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Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce a reading and book signing featuring poet Eric Tanner, author of Rhythms of the Moon, on Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 p.m. at our downtown bookstore (268 South 200 East). Copies of Rhythms of the Moon ($20.00, paperback w/ CD) will be available for purchase and signing at the event. This event is free and open to the public.

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Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce a reading and slideshow by James M. Aton, author of The River Knows Everything: Desolation Canyon and the Green, on Saturday, June 27th at 7:00 p.m. at our downtown bookstore (268 South 200 East). Aton will read from the new book and present both historical photographs of the area as well as original photography by Dan Miller, whose photos comprise much of the artwork in the book. Copies of The River Knows Everything ($34.95, paperback) will be available for purchase and signing at the event. Mail orders please add $6.50 shipping and handling. Utah orders please add $2.39 Utah sales tax. This event is free and open to the public.

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Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce that Ken Sanders will be a featured appraiser in several upcoming episodes of Antiques Roadshow. Additionally, PBS will rebroadcast a number of season 12 episodes, including those in Salt Lake City in which Ken was also a featured appraiser. Sanders will be featured in both Hour 2 and Hour 3 of the Salt Lake City episodes (airing on October 13th and October 20th, respectively) as well as the episodes for Dallas which airs in three parts on January 26th, February 2nd, and February 9th of 2009 and the Hartford episodes which will air in three parts on May 11th, May 18th, and May 25th of 2009. Antiques Roadshow airs on Monday nights at 6:00 p.m. MST.

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, five-time Emmy® Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW marks its thirteenth season in 2009. PBS's highest-rated series, ROADSHOW is seen by almost 11 million viewers each week. Veteran television personality Mark L. Walberg serves as series host.

In each hour-long ROADSHOW episode, specialists from the country's leading auction houses — Bonhams and Butterfields, Christie's, Doyle New York, Skinner and Sotheby's — and independent dealers from across the nation offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-lost items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. For more information on the show, please visit their website.