May is here, and we are so excited! Please pay special attention to the announcement for fans of Martin Walker at the end of this newsletter.
This week we have a special storytimeon Thursday at 10:30amwith author/illustrator David Walker. Just in time for Mother's Day, he will read from his latest picture book, If Animals Said I Love You, Mama. David Walker is the illustrator of the beloved If Animals Kissed Good Nights series as well as author/illustrator of Not-So-Sleepy Little Panda and Not-So-Brave Little Lion.All ages welcome for a reading, Q&A, and book signing!
Looking for books to start stocking your vacation reading pile? Then come join us thisSaturday at 11am as McIntyre's welcomes Amin Ahmad,A Killer in the Family, and Sujata Massey,The Star from Calcutta:A Mystery of 1920s India in an event we are calling Blood, Bodies, and Bollywood. Amin currently teaches creative writing at Duke University. He worked as an architect for many years before turning his talents to writing. An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets? The Guardian declares it “a propulsive thriller with an enjoyable side order of social satire.”
The Star from Calcutta is the fifth instalment of the Perveen Mistry series, which has won Agatha, Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark Awards. Perveen is the only female lawyer in 1920s Calcutta. A movie censor murdered, a leading lady vanished—the glamour, romance, and intrigue of the beginnings of Bollywood come to vivid life in the thrilling new installment of the Perveen Mistry historical mystery series. “Massey brings the glittering decadence of the 1920s film world to the social restrictions of India under British rule... A wonderful history-mystery read, filled with fascinating details both of the complexity of life in British India and of the workings of the 1920s film world.” —Booklist, Starred Review
Next Saturday, May 16th at 11am we are honored to welcome Jayne Anne Phillipswho will share from her memoir, Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir. This book is OPRAH'S #1 Most Anticipated Book of 2026 and earned starred reviews in Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly. Jayne Anne Phillips is the author of Black Tickets, Machine Dreams, Fast Lanes, Shelter, MotherKind, Lark and Termite,Quiet Dell, and Night Watch, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2024. Her work has been a finalist once for the National Book Award and twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Arts, Howard, Bunting, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Boston and New York
“A bittersweet triumph. . . . Phillips’s new book is rich with evocative descriptions of her hometown. . . . Her love and respect for the people and their pasts, and for the splendor of the landscape, gives the writing at times the feel of a meditation, one that is ideally served by the eloquence and precision of the author’s prose. . . . One of the finest descriptions I have read of how a fiction writer’s mind works.” —Sigrid Nunez, New York Times Book Review
We are still welcoming donations of gently used children's books for Chatham Reads in an effort to win bragging rights as the champions of March Book Madness! We have until Monday, May 11th to collect donations. You can also purchase new books for donation at McIntyre's or online via theChatham Reads Wishlist,which is currently focused on the most wanted titles for their Books on Break free book fairs.
Stephen White and Susan Buchanan of Les Cordeliers are pleased to present A Bruno Week in the Dordogne September 24th to October 1st 2026, featuring a special day with author Martin Walker.
GROUP SIZE No fewer than 8 and no more than 12 participants (not including guides and support team) INCLUSIONS - All meals & lodging as indicated in the program - Pick up and drop off in Sarlat, at the train station - Access to all sites and museums as indicated in the program - Guided tours of towns, museums and sites as indicated in the program - English-speaking tour guides present to accompany the participants throughout the itinerary EXCLUSIONS - Personal travel, cancellation insurance, medical/evacuation insurance - Any meal or service not listed in the program - Items and expenses of a personal nature, including laundry - International airfare PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS The price is $5,900, per person, double occupancy A deposit of 50% by personal check of the total trip cost per person is due at time of booking.
