@ Market Block Books

Reed Alexander will be signing his new book, In the Shadow of the Mountain, on August 10th from 11am to 1pm.  In the quiet town of Kodiak Lake, deep in the Adirondacks, some people have begun acting oddly and others are terrified.  What is stalking this winter wonderland seeking refuge inside the residents of this sleepy town- and what is watching from the shadows with far too many eyes?

George, Butchie, Georgie and Gigi -- all the same person but all so different. George was a boy who realized he was a girl when he was a child. He never hid this but didn't flaunt it either. He fully lived his life all the time planning to become a woman accomplishing this dream in his mid-sixties and fully becoming Gigi.  This is a true transition story full of triumphs and trials, joy and tears. We know you will enjoy meeting and getting to know Gigi Conboy Rosselli.

This August marks the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival. Local musician and author Graham Blackburn, who was part of the whole 1960’s Woodstock music scene (he played and recorded with the likes of Van Morrison, Janis Joplin’s band, the Muldaurs, Richie Havens, and many others) reads from his memoir Andante: from London to Woodstock. This is a true insider’s look at what made Woodstock so famous.

A Sixties Odyssey from Brooklyn to

WOODSTOCK!

Ex-Catholic Nuns Speak Out about Sexual Repression, Abuse & Ultimate Liberation. Originally this book was written as a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Dr. Fisher's Ph.D. in Human Sexuality. Being a former Catholic nun herself, Dr. Fisher has a unique perspective on the subject. This is the first time anyone has studied the sexual development in the life transitions of women who had previously been Roman Catholic nuns.

Book Fair to Benefit
Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County

Please shop on Sunday and 20% of your purchases will go to the Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County

To Writers Everywhere:

Have you ever read a writing and grammar textbook? Most likely, you haven't. Or if you have, you probably read it only because some teacher forced you. With that in mind, I wrote the following essays in an attempt to teach writing and grammar in a nontraditional and nonthreatening way.