The Printed Garden
BOOKSELLERS
BOOKSELLERS
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR FANX AGAIN - SEE US AT OUR BOOTH!
THESE, AND MANY OTHER TERRIFIC AUTHORS, WILL BE SIGNING
BOOKS THIS YEAR AT FANX SALT LAKE COMIC CONVENTION!
GAMA RAY MARTINEZ
TRICIA LEVENSELLER
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ERIN SUMMERILL
TODD MCCAFFREY
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JONATHAN MABERRY
J. L. GRIBBLE
BRIAN MCCLELLAN |
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WE NOW HAVE AUTHOR SIGNED COPIES OF THESE GREAT NEW BOOKS!
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ONE OF OUR FAVORITES!
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Jonathan Evison's Small World will likely be one of the best books you'll read in 2022! I've been reading Evison's books for about ten years and Small World is his finest work to date. In his most refined prose and a Dickensian cast of characters, Evison has produced what is, in ever sense of the expression his "Great American Novel." Don't miss this one! - Aaron
From Kirkus Reviews: A train accident reveals the connections among a host of people across race, class, history, and the country in this ambitious epic. Evison’s seventh novel opens by giving away the climax: Walter, a train operator working his final run for Amtrak, is at the center of a wreck on the way to Seattle. But despite making the worlds-in-collision setup clear early, Evison has still crafted a suspenseful novel, as he shuttles between the train’s riders in 2019 and their forebears in the 1850s. Walter is a descendent of Nora and Finn, Irish twins orphaned in Chicago. Malik, a rising high school basketball star, is a descendent of George, an escaped slave. Jenny, a hard-charging corporate fixer (she supervised Amtrak buyouts that, it’s implied, led to the crash), descends from Wu Chen, a Chinese immigrant who parlayed a small stash of gold into a thriving business. And Laila, escaping her abusive husband, is descended from Luyu, a Miwok woman who’s absorbed White people's condescension or brutality. Bouncing among the characters in brief chapters, Evison gives the story a sprightly, page-turner feel despite the sizable cast he’s assembled. And the story thrives because his eye for the particulars of each character’s life is so sharp: Finn’s work on farms and railroads, Laila’s anxiety over escaping her husband, Malik’s mother’s desperate efforts to make ends meet for her son’s sake. So when their lives do wind up intersecting on the train, Evison’s novel feels less like we’re-all-connected sentimentality than a compassionate vision of a pluralistic country that ought to dignify everybody. Though politics aren’t explicit in the novel, it’s plainly a response to an era that’s created dividing lines across the country. Without being simplistic or wearing rose-colored glasses, Evison suggests a fresh way of recognizing our relationships without melting-pot clichés. A bighearted, widescreen American tale. |
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ORDER ANY TRICIA LEVENSELLER BOOK FROM THE PRINTED GARDEN,
AND HAVE IT PERSONALIZED BY THE AUTHOR!
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SOME OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022
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SOME SUGGESTED READING LISTS
IF, WHILE SAFE-DISTANCE LIVING, YOU'VE BEEN POWERING THROUGH BOOKS AT A BETTER PACE THAN NORMAL, AND ARE STILL BIDING YOUR TIME UNTIL YOU FEEL IT'S SAFE TO BE OUT, WE'VE COMPILED A FEW READING LISTS FOR ANYONE WHO FEELS LIKE PURSUING A FOCUSED READING PROJECT. ENJOY!
RUSSIAN WRITERS
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THE BIRTH OF THE NOVEL
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TERRIFIC SCIENCE FICTIONA MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE
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UTAH WRITERS
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SOMETHING SCARY
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REMEMBERING AUTHORS WE LOVE
THICH NHAT HANH
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DAVID FARLAND
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P. J. O'ROURKE
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Even as we move out of the busy holiday shopping season, and slow down a bit, we are, as a matter of survival, still operated by a single staff member. If you try calling during the hours above, but no one answers, we're simply working with someone who's in the store or on the other line. Please wait ten minutes and try again. We strive to give experienced and personal attention to everyone who visits us.
Thank you, so much, for your ongoing support and patience!
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THE PRINTED GARDEN STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH
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TONI MORRISON- BELOVED
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LANGSTON HUGHES- THE BIG SEA
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SOME OF OUR FAVORITE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES ARE
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Graywhale Entertainment
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Bumblebees Korean American Fusion
Bohemian Brewery |
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WE'LL ANNOUNCE WHEN OUR RECREATIONAL SPACES ARE OPEN AGAIN - THANKS!
Looking for a quiet, comfortable meeting space for your book club? There might be distractions at home, but there aren't any in this room! Let us do the work so you can enjoy your time together. Order and purchase your selections through our store and use our Reading Room, with our compliments! We'll keep things organized so your members can pick up the following month's books at the current month's meeting, and save you a special trip to pick it up later in the month!
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Looking for an inexpensive night out of the house? Meet a couple friends at The Printed Garden for a friendly (or not-so-friendly) board game, and enjoy one of our complimentary hot beverages. We also have chess, checkers, Monopoly, Jenga, and a couple decks of cards - or feel free to pack your own game in if you'd like! If you've come by yourself to study, just let us know and we'll turn the music down or off
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