People in Glass Coffins…
Booksellers at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Mass., joined forces with Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Mass., dressing as a faerie court to sell books at an event to support the release of Holly Black’s latest The Darkest Part of the Forest. A glass coffin was on display at Odyssey (one such coffin appears in the book) for event-goers to take selfies with, and pictured above, bookstore employees answered the question: “How many booksellers can fit in a glass coffin with Holly Black?” From left to right: Clarissa Murphy, Amy Brabenec, Kylie Brien, Holly Black, and Alex Schaffner.
Paying It Forward
Charles Orgbon III, one of the 18 young subjects profiled in Laurie Ann Thompson’s Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters, was a guest of honor at Avid Bookshop in Athens, Ga., on January 10. The occasion was held in conjunction with the National Day of Service, to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. At age 12, Orgbon III (now a student at the University of Georgia) founded the organization Greening Forward, an environmental group that promotes activism among young people. Seen here, Orgbon III snaps a selfie with attendees.
You Had Me at ‘Hellhole’
Gina Damico celebrated the release of her latest YA novel, Hellhole, about a boy who accidentally unearths a devil, on January 1. The event was hosted by Odyssey Bookshop and the Jones Library in Amherst, Mass., and took place at the library. Damico greeted Hannah Moushabeck, the children’s department director at Odyssey, and Garret Pinder, who is the young adult services coordinator at the Jones Library. While no real devils were present at the launch, guests did indulge in cookie cake and other “sinfully” delicious treats.
An Audacious Occasion
Guests at a book launch for Audacity by Melanie Crowder at Tattered Cover in Colfax, Colo., celebrated both the author and the subject of her book in verse: activist Clara Lemluch, who was an advocate for workers’ rights at the turn of the 20th century. In addition to meeting Crowder (seen here signing books), attendees were able to hold the kinds of protest signs that Lemlich would have held in her lifetime and have their pictures taken. A typewriter was also set up, encouraging guests to write their own poems. Finally, special guests – Clara Lemlich’s grandchildren – provided Crowder and the audience with rugelach, which they fondly remember their grandmother baking.
