Tag Archives: New York Times Bestseller

Christina Baker Kline to speak at Avalon Free Public Library July 20

Christina Baker Kline will be speaking at the Avalon Free Public Library on July 20th at 7 p.m. Stop by and here her share about ORPHAN TRAIN. Christina’s the best-selling author of ORPHAN TRAIN and will be speaking at Avalon Free Public Library as part of their annual author lecture series. This series brings in […]

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Etched in Sand Continues Bestseller Status

Topping out so far at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list (just behind Maya Angelou) Etched in Sand, a memoir by Regina Calcaterra, heads into it’s 15th week, on the NYT non-fiction list. Holding strong at #8.

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Recent BIC Events

Christina Baker Kline at Moses Lake, WA

An excited crowd came out to meet #1 New York Times bestseller Christina Baker Kline in Moses Lake,WA this February, including a 12-year-old girl who checked out Orphan Train just before Christina’s arrival and decided to stay for the Orphan Train presentation. Said librarian Paula Walters: “She for sure will be a lifelong reader!! Also, I have been getting emails from members of our book clubs thanking me. Moses Lake was just thrilled.”

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“The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein, An Essential Book for Dog Lovers

Coming in at #1 on The Christian Science Monitor’s list of “11 Essential Books for Dog lovers,” you guessed it, Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain. While, The Art of Racing in the Rain, appears on many “best of” lists, it’s no surprise that Stein’s novel would top the list of best […]

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Veterinarian Donates 167 Copies of Garth Stein’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain”

Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain has garnered media attention once again. Dr. Greg Perrault, Veterinarian, purchased 167 copies of The Art of Racing in the Rain for   students, as part of the Long Beach Reads One Book 2013. Garth Stein will appear as the marquee event at the Carpenter Center […]

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Jamie Ford, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” and the Garfield High School Follet Challenge

Last November, the Garfield High School hosted author Jamie Ford for a One Book, One School program. Jamie Ford’s first novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, is set in the same city (Seattle) as the high school. Students took part in a walking tour of Seattle’s International District, discussed  the book, and were […]

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