Running a bookstore is a persistent learning experience," says [Michael DeSanto]. "There are 'a-ha!' moments every day." That's why, in addition to frequent author appearances, Phoenix has instituted regular open mie nights and knitting circles. Shoppers will find cards, journals and calendars on display, as well as copious hard- and softcovers.
The Last Five Years" for Phoenix Stage Company's production, 1 p.m. April 10, by appointment, free, Phoenix Stage Company, 686 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck; 203-632-8546. BOOKS, WRITING, TALKS Durham Road Evolving Women Workshop and Discussion Group, through April 27, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, $15/session. 1290 Durham Road, Guilford; 203-451-2787.
If e-books are popular, they aren't exactly beloved. [Chris Bohjalian] notes, "As a culture we have a totemic connection with paper books that is a half millennium long." Michael DeSanto, owner of Phoenix Books in Essex, compares paper books to daylilies. "When I buy a book," he says, "I'm buying more than the brief life of an electronic image on my screen. I'm buying a lovely flower for my garden. says [MARGO BALDWIN], "there's just a huge amount of change going on, and nobody in the business knows how it's going to play out." She believes "e-books will continue to grow and level off at some percentage of the business. They're not going to displace printed books" - except "throwaway books," she speculates. (Think of those romances.) Lucinda Walker of the Norwich Public Library, anothe...
Alone Together Again" Open for Clockwork Repertory Theatre's production, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, snow date: March 5, free, Clockwork Repertory Theatre, 133 Main St., Watertown; 860-274- 7247. "The Glass Menagerie" for Phoenix Stage Company's production, 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, free, Phoenix Stage Company, 686 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck; 203-632-8546. BOOKS, WRITING, TALKS
CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich, the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years to be removed from office by impeachment, signed a deal Monday to write a book "exposing the dark side of politics," his publicist said. Blagojevich signed a "six-figure" deal to write a book for Phoenix Books, to be released in October, publicist Glenn Selig said in a news release. Selig said the former governor "plans on exposing the dark side of politics that he witnessed in both the state and national level.
From Africa, we travel to China. The beautiful hardcover title "The Girl Who Drew a Phoenix" (Margaret K McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2008) by Demi is stun- ning. You will find it difficult to put down this gorgeous book that literally sparkles. From its bigger-than-life illustrations of the phoenix, to the very tiny main character and other chil- dren in their rich, traditional attire. From its precious mes- sage of getting rid of negativity, to the clever, practical formula of "drawing" them away. From its lavish, colorful pages to its neatly condensed text. From the opulent, realistic cultural Asian designs and backdrops, to the heavenly fantasy setting that frames the background of the beautiful phoenix. And the colors of the phoenix sing! Yes...
After releasing three classical CDs and touring the world, the 5 Browns -- Deondra, Desirae, Gregory, Melody and Ryan -- who hail from Alpine, have released a book, "Life Between the Keys: the (Mis)Adventures of the 5 Browns. The book (Phoenix Books, $24.95) is a collection of anecdotes that the piano-playing siblings have experienced throughout their life and career.
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