MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE BOOKSTORE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART TO KEEP US ALL SAFE!

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THE PRINTED GARDEN IS THE OFFICIAL
ON-SITE BOOKSELLER FOR
FANX SALT LAKE  COMIC CONVENTION

AND THE BOOKSTORE WILL BE CLOSED
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH -SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
IF YOU'RE ATTENDING, PLEASE VISIT US AT BOOTH 129
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THE FANX SALT LAKE COMIC CONVENTION ORGANIZATION
​WILL BE DOING TEMPERATURE CHECKS AT THE DOOR,
AND FACEMASKS WILL BE REQUIRED

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SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS WILL BE ON DISCUSSION PANELS,
​AND WILL BE DOING BOOK SIGNINGS AT OUR FANX BOOTH!

BRANDON MULL

SARA B. LARSON

CHAD MORRIS &
SHELLY BROWN

KATHRYN PURDIE

TRICIA LEVENSELLER

TYLER WHITESIDES

CHARLIE HOLMBERG

BRIAN DURFEE

JENNIFER NIELSEN

CAITLIN SANGSTER

JULIE WRIGHT

MICHAEL WILLIAMSON

JODI MILNER

ERIC JAMES STONE

PEGGY EDDLEMAN

SHEENA BOEKWEG

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SPECIAL ORDERING OFFERS

PURCHASE
TRICIA LEVENSELLER'S 
BLADE OF SECRETS
AND RECEIVE A COPY THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PERSONALIZED TO YOU!

PURCHASE
ANDY WEIR'S 
PROJECT HAIL MARY
AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL
LIMITED EDITION MISSION PATCH

ORDER A COPY OF
EMILY BUTLER'S
NEW BOOK
OTTO P. NUDD
AND RECEIVE A COPY THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PERSONALIZED TO YOU!

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SOME OF OUR MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2021

SEPTEMBER 2

SEPTEMBER 28

OCTOBER 5

DECEMBER 7

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SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING BOOKS OF 2021 SO FAR

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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!
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JAPANESE WRITERS
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THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES
BY KOBO ABE

THOUSAND CRANES
BY YASUNARI KAWABATA

SHIPWRECKS
BY AKIRA YOSHIMURA

THE SOUND OF WAVES
BY YUKIO MISHIMA

SOME PREFER NETTLES
BY JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI

A PERSONAL MATTER
BY KENZABURO OE

MASKS
BY FUMIKO ENCHI

SILENCE
BY SHUSAKU ENDO

AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
BY KAZUO ISHIGURO

BLACK RAIN
BY MASUJI IBUSE

THE BIRTH OF THE NOVEL
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OROONOKO
BY APHRA BEHN

ROBINSON CRUSOE BY DANIEL DEFOE

LOVE IN EXCESS
BY ELIZA HAYWOOD

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BY JONATHAN SWIFT

THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY BY LAURENCE STERNE

PAMELA
BY SAMUEL RICHARDSON

A MAN OF FEELING BY HENRY MACKENZIE

THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO
BY HORACE WALPOLE

THE ITALIAN
BY ANNE RADCLIFFE

TOM JONES
BY HENRY FIELDING

POST-APOCALYPTIC NOVEL

EARTH ABIDES
BY GEORGE STEWART

LUCIFER'S HAMMER 
BY LARRY NIVEN & JERRY POURNELLE

A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ
BY WALTER MILLER

ON THE BEACH 
BY NEVILLE SHUTE

FARNHAM'S FREEHOLD
​BY ROBERT A. HEINLEIN

THE ROAD
BY CORMAC MCCARTHY

THE DOG STARS
BY PETER HELLER

THE SALT LINE
BY HOLLY GODDARD JONES

GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT
BY LILY
BROOKS-DALTON

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
BY RUMAAN ALAM

UTAH WRITERS
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REFUGE
BY TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS

DESERT SOLITAIRE
BY EDWARD ABBEY

ANGLE OF REPOSE
BY WALLACE STEGNER

WHALE SONG
BY KENNETH BREWER

MY ABSOLUTE DARLING
BY GABRIEL TALLENT

THE WORLD'S STRONGEST LIBRARIAN
BY JOSH HANAGARNE

DREAM HOUSE ON GOLAN DRIVE
BY DAVID G. PACE

STONEBEARER'S BETRAYAL
BY JODI MILNER

NIGHTINGALE
BY PAISLEY REKDAL

THE VOICE OF THE RIVER
BY MELANIE
​RAE THON

SOMETHING SCARY
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FRANKENSTEIN
BY MARY SHELLEY

DRACULA
BY BRAM STOKER

PET SEMATARY
BY STEPHEN KING

THE EXORCIST
BY WILLIAM PETER BLATTY

BOOKS OF BLOOD
BY CLIVE BARKER

LET THE RIGHT
ONE IN
BY JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST

THE HUNGER
BY ALMA KATSU

A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS
BY PAUL TREMBLAY

THE LESSER DEAD
BY CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS
BY STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES

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REMEMBERING AUTHORS WE LOVE

LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI
​1919-2021

BEVERLY CLEARY
​1916-2021

LARRY MCMURTRY
​1936-2021

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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
BLACK LIVES MATTER

BOOKS PLACE US IN THE SHOES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM OURSELVES, AND ALLOW US TO EXPERIENCE OTHER LIVES AND SEE THROUGH OTHER EYES.  HERE ARE SOME WRITERS AND BOOKS THAT HAVE ALLOWED ME THIS PRIVILEGE.



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MAYA ANGELOU

- I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
- GATHER TOGETHER IN MY NAME
- AND STILL I RISE
- THE HEART OF A WOMAN

TA-NAHISI COATES

- BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
- THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
- THE WATER DANCER
- WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

RICHARD WRIGHT

- NATIVE SON
- BLACK BOY
- LAWD TODAY!
- UNCLE TOM'S CHILDREN

TONI MORRISON

- BELOVED
- JAZZ
- SONG OF SOLOMON
- THE BLUEST EYE
​- TAR BABY

RALPH ELLISON

- INVISIBLE MAN
- FLYING HOME
- JUNETEENTH
- SHADOW & ACT
- GOING TO THE TERRITORY

JAMES BALDWIN

- GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
- BLUES FOR MR. CHARLIE
- GIOVANNI'S ROOM
- THE FIRE NEXT TIME
- ANOTHER COUNTRY

WALLACE THURMAN

- THE BLACKER THE BERRY
- INFANTS OF THE SPRING
- THE INTERNE

ZORA NEALE HURSTON

- THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
- MULES AND MEN
-JONAH'S GOURD VINE
-DUST TRACKS ON A ROAD
- MOSES MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN

LANGSTON HUGHES

- THE BIG SEA
- NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER
- THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS
- THE WEARY BLUES
- SELECTED POEMS

COLSON WHITEHEAD

- THE NICKEL BOYS
- THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
- THE INTUITIONIST
- JOHN HENRY DAYS
- SAG HARBOR

JEAN TOOMER

- CANE

ALICE WALKER

- THE COLOR PURPLE
- IN SEARCH OF OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS
- THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR

ELDRIDGE CLEAVER

- SOUL ON ICE

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SOME OF OUR ​FAVORITE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES ARE

Bumblebees Korean American Fusion

 Clever Octopus

Samurai Noodle

 Randy's Record Shop

Graywhale Entertainment

 Bohemian Brewery

Ying's Thai - Sushi

 Black Cat Comics

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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!
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