Laura Van Den Berg's new collection is full of uncanny, exquisite, and painful stories about death, about loss and isolation and falling for the wrong person. Her writing will get under your skin.
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Marc Gallicchio’s “Unconditional” details debates in both Japan and the United States to end World War II.
“Wandering in Strange Lands” traces the author’s ancestry — and the history of African-American oppression — along the footsteps of the Great Migration.
In Carrie Firestone’s “Dress Coded,” a middle school’s sexist dress code is more terrifying than the bears wandering through its woods.
In Brandy Colbert’s “The Voting Booth,” a girl who’s been speaking out since age 7 helps a drummer make his voice heard.
You may not really be able to leave the house right now, but of course fiction can take you all over the world. Here are three novels that will help you escape — to Japan, to Portugal and to Spain.
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Author: Tilse, Tony, film director. Cox, Deb, 1958- screenwriter. Eagger, Fiona, film producer. Davis, Essie, actor. Page, Nathan, 1973- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MISS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Glamorous lady detective Phryne Fisher returns in a cinematic sequel to the wildly popular TV series. In 1929 Jerusalem, Phryne's rescue of a young Bedouin girl leads her on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover priceless treasures, wartime secrets, and an ancient tomb bearing a terrible curse, with the help of handsome detective Jack Robinson.
Author: Klein, Joey, film director. Wolff, Alex, actor. Poots, Imogen, 1989- actor. Campbell, Neve, 1973- actor. Cullen, Tom, 1985- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: CASTLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A teenager becomes addicted to his late mother's pain pills, leading him to an unlikely friendship and descent into his small town's drug underworld.
Author: Jakubowicz, Jonathan, 1978- film director, screenwriter. Schettler-Köhler, Stephanie, film producer. Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983- actor. Poésy, Clémence, actor. Harris, Ed, 1950- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DRAMA RESISTAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
Author: Szumowska, Ma?gorzata, 1973- film director. McMullen, Catherine S., screenwriter. Huisman, Michiel, 1981- actor. Cassidy, Raffey, actor. Gough, Denise, 1980- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: DRAMA OTHER
Format: Video disc
Summary: For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence.
Author: Vitthal, Malik, film director. Blige, Mary J., actor. Wolff, Nat, actor. Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- actor. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BODY
Format: Video disc
Summary: While investigating the bizarre murder of a fellow officer, veteran Renee Lomito discovers a mysterious figure in their body cam footage. Haunted by visions of the event, she suspects something supernatural is targeting the cops in her unit. Now, in a race against time to find the one person she thinks can stop these killings, Renee uncovers a sinister secret among the police force surrounding the shooting and cover-up of an unarmed youth.
Author: Baumbach, Noah, 1969- film director. Driver, Adam, actor. Johansson, Scarlett, 1984- actor. Alda, Alan, 1936- actor. Dern, Laura, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MARRIAGE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A love story about divorce. A marriage coming apart and a family coming together. A hilarious and harrowing, sharply observed, and deeply compassionate film from writer-director Noah Baumbach. Charlie is a charismatic New York theater director wedded to his work. Nicole is an actor who is ready to change her own life. Their hopes for an amicable divorce fade as they are drawn into a system that pits them against each other and forces them to redefine their relationship and their family.
Author: Shaw, Sam, screenwriter, television producer. Thomason, Dustin, screenwriter, television producer. Sweet, Robin (Producer), television producer. Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- television producer. King, Stephen, 1947- television producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: CASTLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Characters and themes from Stephen King's multiple universes converge in the fictional town of Castle Rock. In season two a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock. And as the town celebrates its 400th anniversary, Castle Rock's first settlers -- including Henry Deaver -- find themselves joining in the festivities.
Author: Volckman, Christian, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Forestier, Eric, screenwriter. Fogiel, Yael, film producer. Kurylenko, Olga, 1979- actor. Janssens, Kevin, 1979- actor.
Published: 2020 2018
Call Number: HORROR ROOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Kate and Matt leave the city to move into an old house, they discover a secret hidden room that has the extraordinary power to materialize anything they wish for. Their new life becomes a true fairytale. Yet beneath this apparent state of bliss, something darker lurks: some wishes can have dire consequences.
Author: Tilse, Tony, film director. Cox, Deb, 1958- screenwriter. Eagger, Fiona, film producer. Davis, Essie, actor. Page, Nathan, 1973- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MISS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Glamorous lady detective Phryne Fisher returns in a cinematic sequel to the wildly popular TV series. In 1929 Jerusalem, Phryne's rescue of a young Bedouin girl leads her on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover priceless treasures, wartime secrets, and an ancient tomb bearing a terrible curse, with the help of handsome detective Jack Robinson.
Author: Klein, Joey, film director. Wolff, Alex, actor. Poots, Imogen, 1989- actor. Campbell, Neve, 1973- actor. Cullen, Tom, 1985- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: CASTLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A teenager becomes addicted to his late mother's pain pills, leading him to an unlikely friendship and descent into his small town's drug underworld.
Author: Jakubowicz, Jonathan, 1978- film director, screenwriter. Schettler-Köhler, Stephanie, film producer. Eisenberg, Jesse, 1983- actor. Poésy, Clémence, actor. Harris, Ed, 1950- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DRAMA RESISTAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
Author: Szumowska, Ma?gorzata, 1973- film director. McMullen, Catherine S., screenwriter. Huisman, Michiel, 1981- actor. Cassidy, Raffey, actor. Gough, Denise, 1980- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: DRAMA OTHER
Format: Video disc
Summary: For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence.
Author: Vitthal, Malik, film director. Blige, Mary J., actor. Wolff, Nat, actor. Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- actor. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BODY
Format: Video disc
Summary: While investigating the bizarre murder of a fellow officer, veteran Renee Lomito discovers a mysterious figure in their body cam footage. Haunted by visions of the event, she suspects something supernatural is targeting the cops in her unit. Now, in a race against time to find the one person she thinks can stop these killings, Renee uncovers a sinister secret among the police force surrounding the shooting and cover-up of an unarmed youth.
Author: Baumbach, Noah, 1969- film director. Driver, Adam, actor. Johansson, Scarlett, 1984- actor. Alda, Alan, 1936- actor. Dern, Laura, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MARRIAGE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A love story about divorce. A marriage coming apart and a family coming together. A hilarious and harrowing, sharply observed, and deeply compassionate film from writer-director Noah Baumbach. Charlie is a charismatic New York theater director wedded to his work. Nicole is an actor who is ready to change her own life. Their hopes for an amicable divorce fade as they are drawn into a system that pits them against each other and forces them to redefine their relationship and their family.
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