Ed Roberson and other poets read W.S. Merwin and others inspired by
nature and the outdoors among the exhibits at the Garfield Park
Conservatory, along with kids’ activities. Presented in partnership with
the Poetry Center of Chicago, the Chicago Park District, and the
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance.
after-words will be on hand to sell copies of Closest Pronunciation by Ed Roberson $9.95
Thursday, June 29, Garfield Park Conservatory Palm House, 6 p.m. General public. $5 suggested donation.
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20170606
Harry Potter now available through after-words and libro.fm
This announcement marks the first time independent bookstores in the United States have been able to offer Wizarding World digital audiobooks to their customers.
The Wizarding World digital audiobooks include all seven novels in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series as well as the indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne who starred as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the 2016 film inspired by the Hogwarts Library book.
About Libro.fm:
Libro.fm is the independent store for digital audiobooks. An independent company
based in Seattle, WA, Libro.fm offers tens of thousands of DRM-free digital audiobooks, available for download and through its free iOS and Android apps. A partner of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), Libro.fm works with independent bookstores to create co-branded audiobook storefronts.
About Pottermore:
Pottermore, the digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment and news company from J.K. Rowling, is the global digital publisher of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. As the digital heart of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, pottermore.com is dedicated to unlocking the power of imagination. It offers news, features, and articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by J.K. Rowling.
https://libro.fm/after-words
20170601
Free Screening on June 5th
Free screening of My Cousin Rachel at the Landmark Century Cinema June 5th at 7pm. Based on the Daphne DuMaurier novel of the same name.
Philip Ashley's older cousin Ambrose, who raised the orphaned Philip as his own son, has died in Rome. Philip, the heir to Ambrose's beautiful English estate, is crushed that the man he loved died far from home. He is also suspicious. While in Italy, Ambrose fell in love with Rachel, a beautiful English and Italian woman. But the final, brief letters Ambrose wrote hint that his love had turned to paranoia and fear. Now Rachel has arrived at Philip's newly inherited estate. Could this exquisite woman, who seems to genuinely share Philip's grief at Ambrose's death, really be as cruel as Philip imagined? Or is she the kind, passionate woman with whom Ambrose fell in love? Philip struggles to answer this question, knowing Ambrose's estate, and his own future, will be destroyed if his answer is wrong.
Watch a trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Get your free passes here: http://www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/AfterWords
Philip Ashley's older cousin Ambrose, who raised the orphaned Philip as his own son, has died in Rome. Philip, the heir to Ambrose's beautiful English estate, is crushed that the man he loved died far from home. He is also suspicious. While in Italy, Ambrose fell in love with Rachel, a beautiful English and Italian woman. But the final, brief letters Ambrose wrote hint that his love had turned to paranoia and fear. Now Rachel has arrived at Philip's newly inherited estate. Could this exquisite woman, who seems to genuinely share Philip's grief at Ambrose's death, really be as cruel as Philip imagined? Or is she the kind, passionate woman with whom Ambrose fell in love? Philip struggles to answer this question, knowing Ambrose's estate, and his own future, will be destroyed if his answer is wrong.
Watch a trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Get your free passes here: http://www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/AfterWords
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