Welcome!

Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord's hometown bookstore right in the heart of the Alpine Village, is a general, independent shop for readers of all ages. An eclectic atmosphere (think chalkboard walls and a coffee shop in a log cabin built right into the store...), a friendly, knowledgeable staff composed of true bibliophiles, a wide selection of books and related goodies, a full calendar of events, free wi-fi and a real sense of fun make Saturn Booksellers a destination for locals and tourists alike. 

 

 

The bookstore was named the Michigan Retailer of the Year! The award is given annually by the Michigan Press Assn. and the Michigan Retailers' Assn. and is based primarily on community involvement. Congratulations to all of our awesome booksellers!

On behalf of my staff and myself, welcome to our 'virtual store.' We hope you enjoy shopping Gaylord's hometown bookstore 24/7. As always, your loyalty is invaluable to us! Jill Miner, owner

 
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Saturn Events

 

 

Don't forget Story Hour every Saturday at 11:30 with crafts from our friends at Ben Franklin. No RSVP required.

Listed below is what's coming up next at Saturn Booksellers. For more events, see the calendar on the left hand side of the page.

You can now order your event tickets (most are FREE) right here on the website.  Just click on the 'order ticket' button.  If you are looking at the calendar, click on your event, click on the TITLE for more info, and you'll find the button there. Please give us your phone number in the notes section when you check out. 

 

N. Michigan's own Aaron Stander Returns

Sat, 09/11/2010 - 11:30am
Sat, 09/11/2010 - 1:30pm
Shelf Ice by Aaron Stander at Brilliant Books, Suttons Bay   Aaron Stander's mysteries (Summer People, Color Tour, Deer Season) are favorites with Saturn customers and he'll be here Sat., Sept. 11th from 11:30 to 1:30 to meet and greet his many fans and sign his new Ray Elkins mystery, Shelf Ice.  Please join us.
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Kristina Riggle Returns To Sign Her New Novel

Thu, 09/16/2010 - 6:30pm
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 8:30pm

Kristina Riggle (Real Life & Liars) returns to Saturn to introduce her new book, The Life You've Imagined, which is hot off of the presses.  She has so many fans here in Gaylord that we're one of her very first stops on her new book tour!  Make plans to join us as the author fun continues....This is a free, ticketed event, and tickets are available NOW!

Kristina Riggle FREE Event Ticket


Model: EVENT0916

The Life You've Imagined (Paperback)

By Kristina Riggle
$12.59
ISBN-13: 9780061706295
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Avon A, 09/01/2010
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Here's What We're Reading Now...(Staff Book Reviews)

Here's a sampling of some our current and perennial favorites, or at least what we've been reading lately...(list changes weekly-ish) Click here to see your favorite staffer's review.

Love our staff reviews and recommendations? Please buy your copies from us (here on the web or in the store) - that's how we stay in business!

 

Irish author Tana French brings us another atmospheric mystery set in Dublin.

 

Faithful place is a lower middle class street where the worst a man can do is talk to the police. So when one of their own, Frank Mackey, is left standing in the middle of the street waiting for his young love Rosie to meet him so that they can run away to London together, no one is surprised when Frank just takes off on his own.

 

What does surprise them is that Frank eventually becomes a detective and returns to his family and his old street after a twenty-odd year absence when Rosie’s suitcase is discovered in an abandoned house on Faithful Place, and it doesn’t look like Rosie stood Frank up at all.

 

Dark and desperate with all the conflicting and volatile emotions a wildly dysfunctional family brings out, Faithful Place is sure to be another winner for Tana French’s growing legion of fans. 

Yep, It's a Bookstore, But It's So Much More!...Toys, Gifts, etc

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We are always on the lookout for the fun and unique when it comes to our gift items. Check out our new baby gifts, award-winning toys, games and puzzles, magic socks, lap desks and more, more, more! Here's a sampling...

Here's what some of our favorite authors say about Saturn...

 

Saturn Booksellers rocks like a good indie should!! It’s one of my favorite bookstores in all the world, and if I lived closer, I’d have to apply for a job just so I could hang out with Jill and the whole crew! Saturn book events are the BEST, so if you haven’t been to one yet, what are you waiting for!?!? – Claire Cook, bestselling author of six novels, including Must Love Dogs and The Wildwater Walking Club 

Authors know they would be nowhere without good indie bookstores, and Saturn ranks at the top of the list. Every event we have done there has been a huge success, and the folks there could run a seminar on how to do things right. Every savvy author has Saturn in their orbit! -- P.J. Parrish, New York Times bestselling author of the Louis Kincaid series.   
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"Saturn Booksellers is like a second home to book lovers! The booksellers are like one big family in love with reading and they share that love with their customers. Such a treat to be there." Kristina Riggle, author of Real Life and Liars  

 authorquote1.jpg  "Jill and the fabulous booksellers at Saturn are what real bookselling is all about.  They care.  They are professionals.  They are a LOT of fun and they understand the importance of the written word and making certain a really good book gets into as many hands as possible. Saturn is a slice of heaven and they have a spot at the top of my writer's heart." - Kris Radish, author of Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral

  "Saturn put me over the moon! I mean, I've never had a SRO crowd come in full-on Apocalypse Now camouflage and chant my name! Jill, her staff and patrons are truly amazing, and are now officially family members in the Rouse House!" - Wade Rouse, author of  At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream

"As a writer, I've never been to a book store more supportive and welcoming than Saturn Books.  For a reader, Saturn is a mecca of knowledge and personal experience with each book.  No uninvolved staff at Saturn.  A reader and writer's dream place." - Elizabeth Buzzelli, author of Dead Floating Lovers and Dead Dancing Women  

 authorquote2.jpg  "Saturn is the kind of bookstore authors dream about. Events there are always packed, fun, and a rowdy good time! The passionate booksellers have never once steered me wrong  with a reading suggestion--and have led me to some of my very  favorite books of recent years. It's my favorite bookstore on the planet!" - Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers.

"Saturn Booksellers is the kind of store readers dream of walking into: great books, smart service, and an amazingly creative approach to author events. Jill Miner and crew run a great place, and every author I know wants to visit. Thank you for supporting Horse Soldiers and In Harm's Way. I can't wait to come back!" Doug Stanton