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Our Weekly Special

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December-January MLB News

Just a reminder that the MLB News for December-January is available on the website. You can view it in a browser or print it out.

New Arrivals

A handful of New Arrivals as we await the February books which will start coming in at the end of the month. We've got new titles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, Stuart Woods and others.

See New Arrivals for the complete list.

We've also received some new British imports including titles by David Wishart, Susannah Gregory and Alys Clare. See New British for the list.

More About that Go Green thing

In our last email newsletter we raised the question of the effect of the online vs. printed MLB News and the fact that we seemed to be getting less response, in terms of orders, from the online version. A number of customers wrote it with various comments. We appreciate the time that each of you took to respond.

One idea raised was making the online MLB News interactive such that you could click on links in the News that would either put the book in your shopping cart or simply take you to the page for that book on the website. This is certainly feasible but would require some amount of work. Any thoughts on whether you think this would make you likelier to place an order?

A special offer from Mystery Scene Magazine

Mystery Scene magazine has a special offer for a free, sample copy. Naturally, since we write a column for them we think they're the best mystery magazine around but you can judge for yourself by getting a sample.

What's on the website now

Here's what you can find at www.mysterylovers.com:

Caroline Todd Coffee & Crime

The next Saturday, January 17, we'll welcome back Caroline Todd who is half of the mother and son writing team known as Charles Todd. She'll be here with the latest novel featuring Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, A Matter of Justice. The Coffee & Crime breakfast is sold out, however you are invited to join us at 10:30 for the talk and signing.

T.C. Boyle - February 13

We have a very special evening coming up in February with author T.C. Boyle and we wanted to give our online subscribers a head start on the tickets.

Friday, February 13 T.C. Boyle will give a talk and signing of his new book, The Women, at the Oakmont Carnegie Library at 7 pm. Boyle, the author of ten novels including Road to Wellville and The Inner Circle, is a noted speaker and his subject will be Frank Lloyd Wright. The Women tells the story of Wright's tempestuous life through the perspective of the four women in his life: his three wives and his mistress.

Tickets for T.C. Boyle's talk and signing are $31 and include a copy of the book, The Women. Companion tickets, which do not include the book, are $9 and are only available when purchasing regular tickets.

Upcoming Events

Jan. 10- Hallie Ephron Coffee & Crime
Jan. 17 - Charles (Caroline) Todd Coffee & Crime
Feb. 13 - T.C. Boyle
Mar. 6 - Jacqueline Winspear

Best wishes for the new year .
Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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