July 29, 2008
Last Saturday was Farmington's annual street fair, The Strawberry Festival. As the day loomed I called my friend Marsha Planting, the organizer, admitted my lack of prior preparation, and vowed, however belatedly, to enter the fray. Galvinized into action after this exchange, the entire DDG staff rallied round and took to our festival planning like famished cheetahs grappling with a wounded gazelle. Reid Brechner took one for the team by wearing our Strawberry Hat all day. He can be seen wearing it (above right) at our Stephanie Meyer Trivia Contest, which was great fun. A fantastic part of the festival was working with The Franklin County Children's Task Force on a fund raiser.  We set up a booth together which featured our children's books, and all sales went to benefit the Task Force. The booth was a great success. It's pictured to the left. And so, even if my own name for the festival, when it was renamed some years ago from Moonlight Madness, The Kumquat Orgy, was voted down, I'm putting that firmly behind me and looking forward to next year with unabated enthusiasm!
Here they are! Our weekly picks for the two best: two hardcover, two paperback, and two children's books. The very best new arrivals to leap out of the box and onto our shelves this week. Call or email us if you want more information on any of these titles, or to have us hold you a copy. Or stop in and check them out in person. We'd love to see you. Thanks as always for sharing your reading with us! |