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2021 Nobel Prize for Literature

The 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature has just been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah. He is the seventh African to receive this honor.  The announcement was made earlier on October 7, 2021, after a closed-door deliberation by members of The Swedish Academy.

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Paradise is at once the story of an African boy’s coming of age, a tragic love story, and a tale of the corruption of African tradition by European colonialism. Sold by his father in repayment of a debt, Yusuf is thrown into the complexities of precolonial urban East Africa – a fascinating world in which Muslim black Africans, Christian missionaries, and Indians from the subcontinent coexist in a fragile, subtle social hierarchy. Through Yusuf’s eyes, Gurnah depicts communities at war, trading safaris gone awry, and the universal trials of adolescence. The result is a page-turning saga that offers unique observations on a seldom-chronicled part of the world.

We’re excited for you to join us for a special author event. We’re welcoming author Colleen Cambridge, author of “Murder at Mallowan Hall” on October 29th, from 4:00pm – 6:00pm to Bay Books. At 5:00, we’ll have a Q & A time with an additional book signing afters. Can’t make it? Email us your questions and we’ll be running this on Facebook Live. Don’t miss out on all the fun, come and join us! You also have a chance to pre-order your copy today of “Murder at Mallow Hall” today.

“Murder at Mallow Hall”

As head of household for none other than famed mystery writer Agatha Christie, Phyllida Bright finds her position includes polishing silver, serving luncheons, and solving murders……  

As Agatha Christie said in The Body in the Library,  “If one has got to have a murder actually happening in one’s house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean.”

Join us in costume, if you like. It’s close to Halloween after all—we’ll be putting our best housekeeping selves forward with a little help from Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Hughes!

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You can pre-order your very own copy by emailing us at baybooksmi@gmail.com or giving us a call at 231-944-6809. Pre-orders are $26 and come with bookish bling. We can’t wait for you to order your copy and see you at the author event.

Pre-Order your copy of “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone”

“Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone” is an amazing book by Diana Gabaldon. This book is the ninth book of the Outlander series. It will be arriving November 23rd.

You can pre-order your very own copy by emailing us at baybooksmi@gmail.com or giving us a call at 231-944-6809. Pre-orders are $36.

Louise Erdich is a Native American author who we would like to congratulate on winning a Pulitzer. She won Fiction in the “Books, Drama & Music” category for the book The Night Watchman. We’re more than excited to read this fabulous book.

“In the Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich creates a fictional world populated with memorable characters who are forced to grapple with the worst and best impulses of human nature. Illuminating the loves and lives, the desires and ambitions of these characters with compassion, wit, and intelligence, The Night Watchman is a majestic work of fiction from this revered cultural treasure.”

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The Night Watchman

“Sanitorium” by Sarah Pearse

A Cross between “The Shining” and our own Traverse City State Hospital.

“The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner

Hidden in eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele:  Women who buy well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. Exposure, mystery, historical references—all the good stuff.

“Consent” A Memoir” by Vanessa Springora

Exposes the hypocrisy of a French culture 30 years ago that allowed the sexual abuse of minors to occur unchecked. Sometimes, all it takes is a single voice to shatter the silence of complicity, Springora does that.

“The Liar’s Dictionary” by Eley Williams

Turns out the dictionary is seeded with invented words and it is Mallory’s job to ferret them out—-all the while someone is calling the office issuing bomb threats due to the dictionary changing its 1899 definition of marriage from “union between man and woman” to “between … persons”. Working under pressure has taken on a new meaning for Mallory indeed!

“The Echo Wife” by Sarah Gailey

Artificial Intelligence takes on a new twist when a clone for an ex-wife becomes…..pregnant.

“Island on Fire” by Tom Zoellner

Ever wonder what began the end of slavery in Great Britain? Five weeks after Christmas in 1831 saw an uprising of the enslaved people of Jamaica and things began to have motion. Horrific but a story told with skill and accuracy. If you like this, look out for “Island Queen” coming out this July 2021.

“Group” by Christie Tate

Honest, raw, and sometimes humorous, this is a memoir that is a true learning experience as Tate opens herself up to highly unconventional psychological methods involving group therapy in which radical honesty is the rule and shares it with us. Non-fiction that reads like fiction.

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Browse our Selection

We have something new to offer at Bay Books for the book lovers on your gift, anniversary, or just for the heck of it list:  Book Bundles! There is a full description on our website under the “Books & More” tab but briefly, we have curated three books that fall under a specific category to make your shopping easier. Need it shipped? No additional cost. Check them out at Bay Books or order yours today right here. Get free shipping with code baybooks at the checkout.