Published earlier this year, “The World We Found” explores religious, cultural and lifestyle differences in present-day India and the United States. It’s about a group of friends from college whose divergent lives are brought together by misfortune. 
Umrigar is an English professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States at age 21.  She has written five other books, including “The Space Between Us,” “Bombay Times,” “First Darling of the Morning,” “If Today Be Sweet” and “The Weight of Heaven.”

Fort Collins Reads is a volunteer committee that promotes reading and the discussion it prompts. Each year, the committee uses public input to select a book, then organizes events around its themes and hosts the author’s visit to Fort Collins.  This year marks the 10th Fort Collins Reads event. Previous selections included “March” by Geraldine Brooks; “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein; and “The Tortilla Curtain” by T.C. Boyle.

For information about upcoming events, visit fortcollinsreads.com. Tickets to Umrigar’s talk will cost $5 and go on sale after Labor Day at locally-owned bookstores

And as always, thank you for your time, consideration and support,

Charles and the Crew of the Cove

Upcoming Events:

Saturday the 14^th – Big Day at the Cove

9:30 a.m;  Town Hall Meeting: Please come join Reps. Fischer and Kefalas and Sen. Bacon for one of their last Town Hall meetings of this legislative session. They will be updating constituents with legislation progress and news from the Capitol. This is also an opportunity for constituents to openly share their ideas, questions and comments with their local citizen legislators in a dynamic discussion.

Booksignings – twice the fun on the 14^th as well.

11 am to 1 pm – Terry and Wayne Baltz will be chatting with visitors and signing copies of their books which include the kids series “The Invisible Kid” and their book on Alzheimer’s titles “Fierce Blessing”.  Find our more about their books at www.baltzbooks.com

11 am to 1 pm – “A Dog is a Dog and That’s Why He’s So Special” author Clarice Rutherford will be here with her dog to read from the book and talk “dogs” with visitors. Clarice is the co-author of the essential “How to Train a Puppy you can live with” which has sold over 300,000 copies world wide.  You can learn more about Clarice by checking out http://www.crutherford.com/.

Poem in your Pocket  April 26^th

Celebrate the wonder of words with poetry.  Poem in your Pocket day encourages you to read one of your poems to family, friends, co-workers, the guys on the bus, whoever.  We can help.  Check out our front counter to find poems for the taking.  Be subversive, leave them on counters, with your bill for lunch, under the wiper of a car parked next to you in a lot, or give one to the check out person at the grocery store.  Be creative; spread the wonder.

And, if you bring in your favorite poem on the 26^th , read it to us and we will give you 10% off your total book purchase and a free Java Bites cookie.  How’s that for positive reinforcement?

afterwords:  April 28^th,

Dave Morgan will be joining us from 11 am to 1 pm to discuss his book, “afterwords: 75 Everyday People Answer 15 Common Questions About the Afterlife.”

The most important conversation on Earth starts with a question. What happens when we die?  afterwords was written to make that conversation easier. In the book, 75 everyday people answer 15 intriguing questions about their afterlife beliefs.  You can get more information about his book at http://near-death.com/afterwords.html

Sandra Dallas is in the Wings!

We are very excited to announce that Sandra Dallas will be joining us on May 3^rd from 5:30 to 7:00 pm to talk about her newest release:  “True Sisters”.  This latest novel is  based on true events, the story of four women—seeking the promise of salvation and prosperity in a new land—who come together on a harrowing journey.

In 1856, Mormon converts, encouraged by Brigham Young himself, and outfitted with two-wheeled handcarts, set out on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, the “promised land.” The Martin Handcart Company, a ragtag group of weary families headed for Zion, is the last to leave on this 1,300-mile journey. Three companies that left earlier in the year have completed their trek successfully, but for the Martin Company the trip proves disastrous. “True Sisters” tells the story of four women from the British Isles traveling in this group. Four women whose lives will become inextricably linked as they endure unimaginable hardships, each one testing the boundaries of her faith and learning the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.

Art in the House

Thank you to Diane Edwards of Nordic Arts (www.nordic-arts.com) and Richard Myhre for sharing their artwork and photography that is currently showing in our coffee shop and book store.  They are part of the Artist’s Association of Northern Colorado; the organization that helps us keep up with all the local artwork.

Fort Collins Reads picks 2012 book

Fort Collins Reads has chosen “The World We Found” by Thrity Umrigar as its 2012 one-city, one-book. Umrigar will speak at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Hilton.

Published earlier this year, “The World We Found” explores religious, cultural and lifestyle differences in present-day India and the United States. It’s about a group of friends from college whose divergent lives are brought together by misfortune.

Umrigar is an English professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States at age 21.  She has written five other books, including “The Space Between Us,” “Bombay Times,” “First Darling of the Morning,” “If Today Be Sweet” and “The Weight of Heaven.”

Fort Collins Reads is a volunteer committee that promotes reading and the discussion it prompts. Each year, the committee uses public input to select a book, then organizes events around its themes and hosts the author’s visit to Fort Collins.  This year marks the 10th Fort Collins Reads event. Previous selections included “March” by Geraldine Brooks; “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein; and “The Tortilla Curtain” by T.C. Boyle.

For information about upcoming events, visit fortcollinsreads.com. Tickets to Umrigar’s talk will cost $5 and go on sale after Labor Day at locally-owned bookstores.

SALE!

Come check out our changes this weekend (Friday 2^nd through Sunday the 4^th)  and get 50% off the sticker price on all used books! That means a $20 retail book found in our store as a gently used copy that we normally charge $10 for will cost you 5 bucks. 5 bucks and better for you than a sub sandwich; come in and stock up for the month because March is usually our snowiest month and you are going to need something to read.

Upcoming Events:

• Guy Henry, author of Hatchett, The Wannabe Sled Dog and Eowyn and Linus On The Iditarod Trail will be hosting a book signing on March 4^th (start date of this year’s Iditarod) from 11-1pm.  Guy will have his sled dogs with him and will be available to chat about his experiences with the race.
• Teresa Funk, author of the awesome kid’s series, Home-Front Heroes Series, will be at the Cove on March 8^th from 5:30 to 7pm signing her newest release, Wave Me Good-bye. Based on a true story . . .�

  As the only Jewish girl in her New York neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging, and her brother will soon pack his bags to join the fight. Blackouts and air-raid drills punctuate her daily life. Worse yet, her family has heard nothing from their Jewish relatives in Europe since before the war started, and Miriam fears the worst. Her friends don’t understand her worries—until she meets Christopher Richards, an orphaned English boy whisked to America to escape the deadly bombings of London. Miriam and Chris exchange candy, comic books, and secrets through the iron bars of the orphanage fence.

  When Miriam’s mother takes in a German-Jewish refugee and her daughter, Miriam becomes entangled in the woman’s desperate search to find her family. Will her friendship with Chris survive when trouble brews?

  Teresa will be reading selections from her book as well as talking about her many educational programs.  This will be a great presentation to bring your elementary aged kids with you.

• Sandra Dallas is in the Wings! We are very excited to announce that Sandra Dallas will be joining us on May 3^rd from 5:30 to 7:00 pm to talk about her newest release:  “True Sisters”.  This latest novel is  based on true events, the story of four women—seeking the promise of salvation and prosperity in a new land—who come together on a harrowing journey.

  In 1856, Mormon converts, encouraged by Brigham Young himself, and outfitted with two-wheeled handcarts, set out on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, the “promised land.” The Martin Handcart Company, a ragtag group of weary families headed for Zion, is the last to leave on this 1,300-mile journey. Three companies that left earlier in the year have completed their trek successfully, but for the Martin Company the trip proves disastrous. “True Sisters” tells the story of four women from the British Isles traveling in this group. Four women whose lives will become inextricably linked as they endure unimaginable hardships, each one testing the boundaries of her faith and learning the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.

Test Your Luck on St. Patrick’s Day

Come into the store on the 17^th of March and spin our Lucky Wheel of Clover for a chance to win books, coffee and other goodies!

Greetings and Salutations from the Cove!

What does a silly marmot know about the weather anyway?  Here at the Cove it is always Spring, always warm and sunny.  Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket.  Can’t you just feel the warm ocean breeze? Aaaahhhh!   Don’t look out the window, that’s not snow, that’s . . .just the glare from the sun on the sea – yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket.

So, come on down and help us celebrate the season of the book (a season that lasts 365 days a year).  We have some really cool stuff happening this month – I mean REALLY HOT – I mean they are kwel not a temperature reference – and we hope to see you all.

As always, thank you for your continued support and patronage,

Charles and the crew of the Cove

Super Book Weekend:

Attention all Super Bowl Widows and Widowers – free books!

Stop by Sunday the 5^th of February – there is something else going on that day – I just can’t remember what it is, some field hockey event or something – anyway, any purchase over 10 dollars gets you a choice of books from our Advanced Reader Library.  These are proofs sent to us by the publishers to give us a heads up about upcoming titles.  The staff loves them but we get so many that we can’t keep up with them so we are offering them to you die-hards out there.  There are great books from the well known to the soon to be well known.  Offer good while supplies last.

FREE LOTTO TICKETS:

There is this marvelous tradition in the Chinese culture in which, as part of the New year’s celebrations, they give away money in red envelopes for good luck.   What an awesome idea, so, we are welcoming in the year of the Dragon by giving money away!  Spend 10 dollars with us in either the bookstore or coffee shop and get a red envelope containing your fortune and a lotto ticket that could give you a fortune.   Now the catch is that we have never been known for our promptness and we really should have had this note out a week ago, and considering the snow and lateness, we are giving away our luck on the weekend of the 11^th and 12^th instead.

Local Author Signing

Pastor Steve Shank, author of Schizophrenic God? Finding Reality, in Conflict, Confusion and Contradiction, will be at the Cove on Saturday, February 4^th from 11- 1 pm.  He will be signing copies of his book and visiting with those interested in his book.

Coffee Chat

State Representative John Kefalas will be hosting a community chat at the Cove on February 18^th from 9:30 to 11.  Stop by and grab a cup coffee and chat with John about upcoming legislative issues.

Local Author Signing

David Barkley, author of The Pursuit, will be at the Cove on February 18^th from 11-1pm signing his books and chatting with fans. The Pursuit is a Christian fiction parable tale focusing on stories of the Old Testament.

Don’t Forget that Story Time is held at the Cove every Monday at 10:15 am.  Mondays are also always FREE BAGEL MONDAY so grab a coffee and a free bagel before you settle in for stories.

We Love Phineas and Ferb!

The Cove is very excited to announce that Greg Guler, the lead character designer on “Phineas and Ferb” as well as many other Disney Television series such as “Gargoyles”, “Buzz Lightyear of Star Command”, “Lilo and Stitch: the Series”, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”, will be at the Cove on Saturday, February 25 from 11 to 12:30 signing the Walter Foster  book “Learn to Draw Phineas and Ferb”.  He will be making a presentation on his life as an artist and may even be hosting a mini-workshop on how to draw Phineas!

Thanks, Carol!

We would like to thank Carol Berg, author of the Collegia Magica series, for stopping by last month to host a chat and book signing for her latest book, The Daemon Prism.  It is always a great experience and Carol is a awesome presenter.

A little further down the Road:

Guy Henry, author of Hatchett, The Wannabe Sled Dog and Eowyn and Linus On The Iditarod Trail will be hosting a book signing on March 4^th (start date of this year’s Iditarod) from 11-1pm.  Guy will have his sled dogs with him and will be available to chat about his experiences with the race.

Teresa Funke, author of the awesome kid’s series, Home-Front Heroes Series, will be at the Cove on March 8^thfrom 5:30 to 7pm signing her newest release, Wave Me Good-bye. Teresa will be reading selections from her book as well as talking about her many educational programs.  This will be a great presentation to bring your elementary aged kids with you.

Sandra Dallas is in the Wings! We are settling in on a date to bring back one of our favorite authors, Sandra Dallas – most likely in the April time frame again.  Stay Tuned for more details.

Have a gift card you know you are never going to use?  Don’t forget about our gift card amnesty program.  We will trade you one you won’t use for one you will.  Also our amnesty program is a great idea to use up those old cards and give away our cards as gifts; recycling and being generous – how cool is that?

Using Credits to buy gift cards:

We will exchange credit slip dollars for gift cards at the same rate as new books – 40%. So that means you can buy 10 dollar gift cards for 6 dollars cash and 4 dollars credit.  Give the gift of reading and save money; you gotta like that.

Cool calendars from Cool non-profits

As the new year ramps up, get organized with a local, non-profit calendar.  We have calendars from the Larimer Humane Society, Rocky Mountain Rapture Program and Farmer’s Market.

Local Authors and Artists

Just inside the door is a wall of books by local authors.  Consider giving the gift of a unique local book as a special gift for that big reader on your list.  Also, in our coffee shop and bookstore are small artworks from local artists that are a great price for the holiday as well.

Aldo’s new art teacher is holding a contest with a secret prize for the winner and Aldo has decided he is going to win it.  Look out, World!

From the publisher:

In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited a blood-chilling quest:
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.

Who are the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea. . . With an ever-expanding cast of brave-hearted heroes and formidable foes, this second book in The Heroes of Olympus series offers all of the action, pathos, and humor that Rick Riordan fans crave.

Pick up your copy of this exciting series today!

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