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February 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Valley Advocate: Don’t Just Sit There—Read!
We're in the news! Masslive had a great article about us. Check it out!
Outlook 2014: The Odyssey, iconic South Hadley bookstore,
carries on with hard work and imagination
September 2013
Our own Hannah Moushabeck was named one of Candlewick's Handselling Indie Recognition Program Hall of Famers! Congrats, Hannah!
Also, Joan was featured in an article in the Republican about the survival of independent bookstores. Check it out here!
June 2012
We had a lovely retirement party for longtime Odyssey co-owner Neil Novik with many past and present members of the Odyssey team! He had held the position since coming to the bookstore in 1998.
While Neil is using the word retire, "I will still be in the store about one day a week (usually Mondays) through the summer to help the new textbook manager prepare for the fall semester. I will also continue to host the Odyssey Crime Club reading group (second Monday of every month) at least until the end of 2012. So I hope to see many of you at some point. Again, thank you for your kindness and support."
April 2012
These people holding boxes are all getting ready to give away an entire box of books for World Book Night! The Odyssey is very proud to be involved in World Book Night, an annual celebration to spread a love of reading and books. These books will be given out in places chosen to try to find new adult readers, just a few of the places our givers will be distributing are Holyoke Hospital, Jessie's House, Girls Inc., the Care Center, and many public high schools around the Pioneer Valley.
The Odyssey is very proud to have hosted Rachel Maddow at the beginning of her book tour for Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power! The Mt Holyoke Office of Communications conducted this interview before the lecture and was kind enough to share it with us. You can also find pictures from the event here. Thanks to all who made this event such a great success!
Valley Advocate Best of 2011
Independent Bookstore
Joan Grenier, co-owner of this 48-year-old Valley institution, says local readers come for
the store's knowledgeable staff, rich selection and diverse calendar of events, including
several book groups and numerous readings by top authors for adults and kids. Other
Odyssey favorites: a subscription First Edition Club, a Booklovers Program that earns
shoppers a $10 gift card for every $100 spent in the store, and the Gift of Reading
program, which handpicks gift books for kids from the store's fantastic children's section.