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Wonderbook Storytime

Events: What's Happening 2 - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 1:17pm

Open to ages 4-11. Registration required. Children aged 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Wondering what a Wonderbook is? It's a print book with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Kids will press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun.

Yarnbenders Crochet and Knitting Club

Events: What's Happening 2 - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 1:17pm

Open to ages 9 and older. Registration required. Enjoy crafting with friendly folk. All skill levels welcome. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

Furry Buddies

Events: What's Happening 2 - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 1:17pm

Open to ages 6-14. Registration required. Read a story to therapy dogs, Erin, Kody, Fritz, and Frieda, who love sharing stories with children. All programs subject to change or cancellation.

John Jakes, Whose Historical Novels Hit the Jackpot, Dies at 90

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 12:44pm

His sagas of the Revolution and the Civil War sold tens of millions of copies, were adapted for TV and put him in the pantheon of big-name authors.

Eco-idealism and staggering wealth meet in 'Birnam Wood'

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 11:25am

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.

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Ann Napolitano’s New Novel, “Hello Beautiful,” Is the 100th Pick of Oprah’s Book Club

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 8:35am

Ann Napolitano toiled in obscurity for years. Novels went unpublished; agents turned her down. She found recognition with “Dear Edward.” Then came the call: “Hello Beautiful” was the 100th pick for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world.

Ann Napolitano’s New Novel, “Hello Beautiful,” Is the 100th Pick of Oprah’s Book Club

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 8:35am

Ann Napolitano toiled in obscurity for years. Novels went unpublished; agents turned her down. She found recognition with “Dear Edward.” Then came the call: “Hello Beautiful” was the 100th pick for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world.

Margaret Atwood's 'Old Babes in the Wood' tackles what it means to be human

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 7:11am

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

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In the Search for Latin America’s Disappeared, Memories and Evidence Entwine

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “Still Life With Bones,” the anthropologist Alexa Hagerty describes how she learned to see the dead with a forensic eye — and to listen to the living.

Book Review: ‘How to Think Like a Woman,’ by Regan Penaluna

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “How to Think Like a Woman,” Regan Penaluna, a scholar who left the field, takes it to task for its historical misogyny and persistent sexism.

In the Search for Latin America’s Disappeared, Memories and Evidence Entwine

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “Still Life With Bones,” the anthropologist Alexa Hagerty describes how she learned to see the dead with a forensic eye — and to listen to the living.

Book Review: ‘How to Think Like a Woman,’ by Regan Penaluna

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “How to Think Like a Woman,” Regan Penaluna, a scholar who left the field, takes it to task for its historical misogyny and persistent sexism.

Book Review: ‘Truth and Repair,’ by Judith Herman

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “Truth and Repair,” her follow-up to 1992’s “Trauma and Recovery,” the psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that healing is more than a “private, individual matter.”

Book Review: ‘Truth and Repair,’ by Judith Herman

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “Truth and Repair,” her follow-up to 1992’s “Trauma and Recovery,” the psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that healing is more than a “private, individual matter.”

Book Review: ‘Y/N,’ by Esther Yi

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In Esther Yi’s weird and wondrous ‘Y/N,’ a bored young woman in thrall to a boy band buys a one-way ticket to Seoul.

Book Review: ‘The Lost Americans,’ by Christopher Bollen

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In Christopher Bollen’s novel “The Lost Americans,” a New Yorker seeks answers about her brother’s sudden death abroad.

Book Review: ‘Y/N,’ by Esther Yi

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In Esther Yi’s weird and wondrous ‘Y/N,’ a bored young woman in thrall to a boy band buys a one-way ticket to Seoul.

Book Review: ‘The Lost Americans,’ by Christopher Bollen

New York Times Book News - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In Christopher Bollen’s novel “The Lost Americans,” a New Yorker seeks answers about her brother’s sudden death abroad.

Book Review: ‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In “The Real Work,” the longtime New Yorker staff writer dissects the process of mastering new skills by acquiring some himself.

Book Review: ‘Walking Practice,’ by Dolki Min

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:00am

In Dolki Min’s debut novel, “Walking Practice,” an extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth shows what it means to feel out of place in one’s body and its surroundings.

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