The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate JacobsKate will be doing a book signing at The Borders Store on Peachtree Rd (3637) in Buckhead at
2:00 on Saturday, January 10th.
This book is a former NY Times Bestseller and is a light and easy read. It is ideal for book clubs. Julia Roberts will be starring in the movie which is due out in 2010. A few reviews are posted below.
If you are like most of us, your dear old grandmother taught you this craft years ago and you've since forgotten how or maybe you haven't yet learned how to cast on and knit. In either event, knitting is becoming a lost art and with scarves back in fashion, now might be a good time to grab some needles and yarn and knit yourself a little something!
Barnes and Noble has a knitting group that meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 6pm until 8 pm. The "Noble Knitters" invite all skill levels to join their group.
Praise for The Friday Night Knitting Club
"An absolutely beautiful, deeply moving portrait of female friendship. You'll laugh and cry along with these characters, and if you're like me, you'll wish you knew how to knit."—Kristin Hannah, author of Firefly Lane
"If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with The Friday Night Knitting Club…[It] makes you yearn for yarn, even if you're not a knitter."—USA Today
"This book's great—worth reading now."—Glamour Magazine
"Knitters will enjoy seeing the healing power of stitching put into words. Its simplicity and soothing repetition leave room for conversation, laughter, revelations and friendship—just like the beauty shop in Steel Magnolias."—Detroit Free-Press
"[A] winning first novel…impossible to put down."—Booklist
"If you like to write or read or knit, your first reaction to The Friday Night Knitting Club may be pure jealousy…Readers will come to root for nearly everyone in the sweetly diverse cast of characters."—Concord Monitor
"What begins as an unlikely hodgepodge of women soon evolves into an unbreakable sisterhood as the characters learn from each other's differences and bond over their love of knitting."—Vogue Knitting
"A Steel Magnolias for the 21st century."—Kirkus Reviews
"Poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm."—Publishers Weekly
"A really great story."—Marie Claire
"Celebrates the power of women's independence and is essentially an urban counterpart to How to Make an American Quilt."—New Statesman
