Dear Readers,
Welcome to the August edition of the Book Beat newsletter!
August is Women in Translation Month, so pleae stop by and check out our selection of recommended literature in translation by female authors, such as The Road to the City, Daybreak, Kairos, Sweet Days of Discipline, and more.
In honor of Women in Translation Month, our repost is Anna Akhmatova: Heart & Soul first published in 2006, this udated version is a deeper reflection on the life and work of the great Russian poet and her relationship with artist Amedeo Modigliani. English translations of her work include The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova and Intimations: Selected Poems, among others.
Read small press book reviews, author interviews, and indie recommendations from our resident bibliophile Tom Bowden in his monthly column i arrogantly recommend…
Check out our new list of recommended fantasy books below:
Thank you for your continued support, and happy reading!
—Cary, Colleen, and the Book Beat staff
UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST 14: DR. THEODORE H. SCHWARTZ AT THE HENRY FORD CENTENNIAL LIBRARY
Join us Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m. at The Henry Ford Centennial Libary (16301 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126) for a discussion with Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz about his new book Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery.
Registration for this event is available at the Dearborn Public Library’s website. While registering, please indicate whether you will attend in the library auditorium, or on Zoom from a personal device. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed to registrants who prefer to view the event from their own device. Visit dearbornlibrary.org or call the library at (313) 943-2330 for more information.
Book Beat will be on-site providing sales of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery at the event.
AUGUST 28: READING GROUP
The Book Beat reading group selection for July is Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolaño. We will meet virtually online via Zoom on Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. The Zoom link will be sent on the afternoon of the meeting to anyone interested in attending. Please call or Email bookbeatorders@gmail.com to sign up.
The Book Beat reading group features international works in translation, and discussions are free and open to the public. Please call (248) 968-1190 for more information.
Books are in stock now and discounted 15%.
AUGUST 31: SUB-ROSA READING GROUP
Sub-Rosa is a reading group that meets once a month to discuss feminist and obscure fiction.
Our selection for this month is The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.
We will meet Saturday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the store. A reminder will be sent out the day before the meeting.
If you are interested in attending please send us your email to bookbeatorders@gmail.com
Books are in stock and discounted 15%.
SLEEPER ALERTS, RECENT AND UPCOMING ARRIVALS
The Seventh Veil of Salome
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Del Rey Books
1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times.
So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.
“Whenever I want to read a book I know will be good, I go to Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (signed first edition)
The Art of Power: My Story as America’s First Woman Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
Simon & Schuster
In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history—not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care. She describes the perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her members that it took to succeed, but also the joy of seeing America change for the better. Among the best-prepared and hardest working Speakers in history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to Biden. She also shares moving moments with soldiers sent to the front lines, women who inspired her, and human rights activists who fought by her side.
SUPPORT, READ, AND CELEBRATE THE LOCAL!
Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman (signed, first edition)
Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui (signed first edition)
Eat the Rich and Other Interesting Ideas by Peter Werbe (signed)
Summer Is Here by Renée Watson and Bea Jackson (signed by the Illustrator)
An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder
by Dianne Freedman
Filled with Victorian-era intrigue for readers of Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, Tasha Alexander, and Julia Seales, Dianne Freeman’s Agatha Award-winning series takes a delightful jaunt to the City of Light as Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, encounters a murder scene at the Paris Exposition.
Frances and her husband, George, have two points of interest in Paris. One is an impromptu holiday to visit the Paris Exposition. The other is personal. George’s Aunt Julia has requested her nephew’s help in looking into the suspicious death of renowned artist Paul Ducasse. Though Julia is not entirely forthcoming about her reasons, she is clearly a woman mourning a lost love.
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