@ Market Block Books

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."

Description

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

 Market Block Books is pleased to welcome author Pamela McColl and her beautiful new book, Twas the Night -- The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem. Learn about the poem's debut in the Troy Sentinel on Dec. 23, 1823, the recurring controversy over its actual author, and how it helped shape American conceptions of Christmas that persist even today.

"With a love story for the ages, this vivid tale takes the history we know and recasts it into an exciting, technicolor, future world that challenges what we know here in the present, and how we know it. I loved it! I couldn't put it down!" —Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of the Across the Universe trilogy

Local author Molly Johnston will be signing her new book Morgan's Journey at Market Block Books on Saturday, August 20 at noon. Morgan's Journey is the thought-provoking journey of Morgan, the new girl in the neighborhood who finds herself being bullied. As she struggles to resolve the conflict, Molly seeks spiritual guidance from Scripture and her mother.

Description

From an author whose writing has been praised as “blistering” (The New Yorker), “virtuosic” (The Washington Post), and “brilliant” (The New York Times) comes a provocative and entertaining novel about a woman who desperately wants a child but struggles to accept the use of assisted reproductive technology—a hilarious and ferocious send-up of feminism, fame, art, commerce, and autonomy.

Beth Dounane-Oldrich will be signing her new book, Book Folding for Beginners and Beyond at Market Block Books at 11 a.m. on Saturday 6/25, and she will also be demonstrating her patterns and techniques.

Description

The disappearance of a young internet celebrity ignites a firestorm of speculation on social media, and to find her a detective will have to extinguish the blaze.