No Better Time to Consider Our Lungs
In “Breath Taking,” Michael J. Stephen looks at an important organ that has been particularly under attack by the coronavirus.
The 'Uncollected Stories' Show Allan Gurganus At His Finest
This is Gurganus's first book since 2013, and it's worth the wait. These stories are funny, compassionate, and marked by the author's amazing ability to reflect both light and dark in his characters.
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For More Inclusive Writing, Look to How Writing Is Taught
“Craft in the Real World,” by Matthew Salesses, dismantles assumptions about the art of fiction and how it should be written.
William Boyd’s Madcap Burlesque Revisits the Summer of 1968
“Trio” follows three characters who are connected to a disastrous film production and each has a personal crisis to deal with.
Experimental Literature That Tests Family Bonds and Routines
“Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit,” “Marshlands” and “Saturation Project” are full of inventive twists and innovations.
Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans
“Craft: An American History,” by Glenn Adamson, considers the often disparaged tradition of artisanal work from colonial days to today’s maker movement.
After the Loss of a Child, How Does Life Go On?
Emily Rapp Black ponders the unanswerable in her new memoir, “Sanctuary.”
'Aftershocks' Is A Powerful Memoir Of A Life Upended — Then Pieced Back Together
When Nadia Owusu was 4 years old, her Armenian American mother disappeared from her life. When she was 13, her Ghanaian father died. Owusu reflects the losses and her biracial identity in her memoir.
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There's Pain And Tragedy In 'Yellow Wife' — But Also Great Joy
Sadeqa Johnson's novel — inspired by a real historical figure — pulls no punches in its tale of an enslaved woman trying to survive and make a life for herself and her family.
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The History In 'Angel Of Greenwood' Could Not Be More Timely
Randi Pink's new novel follows a young couple, Angel and Isaiah, whose budding love is set against the backdrop of historical tragedy: the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
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12 hour shift [DVD]
Author: Grant, Brea, film director, screenwriter. Long, Jordan Wayne, film producer. Glass, Matt, film producer. Perry, Tara, 1985- film producer. Arquette, Christina McLarty, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: 12
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's 1999 and throughout one twelve-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin, and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their imminent demises.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: 12
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's 1999 and throughout one twelve-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin, and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their imminent demises.
Love and monsters [DVD]
Author: Matthews, Michael, (Motion picture producer and director), film director. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Cohen, Dan (Producer), film producer. Duffield, Brian, screenwriter. Beltrami, Marco, composer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: LOVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, he decides to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: LOVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, he decides to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
Girl [DVD]
Author: Faust, Chad, 1980- actor, film director. Thorne, Bella, 1997- actor. Rourke, Mickey, actor. Gould, Glen, actor. Screen Media Films (Firm), publisher.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: GIRL
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman returns to her hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father. She soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff when she uncovers a family legacy more disturbing than she'd imagined.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: GIRL
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman returns to her hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father. She soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff when she uncovers a family legacy more disturbing than she'd imagined.
The craft [DVD] : legacy
Author: Lister-Jones, Zoe, film director, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Fisher, Lucy, film producer. Wick, Douglas, film producer. Spaeny, Cailee, 1997- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: HORROR CRAFT
Format: Video disc
Summary: After learning about local legendary witch Nancy, a group of high school students ignores the cautionary part of her tale and forms a coven. The warning they didn't heed will come for them, however, as they lean into their newfound powers and discover the dark side of their craft.
Published: 2020
Call Number: HORROR CRAFT
Format: Video disc
Summary: After learning about local legendary witch Nancy, a group of high school students ignores the cautionary part of her tale and forms a coven. The warning they didn't heed will come for them, however, as they lean into their newfound powers and discover the dark side of their craft.
The war with Grandpa [DVD]
Author: Hill, Tim (Director), film director. Astle, Tom J., screenwriter. Ember, Matt, screenwriter. Peart, Marvin, film producer. Peart, Rosa Morris, film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: WAR
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sixth grader Peter is pretty much the average kid: he likes gaming, hanging with his friends, and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when he has to give up his most prized possession -- his bedroom -- when his recently widowed grandfather moves in with Peter's family, he's unwilling to let such an injustice stand. Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight.
Published: 2020
Call Number: WAR
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sixth grader Peter is pretty much the average kid: he likes gaming, hanging with his friends, and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when he has to give up his most prized possession -- his bedroom -- when his recently widowed grandfather moves in with Peter's family, he's unwilling to let such an injustice stand. Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight.
Infidel [DVD]
Author: Nowrasteh, Cyrus, film director, screenwriter, film producer. D'Souza, Dinesh, 1961- film producer. D'Souza, Debbie, 1966- film producer. Caviezel, Jim, 1968- actor. Karvan, Claudia, 1972- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: INFIDEL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Kidnapped while attending a religious conference in the Middle East, American journalist Doug Rawlins is a hostage of the Iranian regime on trial for trumped-up charges of espionage. With no help from her State Department connections, Doug's wife Liz decides to take matters into her own hands to find her husband and bring him home. Inspired by true events and, Infidel casts light on the plight of the Americans currently held captive in Iran.
Published: 2020
Call Number: INFIDEL
Format: Video disc
Summary: Kidnapped while attending a religious conference in the Middle East, American journalist Doug Rawlins is a hostage of the Iranian regime on trial for trumped-up charges of espionage. With no help from her State Department connections, Doug's wife Liz decides to take matters into her own hands to find her husband and bring him home. Inspired by true events and, Infidel casts light on the plight of the Americans currently held captive in Iran.
Honest thief [DVD]
Author: Williams, Mark (Producer), film director, screenwriter, film producer. Allrich, Steve, screenwriter. Nestel, Myles, film producer. Duncan, Tai, 1976- film producer. Chapman, Craig (Film producer), film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: HONEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
Published: 2020
Call Number: HONEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
Kajillionaire [DVD]
Author: July, Miranda, 1974- film director, screenwriter. Gardner, Dede, film producer. Kleiner, Jeremy, film producer. Henley, Youree, film producer. Wood, Evan Rachel, 1987- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: KAJILLIO
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam, and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Published: 2020
Call Number: KAJILLIO
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam, and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Proxima [DVD]
Author: Madelaine, Isabelle, film producer. Tisné, Emilie, 1978- film producer. Bron, Jean-Stéphane, 1969- screenwriter. Winocour, Alice, 1976- film director, screenwriter. Green, Eva, 1980- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PROXIMA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called "Proxima", it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PROXIMA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called "Proxima", it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
The sinner [DVD]. Season 3
Author: Simonds, Derek, creator. Pullman, Bill, actor. Hecht, Jessica, 1965- actor. Fitz-Henley, Parisa, actor. Martinez, Eddie, 1981- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SINNER SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: The third installment follows Detective Harry Ambrose as he begins a routine investigation of a tragic car accident on the outskirts of Dorchester, in upstate New York. Ambrose uncovers a hidden crime that pulls him into the most dangerous and disturbing case of his career.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SINNER SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: The third installment follows Detective Harry Ambrose as he begins a routine investigation of a tragic car accident on the outskirts of Dorchester, in upstate New York. Ambrose uncovers a hidden crime that pulls him into the most dangerous and disturbing case of his career.
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