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Fact & Fiction is an independent bookstore where you will find:
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Authors Downtown and at UM !  
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
UM Graduation is May 10th
June 7th is high school graduation day
Time to celebrate, plan for the next phase of life and of course PARTY!

What are we reading...
David is reading the new Neil McMahon
Barbara wants everyone to read LOVING FRANK now out in paper!


Remember to eat, buy and be local!

Title of Event: Dorothy Patent, Dan & Cassie Hartman
When: Sunday, May 11, 2008 12:30 PM
Location: Fact & Fiction
Description: DOROTHY PATENT
DAN and CASSIE HARTMAN

Signing
WHEN THE WOLVES RETURNED
Sunday, May 11 12:30
Start IWFF Week!
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Favorites & Bestsellers & BookClub Suggestions  

MEET ME IN MISSOULA
Farmer's Markets are beginning
The Dana Gallery has the Oil Painters of America Show
The Wildlife Film Festival is May 10--16
Come celebrate Down Town!!

2008 One Book Montana
HATTIE BIG SKY by Kirby Larson
Look for events during The Festival of the Book in October (Read More!)

Jackalope Dreams Jackalope Dreams
by Blew, Mary Clearman
The departed men in her life still have plenty to say to Corey. Her father, a legendary rodeo cowboy who punctuated his lifelong pronouncements with a bullet to his head, may be the loudest. But in this story of Montana--a story in which the old West meets the new and tradition has its way with just about everyone--it is Corey's voice we listen to. In this tour-de-force of voices big and small, sure and faltering, hers comes across resonant and clear, directing us to the heart of the matter. Played out against the mythology of the Old West--a powerful amalgam of ranching history, Marlboro Men, and train robbery reenactments--the story of the newly orphaned, spinsterish Corey is a sometimes comical, sometimes poignant tale of coming-of-age a little late. As she tries to recapture an old dream of becoming a painter--of preserving some modicum of true art amid the virtual reality of modern Montana--Corey finds herself figuring in other dramas as well, other, younger lives already at least as lost as her own.

Book Sense Picks  
Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America. (Read More!)

The Plague of Doves The Plague of Doves
by Erdrich, Louise
Louise Erdrich's complex history of the families in a North Dakota, mixed-blood reservation town reveals its secrets slowly through the unique voices of the community. These characters require us to pay attention and to move from psychological and philosophical musing to delightful storytelling full of magic and intrigue. Thoroughly enjoyable.--Kathleen Costello, Maria's Bookshop (Durango, CO)


Quote of the Day

"Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi."

- Oprah Winfrey

From The Quotable Book Lover (Lyons Press)


Missoula Reads

What are people in Missoula reading...
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Unwind
by Shusterman, Neal
Bookseller David Johnson just finished this new Young Adult title, an "issue loaded" book for the thinking teen. In "Unwind," "Boston Globe/Horn Book" Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive.



Strengthening a Vibrant Local Economy

Informative titles on the importance of building and strengthening a vibrant local economy. (Read More!)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Kingsolver, Barbara, Kingsolver, Camille
“Tracing the food year, Kingsolver—with her characteristic candor, poetry, and grace—brings us meditations on asparagus, turkeys, tomatoes, and mulch as she and her family try to eat locally as much as they can. This is a distinct hybrid of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Walden.” —Matt Plies, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR



Montana Reading


Titles for the traveller--those who drive, hike or just dream of a state called Montana!
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Hattie Big Sky
by Larson, Kirby
Alone in the world, teen-aged Hattie is driven to prove up on her uncle's homesteading claim.
For years, sixteen-year-old Hattie's been shuttled between relatives. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously leaves Iowa to prove up on her late uncle's homestead claim near Vida, Montana. With a stubborn stick-to-itiveness, Hattie faces frost, drought and blizzards. Despite many hardships, Hattie forges ahead, sharing her adventures with her friends--especially Charlie, fighting in France--through letters and articles for her hometown paper.
Her backbreaking quest for a home is lightened by her neighbors, the Muellers. But she feels threatened by pressure to be a "Loyal" American, forbidding friendships with folks of German descent. Despite everything, Hattie's determined to stay until a tragedy causes her to discover the true meaning of home.

"From the Hardcover edition."