Greetings Dear Readers,
We have a number of time-sensitive, book-related, not-to-be-missed announcements for you. Take a moment to ready your pens and planners, then proceed!
Tonight! Tonight! note the early start time!
PAT NYHAN
author of
New Mainers:
Portraits of Our Immigrant Neighbors
Tonight we have two special guests at the store to talk about an extraordinary new book: Pat Nyhan, author of New Mainers, and Reza Jalali, who wrote the book's foreword. The book profiles more than two dozen recent immigrants, and shares their stories of leaving home, and creating a new life here in Maine.
Who are these Mainers and why have they come here? They are from war-torn countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Cambodia; from poor Latin American nations; and from economically vibrant places like Hong Kong, India, and Europe - in other words, from across the global spectrum. They came to Maine for a job or to reunite with their family or because they fell in love or to attend college here or to flee persecution in their homelands.
Although the twenty-five immigrants who tell their stories had widely varying reasons for coming to Maine, many have made remarkable contributions to the state. Some contribute high-level skills in medicine, engineering, academia, law, public-school education, hotel management, and social services. Others have enriched the state's arts and sports worlds. Several are used to going back and forth across borders, either as transnational professionals or as migrant workers. About one-third of these immigrants are successful entrepreneurs.
As you will find out, the journeys of these immigrants have not been easy, but all of them are glad they wound up in this state and are proud of their new identities as Mainers.
David Sedaris Touched These Books! ...and he signed them, too. We have autographed copies of all his books, from Barrel Fever to Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked to his latest When You Are Engulfed In Flames. And they can be yours, for 20% off! Stock is limited; reserve yours today!
The Passion of the Hausfrau!
March 19th through April 11th
THE PASSION OF THE HAUSFRAU
a solo comedy
by Bess Welden, Annette Jolles & Nicole Chaison
A new solo comedy that follows the adventures of a Portland mom and would-be writer who discovers her own creative power by embarking on a hilarious and heartfelt journey of mythic proportions. Adapted from Portland's own Hausfrau muthah-zine, a self-published quarterly that chronicles the passion that is parenting, written and cartooned by Nicole Chaison. This weekend is your last chance to see the show! Don't miss it!
The Play:
"Comedic genius!" - The Portland Phoenix"The Passion of the Hausfrau has something for every viewer." - The Journal Tribune
"It's a great show: hilarious, moving, true in the best sense." - Gibson Fay-Leblanc, Exec. Director of The Telling Room
For more information or to purchase tickets, call (207)774-0465 or visit www.portlandstage.com.
The Book:
The Passion of the Hausfrau will be published in June. Buy your copy before 6/1 and you'll save 20%!
"Nicole Chaison is a brave, soulful, and side-splittingly funny voice of modern motherhood. In The Passion of the Hausfrau, she manages to tell the deep truth about parenting with a spirit that keeps even the most jaded moms laughing." - Ariel Gore, author of The Mother Trip and creator of Hip Mama Magazine"Step aside, Hercules. Nicole Chaison reveals the hero's journey for what it is: a pale, envious imitation of the magical exploits performed every day by ordinary mothers everywhere. The Hausfrau's most impressive feat, however, is that she has the energy and brain cells left to tell the tale." - Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
In the meantime, check out Nicole's totally sweet website.
Yours in Books,
Chris & Co.
Longfellow Books
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