Events

Once again, Rosaleen Crowley astonishes the world with her beautiful poetry in her new book, Be Prepared To Be Luminous !
The four sections of her book are:  Surroundings, People, Gratitude and Contemplation.

Rosaleen's Irish heritage has often inspired her writing and painting.  Indiana is now her home, where all of these poems were sparked and written.  Currently, when she isn't writing or painting, Rosaleen heads up the Carmel Creative Writers', Inc. and is working on an MFA at Butler University.

Be Prepared to Be Luminous has been nominated for the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards for the best poetry book published in Indiana.

We invite you to come hear her read from her new book, Be Prepared To Be Luminous - 6:30pm on March 14th at Black Dog Books.  Signed copies will be available for purchase.

Call us at 317-733-1747 to reserve your copy.   Light refreshments will be served.

BLACK DOG BOOKS is participating in the "Memories on Main" event to raise money for Alzheimer's Research.

You can donate to the cause by coming into our store and making a donation for a chance or chances to win the beautiful "Peacock Edition" of Jane Austen's  Pride and Prejudice, bound in leather with gold edges.  ($250 value).

RAFFLE TICKETS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE!

• $5 donation for 1 chance
• $20 donation for 5 chances.

The drawing will take place at 5PM on 6/22.

GOOD LUCK!

Please join us at Black Dog Books (115 S. Main Street in Zionsville),10AM - 12, Saturday morning, July 13th, for Sally Bassett's book event, celebrating her newly published book, Spiritual Transformational Yoga.  The book highlights the spiritual benefits of yoga, in addition to its physical benefits.  It's formatted in the most user-friendly way that will make it easy to navigate and practical.

Sally spent over 40 years working in the travel industry leading groups to over 120 countries.  Then she began a new career centered in yoga.  She founded 2 yoga studios. Sally taught yoga and philosophy at Butler University, and co-founded the Yoga and Spirituality program at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis.  Currently, Sally teaches yoga at Blooming Life Yoga in Zionsville and leads yoga retreats around the world.

To reserve your copy, please call us at 317-733-1747.

The game is afoot!  

NICHOLAS MEYER

(award-winning author, screenwriter and director)

is coming to town!  

Join us for Nicholas Meyer's Sherlock Holmes book event

6:30-8PM on Friday the 13th! - of September

at Black Dog Books (115 S. Main Street in Zionsville).

Nicholas Meyer, will be signing copies of his 6th Sherlock Holmes book, Sherlock Holmes And The Telegram From Hell.  He is known for his best-selling novel, The Seven Percent Solution and for directing two of the Star Trek films among others.

Please call us at 317-733-1747 to preorder your copy!

ATTENTION JANE AUSTEN FANS!

Here is your chance to hear a fascinating story about collecting Jane Austen books from the owner of an amazing Jane Austen Book Collection, Dr. Brad Legge.  He will speak to us about his Jane Austen Book Collection, at 3PM, Sunday, October 13th at Black Dog Books (115 S. Main Street in Zionsville).

Dr. Legge comes from Wales, and has lived in the United States since 1997.  He's a doctor and has practiced in Indiana for 16 years.

He has been collecting Jane Austen rare books for the last 25 years.  His collection includes English, French and American first editions.  His collection also includes many pictorial Victorian editions.  Two years ago he donated a very rare French first edition of Jane Austen's Persuasion to the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, England.

Please join us!  Feel free to call us at 317-733-1747.

                 THE RAVEN 

Our tradition continues!  Black Dog Books hosts an annual CANDLELIGHT PERFOMANCE of Edgar Allan Poe's THE RAVEN.

MAT LAGEMAN will be returning to do the honors of performing it.  He also will perform Edward Gorey's The Wuggly Ump as an encore.

The event is free - our gift to the community.   Arrive early if you want to a seat.  The usual refreshments will be served.

Come to our next book event to meet author Joyce Pixley and photographer Maribeth Degyansky who collaborated to create Owlvin Wises Up.  The book is about a great horned owl named Owlvin who learns to feel good about himself.  The amazing real life photographs of birds, insects and mammals along with a summary of interesting facts about them provide an educational aspect into the book.  The book will be loved by readers and animal lovers.  It is is perfect for families with young children and also will be wonderful to use by teachers.

Fun fact:  The author and photographer are two grandmothers who share common grandchildren.  Joyce Pixley is a lifelong educator.

The event is 3-4:30 PM on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17th at BLACK DOG BOOKS (115 S. Main Street, Zionsville, IN).   Light refreshments will be served.

Please call us at 317-733-1747 to reserve your copy!

MAT LAGEMAN will be performing THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS by Abraham Lincoln

at 5PM on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th at BLACK DOG BOOKS (115 S. Main Street in Zionsville).

Abraham delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th, 1863.

Lincoln spoke in Zionsville (now commemorated as Lincoln Park) during an unscheduled train stop when on his way to his inauguration to be president.

Please join us to hear this historic and important speech.  Light refreshments will be served.

JEN TOUSEY BOOK EVENT - SUNDAY, NOV. 24th, 3:00-4:00pm @ BLACK DOG BOOKS.

Come meet author, educator, reenactor, historian, mother, JEN TOUSEY -  who will be talking about her book, Sarah had a Little Plan.  Jen's clever poem/book tells the story of how 'Sarah Josepha Hale tried for 40 years to have the nation come together, set aside differences, and collectively celebrate one day to give thanks.  Finally, with the help of President Abraham Lincoln, that dream became a reality, and each November, we now have the national holiday known as Thanksgiving.

Told in the canter of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (which was written by Sarah Josepha Hale), Sarah had a Little Plan is the story of how a single mother of five in the Civil War era championed a message of unity and peace.'

This event is free.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please call (317)733-1747 to reserve your copy/copies!