Steel Resolve
Author: Daniels, B.J.
Call Number: PB DANIELS
Format: Books
Call Number: PB DANIELS
Format: Books
I Found You
Author: Jewell, Lisa
Call Number: PB JEWELL
Format: Books
Call Number: PB JEWELL
Format: Books
Cliffs Notes on Wright's Native Son
Call Number: NATIVE SON
Format: Books
Format: Books
The Reckoning
Author: Grisham, John
Call Number: PB GRISHAM
Format: Books
Call Number: PB GRISHAM
Format: Books
Samantha Power on What She’s Learned
Power talks about her new memoir, “The Education of an Idealist,” and Craig Johnson discusses his Longmire mysteries.
Antoni Porowski of ‘Queer Eye’ Serves Up a Best Seller
“Antoni in the Kitchen” is a globally inspired memoir-in-recipes.
The Coming Crisis in International Affairs
In “To Build a Better World,” Condoleezza Rice and Philip Zelikow warn that the old consensus on foreign policy has evaporated.
Made Man: ‘In Hoffa’s Shadow’ Replays a Famous Disappearance
Was his stepfather involved in Jimmy Hoffa’s murder? In a new book — part memoir, part forensic procedural — Jack Goldsmith tries to find out.
The Scares In 'Violet' Aren't Original, But They Sure Are Scary
Scott Thomas's new novel, about a woman grappling with loss, grief and a mysterious evil in her childhood home, takes well-worn horror tropes and spins a slowly gathering storm of terror around them.
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In Art and Words, a Book Lover Honors the Characters He Can’t Forget
Alberto Manguel sketches 10 classic figures from fiction, including Dracula, Captain Nemo and Long John Silver.
In Defense of Jane Austen. Also Zebras.
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Inscrutable Mike Pence
Tom LoBianco’s “Piety and Power” tells us what there is to know about the vice president, which is far from everything.
Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Recommended for adults and mature children. Neill Hartley brings an all-new adaptation of this horror story written by Washington Irving. The interactive one-man interpretation of the story of the headless horseman draws the audience into the schoolmaster's world in sleepy Tarry Town. The program, followed by a discussion about this 19th-century author ends with a dramatic reading of the story's postscript. This program is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH). Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
18 New Books to Watch For in October
Ronan Farrow’s exposé about power, stories by Zadie Smith, a former C.I.A. agent’s tell-all and more.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Maaza Mengiste Sings a Modern Song of War
Namwali Serpell reviews “The Shadow King,” a historical novel set during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
In 'The Water Dancer,' Ta-Nehisi Coates Creates Magical Alternate History
Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, set during the era of slavery, follows a young black man who discovers that his memories trigger a mysterious power of teleportation that can help escaped slaves flee.
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'Future Of Another Timeline' Edits The Past To Save The Present
Annalee Newitz's new novel pits a group of time-travelers trying to make the future better for women against a dangerous rival organization inspired by vicious Victorian moralist Anthony Comstock.
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Jeanette Winterson Owns the Entire Oxford English Dictionary
“To me, a proper dictionary is a book of spells,” says the novelist, whose most recent book is “Frankissstein.”
Second Thursday Book Club
Open to adults.Registration requested.Thursday, September 12, 10:30 am: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson
Thursday, October 10, 10: 30 am: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Thursday, November 14, 10:30 am: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Thursday, December 12, 10:30 am: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our book club selections will keep you coming back the second Thursday of every month for more.You read the books, we provide the snacks.Please advise staff of any food allergies.
Thursday, October 10, 10: 30 am: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Thursday, November 14, 10:30 am: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Thursday, December 12, 10:30 am: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our book club selections will keep you coming back the second Thursday of every month for more.You read the books, we provide the snacks.Please advise staff of any food allergies.
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