Tuesday is the day, 4 o'clock is the time

 

Poet Jennifer Clark

Jennifer Clark is coming to Northport again from Kalamazoo! This will be her third appearance at Dog Ears Books, and I guarantee a good experience for all who attend. 

Jennifer's saints are not your grandmother's stained glass or plaster or painted wooden icons. They are surprisingly relatable figures—imperfect, flawed, and very much like us. Some are cranky, dour, and humorless, while others are kind, brilliant, and even funny. I think there is a lot of the poet herself in her saints (kind, brilliant and funny, that is, not cranky, dour, and humorless!). You'll know what I mean when you meet her on Tuesday, June 24, at Dog Ears Books.

Next Big Thing: BOOK LAUNCH!

(To make the information from the flier image easier to read, I'll repeat it in a larger font!)

Marilyn J. Zimmerman's novel, In Defense of Good Women, a legal thriller for mature audiences, will officially be released next Tuesday, June 10, and we will mark the occasion with a launch here in Northport. Marilyn will give a short reading, take questions from the audience, and sign books for customers. Light refreshments will be served. The hours is scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m. 

So mark your calendar! Put a reminder on your phone! Don't forget! 

We in Northport are very proud of Marilyn's accomplishments (the book being one among many) and are eager to celebrate with her. Please join us!

The book itself!

Are you an explorer?

 

In addition to the usual new postcards and a box of old $1 postcards, I also have a small collection of other vintage cards in the $2-6 range. The two Orson Peck cards above, $5 each, show unpaved road leading from Traverse City up along West Bay into Leelanau County (top) and then east and north along East Bay, and I don't imagine these cards will be here long.

Jigsaw puzzles of 500 and 1000 pieces have been in stock all winter, but now is the time for the trillium puzzle, and you'll want to stretch out this beautiful time of year when we get some rainy days.

Always, of course, lots and lots of books -- new, used, classics, unusual -- they are the reason for our being. Additions to store stock arrive constantly, and next week will bring a wonderful new surprise, so stay tuned and/or drop in. 

You don't have to have a specific title in mind to visit a bookstore. In fact, it's much better if you come with an open mind and a willingness to explore, because often you don't know what you want until you and it find each other. 

Reminder: Poet Fleda Brown will be here to read from her new chapbook, Doctor of the World, and to answer questions and generally visit with audience at noon on Friday, May 23. This will be a casual (free) event, so feel free to bring a sack lunch. Hope to see you here!

EVERY Month is Poetry Month at Dog Ears Books

  

But April is National Poetry Month,

and we kicked it off this week

at Dog Ears Books.

Our poet of the year will be Fleda Brown,

former poet laureate of Delaware,

who will be here to read from her new chapbook,

Doctor of the World,

on Friday, May 23rd, at noon.

Feel free to bring a sack lunch

and join us in David Grath's gallery

next door to the bookshop.

Fleda Brown

Friday, May 23, 2025

Noon