2 Green Hill Road
Washington Depot, CT 06794
Phone: 860-868-0525
Fax: 860-868-1356
Email: books@hickorystickbookshop.com
Hours:
Mon-Sat 9am-5:30pm
Sun 11am-5pm
Read! Read! Read!
Save the Date: June 3rd @6 pm
The Hickory Stick Bookshop hosts
A Presentation and Booksigning with
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin will sign his new book Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration.
And Mr. Aldrin and illustrator Wendell Minor will sign their two children's books Look to the Stars and Reaching for the Moon.
The event will be held at the Washington Montessori School (click here for directions) and will begin with a presentation by Buzz Aldrin, a brief question and answer period, and then booksigning.
Reservations are required due to the limited space and tickets are $5.00 and may be used towards the purchase of any of these three books. Only books purchased at The Hickory Stick Bookshop will be eligible for signing.
For Reservations call The Hickory Stick Bookshop: 860-868-0525
May Events
May 25th @ 2:00 pm
Marie Bostwick
will sign her new book
Between Heaven and Texas
In a luminous spin-off to her heartwarming Cobble Court Quilts series, "New York Times"-bestselling author Bostwick delves into the life of one of her readers' favorite characters, Mary Dell Templeton, and her journey from a Texas ranch to becoming a wife, mother, and celebrated quilter.
Welcome to Too Much—where the women are strong-willed and the men are handsome yet shiftless. Ever since Mary Dell Templeton and her twin sister Lydia Dale were children, their Aunt Velvet has warned them away from local boys. But it’s well known that the females in Mary Dell’s family have two traits in common—superior sewing skills and a fatal weakness for men.
While Lydia Dale grows up petite and pretty, Mary Dell just keeps growing. Tall, smart, and sassy, she is determined to one day turn her love of sewing into a business. Meanwhile, she’ll settle for raising babies with her new husband, Donny. But that dream proves elusive too, until finally, Mary Dell gets the son she always wanted—a child as different as he is wonderful. And as Mary Dell is forced to reconsider what truly matters in her family and her marriage, she begins to piece together a life that, like the colorful quilts she creates, will prove vibrant, rich, and absolutely unforgettable…
June Events
Third Annual Community Day
Honoring our past, Celebrating our present.
Saturday, June 1st, 10 AM- 3 PM
Washington Depot
Family fun for all!
Music • Sidewalk Sale • Kids Activities
Trades • Retail • Art • Entertainment • Food Services • Professionals • Local Organizations
Events and booths in front of Town Hall & Titus Park
Don't miss any of it! Rain or Shine
Sponsored by the Washington Business Association
During Community Day stop in at the Bookshop 1-3 pm to meet
Wendell Minor, Illustrator
who will be signing copies of
The Eagles Are Back
written by Jean Craighead George
The American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States, was once dangerously near to extinction. With the help of dedicated volunteers and decades of hard work, the eagle population made a dramatic comeback. This moving picture book tells the story of one boy who helped in the hatching of an American bald eaglet. Featuring vividly detailed paintings from landscape artist Minor, George's inspiring text will motivate readers of all ages to care for the environment and its many creatures.
"Minor's paintings handsomely convey the eagles' impressive stature and the natural settings they inhabit...libraries and readers will welcome this engaging introduction to the iconic bird." - "School Library Journal"
Sunday, June 2nd @ 2:00 pm
Cathryn Prince
will sign copies of her new book
Death in the Baltic
More than 9,400 perished in the night--six times the number lost on the Titanic. Yet as the Cold War started no one wanted to acknowledge the sinking. Drawing on interviews with survivors, as well as the letters and diaries of those who perished, award-wining author Cathryn Prince reconstructs this forgotten moment in history. She weaves these personal narratives into a broader story, finally giving this WWII tragedy its rightful remembrance.
"The story of the worst maritime disaster in history...Prince has scoured the planet for survivors, treating their harrowing stories with gentle empathy, from the first sickening bolts of the torpedoes to the chaos and terror of the ship's swift sinking as passengers fell into the freezing water, clambered for lifeboats and watched loved ones disappear in the tumult... An engaging study of a shocking tragedy."--"Kirkus Reviews"
