Author: Maguire, Gregory, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F MAGUIRE Format: Books Summary: "Ten years ago this season, Gregory Maguire wrapped up the series he began with Wicked by giving us the fourth and final volume of the Wicked Years, his elegiac Out of Oz. But "out of Oz" isn't "gone for good." Maguire's new series, Another Day, is here, twenty-five years after Wicked first flew into our lives. Volume one, The Brides of Maracoor, finds Elphaba's granddaughter, Rain, washing ashore on a foreign island. Comatose from crashing into the sea, Rain is taken in by a community of single women committed to obscure devotional practices. As the mainland of Maracoor sustains an assault by a foreign navy, the island's civil-servant overseer struggles to understand how an alien arriving on the shores of Maracoor could threaten the stability and wellbeing of an entire nation. Is it myth or magic at work, for good or for ill? The trilogy Another Day will follow this green-skinned girl from the island outpost into the unmapped badlands of Maracoor before she learns how, and becomes ready, to turn her broom homeward, back to her family and her lover, back to Oz, which -- in its beauty, suffering, mystery, injustice, and possibility -- reminds us all too clearly of the troubled yet sacred terrain of our own lives."--
Author: Gorman, Amanda, 1998- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 811.6 GORMAN Format: Books Summary: The presidential inaugural poet--and unforgettable new voice in American poetry--presents a collection of poems that includes the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States. Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, these poems shine a light on a moment of reckoning and reveal that Gorman has become our messenger from the past, our voice for the future.
Author: MacLeod, Alison, 1964- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F MACLEOD Format: Books Summary: Recreates the origins of D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" from its private publication by Lawrence through the 1960 obscenity trial that sought to suppress the full, uncensored edition, reimagining its journey to freedom through the story of Jackie Kennedy, who was known to be an admirer. "On the glittering shores of the Mediterranean in 1928, a dying author in exile races to complete his final novel. Lady Chatterley's Lover is a sexually bold love story, a searing indictment of class distinctions, and a study in sensuality. But the author, D. H. Lawrence, knows it will be censored. He publishes it privately, loses his copies to customs, and dies bereft." --Front jacket flap
Author: Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- author. West, Adrian Nathan, translator. Published: 2021 2019 Call Number: F VARGASLL Format: Books Summary: "The true story of Guatemala's political turmoil of the 1950s as only a master of fiction can tell it"-- "Guatemala, 1954. The military coup perpetrated by Carlos Castillo Armas and supported by the CIA topples the democratic government of Jacobo Arbenz. Behind this violent act is a lie that will have drastic consequences for the entire region: the accusation by the Eisenhower administration, determined to protect American commercial interests in Central America, that Arbenz encouraged the spread of Soviet Communism in the Americas." --Front jacket flap
Author: Clayton, Meg Waite, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: LP F CLAYTON Format: Large print Summary: As German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, an American heiress joins the resistance and becomes known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding and uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety. "Wealthy, beautiful Nanee was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the Resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Nanee uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety." --Back cover
Author: Byler, Linda, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: LP F BYLER Format: Large print Summary: Liz had been in love once, had even been engaged. Just two weeks before the day she was to exchange vows with her beloved, he changed his mind, and that was that. When the wedding was canceled, the humility was as bad as the heartbreak. She vowed never to be such a fool again, and made peace with her life as a single woman, a "leftover blessing" as the Amish say. Matthew, the owner of the Amish restaurant at the market where she works, is handsome, but he's her boss and that's it. So why can't she make her heart beat at a normal pace when he comes near? -- adapted from back cover
Author: Shroff, Mona, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: PB SHROFF Format: Books Summary: Maya Rao is the owner of a bustling café and bakery in New York and the mother of a teenage daughter, Samantha. But when Samantha lands in legal trouble over a misdemeanor she didn't commit, Maya is desperate enough to call Samantha's dad, Sam Hutcherson, whom Maya left abruptly many years ago, and who is now a successful lawyer. Sam doesn't know he has a daughter. As Maya and Sam reconnect, those old sparks begin to fly.--
Author: Carr, Robyn, author. Published: 2020 2007 Call Number: PB CARR Format: Books Summary: "Virgin River became a safe haven for Sacramento prosecutor Brie Sheridan after she nearly lost her life at the hands of a crazed criminal. Though tough and courageous, she has some fears she can't escape. LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela was badly wounded in the line of duty. When he agrees to become Virgin River's first cop, he does so knowing it's time he settled down. Twice divorced and the lover of too many women, he secretly longs for the kind of commitment and happiness his marine buddies have found--a woman who can tie up his heart forever. Mike will do anything to help Brie free herself from painful memories. Passionate, strong and gentle, he vows to give back to her what she's so selflessly given him--her heart, and with it, a new beginning." --
Author: Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl, 1964- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 910.9163 Format: Books Summary: The sinking of the White Ship on the 25th November 1120 is one of the greatest disasters that England has ever suffered. Its repercussions would change English and European history forever. King Henry I was sailing for England in triumph after four years of fighting the French. Congregating with the king at the port of Barfleur on that freezing night was the cream of Anglo-Norman society, including the only legitimate heir to the throne. By 1120, Henry was the most formidable ruler in Europe with an enviable record on the battlefield, immense lands and wealth and unprecedented authority in his kingdoms. Everything he had worked for was finally achieved, and he was ready to hand it on to his beloved son, William AEtheling. Henry I and his retinue set out first. The White Ship--considered the fastest afloat--would follow, carrying the young prince. Spoilt and arrogant, William had plied his comrades and crew with drink from the minute he stepped aboard. It was the middle of the night when the drunken helmsman rammed the ship into rocks. There would be only one survivor from the gilded roll call of passengers...
Author: Dodson, DeAnna Julie, 1961- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F INN Format: Books Summary: "Spring has sprung in Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina, and the owners of Magnolia Harbor Inn--sisters Grace Porter and Charlotte Wylde--are preparing to welcome new guests who can't help but bring their real-world problems along on vacation. Madison Fields knows she's supposed to have fun at her college reunion, but she's filled with dread. What if she encounters the guy whose life she ruined with one cruel move fifteen years before? She certainly doesn't deserve his forgiveness, especially when she can't even forgive herself. Can the mysterious letters she finds in an old hatbox in the lobby help her come to terms with the past? Sarah O'Donnell has been planning the wedding of her dreams her entire life, but just before her big walk down the aisle, her fiancé called the whole thing off. Groom or no groom, she is determined to enjoy the trip planned for the honeymoon. When Sarah's now ex-fiancé has the audacity to follow her to Magnolia Harbor, she must choose between her pride and her heart. Meanwhile, inn co-owner and chef, Charlotte, has problems of her own. After a difficult breakup, she decides to hire a matchmaker to help her find true love. She reconsiders that decision when she walks in to her first blind date and finds the last man she ever wanted to see waiting at the table--the man who tried to ruin her career years earlier"--Dust jacket.
Author: Penney, Elizabeth, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F INN Format: Books Summary: "Something exciting is happening in Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina--the charming coastal village is hosting its first annual Strawberry Fest. Sisters Grace Porter and Charlotte Wylde, who own the Magnolia Harbor Inn, are ready, willing, and able to embrace a full house of guests who've come to town for the food and fun. But the cozy bed-and-breakfast has a way of providing more than just the comforts of home to its inhabitants...New Englander Bridget O'Brien is researching a new novel, set in Magnolia Harbor's Victorian past. It isn't just the story that's brought Bridget to the inn, though. She yearns to find her biological mother. With nothing more than an antique locket to go on, Bridget fears her quest for answers will only lead to more disappointment--but she won't leave without at least trying to learn the truth
Author: Christian, Mary Blount, author. Published: 2016 Call Number: F ANTIQUE Format: Books Summary: "Maggie Watson's quiet empty-nester life is a lot less peaceful since inheriting Sedgwick Manor and the adjacent antiques shop and she's still not sure it suits her. To help her decide, Maggie sets out to restore an old humpback trunk. After uncovering one page of a love letter tucked inside, she definitely can't leave town...not until she finds out who wrote it. In the letter, the writer--a vaudeville performer--confesses to a bank robbery. Maggie asks James Bennett for help researching but his attitude about the trunk quickly grows dark. Is there something he's not telling her? After someone breaks into her house and tries to steal the letter, Maggie is determined to get to the bottom of things. [...] Will Maggie be able to expose the history of the letter without losing James as a friend? And to what lengths will someone in this small town go to keep the secrets of the past buried?"--Dust jacket.
Author: Sleeman, Susan, author. Published: 2016 Call Number: F ANTIQUE Format: Books Summary: "Maggie Watson, a recent transplant to the idyllic seaside town of Somerset Harbor, Maine, has been tasked with organizing a 25-Miles Antiques sale and auction as part of the town's annual Arts and Music Festival. She's adjusting well to her new life in her beloved late aunt's hometown, but she's anxious about making her mark as chairwoman of one of the area's biggest annual events. Initially, everything seems to be going as planned. Several antique dealers along the scenic New England coast participate in the sale, and the auction generates a lot of buzz. On opening night, excited tourists vie for their favorite pieces at the auction. But when the auction ends, one disgruntled employee is found in a dark alley nearby, having lost something far more valuable than a bid...his life"--Dust jacket.
Author: Dodson, DeAnna Julie, 1961- author. Published: 2016 Call Number: F ANTIQUE Format: Books Summary: "When a nervous young girl arrives at Carriage House Antiques looking to sell an extravagant gold-and-emerald ring, owner Maggie Watson is intrigued. Where would the teen have come across such a valuable relic? Why is she so desperate to sell it? Maggie soon learns that the fascinating ring bears the insignia of Solomon Zane, a bloodthirsty pirate who terrorized the coastal town of Somerset Harbor, Maine, in the 18th century. Zane's fate is a mystery, but one that seems irrevocably linked to the family history of one of the town's wealthiest and most well-connected matrons, Willa Ravenhurst. [...] Willa Ravenhurst has been known to tell her family's story of adventure on the high seas to anyone who would listen, but lately she seems reluctant to discuss the event. Have recently unearthed secrets made her change her tune? Maggie's investigation is hampered when a local blogger bent on circulating salacious gossip about the town's past closes in on her latest acquisition. With each new development, the mystery of the ring - and the fate of its murderous owner - continues to slip through Maggie's fingers. She turns to the local historical society, her dear friend June McGillis, and handsome town alderman James Bennett for help. But as her search continues, will she find the truth or just more questions?"--Dust jacket.
Author: Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Published: 2013 1956 Call Number: F BALDWIN Format: Books Summary: "Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Gifford, Don, author. Seidman, Robert J, author. Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses. Published: 2008 1988 Call Number: 823.912 GIFFORD Format: Books Summary: Don Gifford's annotations to Joyce's great modern classic comprise a specialized encyclopedia that will inform any reading of Ulysses.
Author: Andrews, Robin George, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 551.21 Format: Books Summary: "An exhilarating, time-traveling journey to the solar system's strangest and most awe-inspiring volcanoes. Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of our planet. Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earth-bound and otherwise, and explores how these eruptions reveal secrets about the worlds to which they belong. Science journalist and volcanologist Robin George Andrews describes the stunning ways in which volcanoes can sculpt the sea, land, and sky, and even influence the machinery that makes or breaks the existence of life. Traveling from Hawaii, Tanzania, Yellowstone, and the ocean floor to the moon, Venus, and Mars, Andrews explores cutting-edge discoveries and lingering scientific mysteries surrounding these phenomenal forces of nature"--
Author: Akpan, Uwem, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F AKPAN Format: Books Summary: "A daring first novel in the great picaresque tradition--both buoyant comedy and devastating satire--by the author of the best-selling story collection Say You're One of Them. Ekong Udousoro is a Nigerian editor undertaking a reckoning with the brutal recent history of his homeland by curating a collection of stories about the Biafran War. He is thrilled when a publishing fellowship gives him the opportunity to continue his work in Manhattan while learning the ins and outs of publishing. But while his sophisticated colleagues meet him with kindness and hospitality, he is soon exposed to the industry's colder, ruthlessly commercial underbelly, boorish and hostile neighbors, and--beneath a superficial cosmopolitanism--a bedrock of white cultural superiority and racist assumptions about Africa, its peoples, and worst of all, its food. Haunted by the devastating darkness of civil war and searingly observant about the myriad ways that tribalism defines life everywhere from the villages of Africa to the villages within New York City, New York, My Village is nevertheless full of heart, hilarity, and hope"--
Author: Golding, Melanie, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F GOLDING Format: Books Summary: While investigating the brutal attack on Gregor, a seemingly single man, DS Joanna Harper discovers that her estranged daughter Ruby is somehow involved in this case that is steeped in Celtic mythology. In a small seaside town a little girl is found alone; a woman arrives for her, and authorities release the pair, believing it to be an innocent case of a toddler running off. A man is found bludgeoned and left for dead in his apartment; the discovery of children's toys raises more questions than answers. Gazing into Gregor's apartment, Ruby discovers his secret family: his unusually silent daughter and his mentally unstable wife, Constance, who insists that she is descended from the mythological Selkies. She begs Ruby to aid in finding the sealskin that Gregor has hidden from her, making it impossible to return to her people. When DS Joanna Harper's investigation into Gregor's assault leads her to CCTV footage of the mother-daughter pair from town, she realizes she knows the woman almost as well as she knows herself: it's her estranged daughter, Ruby. No matter the depth of Ruby's involvement, Harper knows she will choose her daughter over her career. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Berens, Abra, author. Berger, EE, photographer. Engelman, Lucy, illustrator. Lipscombe, Adrian, writer of foreword. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.6 Format: Books Summary: "A practical guide to cooking grains, beans, seeds, and legumes, with 140+ recipes and 160+ variations"-- "Make grains the easiest, healthiest, and most exciting stars on your table. Grist is the only grain and legume cookbook you need. Abra Berens, a James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Chef: Great Lakes and the author of Ruffage, shares more than 300 recipes and variations, plus substantial reference information to help you discover the next great grain. Grist includes more than 125 recipes for 29 different types of grains, legumes, and seeds that, in combination with vegetables and lean proteins, are the stars of the healthiest, most variable, and most satisfying meals--many of them gluten free. New and seasoned home cooks will want to reference this guide to start building a repertoire of approachable, big-on-flavor recipes. Home cooks will be attracted to the reference quality of the book, its beauty (more than 100 photos and 30 illustrations) and heft (125 recipes + 300 variations = 448 pages), as well as the great writing, relatable voice, author authority, unique recipe style, extensive variations, and gorgeous photography and illustrations." -- Provided by Publisher.
