DON'T MISS OUR EVENT OF THE YEAR

 

 
 

Amy Einhorn, America’s most respected editor (The Help, The Postmistress, and a powerful list of national and international best sellers) is coming to Birmingham and bringing Alex George, the author of her next blockbuster, A Good American.


Amy and Alex will take the stage at The Doubletree Hotel on February 10, at 7:00 pm and tell us how to sell 5,000,000 copies (The Help) and throw in an award-studded movie. We’ll also find out how an immigrant successfully partners with one of the world’s largest publishers to place his first American novel all over Europe. There will be a Q & A period following their talk.

Every staff member at The Alabama Booksmith has read or is reading this amazing book, and Jake has already gone on record as stating that “This is the best book I’ve read in years”. His full, unprecedented blurb is being used by the publisher in advertising across the country.

Don’t miss this singular opportunity of meeting Amy Einhorn and Alex George. A signed first edition and a seat for the show is only $35, and proceeds benefit The Literacy Council. If you’d like face time with two of the current hottest names in the industry, come to the private reception at 6:15. Tickets are $100 and include a signed first edition (which Alex will personalize at the party) and reserved seats for the show. Again, all proceeds benefit The Literacy Council.

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For signed first editions($25.95) Click Here

 

An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home.

It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans instead ("What's the difference? They're both new"), and later find themselves, more by chance than by design, in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri. Not speaking a word of English, they embark on their new life together.

Beatrice is populated with unforgettable characters: a jazz trumpeter from the Big Easy who cooks a mean gumbo, a teenage boy trapped in the body of a giant, a pretty schoolteacher who helps the young men in town learn about a lot more than just music, a minister who believes he has witnessed the Second Coming of Christ, and a malevolent, bicycle-riding dwarf.

A Good American is narrated by Frederick and Jette's grandson, James, who, in telling his ancestors' story, comes to realize he doesn't know his own story at all. From bare-knuckle prizefighting and Prohibition to sweet barbershop harmonies, the Kennedy assassination, and beyond, James's family is caught up in the sweep of history. Each new generation discovers afresh what it means to be an American. And, in the process, Frederick and Jette's progeny sometimes discover more about themselves than they had bargained for.

Poignant, funny, and heartbreaking, A Good American is a novel about being an outsider-in your country, in your hometown, and sometimes even in your own family. It is a universal story about our search for home.

 

 


Signed First Editions Club

We continually screen thousands of advance reading copies to pick books of literary merit and potential of being collectible. After we select a title, that month's chosen author signs it, and we send a copy to you.

Over the years, many of the world's most respected and best known writers have signed for us, including John Updike, Philip Roth, Richard Russo, Isabel Allende, Paul Auster, Pat Conroy, Edna O'Brien, and Anne Rice. We may be even more proud to have showcased emerging stars like Kathryn Stockett and her amazing book, The Help,  before anyone ever heard of her or it. A signed first edition is now selling for $1,000.

We mention discovering great writers because one of the aims of this club is to add value to your book collection. This is made possible because club members only pay regular retail price for all titles. Although we cannot guarantee that the value of any of these selections will skyrocket to more than 200 times original retail price, as did a few of Pat Conroy's early titles, we can tell you that almost every Alabama Booksmith Signed First Editions Club choice has already increased in value, some as much as 200%, and several as much as 400% to 4,000%!

When you join this exclusive club, you won't pay a dime extra. We select only the best books, but you have the option of skipping any two each year.

We know there are other terrific clubs at a few fine bookstores around the country, but we invite you to give us a closer look. Because we do not concentrate on regional books and many of our top writers do not tour, we have become the fastest growing Signed First Editions Club in America. Our titles from top to bottom are of the highest quality for international literary respectability and net worth increase. We regularly receive rave reviews from members across the nation expressing those thoughts. Our members also receive first offering on very limited signed copies that are not monthly selections as well as special seating at store events for those who live within driving distance. On those occasions when two blockbuster titles are published during the same month, Premier Members will receive both. To begin receiving your awesome library additions immediately Click Here on our secure site.

Wait! Before you start receiving magnificent Signed First Editions, think of this as the ultimate gift for Christmas, Graduation, Weddings, Birthdays or whatever occasion calls for an above-average, thoughtful present. Just click on Signed First Editions Club – Gift Subscription and handle as you would your own registration. IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure to let us know how you want the gift card to read.

We look forward to sending you, your friends and family great signed first editions. To check the incredible collectibles our members have received, view the amazing list directly above this section. In addition to your monthly treasures, check out the signed copies you can receive immediately by Clicking Here

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Rick Bragg in the Movies

Even though you weren’t able to attend the September 26, 2011, sold-out world premiere of Alabama’s Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt, here’s your opportunity to view the entire movie at home, as well as much bonus footage not seen in the original documentary.

Listen in on distinguished Alabamaians, local friends and family tell inside tales on Rick as a child and award-winning best-selling author. Rick also gives his life’s philosophy in many scenes. Find out about his mother’s poetry; hear his aunt tell of dressing him as a girl when he was a tot. If ever there was a priceless gift, this is it.

You may order the two DVD (22.95) set through our secure, encrypted link Here

We also have signed copies of every edition of every Rick Bragg title ever written. You may view those by Clicking Here

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