River City BooksWeb site: http://rivercity.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp Events URL: http://rivercity.booksense.com/N… This bookstore is an  IndieBound member. Added by: Talbin. Contacted: Not contacted. Favorited: None Description: River City Books is provided by Carleton College as a service and benefit to the Northfield community. We're located in downtown Northfield, where the town motto is "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment." We are proud to be one of the few "McSweeney's 100" stores in Minnesota. Feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions, recommendations, or concerns you might have.  Upcoming events
Northfield Reads! 'Shotgun' Event (September 26 at 7:00pm) Minnesota authors Faith Sullivan, Heidi Erdrich, and Shannon Olson will read from and discuss "Riding Shotgun: Women Write about Their Mothers," an anthology, at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26, as part of the Northfield Reads! communitywide book club. Place TBD.
Information: 507-222-7754
'Whistling Wings' Release Party (September 27 at 12:00pm) Laura Goering. River City Books will host a book release party for Laura Goering, author of "Whistling Wings" at noon on Saturday, Sept. 27.
"Whistling Wings" is a children's book written by Goering, a professor of Russian at Carleton College.
The event is free and open to the public.
Information: 507-222-7754
'Relative Discomfort' Author Event (December 15 at 7:00pm) Jeremy Greenberg. Jeremy Greenberg, comedian and author of "Relative Discomfort: The Family Survival Guide," which will be published this fall, will appear at 7 p.m., Monday, December 15. Additional details about this event will be added when available.
Information: 507-222-7754
Past eventsSupport the Minnesota Book Awards (March 15 at 8:00pm) River City Books is one of a number in the state participating in the fund-raiser. Here’s how it works: The store will donate 10 percent of every purchase made at the store that day to the book awards. So you can give to a worthy cause without spending anything beyond the cost of a good book.
Steve Johnson (April 22 at 7:00pm) Steve Johnson, author of "Chicago Cubs Yesterday & Today," will appear at River City Books at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, for a discussion and signing. The event is free and open to the public.
Northfield Reads! Book Club: Leif Enger (May 1 at 7:00pm) Leif Enger, author of "Peace Like a River," will appear in Northfield on May 1 as part of the Northfield Reads! community-wide book club. The book to be read is "So Brave, Young and Handsome," a novel that will be published this spring. Additional details are still being determined. Event location: Location TBD
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