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Wine, cheese, books, Ellen Crosby - tonight at 7 pm

Please join us on tonight at 7 pm for a Wine and Cheese Tasting with Ellen Crosby. Ellen is well known to MLB customers for her series featuring Virginia winemaker Lucie Montgomery. She'll be here with the sixth in the series, The Sauvignon Secret, which takes Lucie to California.

We'll feature an assortment of California wines to complement the talk and signing. If you're planning on coming please contact us soon to ensure a space.

Our Weekly Special: latest in a popular Pacific Northwest series

Here's your chance to pick up a brand-new chapter in a popular series with our Weekly Special at 20% savings and free shipping.

Weekly Special for Kids: a glorious puzzle

Although our Weekly Special for Kids is a picture book it would be most appreciated by kids from about six all the way to sixty or more. Gorgeous illustrations, a secret decoder, puzzles, maps--what a treat and all at a savings of 20% plus free shipping.

August-September News available for download

Our August-September News is now available for download from the website. The News would be a perfect place to find books you could order for our Dog Days of Summer Sale and save up to 15%.

If you subscribe to the News in the mail, we expect the newsletter to go to the post office early next week.

Laura Lippman and Alafair Burke Sunday, Aug. 28

As we move toward the end of summer we'll be celebrating at MLB with our Summer Thriller Chiller with two the hottest writers in the business.

Laura Lippman and Alafair Burke will join us this Sunday, August 28 at 2 pm for a talk and signing. To help you keep your cool during this hot event we'll supply popsicles in assorted flavors.

The event is free but be sure to let us know you're coming so we'll have enough treats.

Ebooks are here

Like to see what we're doing with eBooks? Take a look at ebooks.mysterylovers.com.

We have further details of our plans as well as background information on various ebook alternatives on the website. Our thanks to the many customers who took the time to write to us about ebooks.

Everything you ever wanted to know about eBooks

Please join us for a series of gettogethers where we'll take your questions and provide answers about eBooks. We'll talk about our new eBook store, various ereaders and what you'll need to buy and read eBooks from us.

We've set up the following dates and times:

Please call 412 828 4877 or email if you'd like to join us. If you already own an ereader please bring it with you along with a laptop if you have one.

New Arrivals

We received some additional August New Arrivals since our last email but the big push of new books will occur next week as September books start to come in.

We did get new titles by George Pelecanos (a great new series), Michael Connelly, and Laura Lippman.

Also newly arrived a marvelous reissue, A Drink of Deadly Wine by Kate Charles--a must if you're a fan of the ecclesiastical mystery.

Be sure to check our New Arrivals for the latest in new books on our shelves.

Signed first editions

What's on the website now

Here's what you can find at www.mysterylovers.com:

Find us on Facebook

We're over the 1,200 fan mark. How cool! Glad so many of you like to stop by our page. Check out the pictures from our wonderful Alafair Burke event from last year, thanks to Steve Bucci, our official photographer.

Come visit us at facebook.com/mysterylovers where you can join the 1,267 folks who are already our fans.

Upcoming Events

Aug. 26 - Ellen Crosby wine and cheese party
Aug. 28 - Summer Thriller Chiller with Alafair Burke and Laura Lippman
Sept. 1 - EBook gettogether: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About eBooks
Sept. 7 - EBook gettogether: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About eBooks
Sept. 7 - Gerald Elias talk, signing and violin recital
Sept. 9 - Kathleen George publication party
Sept. 24 - John Lutz, Coffee & Crime
More events...

School's back, get your reading in before the kid come home.

Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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