tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40265863932759108092024-02-20T14:05:37.141-08:00Uwharrie BooksUwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-15007310013547036372010-07-07T13:37:00.001-07:002010-07-07T13:37:35.286-07:00Sumer ReadingDon’t forget our summer reading program is still going on. You can still sign up, it’s free to join, and it’s so easy! Come in to the bookstore once a week, tell us about a book you’ve read, and you get a free treat! So brave the heat, and come on in! Remember to bring in your old books for store credit towards your purchase.Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-18234549018127395472010-07-06T12:32:00.001-07:002010-07-06T12:44:01.149-07:0012 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels that are Uniquely AmericanWhat do Stephen King, Jim Butcher, & Neil Gaiman have in common other then being writers? Some of their books along with a few others landed on io9.com's list of sci-fi/ fantasy novels that are uniquely American. So take a look at the <a href="http://io9.com/5579855/12-science-fiction-and-fantasy-novels-and-stories-that-are-uniquely-american">list</a> and loose your self in the worlds of the only pratcicing Wizard PI in the country, Old Gods trying to stay relevant in a word that has past them by, and a Gunslinger descended from King Arthur on the hunt for a mythical Dark Tower that holds the secret of all reality. Trust me you won't be disappointed in the journey.Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-30168181304861637132010-06-29T10:20:00.001-07:002010-06-29T10:25:52.350-07:00Holiday HoursWe are getting ready to go into the 4th of July weekend and Uwharrie Books will be celebrating with some shortened hours. On Wednesday June 30 thru Friday July 2 we will only be open 12:00pm - 4:00pm. We will also be closed on Saturday July 3. We will re-open for normal hours on Monday July 5. Please make sure you plan accordingly so you don't get stuck with nothing to read over the holiday. <br /><br />Thanks and have a fun and safe holiday everyone!Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-84490502670845741082010-06-24T13:12:00.000-07:002010-06-24T13:21:09.438-07:00Book ClubDid you know that there was a book club in Locust. Not only that our book club is one of the most unique around! <br /><br />Every month we feature a novel by a local author and when we meet to discuss the book the writer attends to answer any question our group has about the book. It's a great way to get a behind the scenes look at how a writer works and get a better understanding of the literary world. <br /><br />We read from every genre so there is something for everyone and there is always coffee and treats available too! <br /><br />Want to jump on board? Well for July we are reading <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.johnramseymiller.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=80">The Last Day</a></span> by renowned author John Ramsey Miller and will be meeting on Tuesday July 27th at 6:00pm. Stop in and grab a copy then come in that night for some great discussion!<br /><br />See you there!!!Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-17892658729648954412010-06-21T13:49:00.001-07:002010-06-21T13:52:40.581-07:00Fun at Authors SaturdayWe had a great time at our Author Saturday event this past weekend. We had a good turnout and a lovely time with the both Shelley Stout and Lizzy Armentrout. Thanks to everyone came out and we hope eveyone enjoys their books!Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-79033018182354799272010-06-18T12:02:00.000-07:002010-06-18T12:24:17.934-07:00Author Saturday Tomorrow!We wanted to remind everyone that we will be having our Monthly Author Saturday this weekend with both Shelley Stout and Lizzy Armentrout in attendance. Both authors will be in the store from 10:00am -2:00pm and we are really looking forward to it. <br /><br />We first met Lizzy at the Locust festival early this year. She had the booth next to ours and was so much fun to talk too. She is so warm and funny I am sure everyone will love meeting her. <br /><br />We also just reviews Shelley Stout's book, Radium Halos, this week and I found it to be a fascinating read. I loved how she was able to take us right into the past and bring humor to such a tragic event. <br /><br />Hope you all can make it!Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-57079062712861492742010-06-15T10:36:00.000-07:002010-06-15T10:39:58.216-07:00Summer Reading ProgramHi everyone<br /><br />The launch of our Summer Reading Program was a great success and a great big thanks to everyone who came. If you couldn't make it you can still sign up. Just stop by the store and we can get you all set up. We should be getting more tote bags in soon and don't for get you get a free treat a week for the books you've read.Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-27394032547278907052010-06-14T10:47:00.000-07:002010-06-14T10:48:16.903-07:00Book Review
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CUWHARR%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Radium Halos</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Author: Shelley Stout</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Publisher : LibriFiles <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">ISBN: 9781448696222</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">North Carolina</st1:place></st1:state> author Shelly Stout takes you into the past in <i style="">Radium Halos</i> to explore the tragic story of the Radium Dial Painters of the 1920’s. While a work of fiction, Stout based the book on true events and creates a lush tale that is both horrific and somehow humorous. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In 1923 16-year-old Helen Waterman and her sister Violet leave their home in little Belmont, North Carolina to travel to Ottawa, Illinois to gain work at the Radium Dial Company. As workers there, they paint watch and clock faces with glow-in-the-dark radium paint in order to help our troops. The predominantly female work force is told the paint is harmless and is even encouraged to lick their brushes to keep them sharp.<span style=""> </span>Fifty years later Helen, interred in a mental hospital, tells her story of the people she has lost and the painful secret they all shared. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With her first person narrative, Stout adds a lightness and comedy to the terrible events that unfold around our characters. She draws you into their world, a frighteningly different time not too long in our own past. <i style="">Radium Halos</i> deftly blends historical fact and fiction and gives voice to thousands of women whose stories should never be forgotten.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shelley Stout will be at Uwharrie Books Saturday June 19, 2010 10-2 to sign her book <i style="">Radium Halos</i>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Radium Halos</i> is available at Uwharrie Books in Locust.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shawn Chappelle, owner Uwharrie Books</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.uwharriebooks.com/">www.uwharriebooks.com</a></p>
<br />Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-29086030452111717312010-06-10T07:26:00.000-07:002010-06-10T07:27:11.387-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">One of our favorite sites Charlotte on the Cheap said our Summer Reading Program is the best in the area! Make sure you sign up!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a title="blocked::http://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/?p=6501" href="http://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/?p=6501">http://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/?p=6501</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-66123943378606687562010-06-09T13:07:00.001-07:002010-06-09T13:10:37.940-07:00<span style="font-family: arial;">Saturday is the kick off to our Summer Reading Program and I wanted to let everyone know how it works. </span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">*Sign up starting June 12 to receive your free gift!</span></span></strong><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>* Come to Uwharrie Books once a week through Aug 14.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>* Tell us about the book you read.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>* Pick out your free treat from our bakery case!</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>*You don't have to come in every week and </strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">if you can’t make it for the kickoff party, you can still sign up!<br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;" align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Look forward to seeing you all there!!!</span><br /><strong></strong></p>Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-81443320127704519212010-06-08T13:49:00.000-07:002010-06-08T13:58:27.875-07:00June is National Audio Book Month. Take a moment to celebrate by clicking on the link below to listen to the very funny NC Native David Sedaris promote the <a href="http://www.getcaughtreading.org/listening/">Get Caught Listing</a> campaign.<br /><br /><a href="http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/05/27/ew-exclusive-david-sedaris-lends-his-support-to-national-audiobook-month/">http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/05/27/ew-exclusive-david-sedaris-lends-his-support-to-national-audiobook-month/</a>Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026586393275910809.post-17619265385648976772010-06-07T11:06:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:10:33.860-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Hi this is the official blog for Uwharrie books and for our first post I thought I would share a little information about us. </span><br /><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Shawn and Jennifer Chappelle started Uwharrie Books in August 2009 on </span><st1:street style="font-family: arial;" st="on"><st1:address st="on">Main St</st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family:arial;"> in Locust, NC. The Chappelles live in nearby Midland and are excited to be part of the growth of such a great community. Uwharrie Books offers new and used books, special orders, rare and collectible book service, local art and gifts, and a bakery café with free wifi. We host free community events every month including West Stanly Garden Club with The Weekly Post’s Plant Lady Joyce Lavene and the only book club in the area that allows its members to meet the author of their books – every month! </span></span></span></span></p>Uwharrie Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283033527066089081noreply@blogger.com0