Author: Leone, Damien, film director, screenwriter. Falcone, Phil (Producer), film producer. LaVera, Lauren, actor. Thornton, David Howard, 1979- actor. Fullam, Elliott, actor.
Published: 2024
Call Number: TERRIFIE
Format: Video disc
Summary: After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.
Author: Abbasi, Ali, 1981- film director, film producer. Sherman, Gabriel, screenwriter. Bekerman, Daniel, film producer. Jarek, Jacob, 1981- film producer. Treacy, Ruth, film producer.
Published: 2024
Call Number: APPRENTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump's ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Author: Cooley, Josh, film director. Pearson, Eric, 1980- screenwriter. Barrer, Andrew, 1984- screenwriter. Ferrari, Gabriel (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Di Bonaventura, Lorenzo, film producer.
Published: 2024
Call Number: TRANSFOR
Format: Video disc
Summary: The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Known as sworn enemies, once they were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. The first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie.
Author: Berger, Edward, 1970- film director. Straughan, Peter, screenwriter. Ross, Tessa, film producer. Howell, Juliette, 1967- film producer. Jackman, Michael A., film producer.
Published: 2024
Call Number: CONCLAVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope's wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
Author: Gracie, Anne, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: PB GRACIE
Format: Books
Summary: When two strangers meet under false pretenses during an idyllic week in the French countryside, they'll each need to face the truth to find one other again, in a dazzling new Regency romance from the national bestselling author of The Heiress's Daughter. Orphaned Zoë Benoît has spent the last three years in Paris learning how to be a lady. But Zoë is torn--as an independent spirit and a talented artist, she cannot help but want more than the tightly controlled life of a society lady. On an impulsive visit to the château where her mother lived, Zoë, disguised as a maidservant named Vita, meets a handsome wandering artist, known simply as Reynard. One blissful week with the charming Reynard convinces Zoë that this is the man and the life for her--until she discovers what he's been hiding from her, and she flees, heartbroken. Longing for the chance to redeem himself, Reynard searches far and wide for the woman he knows as Vita, to no avail. Disheartened, he returns to England to reluctantly resume his role as Julian Fox, the Earl of Foxton. However, when he sees one of Zoë's paintings, he realizes she's in London, and becomes desperate to find her before it's too late. But even if they reunite, can he convince Zoë he's worthy of her trust and prove to her that, with him, she can be a free-spirited artist and a countess?
Author: Lackey, Mercedes, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F LACKEY
Format: Books
Summary: "The year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her "cousin" Serena Meleva. She's brought with her a list to tick off: find a property, investigate the neighbors, bargain for and purchase the property, staff the property and...possibly...find a husband. But Amelia soon finds herself contending with some decidedly off-list trouble, including the Honorable Captain Harold Roughtower, whose eyes are fixed on her fortune. Little does Amelia know that his plans for her wealth extend far beyond refurbishing his own crumbing estate--they include the hidden Roman temple of Glykon, where something very old, very angry, and very dangerous still lurks. But Roughtower isn't prepared to reckon with the fact that neither Amelia nor Serena are pushovers. And he certainly isn't ready for the revelation that he has an Earth Master and a Fire Mage on his hands--or that one of them is a shapeshifter"--
Author: Cronin, Marianne, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F CRONIN
Format: Books
Summary: "Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. And it is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life. When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie Winston to the moment he has waited for all his life. A tale of friendship and kindness that reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again"--
Author: DeWitt, Tarah, author.
Published: 2024 2022
Call Number: LP F DEWITT
Format: Large print
Summary: "LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were teens-certainly nothing to build a foundation on. But a decade later, when their grandmothers have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building, they're thrust back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces. LaRynn has the money, but in order to access her trust, she has to be married. Deacon has the construction expertise, but lacks the funds. A deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property, collect a profit, and cut ties. In a home without walls, the pair will have to break down emotional ones, deal with the exposure of living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks, much to their frustration), and learn what it means to truly cooperate as a team. Filled with cracking tension, The Co-op is a steamy second-chance romance about the never-ending construction project of marriage and uncovering all the things that build character within ourselves."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962- author. Lloyd-Jones, Antonia, translator.
Published: 2024 2022
Call Number: LP F TOKARCZU
Format: Large print
Summary: "September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz's Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Görbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone--or something--seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world. Little does the newcomer realize, as he tries to unravel both the truths within himself and the mystery of the sinister forces beyond, that they have already chosen their next target."--Back cover.
Author: Twilley, Nicola, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 621.56
Format: Books
Summary: "An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food--for better and for worse. How often do we open the fridge or peer into the freezer with the expectation that we'll find something fresh and ready to eat? It's an everyday act, easily taken for granted, but just a century ago, eating food that had been refrigerated was cause for both fear and excitement. Banquets were held just so guests could enjoy the novelty of eggs, butter, and apples that had been preserved for months in cold storage--and demonstrate that such zombie foods were not deadly. The introduction of artificial refrigeration overturned millennia of dietary history, launching an entirely new chapter in human nutrition. We could now overcome not just rot, but also seasonality and geography. Tomatoes in January? Avocados in Shanghai? All possible... As the developing world races to build a U.S.-style cold chain, Twilley asks, can we reduce our dependence on refrigeration? Should we? A deeply-researched and reported, original, and entertaining dive into the most important invention in the history of food and drink, Frostbite makes the case for a recalibration of our relationship with the fridge--and how our future might depend on it" --
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: LP F MCCALLSM
Format: Large print
Summary: 'You can't go out of the house without tripping over a philosophical question.' That is a remark made by Isabel Dalhousie to Jamie, the bassoonist who is her handsome younger husband. Isabel's own life, of course, points to the truth of this observation: she seems to attract philosophical problems in much the same way as a magnet attracts iron filings. In this latest movement in the symphony of her life, Isabel is faced with novel challenges, each of which tests her resolution to do the right thing. Dawn, a nurse in an infectious diseases ward, is let down by her lover and needs a place to live. Not surprisingly, Isabel offers her a roof over her head. What do you do, though if your house-guest locks herself away and avoids all contact? And then there is the pompous and slippery Professor Robert Lettuce. He is planning a prestigious conference, and involves Isabel in it. But look at the budget: why is there such a large payment for Lettuce himself and for a young female assistant? Isabel is suspicious. Other intriguing problems abound, including Isabel's involvement in a book group threatened by discord and bickering. Isabel remains calm. Of course she does. She knows the power of love, reason, and a clear head to resolve all of these issues, and more.
Author: Battles, Brett, author. Woods, Stuart, creator.
Published: 2024
Call Number: LP F BATTLES
Format: Books
Summary: "Teddy Fay is ready to embark on the European press tour of Peter Barrington's latest film Storm's Eye, when he receives an unexpected visit from Lance Cabot, director of the CIA. Several CIA agents have been turning up dead. Lance wants Teddy to use his trip as a cover to investigate who is behind these killings. From Venice and Budapest to their last stop at a film festival in Berlin, Teddy must dodge excited fans, enamored women, and a few too many assassins who seem dead set on tracking down Golden Hour agents. And if Teddy doesn't work fast enough, his life might just be the next target in the killer's ruthless plot for revenge"--
Author: Zhao, Xiran Jay, author. Sequel to: Zhao, Xiran Jay. Iron widow.
Published: 2024
Call Number: Y ZHAO
Format: Books
Summary: "After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself on the seat of power in Huaxia, but she has also learned that her world is not as it seems. Revelations about an enemy who dangles one of her loved ones as a hostage force Zetian to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite their mutual dislike and distrust, the two must work together to take down their common enemy and stoke a revolution against the systems of exploitation that plague their world"--Amazozn.
Author: Ottolenghi, Yotam, author. Goh, Helen, author. Lochmuller, Verena, author. Wigley, Tara, author. Lovekin, Jonathan, photographer.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 641.3
Format: Books
Summary: This is comfort food Ottolenghi style. With over 100 recipes, including classic new takes on pasta and potatoes, traybakes and soups, Comfort is full of dishes that feel both nostalgic and novel, familiar yet fresh. Comfort is Yotam Ottolenghi and his co-authors' celebration of food and home, of the connections we make and pass on as we cook, from place to place and from generation to generation.
Author: Lewis, Beca, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: PB LEWIS
Format: Books
Summary: Five women. One dead husband. Too many secrets. Bree Mann, a successful romance author, expected to live a long, quiet, and happy life with her beloved husband, Paul. Instead, cancer steals Paul’s life, and Bree retreats into a deep dark depression. A month later, a letter arrives from Paul, sending Bree and her four childhood friends on a scavenger hunt, forcing them to confront Paul's past and uncover secrets and lies that change their lives forever. Was Paul’s last gift a blessing or a curse? Will Bree be able to build a new life, or will the death of her husband be the end for her?Take this journey with the Ruby Sisters from the small Pennsylvania town of Spring Falls as they recover what they have lost and become more of who they are.
Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.
Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.
After publishing a definitive biography of Rodin, she went on to write about the underappreciated women who modeled for the giants of 19th-century French art.
After publishing a definitive biography of Rodin, she went on to write about the underappreciated women who modeled for the giants of 19th-century French art.
Here are 10 heart-pounding novels recommended by NPR staff and critics — perfect for winter reading by the fire.
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