Celebrating 35 years!
214 Centre Street | 904.261.8991
Celebrating 35 years!
214 Centre Street | 904.261.8991
Please join us for a book signing with critically acclaimed author Kevin Powers May 25th at 1PM. No reservations required.
About A Line in The Sand
In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son) a lonely veteran’s gruesome discovery throws him right into the face of danger as a twisted investigation unravels the secrets of his dark past.
One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman Bajalan, formerly an interpreter in Iraq. After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US as a maintenance worker at the Sea Breeze Motel. Now, convinced that the body is connected to his past, he knows he is still not safe. A Line in The Sand is available in paperback May 21st!
Praise for A Line in the Sand-—-
"“A stunning novel...part thriller, part police procedural...It builds to a wrenching and inevitable ending...Powers is one of our finest writers.”
—The New York Times Book Review
"“Expertly told … thrilling.”—The Los Angeles Times
“A deeply compelling story … brilliantly nuanced.”—The Washington Post
“A riveting powerhouse of a book, A Line in the Sand pits two small town cops—and a mysterious Iraqi interpreter whose secrets have already gotten a lot of people killed—against corruption and violence at the highest levels of government. A spellbinding and totally original thriller; Kevin Powers has reinvented himself as novelist yet again.”—Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
“Sure to rank among the year's best thrillers, A Line in the Sand is a tense, twisting, and thoughtful story of the intersection between grief and greed— and the human lives crushed in the middle. Kevin Powers writes with uncommon grace, delivering the rare novel that is both propulsive and contemplative, calling to mind writers as varied as Tim O'Brien and Michael Connelly.”—Michael Koryta, author of Never Far Away
“Powers has done it again. A Line in the Sand has it all: a kickass mystery with classic police procedural elements, originally drawn and memorable characters, but, most of all, a story with a huge heart and an underlying message that is sure to resonate widely. Enjoy the latest from a superb storyteller.”
—David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 Man
“Kevin Powers walks-the-walk and talks-the-talk in this compelling, frighteningly knowledgeable thriller. Like a pebble in a pond, the murder of a man sets the characters in a full-tilt, nonstop fight for their lives in a rippling story that could only have been written by Powers—and write it he does.” —Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire Series
About Kevin Powers
Kevin Powers is the author of The Yellow Birds, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Guardian First Book Award, and was a National Book Award Finalist. A Line in The Sand is his third novel published by Little Brown and Company. He was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, and holds an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Michener Fellow in Poetry. He served in the US Army in 2004 and 2005 in Iraq, where he was deployed as a machine gunner in Mosul and Tal Afar. Kevin now resides on Florida's first coast with his family.
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2 May - 5 May 2024 | Amelia Island, FL
The Isle Of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in historic downtown Fernandina Beach features an array of activities for the entire family! Free-to-attend admission offers boatloads of fresh seafood and shrimp dishes, all prepared by local non-profit and civic organizations. The Festival’s Fine Arts and Crafts show offers more than 300 award-winning artists and craftspeople, including jewelry, photography, pottery and much more. Browse through 75 booths of Antiques and Collectibles. Let the kids have their own good time in the Kids Fun Zone. Live Music on two stages, contests, and Pirates to entertain you. Watch from the marina as the decorated Shrimp Boats glide the Amelia River. Enjoy the eclectic assortment of retail shops, pubs and restaurants that call Amelia Island home.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 6pm
Shrimp Festival Parade – Rain or Shine
Special edition of Sounds On Centre following parade featuring: Scallywags
Friday, May 3rd 2024 6pm – 10pm
Waterfront Food booths open 3pm – 10pm
Kids Fun Zone open 5pm – 10pm
Saturday, May 4th 2024 9am – 7pm
Waterfront Food booths open until 8pm
Kids Fun Zone 9am – 8pm
Sunday, May 5th 2024 10am – 5pm
Final Day
18 May 2024 | Amelia Island, FL
The 2024 Wild Amelia Nature Festival celebrates 15 years of environmentally-based information, products and services that introduce residents and visitors to the magic of the amazing natural treasures of Amelia Island. Visitors and residents will learn about the diverse ecosystems in our area and the wonderful creatures that inhabit them at the eco expo located at main beach on May 18th. In honor of Wild Amelia The Book Loft will be hosting a storytime on May 15th and May 17th with stories related to nature, the ocean, animals and more.
Wednesday, May 15th 2024 11AM and 4PM
Storytime at The Book Loft
Friday, May 18th 2024 11AM and 4PM
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