@ Market Block Books

Market Block Books will be open 11-5 on Sunday, December, 4th. The Victorian Stroll ornament is available for purchase.

History of the Stroll

Decades of Magic, Tradition, and Family Fun

For 40 years, the Troy Victorian Stroll has been a community holiday tradition that transforms the streets of historic downtown Troy into a bygone Victorian era, complete with visitors in Victorian dress strolling the City.

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Twenty Dollars and Change places Harriet Tubman's life and legacy in a long tradition of resistance, illuminating the ongoing struggle to realize a democracy in which her emancipatory vision prevails.

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Twas The Night - The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem is the first cultural history to be published of the highly-celebrated poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as Twas The Night Before Christmas.

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Secret rooms, eerie curses, forgotten caves. Could you survive a week in the Underlook Hotel?
 
Aspiring engineer Suzy Hess is invited to the famous Underlook Hotel, domain of the reclusive horror writer Jack Axworth, in the mountains above her hometown of Estes Park, Colorado. Suzy thinks she’s there to tutor Jack’s son, Danny, but instead she finds herself investigating a local curse that threatens the landmark hotel.

The Christmas Book, by Gary Maggio, was borne of a desire to join several decades of Yuletide drawings, mostly whimsical pastels or pen and ink art, by Gary Maggio, with his musings about a lifetime of Christmases. Maggio has created a twinkling homage to his wife Barbara, who has slowly and surely transformed Christmas every year into a delight of anticipation and magic. It is her vision and spirit of hope which inspired this book. Gary Maggio, from Brooklyn, has lived 40 years in Albany, NY. He is a visual artist, poet and actor.

Market Block Books welcomes Charles E. Stanley Jr. He will sign his new book Lost Airmen: The  Epic Rescue of WWII U.S. Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines on Saturday, October 15th at noon.

Late in 1944, thirteen U.S. B-24 bomber crews bailed from their cabins over the Yugoslavian wilderness. Bloodied and disoriented after a harrowing strike against the Third Reich, the pilots took refugee with the Partisan underground. But the Americans were far from safety.

Saturday October 29 11 a.m.: Educator and counselor Maria Catalfamo, LMFT presents her lovely new children's book Russell The Worrier.

Saturday October 22 10 a.m.: Troy's own Coleen Murtagh Paratore introduces her 22nd tome, Dear Writer.

Saturday October 8 11 a.m.: Award-winning newspaper reporter Jon Sorensen signs and discusses his first novel When Mommy Was A Commie.

On Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m., Market Block Books is pleased to welcome Alyssa Hardy and her new book Worn Out: How Our Clothes Cover Up Fashion's Sins. Goodreads: "The perfect book for people who are passionate about clothing and style, Worn Out seeks to engage in a real conversation about who gets harmed by fast fashion -- and offers real solutions."

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An insider's look at how the rise of "fast fashion" obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect of garment workers