Pelican Bookstore

The season is dying down a bit, so I’m off on vacation next week, so what I am taking with me on my vacay:  “Chaperone” by Laura Moriarty and “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles.

What did you read  on your vacation this summer?  Beside the Shades of Grey Trilogy.

Most folks in our area read a lot of our great southern authors, so hats off to Karen White, Marybeth Whalen, Jack DeGroot, Dot Frank and Mary Alice Monroe our runaway winners in that category!

Out this week, Mitch Albom’s  new book “Time Keeper” about the man who became Father Time.  He Wrote the best selling “Tuesdays with Morrie”. Also out this week Dale Brown’s “Tigers Claw”‘ James Patterson’s “Zoo”‘, Clive Cussler’s “The Tombs” and Randy White’s “Gone” the first of a new series.

Last but not least, A new picture book, “Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson.

Back to school? Yes, we have most Battle of the Books selections.  If you’re just getting around to your summer reading we probably have that, too!

We’ve restocked our classic shelves and even put  Christmas cards out.  We ‘re ready when you are.

With all of the rain storms in our area it’s a great time to go shelling.  We have ideas and advice on the when where and how to find the best shells and folding I.D. Guides to take along!

Hollywood always borrows from great books for some of the best movies. This year we’ve got several coming out that are based on some of our favorites! These have all already come out or will be coming out soon. Make sure you read them before they hit the big screen!
August 3.    Anna Karenina
August 3.    Diary of a Wimpy Kid
September 20.  Perks of Being a Wallflower
November 16    Twilight Series
December 7.    Les miserables
December 21.   Life of Pi
December 25.  Great Gatsby

Lots of great movies coming up in the next six months….can’t wait!!!

Busy busy week!  Gone Girl by  Gillian Flynn seems to be the hot book this week. We also have her other two books in paper back if you want to know what all the talk is about!   Those Fifty Shades books are still our top seller!  And right behind those are Jeffrey Archer and Lee Child’s books. We’ve had a busy week.  Did you know we also have jigsaw puzzles?  Best selection in the area!

Want to know what the rest of the world is reading this summer?

Spain  1) Fifty Shades of Grey  E.L. James 2) Dance with Dragons george R.R. Martin  3) The Conspiracy Of Cortes Matilde Asensi

Netherlands  1) Gjip  Michel van Egmond 2) Fifty Shades of Grey E.L James 3) Guiltless Suzanne Vermeer

Italy  1) A Blade of Light Andrea Camilleri  2) Fifty Shades of Grey E.L James  3) His Holiness: The Secret Documents of Benedict XVI Gianluigi Nuzzi

You notice one Author and Book in all three countries?   Her books are on the verge of out selling Harry Potter in Britain!!! If you don’t have your copy yet, stop by Pelican and pick up yours!

Our specialty is being able to gauge what would be the perfect book for our customers to read next.  How do we do it? A lot of experience and a lot of reading helps but getting to know our customers is what we do best.

But if  we are not around try these web sights,  shereads.org or whatshouldireadnext.com.  But still the best place for advice is at The Pelican Bookstore!

The fishing is great this week on the beach and in the backwater!  Come check out our books on the best way to catch the big ones, and our ID charts for identifying what’s on your line! And if you are more interested in eating our bountiful seafood come in and get our recommendations on where to buy fresh seafood and cookbooks on how to cook it.  Or what restaurants we recommend that specialize in seafood.

We had a great afternoon Thursday in Southport with Marybeth Whalen. She’ll be at the Pelican this Monday, July 16th from 1pm-4pm.

We love love love “Flight of Gemma Hardy” by Margot Livesy , a great old fashioned read. The follow up to Discovery of Witches is proving to be a hit, Shadow of Night. And the new Artemis Fowl has arrived along with “Land of Stories” by Chris Colfer for the kids.  There’s also a new Big Nate in this week.  Things are jumpin at the bookstore, see you there!!!