40% OFF! Christmas Table!

We are open again and hope everyone kept safe and warm.  Just wanted to let you know that our Christmas table is still up and all merchandise (books and cards) are 40% off. Stock up for next year.

Monday January 6th Hours

Due to the bad weather we will be shortening our store hours on Monday, January 6th. We will be open from 10:30 am to 6 pm.  Sorry for any inconvenience. Stay tuned here for further updates. Thank you, after-words.

Weather Closings

Hope all is well and you are warm and safe.  Due to the nasty weather, we will be closing early today, Sunday the 5th at 4pm.  As for Monday, the 6th we still don't know.  Feel free to call or check in here for further updates.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

November at after-words

November at after-words
Thursday, November 21, 2013  6-7:30
We are pleased to welcome local writers Roger Reeves, Chris Green, Adam McOmber, Laura Durnell, and Lana Rakhman as they read from their latest works.  This reading is sponsored by Fifth Wednesday Journal, a local group we are glad to introduce to our after-words customers.
Fifth Wednesday Journal is an independent literary print magazine published twice yearly by Fifth Wednesday Books, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Lisle, Illinois. Committed to the idea that contemporary literary and photographic arts are essential components of a vibrant and enduring culture, they publish those writers and visual artists who most effectively contribute to this mission.
The unique range of writing and visual art in each issue appeals to a wide spectrum of readers, and their commitment is to publish writing and art that is both entertaining and intellectually meaningful.
Fifth Wednesday Journal is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) publication partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council and The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
For more information about Fifth Wednesday, check out the website:
http://www.fifthwednesdayjournal.com
Thursday, November 28, 2013
After-words will be CLOSED for the Thanksgiving holiday and cash book buying is suspended.  We will resume cash buying on Thursday, December 5, 2013.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
After-words is a participating member of American Express Small Business Saturday.  Come and shop and support your local bookseller.  For more information:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/

World Book Night 2014

Volunteer book givers are central to World Book Night U.S., putting wonderful books into the hands of light or non-readers in their communities.

On April 23, 2013, U.S. book givers personally handed out half a million printed books in 6,200 towns and cities across the country. And we’re doing it again in 2014!

We provide the free books, and the book givers seek out light or non-readers, especially people who may not have access to printed books for reasons of means or geography. Book givers receive 20 free paperback copies of one World Book Night title, not too many to carry but enough to share with a good number of potential new readers.

Applications to become a WBN 2014 Book Giver will begin Oct. 24. Come back then through Jan. 5, 2014 to read up on the guidelines and then apply. Also read up on the book picks beforehand.
Thank you for supporting World Book Night U.S.!

Winding down on the Quarter Quell Sale...

Hey, just a reminder that our sale on kids books in honor of Catching Fire's November 22 release date is coming to a close.  October 31st is the last day to get 30% off on select kids titles.

Quarter Quell Sale!

 

With the Quarter Quell upon us and the November 22 film release of Catching Fire we are having a sale on the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

We have also put on sale some of our other young adult fiction.  Included are some favorite series from the past and some that you may have missed along with selected used titles. 

We have marked a shelving unit in the kid’s section and crammed if full of fun series for you and your children to discover.

From now until October 31, 2013 you can save 30% on our selected titles.  All other offers and coupons will apply.