Books In A Bar - Winter 2024
Our Books In A Bar book group continues with our Winter 2024 book discussions at Parnell's Pub on Cedar Road. Shown below are books the group will be discussing starting in January 2024. The discussions will be from 7-9 PM in the back room of Parnell's. Grab a beer, glass of wine, or other beverage and join Holly for a lively discussion.
January 8, 2024: The 6:41 to Paris by Jean Philippe Blondel (New Vessel Press)
February 12, 2024: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marques (Vintage)
March 11, 2024: Jacqueline in Paris by Ann Mah (Mariner)
Books are available for purchase in the store.
The Bookbinder - Pip Williams (Ballantine)
From the author of Dictionary of Lost Words, a World War 1-era story of a young, somewhat scholarly woman who not only binds books at Oxford University Press but also dreams of attending Oxford. A moving, well-written tale of two sisters bound together by the loss of their mother and a very supportive close circle of friends. Loved it!
Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise - John Keyse Walker (Severn House)
OK, it's not an English mystery but it's great stuff from a NE Ohio author. A well-off American Ohio farm couple take a 1939 cruise around Africa on a German-flagged ocean line; they encounter murder, Nazis, British intelligence and numerous evocatively described exotic locales. Think Nick and Nora without as many cocktails but with as much banter!
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves - Quinn Connor (Sourcebooks)
Lake Prosper is a hidden tourist destination in rural Arkansas, but underneath its surface lie long lost secrets. A haunting southern gothic filled with romance, mystery and magical realism.
Monstrilio - Gerardo Samano Cordova (Zando)
Put aside any logic or reason or sense of reality for this read; there is a little horror, but the strength and power of love and marriage are the forces driving this story. Magical realism in the Spanish style.
Books In A Bar - Fall 2023
Our Books In A Bar book group continues with our Fall 2023 book discussions at Parnell's Pub on Cedar Road. Shown below are books the group will be discussing starting in October. The discussions will be from 7-9 PM in the back room of Parnell's. Grab a beer, glass of wine, or other beverage and join Holly for a lively discussion.
October 9, 2023: Writers and Lovers by Lilly King (Grove Press)
November 13, 2023: The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas (Abrams)
December 11, 2023: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (Vintage)
Books are available for purchase in the store.
Indie Next List - August 2023
Tom Lake: A Novel
by Ann Patchett (Harper)
Fiction
None of This Is True: A Novel
by Lisa Jewell (Atria Books)
Thriller
Thornhedge
by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books)
Fantasy
Crook Manifesto: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead (Doubledday)
Fiction
The Invisible Hour: A Novel
by Alice Hoffman (Atria Books)
Fiction
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
by James McBride (Riverhead Books)
Fiction
Looking Glass Sound: A Novel
by Catriona Ward (Tor Nightfire)
Thriller
The Great Transition: A Novel
by Nick Fuller Googins (Atria Books)
Fiction
Immortal Longings: A Novel
by Peter Heller (Knopf)
Fiction
The Last Ranger: A Novel
by Peter Heller (Knopf)
Fiction
Camp Damascus: A Novel
by Chuck Tingle (Tor Nightfire)
Horror
Mister Magic
by Kiersten White (DelRey)
Thriller
Silver Nitrate: A Novel
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
Thriller
Kala: A Novel
by Colin Walsh (Doubleday)
Fiction
The Woman in the Castello: A Novel
by Kelsey James (A John Scognamiglio Book)
Fiction
The Connellys of County Down: A Novel
by Tracey Lange (Celadon Books)
Fiction
The Blonde Identity: A Novel
by Ally Carter (Avon)
Romance
Whalefall: A Novel
by Daniel Kraus (MTV Books)
Science Fiction
Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympics)
by Katee Robert (Sourcebooks Casablanca)
Romance
Prophet: A Novel
by Sin Blanche, Helen Macdonald (Grove Press)
Fiction
The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
by Elizabeth Rush (Milkweed Editions)
Science
Family Lore: A Novel
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Fiction
The Forect Brims Over: A Novel
by Maru Ayase, Haydn Trowell (Transl.) (Counterpoint)
Fiction
Indie Best Sellers - August 2023
Paperback Bestsellers (Fiction & Nonfiction) August Paperback Bestsellers
Hardcover Bestsellers (Fiction & Nonfiction) August Hardcover Bestsellers
Fiction Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) August Fiction Bestsellers
Nonfiction Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) August Nonfiction Bestsellers
Children's Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) Children's Bestsellers
Children's Early & Middle Grade Bestsellers August Children's Early & Middle Grade Bestsellers
All five lists in a single file August Indie Bestsellers
Summer Second Saturdays - Floral Bouquets Ordering and Pickup
During the summer of 2023, Appltree is hosting Summer Second Saturday "Pop-Up" Markets featuring local vendors.
Sweetbay Flower Farm is offering fresh flower bouquets at each market. Based on its popularity at the first market, SweetBay is offering Appletree customers the ability to pre-order bouquets and pick up and pay for the bouquet(s) in the store on July 8 and August 12 during the Summer Second Saturday 'Pop-Up" market.
Bouquets can be pre-order here: Bouquet Pre-Order
Indie Best Sellers - June 2023
Paperback Bestsellers (Fiction & Nonfiction) June Paperback Bestsellers
Hardcover Bestsellers (Fiction & Nonfiction) June Hardcover Bestsellers
Fiction Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) June Fiction Bestsellers
Nonfiction Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) June Nonfiction Bestsellers
Children's Bestsellers (Hardcover & Paperback) Children's Bestsellers
Children's Early & Middle Grade Bestsellers June Children's Early & Middle Grade Bestsellers
All five lists in a single file June Indie Bestsellers