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Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 6 other novels

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August 2, 2012 By Meg Waite Clayton

Capitola Book Cafe, Capitola CA – now sadly closed

My baby brother, who lives in Berlin, Germany most of the year, just bought a place in Santa Cruz – giving me a great excuse to go over the hill to the beach. And I can’t get that close to Capitola Book Cafe without stopping in. Not only does this terrific store have a great selection of books being sold by knowledgeable booksellers, they also have great author events, and a cafe that serves wine.
Janet Leimeister, one of the store’s owners, put a copy of The Hunger Games in my hands long before I’d heard of it anywhere else. I bought it for a neice for Christmas, but ended up keeping it for myself.
When I stopped in weekend before last, Megan and Patrick were chatting with a patron who was buying a copy of Karen Joy Fowler’s The Jane Austen Book Club. Karen is a swanky, award-winning, books-to-movies author, but she is also local, and you can occasionally find her in the store. She is one of the most generous writers I know, so it was a particular delight to see a new reader discovering her wonderful work.

I meant to stay only a minute to pick up a book bag to support the store’s Survive and Thrive campaign. But I got to chatting with Megan and Patrick, and the next thing you know I was running quite late for brunch. As always, I loved hearing about the business, and what they are reading. And I signed the stock of my novels they had on hand, so if you’re looking for a nice gift… I can highly recommend the Survive and Thrive bookbags. Mine says:

I ? REAL BOOKSTORES

Stop by next time you go to the beach! – Meg

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Meg Waite Clayton


Meg Waite Clayton is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of eight novels, including the Good Morning America Buzz pick and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS, the National Jewish Book Award finalist THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, the Langum-Prize honored THE RACE FOR PARIS, and THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, one of Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 pieces for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio, mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com

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