Love To Our February Authors

Katharine Weber, Joanne Dobson, and Hans Wilhelm all came Coveside this month!

Katharine was our first guest author. Her newest novel, True Confections, received a glowing write-up in the New York Times in January, and Katharine was met with a warm reception by our eventgoers. Plus, check out the custom-designed cake that Bakla Java created to cater the True Confections event. Many readers stopped by for a chocolate and a chat!

Joanne's latest mystery is called Death Without Tenure. With many friends in the area, Joanne drew a crowd of admirers and well-wishers, and she was even interviewed by Hudson Valley Magazine!

Hans arrived, to the delight of over two dozen children, parents, and grandparents. In addition to the families, our favorite newswoman Susan Macura of Pawling Public Radio was on the scene. After reading I'll Always Love You and Noodles: I Love Snow, Hans signed and drew a picture for each enraptured listener who wanted one.

Author Awards, 2009 Edition

We were so pleased to host events for more than 50 authors in 2009! This was an amazing year for us, with more writers than ever before and a record number of attendees.
Many thanks to each and every person who came to our little shop for a signing.
Every single author who came was amazing, and a complete delight.
We would like to acknowledge a few people who went above and beyond and were truly phenomenal presences in the Cove.

♥MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING: Dr. Julie Holland, author of Weekends at Bellevue.

♥MOST INSPIRING: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne, author of Tails of Sweetbrier.

♥MOST CHARMING: Frank Delaney, author of Shannon.

♥BEST READER: Isabel Gillies, author of Happens Every Day.

♥MOST DYNAMIC GROUP DISCUSSION: Our young adult panel with Daniel and Dina Nayeri (Another Faust), Michael Northrop (Gentlemen), and Sarah Maclean (The Season).

♥MOST UPLIFTING: Tie between Susan Richards, author of Chosen by a Horse, and Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle.

♥MOST KIND: Rosemary Harris, author of "The Big Dirt Nap" series.

♥BEST PARTNERSHIP: Joel Rose, author of The Blackest Bird, and his wife/editor, Karen.

♥BIGGEST DRAW: Every author that visited us attracted an audience!

♥STAFF FAVE: Everybody who came to do a signing with us was our favorite. Thank you all so much for coming, and we hope to see you again with your new books in the upcoming years!

Did you enjoy a visit to the Cove? Leave us a comment and tell us about it!

The Book Cove's Annual Halloween Party, 2009 Edition

Pumpkin decorating, costume contests, pin-the-wand-on-the-wizard, and so much more.... Not to mention our four guest authors, Michael Garland, Taeuun Yoo, Iza Trapani, and Peter McCarty! Our 30+ partygoers had a blast!

Signing Series Builds Steam in September

We adjourned for the month of August; the Cove will start our signings again in September. Four authors are scheduled: Gayle Forman, Lucinda Franks, Marta Szabo, and Susan Richards.

Gayle will be coming on Thursday September 10th at 7 pm, to read and talk about If I Stay. Before Gayle's book was even published, its movie rights were purchased by Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the Twilight franchise. If I Stay quickly became a New York Times-bestselling book (debuting in the Top 10), and Eric Feig of Summit raves, "Not since Twilight have we seen as emotionally moving a book for a youth audience with this kind of crossover appeal." Gayle's book has been flying off the shelves, and has been quite a hit with the young adult crowd!

Friday September 18th at 7 pm, Pulitzer-prize winning reporter Lucinda Franks will be coming to Pawling. Lucinda's event for her memoir, My Father's Secret War, will be hosted at Trinity Pawling School in their brand new theater. My Father's Secret War is being made into a movie, with Keifer and Donald Sutherland as the leads. The Chicago Tribune raves about the book, calling it "a harrowing chapter of military history is told as a suspenseful spy story." The LA Times agrees: "An illuminating, gripping narrative." This is a great event to come to if you like WWII history, geneology, spy stories, or journalism.

Saturday September 26th at 1 pm, Marta Szabo will come to the Cove for her memoir, The Guru Looked Good. A life-long writer, Marta is a founding member of the Woodstock Memoir Festival and co-directs the Authentic Writing Workshops. If you enjoy memoirs, yoga, or "group think", this is the signing for you!

Thursday September 24th, at 7 pm, New York Times-bestselling memoirist Susan Richards will join us. Susan's first memoir, Chosen By a Horse, was a huge hit with the Cove staff; we all loved it. Susan writes beautifully, and her candor is what binds the reader to her story. The Boston Globe concurs: "This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us."


Visit Gayle's website: http://www.ifistay.com/book.php
Visit Lucinda's website: http://www.lucindafranks.com/
Visit Marta's website: http://the-guru-looked-good.blogspot.com/
Visit Susan's website: http://www.susan-richards.com/

Ann Hood Draws a Crowd

All the seats were filled. Bestselling author Ann Hood began her talk, and then read an excerpt from The Knitting Circle. As Ann read, more and more people filed through the door. By the time Q&A started, more than 2 dozen people filled the room. A fair number of knitters had come, as well as some Ann Hood fans, and those just in the mood for a good read. Everyone listened avidly as Ann shared anecdotes from her life, drawing laughs and empathy from her listeners.

Ann and her friend Tracy came all the way from Providence, RI to join us! A sincere thank you to both ladies for making the trip, as well as to our audience members for being so great.

Visit the author's website: http://www.annhood.us/
Visit the Yarn and Craft Box's website, our local knitting haven: http://www.yarnandcraftbox.com/

Children's Celebration

We were very pleased to host five children's authors at the Cove! Helen Lester, Ed Young, Patricia Hubbell, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, and James Warhola joined us to sign their books.
Each author is very distinguished in their field, and they were all pleased to meet each other and "talk shop." A big thank you to each author for coming!