Falls River Books, Used Books, Rare Books, Raleigh

It's trivia night at Falls River Books, and a half-dozen competitors await their first question in fat red easy chairs pulled around a table piled with books, wine and Easy Cheese.

There's a $20 gift certificate at stake, but the competition is far from fierce. Mostly, there's a lot of laughter.

"This is more than just a store," loyal customer and trivia participant Diane Soriano said. "This is like I'm walking into somebody's living room and they're letting me read their books." That "living room" belongs to Falls River Books owner Steven Elliot, and that atmosphere is exactly what he's aiming for.
http://www.midtownraleighnews.com/2010/08/11/3247/not-your-average-bookstore.html

Query Letters and Getting Published Focus of Author Lydia Dare’s Talk at WMO
 
Thu 9:30 AM Location
Falls River Books 
1141 Falls River Ave
Raleigh, NC 27614
919-870-9800


How to find us
"Under the white canopy at Falls River Books."
Who’s coming?
3 Readers, Writers, Publishers
Who's hosting?
Jon Batson Author/Publisher
. This Meetup repeats on the 2nd Thursday of every month.

. Meet Tammy Faulkner aka Lydia Dare at Writers Morning Out

Falls River Books Writers Morning Out features Tammy Faulkner aka Lydia Dare, co-author of the paranormal romance series "The Wolf Next Door,” "Tall, Dark and Wolfish" and "Certain Wolfish Charm."

Many writers are looking for the right formula to ensure their manuscript gets published. When Tammy Falkner and Jodie Pearson met and teamed up to write their wolfish romance series under the pen name Lydia Dare, they found theirs.

Tammy will speak to members of the writing community during the monthly meeting of Falls River Books Writers Morning Out Thursday, August 12th. She will address what’s hot in publishing, how to get a publisher, what your query letter could be missing and more. Falls River Books is located at Falls River Town Center off Durant in N. Raleigh. Writers Morning Out meets the second Thursday of the month from 9:30am – 11:00am. Both the admission and coffee is free. Jon Batson, of Midnight Whistler Publishers, will facilitate.

“‘Tough, resourceful, charming women battle roguish, secretive, aristocratic men under the watchful eye of society in Dare’s delightful Victorian paranormal romance debut’ wrote Publishers Weekly in their starred review of A Certain Wolfish Charm,’” said Falkner. “Regency England has gone to the wolves! Jodie writes the historical descriptions for our Lycan based tale and I write the romance.”

RSVP for the event today!

For more information on Lydia Dare visit the authors’ website http://www.lydiadare.....

About Lydia Dare
Lydia Dare is the writing team of Tammy Falkner and Jodie Pearson. Both Tammy and Jodie are active members of the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers and live near Raleigh, North Carolina. They work together as the author Lydia Dare of the popular paranormal romance series "The Wolf Next Door”, "Tall, Dark and Wolfish" and "Certain Wolfish Charm" published by Sourcebooks Casablanca. For more information, please visit http://www.lydiadare.... and on Facebook.

WHERE: Falls River Books - Falls River Town Center, 1141 Falls River Ave.,Raleigh, NC 27614 919-870-9800. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided by Falls River Books.

COST: Free
Coming up:
  Sept 9, Martin Brossman
Successful author of Social Media and Online Resource Director for Business, Martin is living proof that you can write a book, publish it yourself and sell it. He is an excellent public speaker and will share his success stories for those who want to know how to sell the book they just wrote.

Just in case you haven't heard...

There are a few new developments happening over at Northgate Mall, 1058 W. Club Blvd, that you might want to know about. For starters, Northgate Books, located inside entrance two across from the movie theater, opened a couple of months ago but owner Steve Elliot will host a grand opening event on Saturday, July 10. Elliot also plans to open The Sweet Tea Cafe, offering pastries, sandwiches, soups and sweet tea, later this summer or early fall where Blue Coffee Too used to be. Cute as a Button selling baby clothes and accessories is open near the food court, EZ Records, specializing in urban music, films and apparel, is open near Hibbett Sports and the restaurant Tomo Japan will open later this month.  

Lastly, Restaurant Eden, 3211 Shannon Rd., recently closed and is under new ownership. The new owners plan to open The Veranda @ South Court offering a large salad bar with limited entree selections for lunch. It is set to open late this month or mid August

The second Thursday of the month is a time for all writers, authors and aspiring authors to meet to learn more about the craft of writing, the ins-and-outs of publishing, and the role of marketing and PR in today’s marketplace .

 

Batson has scheduled Henry Hutton, founder of PublishandSell.com for July 8th. Henry will talk about self publishing today. He is one of the founding members of Lulu.com--the world's leading online publishing site, and served as their Online Community Director, Director of Operations and Customer Service, and Product Manager for their Lulu Studio online book-building tool. He now helps authors realize their goals. Visit  www.PublishandSell.com

 

Steven Elliot, the owner of Falls River Books www.FallsRiverBooks.com  and the new Northgate Bookstore in Durham www.UsedBooksDurham.com, provides coffee and light refreshments to attendees.

 

Falls River Books is located at 1141 Falls River Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27614 in Falls River Town Center off Durant Road in N. Raleigh.  Writers Morning Out runs from 9:30am – 11:00am so there is time for questions, meet the guest speakers and network.

 

To RSVP for the event go to http://budurl.com/WritersMorningOut

 

For more information about Jon Batson or Writers Morning Out contact Jon at 919.327.5021 Jon@JonBatson.comwww.JonBatson.com

From Indie Bound:



Why shop Indie? When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits:

The Economy

• 1) Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.
• 2) Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
• 3) More of your taxes are reinvested in your community--where they belong.

The Environment

• 1) Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint.
• 2) Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money to beautify your community.

The Community

• 1) Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you.
• 2) Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.
• 3) More independents means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community.

For those that participated in the Winter Coat Drive, thank you for your donations. It has been a brutally cold winter, and we donated over 100 coats to those in need this winter!

Pick up a referral card at Falls River Books. Fill in your information and give the card to a potential new friend of Falls River Books. If your friend turns in your referral card to Falls River Books you will receive via email a "Book Buck." Collect "Book Bucks" to get free merchandise. Thank you in advance for promoting your favorite local used book store.

Operation Paperback collects gently used books and sends them to American troops deployed overseas. Since 1999, they have shipped over 950,000 books to locations around the globe. Many of our troops are serving far from home and living in facilities that provide few of the comforts of home. At the end of the duty day, the opportunity to escape into a good book is welcomed. If you purchase a book from Falls Books, we will pay for the shipping to Afghanistan, Iraq or other places where our troops are stationed. Thank you for participating in this valuable endeavor.