The Downtown Fall Open House was delightful! Downtown businesses are decorated for the season and looking so cozy. At Wheatberry, we brought back a seasonal display of our always popular "Blind Date With A Book" promotion. Through the end of October, readers can purchase a horror novel, thriller, romance, or cozy book without knowing the title! It's the perfect shopping experience for the adventurous reader.
We hosted several incredible authors last month, including Alyssa Nichols, Edmund Stone, and Neal Parks. Supporting local talent is incredibly important to our store and we are grateful to be a part of a community that feels the same!
"Banned Books Week" was the last week of September, and we took the opportunity to highlight some titles that have been restricted in various schools and libraries throughout our country.
On a final note, the beer that our staff crafted with Old Capital Brewing is on tap and is delicious! The Wheatberry Beer is a light American Wheat Ale packed with pounds and pounds of blueberries! Stop in and grab a glass at Old Capital Brewing, or have them put it in a DORA cup so that you can bring it to the bookstore and sip and shop!
|
|
Join us as we welcome Ohio author Andrew Welsh-Huggins to the shop on Thursday October 10 at 7pm. Andrew will be sharing about his newest Columbus-based detective novel "Sick to Death". Guests will hear a sample of the novel read by the author, have the opportunity to ask questions, and purchase signed copies of the book. Tickets are free, but seating is limited, so please reserve your spot here: http://https://ticketbud.com/events/d33d32b0-7118-11ef-bedf-42010a717038
If you love haunted houses, stop by for some late evening shopping on Saturday October 12. From 6pm-8pm, Wheatberry Books will transform into a haunted bookshop!
Ohio author Mandy Shunnarah will be hanging out in the shop from 1pm-3pm on Saturday October 26 to share about her new book "Midwest Shreds". This book is a celebration of skate parks in the Heartland. A signed copy would make a perfect gift for the skate enthusiast in your life!
Changes are coming to Story Time! For years, we have hosted a children's story time on the first Saturday of every month. In an effort to make the experience more immersive and entertaining, we will now be hosting seasonal Story Times four times a year. Our Trick-or-Treat Edition will take place at 2pm on Saturday October 26 (just before Downtown Trick-or-Treat and the Halloween Parade). Children are encouraged to attend in their costumes, where they will listen to a story and decorate bags for trick-or-treating! Watch next month's newsletter for information on our Christmas Story Time!
|
|
- Thursday 10/10, 7pm - An Evening With Andrew Welsh-Huggins (link for free tickets: https://ticketbud.com/events/d33d32b0-7118-11ef-bedf-42010a717038)
- Saturday 10/12, 6-8pm, Haunted Bookshop
- Saturday 10/26, 1pm-3pm - Author Mandy Shunnarah "Midwest Shreds"
- Saturday 10/26, 2pm - Story Time: Trick-or-Treat Edition
- Saturday 10/26, 4pm - Downtown Trick-or-Treat
- Monday 10/28, 7pm - Nonfiction Book Club meets
- Wednesday 10/30, 7pm - Fiction Book Club meets
|
|
|
October Book Club Information
|
|
For October, the "Back to School Book Club" is reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This American masterpiece that tackles sin, guilt, and revenge is set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649. It's a perfect October read! We will meet to discuss this classic work on Wednesday October 30 at 7pm in the shop.
Our Nonfiction Book Club "considers the essay" with another perfect October selection. "From Here to Eternity" by Caitlin Doughty chronicles death practices throughout the world with tenderheartedness, a technician's fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief. We will meet to discuss this book in the shop on Monday October 28 at 7pm.
Selected titles are always available in the shop for 15% off during the month that we are reading them.
|
|
|
Bookseller Recommendation
|
|
|
Katie recommends "The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays" by Irina Smith.
"'The Golden Ticket' is a little book with a lot to unpack. It's a memoir about the author's life as a Russian Jewish immigrant, literature professor, former Stanford admissions officer and private college counselor in Palo Alto, California. She narrates her story as a series of responses to college application essay prompts, which is an absolutely brilliant format. The behind-the-scenes look at the college admissions process is fascinating and illuminates the delicate balance between wanting what is best for our kids and the pressure that can quickly become toxic for both parents and their children. At the same time, the heart of the story is Smith sharing her deeply personal experience as a mother parenting her own three children and feeling the weight of similar (but very different) pressures.
Smith's writing is witty, funny, honest and authentic. I really appreciated how she was able to weave her love of literature into many parts of the narrative. She offers deep social commentary about what's really important and the true meaning of success. My biggest takeaway was compassion when realizing that we're all doing the very best we can."
You can find "The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admission Essays" by Irina Smith at Wheatberry Books.
|
|
|
|
|
