SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUBS AT JOSEPH-BETH
Potluck Club
Jellies, James and Chutneys
Sunday, September 28at 2:00 pm
JOSEPH-BETH SATURDAY STORE TIMES!
Saturdays at 11:00 AM
Story times are fun for all ages with songs, finger plays, abd more!
JOSEPH-BETH's SEMI-ANNUAL KIDS BARGAIN BOOK BLOWOUT begins SEPTEMBER 19!!
We'll have thousands of books from beginning & intermediate readers to educational workbooks and young adult novels! And with prices starting at just $1.50, you're sure to find something
for every child you know!!
Teachers, be sure to join us for our very special Teacher Appreciation Night on Friday, September 19 from 7 to 9 PM!!
OCTOBER 2008 EVENTS AT
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS
Wednesday, October 1 at 8:00 AM
JOSEPH-BETH & THE PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES present
BUSINESS FOR BREAKFAST with BOB STEARNS
Attend Pittsburgh’s hottest networking event! Network with fellow business professionals, enjoy a continental breakfast, and listen to an interesting and informative speaker. Bob Stearns will share five key strategies to ignite your profitability as he discusses his topic, “Creating a Culture of Excellence.”
Visit http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com for details and to confirm your attendance. Registration is required.
Friday, October 3 at 7:00PM
JOSEPH-BETH GAME NIGHT!
Back by popular demand, JB’s Game Night! You’ll enjoy snacks, door prizes and games for the whole family! Best of all we’ll be offering 20% off all our board games and puzzles for both kids and adults during the event!
Saturday, October 4
JOSEPH-BETH presents the PASA BOOK FAIR!!
Join us for an all-day book fair to benefit the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture! Stop by our store to chat with representatives from PASA and to taste delicious samples created by PASA’s own chef and made with natural, locally-grown food! Best of all, present the special book fair coupon so that 20% of your purchase goes back to this amazing community organization! Visit www.pasafarming.org for more information!!
Thursday, October 9 at 7:00PM
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS presents the VERA BRADLEY MEDITERRANEAN RELEASE PARTY!!
Come check out Vera Bradley’s limited edition Mediterranean Collection!! You’ll enjoy refreshments, 20% off ALL VERA BAGS during the event, and 25% off the retiring Riviera Blue Collection! Bring in the oldest Vera Bradley bag you own for our Oldest Vera Bag Contest! The winner will receive a FREE Vera Bradley bag!! This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, October 10 through Saturday, October 11
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS presents the 24-HOUR READ-A-THON to benefit our GIVES BACK PARTNERS!!
Starting at 5:00pm on Friday October 10, Joseph-Beth Booksellers will be hosting a 24-Hour Read-A-Thon… and all of the proceeds go to our Gives Back Partners: Beginning with Books, City Theatre Company, and the Three Rivers Arts Festival!! Participants will read for as long as they possibly can and for every hour they read, they’ll earn money to be donated back to the partner of their choice! For more information, e-mail Chris at crickert@josephbeth.com or Maureen at mwhite@josephbeth.com.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00PM
SEAN CHERCOVER discusses & signs TRIGGER CITY
*Contact: Danielle Bartlett, 212-207-7011, danielle.bartlett@harpercollins.com
(Harper Collins, 9780061128691, $23.95)
Ensnared in a conspiracy of darkness that weaves its way through the very fabric of the nation, Private Investigator Ray Dudgeon must discover who's really pulling the strings before he becomes collateral damage in America's war on terror. No peril Ray has faced in the past could've prepared him for this. The stakes couldn't be any higher, and no enemy could be more powerful. Ray is in way over his head. And his greatest enemy may be himself.
Thursday, October 16 at 7:00PM
ELSIE HENDERSON & SUZANNE MARTINSON discuss & sign THE FALLINGWATER COOKBOOK
*Contact: Maria Sticco, 412-383-2493, mes6+@pitt.edu
(University of Pittsburgh Press, 9780822943570, $29.95)
Suzanne Martinson gathers recipes from Elsie Henderson, the longtime and last cook for the Kaufmann family, along with Henderson's memories of life at Fallingwater and her encounters with the Kaufmanns, John Heinz, Senator Ted Kennedy, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among others. Also includes recipes from chef Robert Sendall, cooking instructor Jane Citron, and Mary Ann Moreau, former chef of the Fallingwater Cafe. Artful photographs of food, architecture, landscape, and the family and guests who visited Fallingwater round out the collection.
Friday, October 17 at 7:00PM
DAVID LISS discusses & signs THE WHISKEY REBELS
*Contact: Barbara Fillon, 212-572-4995, bfillon@randomhouse.com
(Random House, 9781400064205, $26.00)
David Liss's bestselling historical thrillers, including A Conspiracy of Paper and The Coffee Trader, have been called remarkable and rousing: the perfect combination of scrupulous research and breathless excitement. Now Liss delivers his best novel yet in an entirely new setting-America in the years after the Revolution, an unstable nation where desperate schemers vie for wealth, power, and a chance to shape a country's destiny.
Saturday, October 18 at 12:00PM
VICTORIA OSTEEN discusses & signs LOVE YOUR LIFE
*Contact: Carisa Hays, 212-632-4993
(Free Press, 9780743296939, $25.00)
The popular co-pastor of Lakewood Church and devoted wife of Pastor Joel Osteen offers today's busy modern women a simple and practical plan to help them embrace joy and live life to its fullest. In Love Your Life, Victoria shares from her personal life experiences and her journey of faith the lessons she's learned that have made her the woman she is today.
Monday, October 20 at 7:00PM
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS presents FINDING A COLLEGE THAT FITS: A COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHIP
*Contact: Eva Gelman, evagelman@gmail.com, 412-521-4723
Learn how colleges make their admission decisions and how to successfully prepare for the college selection and application process. All interested parents and students welcome. Eva Gelman is a College Planning Consultant who brings over 15 years of experience in the college admissions profession, both as a former Associate Director of Admission at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as former Director of College Guidance at Sewickely Academy. She has been selected to serve in both State and National Counseling Associations and has worked with hundreds of students on the college planning and selection process.
Thursday, October 30 at 7:00PM
CAROLE OBLEY discusses & signs I’M STILL WITH YOU
*Contact: Carole Obley, 724-744-0685
(O Books, 9781846941078, $22.95)
I’m Still With You is a collection of compelling, true stories of after-death communication from the experiences of psychic medium Carole J. Obley. These inspiring examples open our hearts and minds by convincingly demonstrating how contact with the spirit world can be a catalyst in healing grief. We are uplifted and comforted by realizing that the challenges we face in life can be positively transformed by the magnificent strength of undying love.
OCTOBER BOOK CLUBS AT JOSEPH-BETH
Kitchen Sink Book Club
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00PM
Joseph-Beth Book Club
Twilight
Wednesday, October 22 at 7:00pm
Vegan Potluck Club
Vegan A-Go-Go!
Sunday, October 19 at 2:00pm
Potluck Club
Hip Kosher
Sunday, October 26 at 2:00pm
OCTOBER KIDS EVENTS AT JOSEPH-BETH!!
TODDLER TIMES AT JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS!
Wednesdays & Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
Every week we enjoy songs, finger plays and stories for the littlest of listeners. Recommended for children preschool age and younger, and their caregivers.
Thursday, October 16 at 11:30am
Join us for a very special Toddler Time with Gemini Theatre Company!!
STORY TIMES WITH JOSEPH-BETH!
Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
Storytimes are fun for all ages with songs, finger plays, and more!
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S THEATRE kicks off their 2008-2009 FAMILY SERIES with IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE, OCTOBER 19-27!!
Make sure you check out the Pittsburgh International Children’s Theatre as they kick off their 2008-2009 Family Series with If You Give a Pig a Pancake, a bright and bouncy musical revue based on favorite books including Diary of a Worm, Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores, How I Became a Pirate, If You Give a Pig a Pancake,
Lilly’s Big Day, The Paper Bag Princess and Ruby Mae Has Something to Say. Check out www.pghkids.org for more information!
Early Warnings!
Brandon Sanderson – November 11
Tom Moon – November 18
Glenn Beck – November 29
