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Print Warwick’s calls itself the oldest bookstore in America continuously owned and operated by the same family. This is its 125th year in business, the last 70 of them in a building on Girard Avenue in La Jolla. A couple of months ago, fourth-generation owner Nancy Warwick got unexpected news that made her wonder how much longer the store would be in existence. Her longtime landlord had received an unsolicited, $8.3 million bid — all cash — to buy the building. The landlord had accepted....

Print Warwick’s calls itself the oldest bookstore in America continuously owned and operated by the same family. This is its 125th year in business, roughly the past 70 of them in a building on Girard Avenue in La Jolla. A couple of months ago, fourth-generation owner Nancy Warwick got unexpected news that made her wonder how much longer the store would exist. Her longtime landlord had received an unsolicited $8.3 million bid — all cash — to buy the building. The landlord had accepted. Wa...

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events and meetings: • Friends of the Butler Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room. New Friends are welcome. • The Afternoon Readers Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in the Community Room. This month’s discussion book is “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. • Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography Unit will be parked and open for appointments at the library on Thursday, ...

What’s on the shelf Celeste Ertelt DEVILS LAKE - The book Club read will be At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen. Book discussion will be on May 5 at 5:30pm via zoom. Please see library staff for books and details. Also new book displays such as: April Showers Bring May Flowers featuring gardening books, Staff Picks and Funny Books for National Humor Month. Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer (Adult Fiction). Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new ...

FALMOUTH Bookseller is hosting an exclusive online event with international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. Mr Archer will be talking about his latest book, Turn a Blind Eye, on Wednesday, March 31 at 7pm. Tickets are £20 and include a link to the event, a signed copy of the book and free UK postage. The link will be provided prior to the event to the address registered when ordering. Former MP Mr Archer has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four deca...

Hungerford Bookshop invitation to meet Jeffrey Archer live in your living room Virtual author talks  ); BEFORE lockdown Hungerford’s award-winning independent bookshop had a regular programme of author talks. Now, while it looks as if an audience seated closely together in a hall or auditorium might still be a bit of a way off, the bookshop has decided to take its events online. Co-owner Emma Milne-White says: “We’ve been missing events – as have authors – and while we know that onli...

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Closed Friday and Sunday New materials available Biography: “Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving” by Mo Rocca. “Stories I’d Tell in Bars” by Jen Lancaster. Religion and spirituality: “Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets: 5 Questions to Help You Determine Your Next Move” by Andy Stanley; “How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment and Unmet Expectations” by Max Lucado. Literature and ...

James Archer and Alan Mitchell at Mitchell Rights Management. As part of the deal, Archer will pen a new title in his William Warwick series, Over My Dead Body, which is set for later this year. Archer, per HC, has sold more than 275 million print copies of his books around the world. SMP Preempts Nance’s ‘Insurgency’ For St. Martin’s Press, Elisabeth Dyssegaard preempted They Want to Kill Americans: The Radical Militias, Fanatical Terrorists, and the Deranged Ideology of the Comin...

British author Jeffrey Archer has left Pan Macmillan and signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, with the first book to be published this autumn. The deal was negotiated by CEO Charlie Redmayne, managing director Kate Elton, and executive publisher Kimberley Young, with James Archer and Alan Mitchell from Mitchell Rights Management, HarperCollins announced on Thursday. Over the course of his career, spanning nearly 50 years, Archer has published over 37 titles and sold over 275 million ...

By Carole Howard PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff An exciting new Colorado-based literacy program that helps families and caregivers build their babies’ vocabulary starts in Archuleta County on Jan. 11, thanks to a partnership involving your library, AmeriCorps and the San Juan BOCES. Called LENA, the free sessions start the week of Jan. 11. Half-hour Q-and-A discussions to provide more information for interested parents and caregivers will take place Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at 5:30 p....