Staying in Touch
Thank You for Your Continuing Support!
If you'd like to support the bookstore and make someone else feel good as well, consider purchasing a Mrs. Dalloway's Gift Certificate. The upfront purchase helps us at a time when revenue is tight, and during this time of shelter in place, who do you know who would appreciate the gift of books?
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Any parent or guardian with restless school age children
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Restless school age children themselves
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A friend or relative living on their own
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Book club buddies
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People who need a break from Netflix binges
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Someone laid off from work who could use cheering up
Oh, let's face it, who wouldn't like a free book or three? You can even buy a gift certificate for yourself and start your own bookstore tab
Click here to order. Thank you so much, and don't hesitate to contact us with any questions - 510-704-8222 or info@mrsdalloways.com
NEW RECENT ARRIVALS!
(Click on cover images to order or for more details)
HARDCOVER
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. Fr
om the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts, and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, dragging countless fortunes with it.
Unrigged: How Americans are Battling Back to Save Democracy by David Daley. The author of Ratf**ked, which exposed GOP gerrymandering efforts, reports on citizen activists fighting back across the country, providing a hopeful portrait of a nation transformed by a new civic awakening.
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver. Freddie, the love of Lydia's life has died in a horrible accident, forcing her to deal with grief and building as new life. At the same time, sleeping pills prompt realistic dreams in which Freddie is alive and the pairs' wonderful life continues in a parallel universe.
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert Reich. An urgent analysis from Berkeley's own economist extraordinaire of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change.
Ledger: Poems by Jane Hirshfield. This new collection from one of our most celebrated contemorary poets inscribe a registry, both personal and communal, of our present-day predicaments. In its starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, “[Her] world is one filled with beauty, from the ‘generosity’ of grass to humanity’s connection to the muskrat."
PAPERBACK
CHILDREN
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang. In this compelling graphic novel, Yang turns the spotlight on Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd high school (where he teraches math), focusing on the boys varsity basketball team and their bid in 2014 for the state championship.
Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey by Lori Mortensen, illustrated by Chloe Bristol. A lyrical and beautifully illustrated picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey, one of literature’s most creepily creative - and silly - authors and illustrators.
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by Stuart Gibbs. In the latest installment of the FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth to solve his most improbable mystery yet—this time with a victim that’s 65 million years old.
Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das. For young adults, a timely #metoo thriller with a supernatural twist about mean girls, murder, and race in a quiet Midwestern suburb.
LISTEN UP - Audiobooks from Libro.fm
We're delighted to be offering our customers an independent source for audiobooks, offered through our partnership with Libro.fm. Here's a little about the company, in its own words:
"By choosing Libro.fm over other audiobook services, you support your local bookstore and invest in your local community. We offer over 125,000 audiobooks via our premium platform (which we built with love from scratch) and give you bookseller recommendations for great audiobooks. And when you contact us, you'll hear directly from one of our team members who will ensure your listening experience is unmatched."
Interested? Sign up and get your first selection for free!
LITTLE LIBRARY
Give Children in Your Life the Gift of Books!
Start a library for the young reader in your life with Mrs. Dalloway's Little Library subscription service!
We've made it easier than ever to sign up and tell us about your young reader's interests, allowing our expert staff to choose books that will engage and delight. If you look on the left-hand column of this page, you'll see a Little Library link — simply click on the image (or the one here) to be taken to our Subscription page.
