I Know This $2 Book of the Week...

Come on down and get it! International bestseller, Oprah Book Club pick, story of twins separated by the curse of schizophrenia -- Wally Lamb's I Know This Much is True. Just two dollars, in both hardback and paperback, now through September 2, only at Chop Suey!

Time for the $2 Deal of the Week

Another week, another excellent book on special! Through August 26, it's Kim Edwards's The Memory Keeper's Daughter, the story of two twins torn apart by a bad decision and the parallel lives they lead growing up. An international bestseller and the inspiration for a Lifetime movie (!), this is the book to help you beat the late August heat. Now $2 at Chop Suey Books -- this week only!

$2 Deal of the Week

From now through August 19th we are offering a great deal on Gloria Naylor's first novel, The Women of Brewster Place. The novel is made up of 8 short stories, each chapter focusing on one of the seven women of Brewster Place, with the final chapter culminating in a block party which ties the community, and these seven women, together. Certainly a milestone in African American literature and Women's Literature, this fantastic novel has already been made into a movie (thanks Oprah!) and, most recently, a musical. For only $2, you can own the book that made it all possible!!! Get yours while supplies last.

$2 Deal of the Week

Another week, another great book for only $2! This week we are offering Arundhati Roy's 1997 Booker Prize winning novel, The God of Small Things. Set in India, this story follows the lives of fraternal twins Rahel and Estha, jumping between the years 1969 and 1993. These twins are the victims of both circumstance and the past actions of other family members. This is an extremely popular book, and we have plenty on hand. Come in and get yours now!

Jonny Z Fest!!!

Our good friends at ART 180 are holding the 2nd Annual Jonny Z Fest this Saturday, August 8 from 12-5 on the 200 North block of Shields Ave (right in front of Joe's Inn). It will be a time to remember our good friend Jonny Zanin and to celebrate the love and energy he gave to Richmond and the Richmond art scene.

In addition to the block party with a mobile mural, music by WRIR Djs, activities for kids, raffle drawings, and great food and drink at Joe's Inn, we will be holding a Bizarre Market. Artists and crafters from around the Richmond region will be displaying their great work up and down the block, offering you the best in local, handcrafted work. If you are an artist with something to sell, we welcome you to set up at 11 am. It is free to set up, but we ask that you donate 10% of your sales to ART 180.

Spread the word! This will be a great block party and will ensure the continued success of ART 180!

Rock, On a Yacht

Do you like the smooth sounds of Steeley Dan? Toto? Hall and Oates? The Doobie Brothers, or any of the other amazing bands who wrote the soundtrack to the late 1970s and early 1980s?

Do you like taking a midnight cruise down the James while listening to a live band playing the biggest hits from such bands?

Do you like alcohol fashioned in the form of Mojitos, Margueritas, mixed drinks, wine or beer?

Then Yacht Rock is for you!

Chop Suey Books is now selling tickets for Richmond's best midnight cruise. $65 will buy you entrance to this 3 hour tour during which you will get free drinks, free food catered by Cous Cous, a DJ playing great dance music, and a performance by Three Sheets to the Wind, a cover band specializing in the best mucic ever.

More information and a break down of what you get can be seen here.

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