Lift Bridge Book Shop

  Check out our Banned Book displays - both in the front window and inside.  All of these books have been banned or challenged in the United States. Celebrate your freedom to read by trying one of these books you may have missed.

A S Byatt is renowned internationally for her novels and short stories. Her novels include the Booker Prize-winning Possession, The Biographer’s Tale and the quartet, The Virgin in the Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower and A Whistling Woman. Her most recent novel, The Children’s Book is published in 2009. Her highly acclaimed collections of short stories include Sugar and Other Stories, The Matisse Stories, The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye, Elementals and Little Black Book of Stories. A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction, A S Byatt was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999.

Preschool featuring Boo to You by Lois Ehlert.  Play games, sing songs, make pumpkin faces and hear about some very special Halloween cats.  For ages 3-5.  $5 includes coupon.  Registration required.

" The unsolved murder of a farm family still haunts the white small town of Pluto, North Dakota ..."

Join us for author Richard Reisem's presentation of his fascinating new book Historic Photos of New York State.  There will be an opportunity for questions after his talk.  Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing.  Signed books make great holiday gifts!

http://www.liftbridgebooks.com/book/9781596525221

Fancy Nancy is back and she is having a very fancy tea party straight out of her new book!  Join us for a morning of crafts, games and food prep for a tea party extrodinaire.  Ages 5-7.  $5 includes coupon.  Registration required.

Read any book on Samuel Adams and come prepared to share your insights.

Join us  as local author  Derek Nikitas signs copies of his new book THE LONG DIVISION.  Autographed books make great gifts!  Free and open to the public.  A MIDNIGHT MADNESS event!

Please join Jo Lynne during Midnight Madness as she reads from her book of MAGICAL STORIES FOR HEART & SOUL.  She will also encourage participants on this Halloween Eve to share their own ghostly stories and tales of unseen spirits.  Her book will be available for purchase and signing.  Makes a great gift for that hard to buy for person on your holiday gift list!  Free and open to the public.

Local poet Tom Holmes will be reading from his newest book HENRI, SOPHIE, & THE HIERATIC HEAD OF EZRA POUND: POEMS BLASTED FROM THE VORTEX at Java Junction during Midnight Madness.  Lift Bridge will make books available for purchase and Tom will be signing them after the reading.  Autographed books make great gifts!

Join us at Lift Bridge for a Halloween Eve discussion of Edgar Allan Poe.  Read anything by Poe and come ready to share your thoughts and opinions.  Free and open to the public.  Part of Rochester's Big Read and a Midnight Madness Event!

Have fun with everyone's favorite cat - who thinks he's a dog!  There's a choice of two times - 11 am or 2 pm.  Fun, games and a chance to have your book stamped by Skipy Jon!