STAFF PICK (15% OFF!) - Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin

If you’ve ever read any of my staff picks, you’ll know that I adore academic fiction. This gem from Rachel DeWoskin is a beautifully rendered tale of a young teenager, a dwarf, who is the subject of a horrific scandal at a prestigious private school. DeWoskin’s narrator is smart, passionate, and entirely vulnerable. She’s not one you’ll easily forget (or want to).

(Emily)

George Saunders at Greenlight Bookstore!

The New York Times wrote a great article about George Saunders, getting us pumped for our event on January 10th at 7:30PM. He’ll be here launching his new book, Tenth of December, which is the very first selection in the Greenlight First Editions Club!

Check out our site for more details about the event!

Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Times.

Oh yeah. We’re ready.

Join us as Brooklyn local Ayana Mathis presents her indubitably wonderful first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, on January 7 at 7:30PM.

(…indubitably is such a wonderful word to say.)

JANUARY 7, 7:30PM - Greenlight Bookstore Presents…

Book Launch: Ayana Mathis presents The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Introduction by Jackson Taylor
Reception to follow

Brooklyn author Ayana Mathis launches a promising career with her debut novel The Twelve Tribes of Hattie! Universally loved by the Greenlight staff, the novel has just been selected for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, and Greenlight is proud to host this celebration of Ayana’s literary achievement. Through the life of her unforgettable heroine, Hattie Shepherd, Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration, a story of bitterness and love and the promise of a new North, built on the backs of Hattie’s children. Praised by fellow authors including Paul Harding (“beautiful and necessary from the very first sentence”) and Marilynne Robinson (“a vibrant and compassionate portrait of a family… This first novel is a work of rare maturity”), The Twelve Tribes of Hattie marks the debut of a new voice Greenlight is proud to present. Mathis will be introduced by Jackson Taylor, author of the novel The Blue Orchard and director of the new Writers Foundry MFA program at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, where Mathis has just joined the faculty. Join us for a reading and signing with the author followed by a wine reception.

Click here for more info & to order The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

In what has become an annual tradition, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite recent titles in several categories as recommendations for holiday giving or winter reading.  The Greenlight staff tells you a little about each of their picks.  Look for these and more tips and recommendations in our weekly Friday emails, now through the end of December. You can join our email list on our website.

nmsawa:

9/28/12: Zadie Smith at Greenlight Bookstore! It was standing room only, partly because there were a lot of people, but mostly because Greenlight is tiny. So I didn’t see her at all during the reading. But it was okay because she has a beautiful reading voice.

Incredible. Thank you for posting this, nmsawa! We’re glad that you were able to make it.

(Source: nimisa)

Signed copies galore~

We’ve got a slew of new signed copies to choose from - check out our signed copies page! We ship all over the U.S.!

TONIGHT @ 8pm at GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE! Join us in welcoming the insurmountable Zadie Smith to our store as she presents her newest novel NW.

Looking to purchase NW? We’ll have signed copies after tonight, and we’ll ship it to you!

laphamsquarterly:

The recipe for the Faulkner-inspired drink makes our head hurt.

housingworksbookstore:

blackballoonpublishing:

10 Great Novels and the Cocktails You Should Pair Them With

Moby-Dick

Salty Dog

3 ounces vodka
6 ounces fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
salt to rim glass
lime wedges

Not only will you feel as though the salt spray is hitting your face with every sip, but you can rest assured that your reading will not be interrupted by bouts of scurvy. And that’s very important for long sea voyages, you know.

I know what I’m doing this weekend.

(via thetinhouse)

virgin-gen0cide:

when your favorite author has your favorite book play a large role in their story life is just beautiful.

(Source: milk--princess)

bedroomsandbattlescars:

The beautiful dedication in Telegraph Avenue.Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman are totally my OTP. (Taken with Instagram)

Come experience it firsthand at our event on September 17th!

(Source: howtoleavetheozarks)