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The Book Nook & Java Shop has partnered with TV 13's "Take Five" to bring you the "Take Five Book Club" beginning January 2008!
We kicked off the "Take Five Book Club" this January with an incredible new release and fun read. Debra Lambers from The Book Nook & Java Shop will discuss the book of the month with Catherine Behrendt along with a guest and the just maybe the author each month, so follow along and enjoy!
Reading Group discussion will be held at The Book Nook & Java Shop on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm. WZZM TV13 will discuss the book on the first Monday of every month at 4:30 PM and we will also announce next months pick.
 April Selection
In The Rest of Her Life, Laura Moriarty delivers a luminous, compassionate, and provocative look at how mothers and daughters with the best intentions can be blind to the harm they do to one another.
Leigh is the mother of high-achieving, popular high school senior Kara. Their relationship is already strained for reasons Leigh does not fully understand when, in a moment of carelessness, Kara makes a mistake that ends in tragedy -- the effects of which not only divide Leigh's family, but polarize the entire community. We see the story from Leigh's perspective, as she grapples with the hard reality of what her daughter has done and the devastating consequences her actions have on the family of another teenage girl in town, all while struggling to protect Kara in the face of rising public outcry.
Like the best works of Jane Hamilton, Jodi Picoult, and Alice Sebold, Laura Moriarty's The Rest of Her Life is a novel of complex moral dilemma, filled with nuanced characters and a page-turning plot that makes readers ask themselves, "What would I do?"
Join The "Take Five Book Club" and also register to be on "Take Five" to discuss a book of the month! Please indicate which day you are interested in attending. (The first Tuesday or the first Wednesday)
Poetry Slam Results!
The Book Nook & Java Shop hosted its second Poetry Slam in honor of April being National Poetry month. The first one was five years ago- just a few months after we opened our doors.
It was great fun! I can speak for myself along with "Surfer Dude" (we judged the audience participation) that there was great poetry and all was diverse in its content. Many people inquired as to how often The Book Nook & Java Shop will host Poetry Slams and we will definitely host a Poetry Slam more than the two times in five years that have been the standard! :) We hope to host a Poetry Slam quarterly and will keep you updated via email blast and our website.
Special thanks to all who participated and to the audience. Special thanks also to Richard Ballard for emceeing the event and to "Surfer Dude" for judging.
We have three winners and I will post their poetry and photos in the next few days. For now... the winners are:
1st Place Winner: Nicole Birkett - $50.00 Gift Card to The Book Nook & Java Shop
2nd Place Winner: Jim Stewart - $25.00 Gift Card to The Book Nook & Java Shop
Third Place Winner: Julie George - $15.00 Gift Card to The Book Nook & Java Shop
Link to a few things that are happening here in the White Lake Area!
 Voted Independent booksellers' favorite books to hand sell.
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Sketch Club !
Sketch Club meets every Wednesday afternoon at 3:00pm. Draw caricatures and meet a few characters!
This sketch club is very unique, drawings are plentiful and there are so many techniques to learn from the others! Sign Up Here
Recent Media Coverage:
WZZM TV 13 Book Club 3/2005
Take Five Book Club Review and Reveal 2/2008
Take Five Book Club 1/2008
Kick Off Video 1/2008
Muskegon Chronicle 12 / 2007
Wzzm TV13 12/2007
Wzzm TV13 12/2007
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