Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Daniel Wallace tomorrow night!

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From the New York Times review of Daniel Wallace's new novel, Extraordinary Adventures: 
 "Daniel Wallace is one of those rare, wonderful writers who make it look easy. You find yourself chortling and sometimes laughing aloud as you breeze through his novels, which makes it possible to overlook the artistry and expertise that render his characters so vivid and his plots so engaging. It's not so much what his characters experience but how they experience their world that makes them so utterly relatable and unforgettable."

Chapel Hill's Daniel Wallace reads from
Extraordinary Adventures Thursday night at 7:00, at The Regulator.  
 Our Upcoming Events
...including the return of Monsieur Waldo!
You can see our complete events calendar
on our website

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, June 28, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
Amy Godfrey loves telling stories. Whether on the ground in a traditional storytime or in the air with her aerial storytelling troupe, she loves to bring the joy of books to kids of all ages. With 10 years of experience as a Children's Librarian, Amy Godfrey is known for her energetic musical story times and is bringing that fun to The Regulator every Wednesday!
 
JANE WILLIAMS
Wednesday, June 28, 7:00PM
Jane Williams, author of Mysterious Moments:  Thoughts That Transform Grief comes to The Regulator for a reading and book signing.  
Mysterious Moments is a collection of 10 narratives based on real life experiences of loss from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, and developmental phases of life.  It is unique, compared to books based on stages and phases of grief, as it allows us to better understand the idiosyncratic and often mysterious grief process.
 
Dr. Jane Williams is a clinical psychologist who has worked for over 25 years with individuals who have experienced trauma, life threatening illness, and grief. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at UCLA and Harvard Medical School. At Harvard, she trained in medical crisis counseling and later developed the Medical Crisis and Loss Clinic at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Dr. Williams has helped develop grief programs, made national presentations at grief conferences, and published peer-reviewed articles on grief. She recently retired from Wake Forest Medical School.
 
DANIEL WALLACE
Thursday, June 29, 7:00PM
The Regulator welcomes New York Times bestselling author Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) for a reading and booksigning of his newest book, Extraordinary Adventures: A Novel.
  Extraordinary
Edsel Bronfman works as a shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives in a seedy neighborhood and spends his free time with his spirited mother. Things happen to other people, and Bronfman knows it. Until, that is, he gets a call telling him that he's won a free weekend at a beachfront condo in Destin, Florida. But there's a catch: the offer is intended for a couple, and Bronfman has only 79 days to find someone to take with him.
The phone call jolts Bronfman into motion, initiating a series of truly extraordinary adventures as he sets out to find a companion for his weekend getaway. Open at last to the possibilities of life, Bronfman now believes that anything can happen. And it does.
 
Daniel Wallace is the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Creative Writing Program. He is the author of the novels Big Fish, Ray in Reverse, The Watermelon King, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, and The Kings and Queens of Roam.
 
HEATHER HAVRILESKY
Saturday, July 1, 7:00PM
Join us at The Regulator as we welcome New York Times bestselling author and Durham native Heather Havrilesky in celebration of the paperback release of her new book, How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life -- a hilarious, frank, and witty collection from the author of the beloved advice column Ask Polly in New York magazine's The Cut.
 
Should you quit your day job to follow your dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you put off having a baby for your career? Heather Havrilesky of the wildly popular Ask Polly advice column is here to guide you through the "what if's" and "I don't knows" of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect. Whether she's responding to cheaters or loners, lovers or haters, the anxious or the down-and-out, Havrilesky writes with equal parts grace, humor, and compassion to remind you that even in your darkest moments you're not alone.
Heather Havrilesky writes New York Magazine's Ask Polly advice column and Bookforum's Best Seller List column. She is the author of How to Be a Person in the World (Doubleday, 2016) and Disaster Preparedness (Riverhead, 2011). Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, NPR's All Things Considered, and several anthologies. She lives in Los Angeles with a loud assortment of dependents, most of them non-deductible.
 
FIND WALDO LOCAL --  SCAVENGER HUNT!
July 1 -- July 30, 2017 
Sponsored by The Regulator Bookshop and Sustain-a-Bull.  Waldo returns to support Durham's Shop Local Movement!
 
Where's Waldo? He's in Durham, of course! After a year away exploring seas unknown, Waldo will be back in Durham this July! SUSTAIN-A-BULL and The REGULATOR BOOKSHOP are partnering for the Where's Waldo Scavenger Hunt. The famous children's book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting different local business in the Durham community this July. Those who spot him can win prizes, including buttons, book coupons, gift certificates and more. Pick up your passport at The Regulator Bookshop or any of our participating businesses starting on July 1 and start hunting!

Waldo figures will be hidden in local business establishments all over town. You might find him atop a cash register, on a shelf, or peeking out of a shirt pocket! Spot WALDO at each stop and get your passport stamped.
 
The WALDO SCAVENGER HUNT starts on July 1 and culminates in a PRIZE PARTY at The Regulator on  Sunday, July 30 at 3PM. Starting July 1 stop at any participating business to pick up your FIND WALDO LOCAL Passport and go find Waldo at local businesses to qualify for prizes! Visit participating businesses through the end of July and get your passport stamped or signed for each Waldo you spot. Then bring your stamped passport on July 30 to The Regulator for a party! We'll have a big Waldo shindig with a raffle for the GRAND PRIZE plus other fabulous prizes donated by local businesses.

Click on this link for a list of all participating businesses! 
 
CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
The Regulator will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. We will resume our regular business hours on June 5. Orders can be placed at any time on our website.
 
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, July 5, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
Amy Godfrey loves telling stories. Whether on the ground in a traditional storytime or in the air with her aerial storytelling troupe, she loves to bring the joy of books to kids of all ages. With 10 years of experience as a Children's Librarian, Amy Godfrey is known for her energetic musical story times and is bringing that fun to The Regulator every Wednesday!
 
APS CAT ADOPTION EVENT
Sunday, July 9, 2:00PM
Durham Animal Protection Society will hold a monthly cat adoption event at the Regulator. Come visit our furry friends from 2:00 - 3:30. Note the time and date.
 
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, July 12, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
With 10 years of experience as a Children's Librarian, Amy Godfrey is known for her energetic musical story times and is bringing that fun to The Regulator every Wednesday!
 
JACQUELINE OGBURN
Saturday, July 15, 3:00PM
The Regulator welcomes bestselling Durham-based children's book author Jacqueline Ogburn (The Bake Shop Ghost) for a reading and signing her new book, The Unicorn in the Barn. Dr. Dolittle meets The Last Unicorn unicorn in the barn in this tender and illustrated middle-grade fantasy about a boy and the unicorn that changes his worldview.
 
"Animal-lovers will adore this enchanting, compassionate tale." -Booklist
 
Author Jacqueline K. Ogburn has published ten picture books, including The Bake Shop Ghost. This story is her first novel. The resident of a suddenly hip neighborhood in Durham, she works for a local major university. She and her husband, Ben Deahl, have two daughters and a cat who sometimes disappears, but has yet to speak English.
  
Rebecca Green is an illustrator, painter, and make believe maker whose work has a home in young adult and children's books, galleries, magazines, and more. When she is not making things, she can be found cooking, traveling, and starting too many books to finish. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband, their dog, Mori, and their cat, Junie B.
 
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