Jigsaw Puzzle Blowout-extended

Our jigsaw puzzle blowout, 25% off, was such a success that we're extending it another week : adult jigsaws as well as kid's jigsaws, 25%. That's right, every jigsaw puzzle in the store in now 25% off. Order as many as you like but don't delay as we've had quite a successful holiday season with our jigsaws and in many case have only 1 or 2 left.

Use this link for Adult Jigsaws

or this link for Kid's Jigsaws.

Better yet, order 2 or more jigsaws and get free shipping

To make our jigsaw deal even better, you can free shipping if you buy 2 or more puzzles.

What: Free Shipping, on orders for 2 or more puzzles

Coupon Code: fsf

When: Available now and extended all the way through Monday.

New arrivals

As promised in last week's email, plenty of January books are in. You'll find the complete list at New Arrivals.

You'll find new books by Margaret Frazer, John Lescroart, Tamar Myers, Judith Kelman, Lyn Hamilton and many others. Check out the complete list at New Arrivals.

Among the new titles are a few worth a special note.

Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food may seem an odd choice for a mystery book store but I'm a big fan of his and I think he's worth reading. The book examines food and our relationship to it in a novel, informative and challenging way that is always entertaining. The result of years of research that carried him through the earlier The Omnivore's Dilemma and The Botany of Desire, Pollan has an excellent grasp of the complex relationship between food and the processed food industry. His simple prescription: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. By food, incidentally, Pollan means things your grandmother would have recognized as food--pop tarts and cheetos don't count.

Secondly, we have reissues of Lisa See's splendid three book series set in modern China and featuring Beijing detective Liu Holan and American attorney David Stark. Beginning with Flower Net and continuing with The Interior and Dragon Bones, See explores many aspects of modern Chinese life including the operation of the police. A fascinating series.

Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky--signed copies

Sara Paretsky has a new novel out, Bleeding Kansas, and we've got a limited number of signed copies. Although her new book is not in the V.I. Warshawski series, it's not even a mystery but rather a straight novel, fans will certainly enjoy this compelling tale of two Kansas families. Set in the area of Paretsky's own birth, it reflects the history of Kansas in it's central characters: two families who have been there since the 1850's when Bloody Kansas referred to the slavery vs. anti-slavery battles of the era. The novel, however, is quite contemporary as current events batter the descendants of these pioneers and force them to face truths they would rather avoid.

Please order signed copies early as we have only a limited number.

Winter Coffee & Crime Series

Our Winter Coffee & Crime Series kicks off on January 23 with four diverse and talented authors appearing in this long-running Saturday morning author breakfast series. Here's what's coming up:

Jan. 26 - Steve Berry, a New York Times best selling author of complex thrillers rooted in history will join us with The Venetian Betrayal, a tale of the search for the lost tomb of Alexander the Great.
Feb. 16 - Leighton Gage joins us with his debut novel, set in Brazil, Blood of the Wicked.
Feb. 23 - Rosemary Harris continues the series with her debut Pushing Up Daisies, a gardening mystery
Mar. 15 - John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, will be here with his second Dublin-set mystery, The Silver Swan
Mar. 29 - Joanne Fluke, author of the popular series with bakery owner Hannah Swensen will wrap up the series.

Upcoming Events

Jan. 26 - Coffee & Crime with Steve Berry
Feb. 5 - Rita Mae Brown

Our best wishes for a splendid New Year for you and your loved ones,
Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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