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Book Beat April Newsletter

Dear Book Lovers, As spring blossoms around us, we’re thrilled to celebrate the vibrant tapestry of literary delights that April brings! From National Poetry Month to Earth Month and the delightful Independent Bookstore Day, there’s no shortage of reasons to immerse ourselves in the magi...

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April Reading Group: The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

The Book Beat reading group selection for April is The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke. We will meet virtually online via Zoom on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. The Zoom link will be sent on the afternoon of the meeting to anyone interested in attending. Email bookbeatorders@g...

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On The Glorious Lie: An Anti-Guide for Mallarmé Poetics

“In the face of the Void which is truth, these glorious lies!” –Stephen Mallarmè Symbolism, a movement of nineteenth century art, letters, and ideas, contained many volatile and complex signs within its modes of expression. In Symbolism was the birth of the modern. The long ta...

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Sub-Rosa Reading Group: The Bloater

For the launch of the Sub-Rosa reading group our selection is The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks. The group will meet Saturday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the store. A reminder will be sent out the day before. Books are in stock and discounted 15%. Min works at the BBC as a sound engineer, and ...→ READ MORE