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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 11:31 PM
 EAST LINE BOOKS WILL HOLD A FREE "WRITING TO HEAL" CLASS OPEN TO ALL ADULTS WHO WISH TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES VERBALLY OR IN WRITING ABOUT RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS. DATE: THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM. TEACHER: ROBYN RINGLER. PLEASE BRING A NOTEBOOK AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH AND COOKIES! I WILL SUPPLY PLENTY OF COFFEE AND TEA. LET'S SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH TALKING AND GUIDED WRITING. CALL ROBYN RINGLER AT 371-4151 WITH ANY QUESTIONS. |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:34 PM
 PARENTING GIRLS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM Book Signing at East Line Books Thursday May 24 4 - 6 PM Author Eileen Riley-Hall will be at East Line Books to sign copies of her new book. This positive, upbeat book is guaranteed to offer support to family members, as well as providing educators and anyone else working in a supporting role with an insight into what life is like for girls on the spectrum and their parents. Riley-Hall is the mother of two teenage girls, one with Asperger Syndrome and the other with Autism. She is a high school English teacher and has worked with special needs students from preschool through to high school, in various settings, for over 25 years. |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:25 PM
 Reading/Book Signing for Kids!Claude the Clumsy Clydesdale by Marion E. Altieri Saturday, December 10th at East Line Books HALF OF ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CAPTAIN!! 12 noon Free Pizza! Free and Open to the Public  ABOUT THE BOOK: Claude, the Clumsy Clydesdale is about Claude, a beautiful young
foal and a perfect specimen of the strong, earthy and graceful
Clydesdale breed. The story centers around Claude and the fact that
he thinks of himself as being clumsy after comparing himself to
animal friends that live with him on the farm where he was born.
Dejected, he retreats to the comfort of his stall where he hides away
from those he loves. But just as our hero is about to lose all hope, he
must put aside his self-doubts to come to the rescue of Mother Goose
and her goslings.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Alpha Mare Series is a collection of books containing stories
designed to assist parents in teaching their children life lessons
pertaining to a variety of topics such as self-esteem. Each book in the
series focuses on a different breed and teaches life lessons that
incorporates the traits associated with the particular breed featured in
a story. For example, Claude, the Clumsy Clydesdale focuses on the
strength and beauty associated with Clydesdales.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marion is the Editorial Director and Head Writer of
Equicurean, an annual Saratoga-themed magazine celebrating horse
racing and polo. Her writing is also featured in other publications,
most notably Desert Mirage and Galopp Magasinet. She's the head
horse racing writer and handicapper for Saratoga Today newspaper,
and currently is editing a book about Iraqi Arabian horses, which will
be published in 2011. Two popular blogs—"The Alpha Mare Speaks"
at equicurean.com and "Mairzy Doats," archived on Saratoga.com—
keep her name in the top ten of all horse racing bloggers in the world.
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:51 AM
 CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR NEW ANTHOLOGY!!Every Moment, Lightly Shaken: The East Line Anthology of Short Contemporary Literature Edited by Robyn Ringler In 2012, East Line Books will publish an anthology of writing by the students who have studied in classes at East Line Books. The book will be of the highest quality both in content and in format. I am now looking for submissions from current and former students of any adult class or tutoring at East Line Books.Please send entries in any genre: memoir, article, essay, blog entry, fiction such as short story, book chapter, or any format. Entries should be, above all, POWERFUL. Entries should be between 500 and 2500 words and should be sent to Robyn Ringler. Competition to get your pieces published in this anthology will be tough--I am only selecting pieces that are excellently written, well-edited, and powerful. That being said, I hope every student I have ever had will send in a piece, because so many of you are truly outstanding writers and you do have powerful pieces.Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2012. Please send entries by email to RLDSR12@aol.com or drop them off at East Line Books. Include your name address and all contact information and whether your piece has been published previously (which will not normally be a problem).
Thank you for supporting this project with your work! If your piece is chosen, you will be paid with a copy of the anthology (I'm sorry it's not more--we have a strained budget.) And you will be in a prestigious book, prestigious because it will be in a book of outstanding literature. Great for the resume and also something to be very proud of. Looking forward to your entries!
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 4:42 AM
Saturdays in November: Writing Workshop Series for Adults at East Line Books! Every Saturday in November 10:00am-12:30pm Four two-and-a-half hour classes for adults on specific aspects of the creative writing process. Great for amateurs and professionals alike. Perfect for easing back into writing, spicing up your successful writing life, or just for fun! Come to all sessions or just a few. $45 per session or $135 for all four (one class free!). Call 371-4151 to sign up! November 5: Jump-start your writing! A class chock-full of prompts to electrify your mind, spur your imagination, and make your words come alive. This session will focus on getting words on the page and sparking ideas for great stories. November 12: The writing process: what works for you? This class will investigate the different ways in which writers practice their craft. It will help you create a personal writing plan and tailor your writing experience to your personality. Discover a way to make writing fun, easy, and productive! November 19: How to read to write Each participant should bring a short passage from a favorite book that they find especially resonant. In thisclass, participants will demystify the greats by exploring specific techniques their favorite authors are using. We will also learn how to incorporate these techniques in our own writing. November 26: Turning memoir into fiction In this class we will discuss the thin line between memoir and fiction. You will learn how to lift people, places, and events from your own experiences and place them gracefully (and anonymously!) into your fiction. About the Instructor Lily Ringler graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in June with a degree in English and creative writing. She has been teaching creative writing classes since she was sixteen. Her writing has been featured on NPR and in Multicultural Review among many other venues. She is the recipient of the Erksine Caldwell Prize for excellence in the short story. East Line BOOKS 1714 Route 9, Clifton Park One block north of Route 146 371-4151 ::: www.eastlinebooks.com ::: RLDSR12@aol.com |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:37 PM
EAST LINE BOOKS HUGE SALE STARTING IN ONE WEEK!  HUGE DOLLAR SALE AT EAST LINE BOOKS--Dates: 9/28-10/2/11 Wed-Sat 9-7, Sun 10-3
BAG SALE: $3 PER BAG ON SUNDAY!
For more info, call 518-371-4151
www.eastlinebooks.com Over 1,000 books at $1 or less, high quality, excellent condition--OVERSTOCK from bookstore--PRICED TO SELL!! You will find TREASURES at this sale!! Also, Regular Inventory of Gently Used & New Books (already discounted) are 15% OFF!!
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:05 AM
 Don't forget to come to the Clifton Park/Halfmoon Library today from 5-7 for the fun event in which the library will reveal the top five book picks for the Two Towns/One Book Program. East Line Books will be there selling all five books at discount prices. You will love every book--what GREAT reads!! Please come and support this program and be a part of it--you get to vote for THE one book that will be read by our entire community!! |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 5:33 PM
 Please send your 9/11 memories in the form of a personal essay or memoir piece to Barbara McHugh at the Town of Clifton Park in Town Hall. Her email address is barbmchugh@cliftonpark.org. The Town is looking for moving pieces recounting memories of that infamous day ten years ago. The pieces should take no more than 3 minutes to read. And you would be required to read them in front of an audience at a gathering in Clifton Park on September 11th. I will work with the writers who are chosen to help you practice projecting to the audience and to practice reading aloud in public. It should be a very meaningful experience and I encourage you all to submit your writing. Good luck!! |
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Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 11:17 AM
Join our Drop-in Adult Creative Writing Class--only $20/session every Monday from 10-12 or 6-8 pm at East Line Books!! Call 371-4151 to let us know you're coming! |
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Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:13 AM
 FREE MEMOIR CLASS THIS THURSDAY AT EAST LINE BOOKS!!! Call 371-4151 to sign up TIME: 6:30-7:30 p.m. (A BOOK SIGNING WILL FOLLOW THE 45-MINUTE CLASS) Instructor: Marion Roach Smith Free and Open to All Students!! Put down that glue gun, toss aside that scrapbook, and take the challenge to tell your tale. A possible subtitle for this one-night class could easily be Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Memoir, but that’s a little wordy, isn’t it? We’ll talk about being too wordy, as well as every other aspect of writing what you know, in this unique, one-night, rarely-offered class. Highly informative, after this class you will be able to write memoir, whether it be a college essay, a blog, a letter home, an essay for public radio, an op-ed for the newspaper, or a book-length memoir. Marion Roach Smith is a former New York Times staffer, author of four mass-market books, and commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. This will include a session during which you can pitch your tale to Marion, and she tells you how to do it. This class is offered in celebration of the publication of her new book, The Memoir Project, A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing and Life (June, 2011, Grand Central Publishing). |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 4:21 AM
EAST LINE BOOKS BAG SALE IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THROUGH SUNDAY!! All books on tables are $3 per bag--fill them to the brim!! And ALL REGULAR INVENTORY IS 20% OFF THROUGH SUNDAY!! |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 11:58 AM
 Parenting our ParentsSpeaker: Pat Nugent, author of They Live On: Saying Goodbye to Mom and Dad Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at East Line Books Free & open to the public Refreshments will be served Readings by local author Patricia Nugent from her book “will encourage participants to share their experiences and concerns over the role reversal that occurs as parents age. According to Nugent, “No one thinks that day will come when their self-sufficient, bigger-than-life parents will need help with daily living skills. Yet time marches on and one day, the offspring take over and become the ones ‘in charge.’ While parents are grateful for the assistance and support, they are often resentful as well – angry about their loss of freedom and control. This session explores the dynamics that occur when our parents seemingly become our children, and we become their caregivers.” |
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Robyn Ringler: Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2010 10:32 AM
Community News Video of East Line Books Readings  Go to the Community News website to see excerpts from the readings of local authors and our memoir students at our gathering last week. You will see Kathe Kokolias, M.E. Kemp, Sharon Chambliss, Heather Haskins, Sharon Spies, Rosemary Christle-Renaud, Maggie MacDonald, and Deborah Sabin, as well as the host, Robyn Ringler! What a wonderful East Line Books night! Here is the link: |
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