Meet master storyteller Louis Bayard, Gramercy’s featured author for our first Prosecco and Prose literary series to be held at Giuseppe’s Ritrovo on May 15th from 5 to 7 pm. In Courting Mr. Lincoln, Bayard uses vivid, witty and exquisite prose to bring the young Abraham Lincoln to life.
In Between Them, Richard Ford’s tender narrative of memory and parental love, the author notes that “most everything but love goes away.” One of America’s greatest living authors, Ford will appear at Capital University’s Mees Hall on April 23rd, 7 pm, as part of the Bexley Community Author Series, hosted by Bexley Public Library in partnership with Gramercy Books.
Every March, Women's History Month highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. During a month that celebrates the impact of women on our world, it is with pride that I feature books being released in March, written by women and about women, each reflecting a different life experience.
While attending the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute in Albuquerque last week, I sat down with a dozen publishers, each sharing their lengthy lists of great books coming out from now through this summer. Other noteworthy authors and their publishers filled a ballroom one evening. Here are twenty-one diverse and powerful books that got my attention!
Ages seven to ten is a critical period in developing the lifelong reader. Early chapter books, designed for this age group, help kids transition from picture books to novels to become independent readers. Early readers can explore the shelves at Gramercy Books and find something that speaks directly to them.