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Another Roadside Attraction

$15.00

What earth shattering secret is the Vatican hiding? And what connection does it have with a small roadside attraction called Captain Kendrick's Memorial Hot Dog Wildlife Preserve in Skagit County, Washington, and a former Duke University football star? The answer can only be found in Tom Robbin's first novel. A quirky, hilarious tale with memorable characters and a touch of Sixties ideology. One of my favorite novels of all time. - Tim

The Dog Stars

By Peter Heller

$15.00

From Nancy- I must mention again how much I liked, no, loved The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, now in paperback. "A stupendous debut, Heller's voice is both haunted and irresistible. A post-apocalyptic novel with so much emotional truth it reads like a memoir from the future. About a worn-out pilot, his beloved Cessna, his copilot dog and our endless longing for connection — even in a world undone." — Junot Diaz

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In-Store Music Events

It's Quail Ridge Books & MUSIC for a reason! It's just getting started, but we have some warm weather concerts coming up. Keep checking - as we schedule more in-store concerts, they'll be listed here!

WEDNESDAY, September 18 @ 7:30 p.m. - NC Opera's Eric Mitchko
NC Opera plans a magnificent October performance of Così fan tutte (“The School for Lovers”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. General Director Eric Mitchko gives us a preview on Wednesday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. For more NC Opera concert information, go to http://ncopera.org/current-season/aida/ . We thank our friends at WCPE, The Classical Station, for co-sponsoring.

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NYT Year's Best Fiction

Bring Up the Bodies

By Hilary Mantel

$16.00

Follows her Wolf Hall; about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, newly fascinating and suspenseful.

Building Stories

By Chris Ware

$50.00

An innovative graphic novel that "deepens and enriches the form" follows residents of a Chicago triplex, tackling universal themes including art, sex, family and existential loneliness--playful and profound.

A Hologram for the King

By Dave Eggers

$15.95

A tightly controlled parable of America's international standing and a riff on middle-class decline.

NW

By Zadie Smith

$26.95

A piercing novel about the friendship of two women who grew up in a NW London housing project, their lives disrupted by fateful choices and the brutal efficiency of chance.

The Yellow Birds

By Kevin Powers

$14.99

Two young Iraq War veterans and their connected but diverging fates.

QRB Picks

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

By David Sedaris

$27.00

David Sedaris is back with a new book of essays, featuring his take on travels around the country (including a visit to a NC Costco). - Nancy

David Sedaris visits QRB on June, 7th. Event Details

Benediction

By Kent Haruf

$25.95

This quiet, powerful story, set in the High Plains of Colorado, tells how the terminal illness of a much beloved citizen in the community affects his family and friends. It's a beautiful, deeply moving story. - Nancy

The Round House

By Louise Erdrich

$27.99

This powerful story of how a brutal crime on an American Indian reservation, told by the victim's 13-year-old son, was wonderfully written.