{"id":73338,"date":"2024-08-10T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T20:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=73338"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:58:36","slug":"book-beat-august-newsletter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2024\/08\/10\/book-beat-august-newsletter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Beat August Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-73388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406-1536x872.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406-1320x750.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1406.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear Readers,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the August edition of the Book Beat newsletter!<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780811234757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Road to the City<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9781681375021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Daybreak<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780811238533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Kairos<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780811229036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sweet Days of Discipline<\/em><\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Women in Translation Month, our repost is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2006\/05\/30\/heart-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Akhmatova: Heart &amp; Soul<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780939010271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780979975233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Intimations: Selected Poems<\/em><\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Read small press book reviews, author interviews, and indie recommendations from our resident bibliophile Tom Bowden in his monthly column <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2024\/08\/10\/i-arrogantly-recommend-by-tom-bowden-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">i arrogantly recommend&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our new list of recommended fantasy books below:<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js\" data-type=\"list\" data-list-slug=\"still-summer-reading-enchantments\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your continued support, and happy reading!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Cary, Colleen, and the Book Beat staff<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2024\/08\/07\/august-14-dr-theodore-h-schwartz-at-the-henry-ford-centennial-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUGUST 14: DR. THEODORE H. SCHWARTZ AT THE HENRY FORD CENTENNIAL LIBRARY<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/graymatters-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-73357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/graymatters-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\"><\/a>Join us <strong>Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> at The Henry Ford Centennial Libary (16301 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126) for a discussion with Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz about his new book <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780593474105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for this event is available at the Dearborn Public Library&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dearbornlibrary.org\/calendar\/#\/events\/B2YK0rLjqA\/instances\/A923XBUQv0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/dearbornlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dearbornlibrary.org<\/a> or call the library at (313) 943-2330 for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Book Beat will be on-site providing sales of <em>Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery<\/em> at the event.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2024\/08\/06\/august-reading-group-monsieur-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUGUST 28: READING GROUP<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monsieurpain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-73341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/monsieurpain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\"><\/a>The Book Beat reading group selection for July is <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780811218894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Monsieur Pain<\/em><\/a> by Roberto Bola\u00f1o. We will meet virtually online via Zoom on <strong>Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books are in stock now and discounted 15%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2024\/08\/07\/sub-rosa-reading-group-the-summer-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUGUST 31: SUB-ROSA READING GROUP<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/summerbook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-73349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/summerbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\"><\/a>Sub-Rosa is a reading group that meets once a month to discuss feminist and obscure fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Our selection for this month is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9781590172681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Summer Book<\/a><\/em> by Tove Jansson.<\/p>\n<p>We will meet <strong>Saturday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> at the store. A reminder will be sent out the day before the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in attending please send us your email to bookbeatorders@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books are in stock and discounted 15%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SLEEPER ALERTS, RECENT AND UPCOMING ARRIVALS<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/salome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-73359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/salome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9780593600269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Seventh Veil of Salome<\/a><br \/>\nSilvia Moreno-Garcia<br \/>\nDel Rey Books<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>So when the film&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever I want to read a book I know will be good, I go to Silvia Moreno-Garcia.&#8221;\u2014Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of <em>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ED7FDdvg6p\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/children-of-anguish-and-anarchy-by-tomi-adeyemi-signed-first-edition\/\">Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (signed first edition)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (signed first edition)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/children-of-anguish-and-anarchy-by-tomi-adeyemi-signed-first-edition\/embed\/#?secret=lvAZTG0Zqi#?secret=ED7FDdvg6p\" data-secret=\"ED7FDdvg6p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pelosi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-73358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pelosi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9781668048047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Art of Power: My Story as America&#8217;s First Woman Speaker of the House<\/a><br \/>\nNancy Pelosi<br \/>\nSimon &amp; Schuster<\/p>\n<p>In <em>The Art of Power<\/em>, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history\u2014not 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.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SUPPORT, READ, AND CELEBRATE THE LOCAL!<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fC8H017Ftt\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/true-gretch-by-gretchen-whitmer-signed\/\">True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer (signed, bookplate)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer (signed, bookplate)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/true-gretch-by-gretchen-whitmer-signed\/embed\/#?secret=MmFkFL8uTv#?secret=fC8H017Ftt\" data-secret=\"fC8H017Ftt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZfCzV0gfsl\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/incidents-around-the-house-by-josh-malerman-signed\/\">Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman (signed, first edition)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman (signed, first edition)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/incidents-around-the-house-by-josh-malerman-signed\/embed\/#?secret=9tcVWchZDc#?secret=ZfCzV0gfsl\" data-secret=\"ZfCzV0gfsl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"24iEYR53w0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/portrait-of-a-shadow-by-meriam-metoui-signed-first-edition\/\">Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui (signed first edition)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui (signed first edition)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/portrait-of-a-shadow-by-meriam-metoui-signed-first-edition\/embed\/#?secret=8cfJmhT8mN#?secret=24iEYR53w0\" data-secret=\"24iEYR53w0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CEnKraBl4W\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/mosshearts-promise-by-rebecca-mix-signed-first-editions\/\">Mossheart&#8217;s Promise by Rebecca Mix (signed first editions)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Mossheart&#8217;s Promise by Rebecca Mix (signed first editions)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/mosshearts-promise-by-rebecca-mix-signed-first-editions\/embed\/#?secret=k3ShmDry1F#?secret=CEnKraBl4W\" data-secret=\"CEnKraBl4W\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8tNrbJiwxW\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/hudsons-detroits-world-famous-department-store\/\">HUDSON\u2019S: Detroit\u2019s World-Famous Department Store<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;HUDSON\u2019S: Detroit\u2019s World-Famous Department Store&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/hudsons-detroits-world-famous-department-store\/embed\/#?secret=rr07Qly7OL#?secret=8tNrbJiwxW\" data-secret=\"8tNrbJiwxW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HUTVjV25Us\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/eat-the-rich-and-other-interesting-ideas-by-peter-werbe-signed\/\">Eat the Rich and Other Interesting Ideas by Peter Werbe (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Eat the Rich and Other Interesting Ideas by Peter Werbe (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/eat-the-rich-and-other-interesting-ideas-by-peter-werbe-signed\/embed\/#?secret=foAX8K6FjB#?secret=HUTVjV25Us\" data-secret=\"HUTVjV25Us\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RHk0lLPFwd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/tomorrow-brings-memories\/\">Tomorrow Brings Memories by Craig Maki (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Tomorrow Brings Memories by Craig Maki (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/tomorrow-brings-memories\/embed\/#?secret=xffmvJgrgN#?secret=RHk0lLPFwd\" data-secret=\"RHk0lLPFwd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"52rV3VvBf9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/homegrown-by-deann-wiley-signed\/\">Homegrown by Deann Wiley (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Homegrown by Deann Wiley (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/homegrown-by-deann-wiley-signed\/embed\/#?secret=bwdP1br8p0#?secret=52rV3VvBf9\" data-secret=\"52rV3VvBf9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rt9Qafnq9m\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/summer-is-here-by-renee-watson-and-bea-jackson-signed-by-the-illustrator\/\">Summer Is Here by Ren\u00e9e Watson and  Bea Jackson (signed by the Illustrator)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Summer Is Here by Ren\u00e9e Watson and  Bea Jackson (signed by the Illustrator)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/summer-is-here-by-renee-watson-and-bea-jackson-signed-by-the-illustrator\/embed\/#?secret=Xa5ydF9Xze#?secret=rt9Qafnq9m\" data-secret=\"rt9Qafnq9m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WOl190c9HI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/deus-x\/\">Deus X by Stephen Mack Jones (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Deus X by Stephen Mack Jones (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/deus-x\/embed\/#?secret=Xnrx3anZC3#?secret=WOl190c9HI\" data-secret=\"WOl190c9HI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anartlover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-73399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anartlover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"283\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9781496745118\">An<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1028\/9781496745118\"> Art Lover&#8217;s Guide to Paris and Murder<\/a><br \/>\nby Dianne Freedman<\/p>\n<p>Filled with Victorian-era intrigue for readers of Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, Tasha Alexander, and Julia Seales, Dianne Freeman&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Aunt Julia has requested her nephew&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Book Beat Hours, Contact &amp; Ordering Info<\/h3>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js\" data-type=\"search\" data-affiliate-id=\"1028\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Book Beat store hours are: <strong>Mon &#8211; Sat 10:00 AM &#8211; 6:00 PM<\/strong>, <strong>Sun 12:00 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/newsletter-subscription-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Order Direct: for books or questions, call us at (248) 968-1190 or email us anytime at <a href=\"mailto:bookbeatorders@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bookbeatorders@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Beat Backroom<\/a> is our store central with News Events and all things Book Beat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Order almost any book in print from our affiliate page at <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/bookbeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shop our selection of rare and out-of-print books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblio.com\/bookstore\/book-beat-oak-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biblio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shop a selection of signed books, art, out-of-print rarities, and local authors at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Beat Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Audiobooks purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/bookbeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libro.fm<\/a> will help support Book Beat, thank you!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Literary riches await curious readers<br \/>\nin their local independent bookstore.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2014 Paul Yamazaki<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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