Debbie Macomber

*****NOTE CHANGE OF DATE***** The bestselling author visits us with a new and unusual book: One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity. It's a book you won't soon forget with "a master storyteller's true stories showing how simple acts of generosity had lasting, life-changing impacts ... (more)on givers and recipients." It's a heart-sharing book that all Macomber fans will want to celebrate with her here. Her books, which have sold millions of copies, include The Manning Brides, Right Next Door, Moon Over Water and Back on Blossom Street. *****NOTE CHANGE OF DATE*****

Champagne Luncheon Tickets $25. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales and all proceeds from the silent auction will benefit “Friends of Literacy,” a local non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of illiteracy. Visit www.B975.com to purchase your tickets today or call 865-525-6000

Brunswick Main Street will sponsor the 4th annual Hometown Holidays. Book Crossing will be hosting a Holiday Workshop. Children can make Pinecone Birdfeeders. Lessons on Gift Wrapping and other activities.
Downtown Holiday Events North Pole Stroll-Dec. 5 The City of Brunswick's annual Tree Lighting will ... (more)begin at 6:30PM followed by a Children's Holiday Party at the Railroad Museum from 7-8:30PM. Hometown Holidays- Dec. 13 Begin the day with" Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus" at the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance Co. from 8AM til 1PM. Following, there will be musical performances and children's crafts and activities in various downtown locations. A German organ grinder will entertain from 2 - 4PM and the Railroad Museum will be open from 12 - 5PM for free candlelight tours and activities for children.In the afternoon , there will be marshmallow roasting and freshly roasted chestnuts. During the evening hours, there will be horse drawn sleigh rides sponsored by the City of Brunswick. Tickets cost $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for children. The ticket price includes hot chocolate and a photo with Santa. Contact Jody Bruchey at City Hall if you would like to make advance reservations.Complete the day with a Candlelight Tour of area churches and enjoy the festive decorations and hospitality that have become a hallmark of this annual event. The tours are self guided and are from 3 - 7:30PM.

Book Signing

Book Signing

Book Signing and Reading

"At 38, Anne Marie Roche is feeling a sence of emptiness since life had not turned out how she expected.
Despite owning a sucessful bookstore, her personal life is lonely. She is a window, without children.
On Valentines Day she and some other widow friends decided to make a list of twenty wishes they ... (more)always wanted to do do but never did. Anne Marie's list is more involved than she ever imagined, as she befriended an 8 year old girl named Ellen.
Ellen and Anne Marie learn that wishes can come true in surprising ways. One can not plan life, but wishes can come true in ways never imaged!"

Reading and Book Signing. Free.

Free. 5-7pm. Information at 410-771-3022.

Author:  Debbie
Macomber, International Bestselling Author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, 74
Seaside Avenue, as well as Back on Blossom Street, A
Good Yarn, Susannah’s Garden and 6 Rainier Drive,
has become a leading voice in women’s fiction worldwide.  Her work has
appeared on every major ... (more)Bestseller List, including those of The New York
Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly.  She is a
multiple award winner, and won the 2005 Quill Award for Best Romance. 
There are more than 100 million copies of her books in print.  For more
information on Debbie and her books, visit her website:
www.DebbieMacomber.com
Title:  Twenty Wishes: 
A Blossom Street Book, $24.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780778325505, On Sale Date: 
May 01, 2008
What:  Debbie Macomber
will Meet & Greet customers at our Bookselling & Booksigning Author Event and
she will autograph copies of her new book purchased from Rainy Day Books,
on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.
When:  Saturday, May 03, 2008,
3:30 PM
Where:  Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W
53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205
Admission Package (Click on the ADD
TO SHOPPING CART button):  $24.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day
Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Copy of
Twenty Wishes (Hardcover) to be Autographed at our Bookselling &
Booksigning Author Event.  Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped
Ticket in the Notes field of your Online
Order.  If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify
At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order.  Thank you.  Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.  All
Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Experienced knitters are welcome to come by and knit up their old yarn, or indulge in a new skein from our store, to make a square to be used in an afghan. (People are also welcome to drop off any 7" x 9" block of yarn to be sewn into our afghan.) New knitters may come with patience and willingness ... (more)to learn a great craft -we will have needles and beginner yarn on sale, and teachers to get you started. All the rectangles of yarn need to be 7" x 9" any weight, any pattern, and we'll assemble them into a large afghan for donation to the American Red Cross. Learn more here.