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YA Reads (Titles For All Ages): March 2022

LibraryAware - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 5:00am

All types of fiction for those who want to imagine different realities -- and nonfiction for those who are trying to understand ours! For high school readers age 14 and up. Monthly.

Delivered: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM

LibraryReads: March 2022

LibraryAware - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 5:00am

A monthly list featuring the top ten books loved by librarians across the U.S.

Delivered: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM

Playdate at the Library

testxml - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:09am

Open to ages 6-36 months. Registration required. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs designed to develop early literacy skills with your little one. Guardians must remain present. Face masks are required for everyone 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status. Please bring a blanket or towel for your group to sit on.

Adult Craft Night: Spring Gnomes

testxml - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:09am

Open to adults. Registration required. Get ready for Spring by making an adorable sock gnome. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation. Face masks are required of all patrons 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status. All programs subject to change or cancellation.

Wednesday Night Book Chat

testxml - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:09am

Open to adults. Registration required. Join fellow book lovers for lively and engaging discussions. Great books and great company! March's selection will be Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Face masks are required of all patrons 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status.

New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers: March 6, 2022

LibraryAware - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:00am

An up-to-date list of the New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers. Weekly.

Delivered: 3/1/2022 9:00:00 PM

New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: March 6, 2022

LibraryAware - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 1:00am

An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.

Delivered: 3/1/2022 8:00:00 PM

‘Run and Hide,’ by Pankaj Mishra: An Excerpt

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 11:15am

An excerpt from “Run and Hide,” by Pankaj Mishra

A woman finds as many constraints in America as at home in India in 'Border Less'

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

The character in Namrata Poddar's novel works in a call center and dreams of a new life in the U.S. but once there, she and other emigrants feel "othered" at work and in daily life.

(Image credit: 7.13 Books)

Book Review: "Never Simple," by Liz Scheier

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

In her memoir, “Never Simple,” Liz Scheier writes about life as the child of a master manipulator.

How Sarah Polley, Child Star and ‘Canada’s Sweetheart,’ Grew Up Way Too Fast

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

In her essay collection, “Run Towards the Danger,” Polley discusses her early fame, her largely unsupervised adolescence and her complicated relationships.

How a Mystery Illness Cost One Writer a Decade of Health

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

In “The Invisible Kingdom,” Meghan O’Rourke exposes the ways our afflictions can undermine our very sense of self.

When the Past Can’t Be Buried: Debut Novels Dredge Up Old Ties

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

New fiction of familial roots and grief, spanning Louisiana, suburban New York and Trinidad.

In a Novel of the ‘New India,’ Success Has a Steep Price

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

“Run and Hide,” by Pankaj Mishra, follows the conflicting paths of three university classmates who join India’s elite.

When Nations Disappear, What Happens to Nationalities?

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

Yoko Tawada’s novel “Scattered All Over the Earth” imagines a future in which a climate crisis has eroded borders and cultural identities.

Sabaa Tahir’s New Y.A. Novel Poignantly Explores the Meaning of Home

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

“All My Rage” is a love story, a tragedy and an infectious teenage fever about home when you feel you don’t fit in.

A Tour of Writing’s History Bounces From Script to Script

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

In “The Greatest Invention,” Silvia Ferrera offers a dizzying and entertaining tour of written language.

In a Debut Novel, Humans Are Scarce and Humanity Is Scarcer

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

“The Doloriad,” by Missouri Williams, imagines a large coterie of siblings dwelling in a bleak future.

When Relationship Problems Mirror the Struggles of a Nation

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

In his debut novel, “Groundskeeping,” Lee Cole arranges an unlikely courtship on a college campus.

What Does Alzheimer’s Disease Do to a Marriage?

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00am

Amy Bloom’s midlife love story was interrupted by a dreaded diagnosis. In her memoir, “In Love,” she writes about what happened next.

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