Indigo Ink, vol.1, no. 8 The e-Newsletter of Indigocafe.com

April 25, 2005

Hello Indigo People!

Independence is going the way of the dinosaur — both in storefronts AND online.

Indigocafe.com is completely independent from chain stores. We are not connected to any other online bookstores. We use our own independent vendors. Our selection of books is completely our own. Our database has been designed, built, and is maintained by us. The books you find on our site are our OWN choices.

In a world riddled with media manipulation and corporate greed, we stand with independent presses, bookstores and authors.

Thank you for continuing to support us — and independence!

Author Yvonne Vera has passed on ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We are deeply saddened by the untimely death of the Zimbabwean author Yvonne Vera. She died last week of meningitis at age 40. She was quite prolific and we were looking forward to many more titles from her. We mourn her loss and our hearts go out to her family and loved ones.

Some Suggested Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reservation Blues
A Novel
by Sherman Alexie
Retail Price: $13.00
Our Price: $11.05 — save 15%!
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Shake Hands with the Devil
The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
by Romeo Dallaire
Retail Price: $16.95
Our Price: $14.41 — save 15%!
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Afrikan Alphabets
The Story of Writing in Afrika
by Saki Mafundikwa
Retail Price: $34.95
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Where We Have Hope
A Memoir of Zimbabwe
by Andrew Meldrum
Retail Price: $24.00
Our Price: $20.40 — save 15%!
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Lost in the City
Stories
from the author of The Known World
by Edward P. Jones
Retail Price: $13.95
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Film Screening: Thirst ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Indigocafe.com will be screening this film in collaboration with P.O.V., the acclaimed independent nonfiction film series on PBS, and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.

The world is poised on the brink of epochal changes in how water is stored, used, and valued. Examining water conflicts on three continents, "Thirst" shows that popular opposition to the privatization of water sparks remarkable coalitions that cross partisan lines. 62 minutes, color, Co-directed by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow.

When:
Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 1:00 PM

Where:
The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-783-2298
(1 or 2 train to Grand Army Plaza)

Cost:
FREE and open to the public

This event will be followed by a discussion, refreshments, and a book sale.

More upcoming Events...

The Indigo Book Club ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Remember, our next meeting will be on
Sunday, May 15, at 1 pm in our chat room.

"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth is our current book club selection. If you haven't finished the book yet, try to finish as much as you can. You're very welcome to join in the conversation whether you've finished the book or not.

"The Good House" by Tananarive Due is our next book club selection. We will meet to discuss this book in July.

To find details on how our club works and how to join - http://www.indigocafe.com/bookclub/

To view our upcoming book club selections...

Tell a friend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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