An Inventor’s Life That Was Incandescent Any Way You Look at It
In a new biography of Thomas Edison, Edmund Morris tells the story in reverse — starting at the end and going backward to his birth.
Closed: Election Day
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closed for Election Day.
Former Cambridge Analytica Director Says She Saw Company Techniques 'As Savvy'
There's a victim-blamey tone in Brittany Kaiser's memoir Targeted, but what it offers over other look-backs is a more in-the-room account of what exactly, she alleges, was in the company's pitch deck.
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Trump's Former VA Secretary Describes 'Toxic' Washington Culture In New Book
David Shulkin's memoir, It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country, focuses on his time as veterans affairs secretary, tells of his fights against privatizing the VA — and settles some scores.
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Tim O’Brien, a Veteran of War and Fatherhood, Opens Up to His Sons
In “Dad’s Maybe Book,” based on letters to his children over the years, the author reflects on life, death and literature.
Rescuing Native Americans From the Imaginative Prison of the Past
Finally, there is a critical mass of children’s picture books about Indigenous people living vibrant, diverse, contemporary lives.
As a Father Lies Dying, His Family Reckons With Their Troubled Legacy
Jami Attenberg’s new novel, “All This Could Be Yours,” explores the lasting consequences of bad behavior.
A Romantic Comedy So Dark It Makes You Cry
The narrator of Lara Vapnyar’s “Divide Me by Zero” uses her dying mother’s unfinished math project to cope with two lovers, a husband and a stalled novel.
The First Arabic Novel to Win the International Booker Prize
Jokha Alharthi’s inventive multigenerational tale, “Celestial Bodies,” is also the first novel by an Omani woman to be translated into English.
3 Fresh New Romances For October
As the October days shorten, it's a good time to curl up with a romance novel — this month, we're featuring stories about people who defy traditional expectations to find their happy-ever-afters.
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She Made Thinking Exciting: The Life and Work of Susan Sontag
“Sontag,” Benjamin Moser’s new biography, is a skilled, lively book that works hard to capture a severely complex person.
Preschool Storytime
Recommended for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration requested. The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce new vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
In 'The Less People Know About Us' A Mysterious Identity Theft Hits Close To Home
Axton Betz-Hamilton was 12 when her family's mail began disappearing. Her memoir details what follows and, when she discovers the culprit, the painful process of collecting the pieces of her past.
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'Curious Toys' Gets Itself Into Unnecessary Trouble
Elizabeth Hand's new historical thriller has a compelling main character and vivid, carefully drawn settings — but its treatment of the story's murderous villain leaves an unpleasant aftertaste.
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In 'Reincarnation Stories,' Visual Exuberance Masks Artistic Care
Legendary underground cartoonist Kim Deitch's new book is packed with monkeys, cartoon magpies, and even Jesus; it starts with an account of killing time after eye surgery and gets wilder from there.
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For Some Horror Writers, Nothing Is Scarier Than a Changing Planet
While literary fiction often sidesteps the climate crisis, eco-horror is filling the breach.
Teen Titans go! Vs Teen Titans [DVD].
Author: Cipes, Greg, voice actor. Darby, Rhys, 1974- voice actor. DeLisle, Grey, voice actor. Maher, Sean, 1975- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FAMILY TEEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus and time itself in order to save the universe.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FAMILY TEEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus and time itself in order to save the universe.
Midsommar [DVD]
Author: Aster, Ari, film director, screenwriter. Andersson, Patrik (Producer), film producer. Knudsen, Lars, film producer. Pugh, Florence, 1996- actor. Reynor, Jack, 1992- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MIDSOMMAR
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish festival where things quickly go awry.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MIDSOMMAR
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish festival where things quickly go awry.
Paw patrol [DVD]. Pups chase a mystery.
Author: Holley, Kallan, 2002- voice actor. Cohen, Devan, voice actor. Pardo, Ron, voice actor. Paramount Home Media Distribution, distributor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PAW
Format: Video disc
Summary: Calling all Pups! Join Chase and the pups as they save a runaway stargazer! Next, the pups try to crack the mysterious case of a missing cellphone, and things get freaky when Chase and Chickaletta switch bodies. Then join Marshall, Skye, Zuma, and the whole team as they celebrate Chase's birthday and rescue Captain Gordy!
Published: 2019
Call Number: PAW
Format: Video disc
Summary: Calling all Pups! Join Chase and the pups as they save a runaway stargazer! Next, the pups try to crack the mysterious case of a missing cellphone, and things get freaky when Chase and Chickaletta switch bodies. Then join Marshall, Skye, Zuma, and the whole team as they celebrate Chase's birthday and rescue Captain Gordy!
Stuber [DVD]
Author: Dowse, Michael, film director. Clancy, Tripper, screenwriter. Goldstein, Jonathan (Jonathan M.), 1969- film producer. Daley, John Francis, 1985- film producer. Bautista, David, 1969- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COMEDY STUBER
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he's thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life, and his five-star rating.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COMEDY STUBER
Format: Video disc
Summary: When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a passenger who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he's thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life, and his five-star rating.
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