Big Blue Marble Bookstore

Events

Saturday, July 31, 11:0am-1:00pm.
Black Women's Arts Festival Children's Storytime.

Sunday, August 1, 3:00pm.
Finny Reading with Justin Kramon.“In his impressive debut, Kramon takes on a number of familiar coming-of-age plots—smalltown fish-out-of-water adolescence, frustrated first love, boarding school friendships, big city escapes—and pulls it all off with flair and humor….Kramon is at his best sending up Finny's innocence by means of an endearing, Dickensian coterie of side characters...Combining snappy dialogue, frank attention to sex, and convincingly detailed characters—eccentric and sympathetic, but not sentimental – Kramon is clearly a find.”—Publishers Weekly

Thursday, August 5, 7:00pm.
Mornings in Jenin Reading with Susan Abulhawa. "In this richly detailed, beautiful and resonant novel examining the Palestinian and Jewish conflicts from the mid-20th century to 2002, (originally published as The Scar of David in 2006, and now republished after a new edit), Abulhawa gives the terrible conflict a human face. The tale opens with Amal staring down the barrel of a soldier's gun—and moves backward to present the history that preceded that moment. In 1941 Palestine, Amal's grandparents are living on an olive farm in the village of Ein Hod. Their oldest son, Hasan, is best friends with a refugee Jewish boy, Ari Perlstein as WWII rages elsewhere. But in May 1948, the Jewish state of Israel is proclaimed, and Ein Hod, founded in 1189 C.E., was cleared of its Palestinian children... and the residents moved to Jenin refugee camp, where Amal is born. Through her eyes we experience the indignities and sufferings of the Palestinian refugees and also friendship and love. Abulhawa makes a great effort to empathize with all sides and tells an affecting and important story that succeeds as both literature and social commentary."

Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15, All Day.
SIDEWALK SALE! Join Big Blue Marble for our summer sidewalk sale. We'll have bargain basement deals on the sidewalk($5.00 books!), and 15% off the entire sections of Kids' Non-Fiction/Kids' Picture Books/Science/Cookbooks. We'll also have the Craft Table open where kids can make free crafts about cool kid science and history facts!

Friday, August 20, 7:00pm.
The Summer of Creativity Festival with Jane Cassady and Turtle Ink Press: a call for artists and poets! Let's make something beautiful for a great cause. Jane Cassady's summer poetry students are publishing a chapbook which will be sold to benefit Gulf Coast cleanup. Visual artists are encouraged to donate their work to sell for the cause. Participate in the open reading, or just feast your eyes and ears. And your face, too. There will be cupcakes! For more information about contributing, contact Jane at (215) 432-4036 or aesthetic52@yahoo.com.

Thursday, August 26, 7:00pm.
Big Blue Young Adult Book Discussion. An open discussion group for adults who read YA and teens who like to talk about books. We meet the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. More details on the Book Clubs page. August's Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Friday, August 27, 7:15pm.
Poetry Aloud and Alive. Featured Reader: Marsha Kroll. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poets' Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.

Tuesday, August 31, 7:00pm.
Women of the World Book Club. We are a book club that reads international and multicultural women writers, both fiction and non-fiction. We meet the last Tuesdays of the month at 7:00pm. More details on the Book Clubs page. August's Book: Love Walked In by Marisa De los Santos.

Saturday, September 4, 2:00pm.
The Wisdom to Know the Difference Signing with Eileen Flanagan.

Thursday, September 23, 7:00pm.
Big Blue Young Adult Book Discussion. An open discussion group for adults who read YA and teens who like to talk about books. We meet the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. More details on the Book Clubs page. September's Book: Feed by M.T. Anderson.

Friday, September 24, 7:15pm.
Poetry Aloud and Alive. Featured Reader: Bruce Niedt. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poets' Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.

Sunday, September 26, 12:00pm-4:00pm.
Mt. Airy Village Fair! More details soon to come.

Thursday, September 30, 7:30pm.
Substitute Me Reading with Lori Tharps.

Friday, October 22, 7:15pm.
Poetry Aloud and Alive. Featured Reader: David Moolten. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poets' Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.

Friday, November 12, 7:15pm.
Poetry Aloud and Alive. Featured Reader: Deda Kavanagh. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poets' Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.

Friday, December 3, 7:15pm.
Poetry Aloud and Alive. Featured Reader: Hiram Larew. Hosted by Mike Cohen and sponsored by the Mad Poets' Society. Everyone's favorite neighborhood poetry gathering! With a featured reader and open reading to follow.