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Noteworthy:
Horizon Books proudly supports:
The Traverse City Film Festival
July 29th-August 3rd
Friday Night Live
July 25th, August 1st, August 8th,
August 15th
“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
-Kahlil
Gabrin
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Horizon in Traverse City…
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In
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Celebrate
with us! Drop in dressed as a bride
or vampire and enter your name for a $25 Horizon Books gift certificate or a
free copy of Breaking Dawn. A
total of four prizes will be awarded. You don’t need to be present to win.
 Pre-order Brisingr, book
#3 in the Inheritance trilogy by Christopher Paolini.
Estimated
publication date: September 20,2008.
JULY
Thursday,
July 24th
Book Signing with Mardi Link
7-9
p.m.
“What’s
a nice girl like me doing in a genre like this?” Mardi Link researches the case of a family that was murdered in
Northern Michigan when Mardi was seven years old. “A family, I thought at the time, that was probably just like
mine.” When Evil Came to Good
Hart: An Up North Michigan Cold Case, depicts this intriguing unsolved
case.
Friday,
July 25th
Book
Signing with Kurt David; Special Guest: Roger Mason
5:30-7:30
p.m.
Detroit is one of the best professional sports cities
in America---accumulating a nearly three hundred combined years of sports
history which includes twenty-one collective championships. From Glory Day chronicles twenty of
these athletes, many of whom have Hall of Fame or Championship status. In this book, five athletes from each of
Detroit’s four major professional sports teams share their personal stories
of struggle and success as they’ve transitioned from their final playing days
to normal, everyday lives. Former
Detroit Tigers pitcher Roger Mason (one of the featured athletes in the book)
will be joining author Kurt David for a book signing.
Book
Signing with Stephanie Mills, Jerry Dennis, John Knott
7-9p.m.
Michigan
was once covered with vast, unbroken forests of pine and hemlock mixed with
birch and poplar, and oak savannas marched as far as the eye could see…but in
the process of settling the state and exploiting its natural resources, we
have drained wetlands, dammed rivers, and cut all but a few remnants of the
virgin forests, leaving that untouched Michigan hard to imagine now. The
engaging essays in this book illustrate the range of ecosystems that The
Nature Conservancy has protected. Proceeds from this publication support
conservation in Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Live Music with Dave Boutette
8:30-10:30
p.m.
With
a full band or solo acoustic, Mr. Boutette, who describes his genre as “98%
Honest Midwestern Songcraft” showcases his Midwestern experiences with
performances that are engaging, inspiring and often peppered with stories
culled from his times on the road and his years growing up in the shadow of
Detroit.
Saturday,
July 26th
Book Signing with Marla Kay
Houghteling
1-3
p.m.
Marla
Kay Houghteling’s The Blue House offers poetry readers a front row
view of the beauty of nature. “Here
is homage finely wrought—for the home place, its seasons and people, for
nature’s inventory of the living and dead—all of it tendered with virtuosity
and imaginative grace”—author Thomas Lynch
Book Signing with Sonja Richards
4-6
p.m.
Join
Hannah and Cody as they attend their first University of Michigan football
game in Sonja Richard’s new book, My Maize and Blue Day. This is a great book for U of M alumni,
Michigan Football fans or hopeful Wolverines!
Live Music with Bates and Foote
8:30-10:30
p.m.
Laura
Bates and Brandon Foote’s sound is timeless, rootsy and lush, with soaring
harmonies, piano, mandolin and guitars harkening back to the olden days with
new vision. Bates and Foote look and
sound like they just stepped off the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, or perhaps
even further back, to the dance halls of the civil war era—always digging
deeper and moving forward.
Sunday,
July 27th
Book Signing with Scott Sigler
3-5
p.m.
Cancelled.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Wednesday,
July 30th
Book Signing with Evelyn Johnson
2-4
p.m.
Old
Mission Peninsula is cherished by residents and tourists alike. This book contributes a documentation of
traditional barns and a sharing of human scale stories and experiences—a rich
heritage of the people and places of Old Mission Peninsula. Strengthening that presence of the past
adds to a more balanced understanding of this vibrant area of our state
today. Readers will find variety
here: a casual history of early settlement, reminiscences of individual and
family experiences, the evolution of farming practices, and a survey and
physical descriptions of the barns of Old Mission Peninsula.
--Introduction
by Julie A. Avery, Curator of Rural Life and Culture, Michigan State
University
Book Signing with Michael Doyle
5-8
p.m.
and
Thursday, July 31st
9
a.m.-Noon
Michael Doyle’s book does a wonderful job in
identifying selected small town movie theatres in Michigan during their most
successful years, 1030s to 1960s.
Authentic photos show theatres in their final architectural
design. The book also focuses on the
movie theatre as a primary entertainment venue in a small community.
August
Friday,
August 1st
Street Sale
8
a.m.-9 p.m.
Bargains
Galore for Book Lovers! plush gifts
and more…
Shop
‘til ya drop!
Kid’s’ Activities…music, crafts
& more
5-7
p.m.
Join Alex James Karpicke, Britta Stifler & Samantha
Robbins for a children’s performance with stories, poetry, music, arts,
crafts and laughs.
Live Music with Dennis and Alison
Palmer
8:30-10:30
p.m.
We welcome back this fabulous dad and daughter
duo! They offer sixty years of
combined musical talent. Blues. Folk.
Soothing.
Saturday,
August 2nd
Book Signing with Derek Green
1-3
p.m.
In this collection of richly varied stories, Derek
Green takes readers on a tour of the world as America’s military and
industrial complex reels into a new century.
Written with grace, masterful precision and brutal honesty, recently
published New World Order shows us characters stripped of the familiar
and forced to face the world on their own terms.
Live Music Courtesy of Traverse
City Film Festival
8:30-10:30
p.m.
Entertainment
to be announced.
Friday
August 8th
Book Signing with Lori Goff
1-3
p.m.
The Heart of It All is a tender story
hidden in poetry, prose and pictures.
It spells out the joys and sorrows of everyday living. FreeFalling: Writing Without Limits is
a collection of stories and poems by twelve creative writers that is
presented in both an entertaining and educational format.
Book Signing with Jack Beam
6-8
p.m.
Featuring:
Jack Beam’s latest book: The God Awful Truth About Heaven
“Sometimes a book comes along every 2,000 years that
helps make sense of the world and that book is Jackie Collins: Joan’s Way,
the Art of Living Well. But next to that, this little tome of Jack
Beam’s takes the prize. He reads the
bible so you don’t have to. And then
explains why you shouldn’t have bothered with it in the first place.”
—Jay
Jaroch, Emmy Nominated Writer, Real Time with Bill Maher
Live Music with Andrew Sturtz
8:30-10:30
p.m.
Andrew continues to pack in a crowd. His acoustic/jazz/pop music is enjoyed by
all ages. Truly, an astounding young
man.
Saturday,
August 9th
Book Signing with Sharon House
1-3
p.m.
God’s grace will heal a wounded heart—but will He stop
a war? They All Fall Down moves
between history and fiction, mingling romance and suspense, taking place at
Helen’s Landing, Malaya when World War II explodes.
Live Music with Tony LaJoya
LaJoye
is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning
percussionist. He has played with
many bands including: Is You Is, Candid Avenue, Ed Englerth, The Pacific
Trio, Filbert and the Mixed Nuts, and many others. He is currently recording a full-length album with Is You Is,
as well as his own solo album.
Friday,
August 15th
Book Signing with Priscilla Cogan
and Duncan Sings-Alone
7-9
p.m.
Join us for signings and storytelling with this dynamic
duo. Priscilla Cogan will be on hand
to sign copies of her new book, Unraveling Thread plus her other
novels: Compass of the Heart; Crack at Dusk, Crook of Dawn; Double Time
and Winona’s Web. Duncan’s CDs Grandpa Sings Alone and Coyote
Soup for the Grownup Soul and his book, Sprinting Backwards to God
will also be featured.
Live Music
with Songwriters in the Round
8:30-10:30
p.m.
Twelve Years!!
Thanks SITR for a dozen years, looking forward to the next dozen. Variety of music, outstanding talent.
Saturday,
August 16th
Book Signing with David Lubbers
and David Dempsey
Forward
by William G. Milliken
1-3
p.m.
The Waters of Michigan is a
tribute to the most treasured of Michigan’s resources…water. Combining the vision of internationally
renowned photographer David Lubbers with the stewardship focus of
environmentalist Dave Dempsey, this collection presents a truly unique view
and understanding of the waters of Michigan.
“Water has always been central to my life. I was born in Traverse City, close to the shores of one of the
most beautiful bays in the Great Lakes.
Time and again over the years, I have returned to the water’s edge for
renewal and refreshment of spirit. We
must stop to appreciate and learn more about the character of Michigan’s
water.” -- William G. Milliken
Live Music with Dwain Martin
8:30-10:30
p.m.
In Dwain’s words: “The poetry in my life—which becomes
the lyrics—and then the music is influenced by everything that this universe
is…a sunset, a child, injustice in the world, searching for peace, love, war,
water and more.” For more information
about Dwain’s Road to Wonderland and Water so Blue CDs, please
see his website, www.watersoblue.com
Monday,
August 18th
Book Signing with Julie Halpert
5-7
p.m.
Making Up With Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree
About Careers, Kids and Casseroles (And What to Do About It) is
one of the first books to explore why Generation X and late Baby Boom women
can’t see eye to eye with their mothers, and what to do about this
generational divide.
Friday,
August 22nd
Book Signing with Joe Reeves
5-7
p.m.
Jonathon Quintain is a naïve, young man reluctant to
assume leadership after the Baron abandons the castle with his mistress and
half of the staff. When a spell goes
awry, the castle is turned upside down.
Of Quills and Kings provides readers with an amusing and
engaging fantasy filled with unique and memorable characters—heroes and
villains alike.
Live Music with Mark Duval
8:30-10:30
p.m.
In the spring of 2006, Mark Duval emerged in Southwest
Michigan from a 10-year musical hibernation with “Rhythm of the Rustbelt”,
his brilliant debut album. Mark’s
follow-up release, “Two-Track Mind” (2007), was nominated for “Best new folk
album of 2007” by WYCE in Grand Rapids.
Saturday,
August 23rd
Book Signing with Mary Agria
1-3
p.m.
The author of Time In a
Garden, Vox Humana: The Human Voice, and the
newly released, In Transit will join us for book
signings. In Transit offers a fascinating glimpse of RV Culture. The story
tells of a woman’s struggle to redefine what it means to be at “home” with
herself in the face of the toughest challenges life has to offer. Widowed, the main character returns to a
Michigan UP campground where she faces life’s challenges, healing and
rediscovery.
Book Signing with Glenn Kurtz
4-6
p.m.
This books reflects the remarkable odyssey of a
classical guitar prodigy who abandons his beloved instrument in defeat at the
age of twenty-five, but comes back to it years later with a new kind of
passion. With insight and humor,
Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at a small Long Island guitar
school at the age of eight, to a national television appearance backing jazz
legend Dizzy Gillespie, to his acceptance at the elite New England
Conservatory of Music. Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music takes
us on a revelatory, inspiring journey: a love affair with music.
Live
Music with Jim Cooper
8:30-10:30 p.m.
Jazz vibraphonist and
composer Jim Cooper was born in Chicago, raised on the southside, and
influenced by the rich Chicago music scene of classical, rock, blues and
jazz. “There seems no limit to the
range of Cooper’s moods and themes…from bop to bossa nova.” Nancy Lee, Cleveland Jazz Report.
Thursday,
August 28th
Book
Signing with David Small & Sarah Stewart
2-4
p.m.
This husband and wife team
are Michigan residents who have earned national acclaim for their many
books. Sarah Stewart’s titles, with
illustrations by her husband David Small, include The Library, The Money
Tree, The Gardener, The Journey and The Friend. Such awards as the Christopher Award,
Juvenile Literary Award, Caldecott Medal, American Booksellers Book of the
Year, New York Times Book Review Award, Publishers Weekly Award, Parents’
Choice Award and School Library Journal Award have been bestowed upon this
talented couple. David Small, in
addition to writing such popular titles as Eulalie & the Hopping Head,
Fenwick’s Suit, George Washington’s Cows, Hoover’s Bride, Imogene’s Antlers,
Paper John, and Ruby Mae Has Something To Say, has illustrated
many books for such authors as Judith St. George, Beverly Clearly, Kathi
Appell, Arthur Yorinks and Russell Hoban.
David Small grew up in Detroit, and has said that the industrial,
urban surroundings helped him appreciate the beauty of art from an early
age. Childhood illness kept him in
bed for stretches of time, and this isolation also helped fire his
imagination and interest in drawing.
Sarah Stewart, born in Texas, said that she has always been fascinated
by books and that her favorite childhood havens included her local library
and a large closet in her parent’s house where she would read and write
poetry. Please join us in welcoming
these incredibly gifted authors.
Friday,
August 29th
Live
Music with Straight Forward Bluegrass Band
8:30-10:30
p.m.
A northern Michigan band
instilled in hard-driving traditional bluegrass. Throwing in some old times, blues and easy listening , you have
a guaranteed entertaining evening.
Saturday,
August 30th
Book
Signing with Mary Ellen Geist
1-3
p.m.
Measure of the Heart grew
out of a 2005 New York Times Thanksgiving piece about former WCBS radio
anchor Mary Ellen Geist who returned to Michigan to care for her father, who
is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Prioritizing decisions from the heart, Geist offers emotional insights
and inspirations for those helping loved ones with Alzheimer’s.
Live Music with Barbara Faith Jordan
8:30-10:30
p.m.
As a teenager, Barbara
started using songwriting as a music journal. Throughout her musical career, she has continued to be drawn to
create a musical record of the twists and turns life can take. With Barbara’s passion to create “music
and message with impact”, you are sure to enjoy this performance.
FOOTNOTE:
A Warm Welcome to Author and
Inspiring Humanitarian, Greg Mortenson---Sunday September 21st.
Tickets
are available to attend a reception & presentation featuring Greg
Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and humanitarian/founder of the
Central Asia Institute. Tea &
Sweets at Firefly Restaurant: 310 Cass, 2 p.m.; presentation at the State
Theater, downtown, 3:45 p.m.; $50 per person for both events. For tickets & information, please
email: sstilwill@gmail.com
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Webkinz Have Arrived!!!
Everyone’s
favorite little friends have returned!
Horizon Books has received 25 different Webkinz—all ready to be
adopted by some great families. Call,
e-mail or stop in to add to your collection.
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