"You cannot create a place like this; it just sort of happens."

- Victor Herman, Horizon Books' founder, Celebrating the Third Place

SIGN UP TO BE A BOOK GIVER FOR WORLD BOOK NIGHT 2012!

(click here for more information)

World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. To be held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland on April 23, 2012, it will see tens of thousands of people go out into their communities to spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks.

Sign up by FEBRUARY 1 to be a book giver in your community!

The 27^th Anniversary LAND Conference will be held from 15-17 February 2012 at Northwestern Michigan College and Park Place Hotel in Traverse City, Michigan. The theme for the conference is "Enhancing Student Engagement." Click on the image above to go to the LAND website for information on registration and a schedule of events.

Also, this year's winners include Horizon Books' own Sean Case, who claimed 1st Place in the statewide essay competition, and will present at the conference!

Tina Fey's EPIC bestseller, Bossypants, now available in paperback!

Click the book to purchase!

EDITOR'S CORNER...

After just having had a delicious savory sweet potato soup here for lunch with the added option of a hot black bean burrito with fresh spinach, we want to recommend Shine Cafe to others. The river level has its own fireplace, espresso bar and cafe, in addition to the Cuppa Joe at street level. Shine Cafe may be just the spot you're looking for after a brisk walk around town or apres ski. In addition to just good food, we also have an expanding menu, at your request, of vegan options and gluten free baked goods.

We're emphasizing music at Horizon Books this month. A rotation of three musicians for Songwriters in the Round will be here as they have been every third Friday since 1997. Paul Koss, Jenny Thomas and Doug Zernow will be dazzling the audience on January 20th.

Handy Billy was here to sing some sea chanty tunes earlier in the month. The Front Street Jazz Band brought 12 members for toe-tapping fun. You may have seen the Front Street Jazz Band  at Friday Night Live. We offer free, live, local music EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY night, from 8:30 to 10:30PM, in the Horizon Shine Cafe! Sip a hot chocolate or munch on a sandwich as you relax and enjoy the great talent that TC has to offer.

BOOK CLUB GROUPS!

Looking for a good pick for the coming months? Patricia O'Donnell-Gibson, author of The Red Skirt, will make herself available to personally meet with book clubs who read her book!

Click on the book cover to check it out.

Contact our Events Coordinator, Jill, for more information, at (231)946-7290.

Take part in the GREAT MICHIGAN READ!

The Michigan Humanities Council's Great Michigan Read is a book club for the entire state. With a statewide focus on a single book - Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age by Kevin Boyle - it encourages Michigandians to learn more about our state, our society and our history.

Why Arc of Justice?

Arc of Justice is a masterful recounting of a landmark historical event, culminating in an epic legal battle that helped lay the foundation of the civil rights movement. This book provides essential historical background as Americans continue to confront issues of tolerance and equality.

How Can I Participate?

Purchase a copy of Arc of Justice from Horizon Books. Read the book, share and discuss it with your friends, and participate in the Great Michigan Read activities in your community and online. For more details - including a calendar of events, additional resources and to register your organizations (including schools and libraries) - visit www.michiganhumanities.org.

Click on the book to purchase!