JOIN US FOR THESE TERRIFIC
UPCOMING ​EVENTS & ACTIVITIES!

BOOK LAUNCH AND READING WITH POET
NATHAN HAUKE
Saturday,
​November 23rd
7:00 p.m.

"If the word takes root, & the phrase finds traction to stay on the page, as we read along we thank Nathan Hauke for giving us the trail that is Indian Summer Recycling.  A way into words that deepens our joy, gratitude, & clarity for our impermanent life in this world.  Composting the ghostly reverberations of what is heard, & seen. Composing, decomposing, partnering in the dance of presence and absence.  A poetry where even the cross-outs sing (softly). This is a beautiful blues music?of Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, & John Milton?reclaiming the moment when spirit speaks, speaking through the moment most clearly in its erasure, its disappearance. Places peopled deeply. A sustaining domesticity, an undercurrent of familial affection.  Hauke's is an ethical way of writing, with deep roots in early American literature. The way to the heights is word by word, step by step." - Hank Lazer

Join us for a book launch event celebrating the release of poet Nathan Hauke's new collection of work Indian Summer Recycling.  Joining Nathan Hauke will be Utah Poet Laureate Paisley Rekdal.  Both poets will be reading their work, discussing poetry and signing copies of their books.  Take the night off, sit back, and enjoy some of the best new poetry produced in the state of Utah.  This event will begin at 7:00 p.m.

JOIN THE ONGOING

CAMPAIGN ENDGAME
​AT
THE PRINTED GARDEN

Upcoming Sessions:
Saturday, Nov. 23rd
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
(inquire at contact email below)

Marwyven, the elven tribe leader, shows up with the whole tribe at the gate.  They report that they had to flee their homes in the forest to the south and that our party of gnomes and adventurers should join them.  The adventurers determine it best and safest for the elves and gnomes to get a head start with the party of adventurers performing rear-guard actions. New elf member of party joins and finds fast friendship with fellow druid. Refugees flee northward along the coastline.  Party delays and searches the castle. Faces dozens of small but fierce enemies.  They face a vrock in the plain outside the city walls, and it says (in a voice only one of the party can understand) “We have only one command - move north and destroy. Join us or die.” Several ghostly figures materialize around the vrock. Wisely, the party avoids combat at this juncture and heads north along the coast. They soon overtake the party of refugees and make their way all together to Waterdeep. They’re met by an honor guard, but it quickly becomes apparent that the guard doesn’t know what to do. They’re there to greet the party but have no idea what to do next. The leader of the guard reports that the Regent hasn’t made contact in three days. No one has ever seen the Regent (still!), but the guard takes the party to the castle to see what they can do. There are dozens of magically imbued suits of armor guarding the castle - around the castle, shoulder-to-shoulder. The party tests the defense system and finds it unlikely that they’ll survive if they attempt to pass the guards. Nala uses her shapeshifting abilities to investigate the highest tower among the three. There she finds a circular room matching the outward appearance of the tower. It has no stairs leading to it, and inside the room are a black rug (“very tasteful”) and a stone pedestal with a large crystal resting on top of it. Upon the bird Nala’s return to the party, a shadow appears in the window. A suit of armor takes a single step forward, and a voice emanates from its faceless depths: “Return tomorrow.”

Although this is an open group, new players interested in participating should RSVP with Steve Capone, the acting Dungeon Master, at stevecaponejr@gmail.com to check this group's playing schedule and aid in incorporating your character into the story.

POETRY READING WITH UTAH POET LAUREATE
PAISLEY
REKDAL
Saturday,
​November 23rd
7:00 p.m.

“Here, Rekdal translates pain into redemption, so that a loss is not an ending but a transformation, in this riveting poetic alchemy.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

Nightingale is a book about change. This collection radically rewrites and contemporizes many of the myths central to Ovid’s epic, The Metamorphoses, Rekdal’s characters changed not by divine intervention but by both ordinary and extraordinary human events. In Nightingale, a mother undergoes cancer treatments at the same time her daughter transitions into a son; a woman comes to painful terms with her new sexual life after becoming quadriplegic; a photographer wonders whether her art is to blame for her son’s sudden illness; and a widow falls in love with her dead husband’s dog. At the same time, however, the book includes more intimate lyrics that explore personal transformation, culminating in a series of connected poems that trace the continuing effects of sexual violence and rape on survivors. Nightingale updates many of Ovid’s subjects while remaining true to the Roman epic’s tropes of violence, dismemberment, silence, and fragmentation. Is change a physical or a spiritual act? Is transformation punishment or reward, reversible or permanent? Does metamorphosis literalize our essential traits, or change us into something utterly new? Nightingale investigates these themes, while considering the roles that pain, violence, art, and voicelessness all play in the changeable selves we present to the world.

Join us for an evening of amazing poetry as Utah Poet Laureate Paisley Rekdal and Utah poet Nathan Hauke read from their most recent work, talk about writing poetry, and sign copies of their books.  Sit back and enjoy some of the finest poetry produced in Utah over the last year.  This event will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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AVAILABLE NOW

NOTHING LESS THAN A PARTING GIFT TO FANS OF HIS MUSIC

Nothing less than a parting gift to anyone who loved his music, all on glossy, high-quality paper, The Beautiful Ones is a treasure trove of Prince history, featuring a mountain of candid photographs, facsimiles of his handwritten journal pages, songs, artwork, and scads of other articles from his day-to-day life!
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TONI MORRISON
1931-2019

ANDREA CAMILLERI
1925-2019

GENE WOLFE
1931-2019

BOOK SIGNING WITH
MICHAEL
DARLING
Thursday,
​December 5th
7:00 p.m.

"Got Lost is the funniest book in the series. A tour de force urban fantasy with more laughs, deeper emotions, and a sarcastic private detective who can burn with both magic and words." - Paul Genesse, author of Sakura: Intellectual Property

Goethe “Got” Luck hasn’t been to a lot of weddings, but it doesn’t take a detective to know it’s a catastrophe when the bride is weeping, the groom is bleeding, and the choir children have vanished into thin air.

When the FBI shows up at his door accusing him of kidnapping, Got knows something is vastly wrong. He’s done a lot of things, but stealing children isn't one of them. To clear his name, Got goes on the hunt for the missing kids and finds himself trapped in the realm of dreams. Ruled by a cunning goddess with her own agenda, the realm of dreams is filled with shifting realities and no way out. To rescue the children—and himself—Got must face the mysteries of this realm and its frightening adversaries head on. Even with all his magic, Got’s luck might have run out now that he’s lost.

Join us in welcoming author Michael Darling to The Printed Garden to read from, answer questions about, and sign copies of Got Lost, the latest book in his Tales From the Behindbeyond series.  This event will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
​ STORYTIME
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
at 5:00 p.m.

The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks have been combined in one volume, Bedknob and Broomstick by Mary Norton.  These are the original exploits of the three Wilson children; Miss Price, the apprentice witch; and the flying bed.  A tale of a witch-in-training and trouble of the most unforgettable kind.

Young readers, ages 8-12 are invited to join us for this read-aloud storytime and discussion group.  We'll be reading two chapters of the book at each meeting.  Participants will read 1-2 chapters on their own at home, and we'll talk a bit about all of them.  New members should read through Chapter 5 before our next meeting.
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JOIN US FOR OUR 3RD ANNUAL
HOLIDAY SHOP GIFT GUIDE EVENT
​ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 30TH
1:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

TRICIA LEVENSELLER

CHRISTIAN HEIDICKER

​CRACKED LOOKING GLASS CRAFTS

LEZLIE EVANS

GREG & AMY NEWBOLD

CAITLIN SANGSTER

TIM BROWN
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CRYSTAL LEICHTY

ERIN SUMMERILL

ANGELA SANDBERG

SUSAN FITCH
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STEVEN HEUMANN

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​MUSIC DURING OUR HOLIDAY SHOP GIFT GUIDE EVENT GENEROUSLY OFFERED, IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS, BY
THE KADE GORDON TROMBONE QUARTET
AND
ERIC STANDER

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SPACES FOR BOOK CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR EVEN JUST A FEW FRIENDS

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!

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