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A Spanish Armada sailor’s quest for survival turns into an epic battle for love, freedom, and justice in this gripping reimagined legend of the Tudor era.

The coast of Ireland, 1588: Aboard a lone galleon, part of what once was the mighty Armada, Inyo Fernández has barely survived harrowing weeks of starvation and sea battles, when his ship is far off course, heading straight into a catastrophic storm.

In Ireland, the O’Malley chieftain’s granddaughter, Finley, has only recently discovered how badly her world is broken. And now, she and the entire clan are about to be plunged into a desperate struggle against foreign domination. So much is already at stake, and hiding an enemy of the Crown will endanger everyone’s lives even more. Finley, however, is inexplicably drawn to the stranger.

Amid uncertain days, a spark ignites between Finley and Inyo but when Finley’s kin are ambushed, Inyo and Finley unexpectedly find themselves catapulted into untold dangers across the sea.

About the Author:

Like Inyo, the protagonist of her story, Nicole N. H. Schwabacher was once aboard a ship in the Celtic Sea in a hurricane. Despite this surreal and terrifying experience, the sea still has a hold on her heart and recently she sailed and worked aboard the San Salvador, a replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon.She leads a nomadic life that has taken her across Asia, Europe and North America, working as an educator at various schools, organizations, and museums, and as a hiking guide in the American West.Her favorite pastimes include exploring new cultures, hiking, travel, and learning about archaeology, science, and history. She is looking forward to visiting more of Grace O’Malley’s territory. She lives in northern Arizona with her family and three tabby cats. Inyo’s Ring is her first novel.

Join the Coconino Quilter’s Guild in the Bookmans Cafe to prepare and learn how to make a quilt for the holidays! In four sessions, each just once a month, you’ll learn how to create a quilt with guidance from the professionals. You’ll be given all material and fabric needed. We ask that you are able to attend each session.

• September 13th: Designing, Cutting
• October 11th: Piecing / Sewing
• November 8th: Quilting
• December 13th: Binding, Finishing

Goal: To complete a quilted table runner, wall quilt, or pillow.  Free patterns and holiday fabric will be available, or you can use your own. All lessons will apply to making future small or bed size quilts.

Requirements: Will complete work at home in between sessions.  Will need access to a sewing machine as of the second class (preferably to bring to class.) A list of required sewing tools will be provided at the first session.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED (walk-ins accepted if space available)

Email a request to register for free to flagevents@bookmans.com. 

Begin reading a book on the first of the month:

VOICES Book Club is now Banned Book Club!

How to join:

• Save the date for any of our monthly meetings at 6:30 on these days: 6/29 , 7/20, 8/31, 9/29, 10/25, 11/30, 12/28

• Pick up a book from the display in-store or take a look at the recommended list. Each month will have a different genre and focus. You do not have to read the same book as everyone else.
• Read the book and prepare to meet with others to discuss. 
• Join us on the monthly meeting date for snacks and a chance to win Bookmans credit.

Join the Coconino Quilter’s Guild in the Bookmans Cafe to prepare and learn how to make a quilt for the holidays! In four sessions, each just once a month, you’ll learn how to create a quilt with guidance from the professionals. You’ll be given all material and fabric needed. We ask that you are able to attend each session.

• September 13th: Designing, Cutting
• October 11th: Piecing / Sewing
• November 8th: Quilting
• December 13th: Binding, Finishing

Goal: To complete a quilted table runner, wall quilt, or pillow.  Free patterns and holiday fabric will be available, or you can use your own. All lessons will apply to making future small or bed size quilts.

Requirements: Will complete work at home in between sessions.  Will need access to a sewing machine as of the second class (preferably to bring to class.) A list of required sewing tools will be provided at the first session.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED (walk-ins accepted if space available)

Email a request to register for free to flagevents@bookmans.com. 

Join us in the cafe at 5 PM for a reading of  Mary Tolan’s debut novel, Mars Hill Murder

Longtime reporter Mary Tolan worked as a community journalist for more than three decades, mostly in Arizona and New Mexico. She also reported on survivors of gun violence, traveling across the country to interview people devastated by their heartbreak and losses. She taught journalism at Northern Arizona University for twenty years. After retiring from teaching in 2021, she returned to her unfinished mystery novel, Mars Hill Murder, based in Flagstaff. Tolan grew up in Wisconsin, and has lived in the Southwest for more than forty years. Her long-running monthly column The Long & Winding Road can be found in The Arizona Daily Sun. When she’s not writing, spending time with friends, or running/swimming/yoga-ing, she and her dog Maxx can be found out in the woods or traveling in their van. Tolan’s sons live in California, her stepdaughter in Oregon, and her dog by her side—wondering when the heck she will stop typing and go for a walk.

MARS HILL MURDER

BY

MARY TOLAN

Reporter Miles Harper is on probation at the northern Arizona daily newspaper where he works, because his lack of attention to detail has put him on ice as thin as his notebook pages. His boss wants him out, but gives him one more chance to redeem himself. Maddy Sullivan is new to town, on the run from a violent husband who wants her back. She and Miles meet at a coffee shop, and forge a hesitant friendship. Police Detective Luis Ortega, Miles’s former college roommate, just wants to solve crimes. And an evil person or persons supplying those crimes by murdering low-level Flagstaff workers. Will these three figure out who the killer is before more people die? Will Miles help solve the mystery, write about it, and save his career? And will Maddy stay safe from the horrid man she once loved?

Join the Coconino Quilter’s Guild in the Bookmans Cafe to prepare and learn how to make a quilt for the holidays! In four sessions, each just once a month, you’ll learn how to create a quilt with guidance from the professionals. You’ll be given all material and fabric needed. We ask that you are able to attend each session.

• September 13th: Designing, Cutting
• October 11th: Piecing / Sewing
• November 8th: Quilting
• December 13th: Binding, Finishing

Goal: To complete a quilted table runner, wall quilt, or pillow.  Free patterns and holiday fabric will be available, or you can use your own. All lessons will apply to making future small or bed size quilts.

Requirements: Will complete work at home in between sessions.  Will need access to a sewing machine as of the second class (preferably to bring to class.) A list of required sewing tools will be provided at the first session.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED (walk-ins accepted if space available)

Email a request to register for free to flagevents@bookmans.com.