offer you many chances to meet and chat with authors and purchase signed copies of their work.
Check our schedule of book events. We usually feature one or more authors each week at our bookstore in Mystic, CT.
Get involved!
Our theme evenings, held on the last Tuesday of each month, bring together informal groups to share their enthusiasm for a subject, from biking to birding, from kayaking to gardening, from pets to food, and so much more.
Watch our Latest Events list to find the activities that engage you.
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MAR
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Trust the Dog
Location: Bank Square Books
Please join us at 6:30 on Tuesday, March 16, to celebrate the remarkable German Shepherd guide dogs trained by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, near Hartford. The new book about Fidelco dogs, Trust the Dog: Rebuilding Lives through Teamwork with Man's Best Friend, is is the first animal book to explore the profound relationship between German Shepherd guide dogs and the people who thrive with their help. Full of uplifting stories of human/dog teams, this is a great book for dog-lovers. So join us at this book event to meet local Fidelco supporter Jessica Morrissey and welcome an actual Fidelco guide dog to Bank Square Books.
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MAR
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 1:00 PM
Journalist Lauren Weber, an East Lyme Native, Will Read from and Sign Her New Book, In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
Location: Bank Square Books
When is frugality a virtue and when is it a vice? As a journalist, East Lyme native Lauren Weber was inspired by her father's thrifty behavior to produce this comprehensive, readible study of the on-and-off practice of frugality by Americans--a very timely subject in these uncertain times. Join us on Saturday, March 20, at 1:00 p.m. to hear her read from In Cheap We Trust, and purchase a signed copy--a suitably frugal investment.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Poet Dave Madden of Westerly, and Illustrator Ian Newbury, Will Sign Their New Book, Sprung from the Soil, Being a Series of Poems on Old Sturbridge Village
Location: Bank Square Books
Westerly poet Dave Madden will read from and sign his new book, Sprung from the Soil, a collection of 33 poems inspired by the exhibits at Sturbridge Village and arranaged as one encounters them during a visit, enhanced with 12 walnut wash illustrations by Westerly artist Ian Newbury.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 6:00 PM
Mystic & Noank Library Honor Book Weekend at Bank Square Books
Location: Bank Square Books
The Mystic & Noank Library is pleased to announce the 9th annual Honor Book Weekend, which will be held at Bank Square Books in downtown Mystic on Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 5:00 PM
Nathaniel Philbrick Will Discuss and Sign His Brand-New Book, The Last Stand
Location: Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water St., Mystic, CT 06355
Watch for more information about this event, as Nathaniel Philbrick introduces his brand-new book on Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn, at the Mystic Arts Center on Saturday, May 15, at 5:00.
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