Spontaneous Stock Signing with Kevin Powers

Kevin Powers, author of our Top Shelf pick for September, The Yellow Birds, stopped by today to sign copies of his book while he’s in town. We are mighty big fans of this novel and highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read. Anyone. The New York Times recently reviewed the book and seems to agree, calling The Yellow Birds:

“…brilliantly observed and deeply affecting: at once a freshly imagined story about a soldier’s coming of age, a harrowing tale about the friendship of two young men trying to stay alive on the battlefield in Iraq, and a philosophical parable about the loss of innocence and the uses of memory. Its depiction of war has the surreal kick of Mr. O’Brien’s 1978 novel, “Going After Cacciato,” and a poetic pointillism distinctly its own; they combine to sear images into the reader’s mind with unusual power. ”

Signed copies of The Yellow Birds are available on our shelves and via our website (while supplies last). We can’t say this enough times: Read This Book.