Set in a Dublin maternity ward in 1918, the novel captures a city devastated by a pandemic. By diving into the terrors of the past, Emma Donoghue presciently anticipates the miseries of our present.
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In “Chasing the Light,” the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter has finally found a historical figure he can portray with all the bias he desires: himself.
Though their stories encourage gawking, at least one throughline sticks after reading Sisters — the ugly deal these women have made with a movement that is ultimately ambivalent toward them.
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Books by an American icon tell the story of his battle against bigotry from the inside.
S.A. Cosby's latest is being marketed as a crime novel — but that crime is the least important element in this wrenching story about race, family, and the temptation to take that one last job.
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Anne Applebaum’s “Twilight of Democracy” examines the role of thinkers and writers who back modern authoritarians.
In Joan Bauer’s “Raising Lumie,” training a future guide dog helps a newly orphaned girl navigate loss.
Romance novel characters often face outlandish obstacles — pirates, spies, paranormal forces, plots. But this month, we're featuring three down-to-earth stories about balancing love and career.
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Author: Polish, Michael, film director. Miller, Cory, screenwriter. Emmett, Randall, film producer. Gibson, Mel, actor. Bosworth, Kate, 1983- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: FORCE
Format: Video disc
Summary: While trying to evacuate residents from an apartment complex during an intense hurricane, including a grizzled ex-cop and his daughter, a young police officer is thrust into further danger as a gang of thieves attempt to pull off a mysterious heist in the building.
Author: Karyo, Tchéky, 1953- actor. Hollander, Tom, 1967- actor. Raine, Jessica, 1982- actor. PBS DVD (Firm), distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TV BAPTISTE
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police, who happens to be Julien's old girlfriend, seeks out his help in finding a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptise rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back layers and layers of atrocity in the sex trade and drugs, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark, deadly secrets.
Author: Chadha, Gurinder, television director, screenwriter, television producer. Berges, Paul Mayeda, screenwriter. Shahrukh Husain, screenwriter. Levy, Victor, screenwriter. Shuttleworth, Sandra, television producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TV BEECHAM DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Delhi 1795: John Beecham, a former soldier in the East India Company, is determined to leave the past behind and start a new life. At the grand house, the staff is shocked that their new master has arrived with his infant son, a baby of mixed parentage. John is determined to reunite his family in Delhi and keep the identity of his child secret, but at what cost to himself and those he loves?
Author: Gray, Richard, film director. Belgau, Eric, screenwriter. MacFadyen, Angus, 1963- screenwriter, actor. Harris, Jared, 1961- actor. Hutchison, Anna, 1986- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ROBERT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Nobleman-turned-outlaw hero who was crowned King of Scots in the fourteenth century fights for freedom to defy an empire.
Author: Sciamma, Céline, 1980- film director, screenwriter. Couvreur, Bénédicte, film producer. Merlant, Noémie, 1988- actor. Haenel, Adèle, actor. Bajrami, Luàna, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: PORTRAIT
Format: Video disc
Summary: France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne arrives under the guise of companionship, observing Héloïse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share Héloïse first moments of freedom. Héloïse portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and a testament to their love.
Author: Herbers, Katja, actor. Colter, Mike, 1976- actor. Mandvi, Aasif, 1966- actor. Fuller, Kurt, 1953- actor. Paramount Pictures Corporation, distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: EVIL SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Where does science end and the supernatural begin? That's the mysterious, and dangerous, line explored by skeptical psychologist Kristen Bouchard when she teams up with priest-in training David Acosta to explore the evil humanity is capable of. Together, they dive into the Catholic Church's files of occult phenomena to bring them to rational ...or attempt to.
Author: Amell, Stephen, 1981- actor. Ramsey, David, actor. Gonzalez, Rick, 1979- actor. Harkavy, Juliana, actor. McNamara, Katherine, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ARROW SEASON 8 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the eighth and final season, Oliver's quest will send him on a journey where he is forced to confront the ultimate question: what is the true cost of being a hero?
Author: Stokes, Bridget, film producer. Wight, Vicky, film producer, screenwriter, film director. Bibb, Leslie, actor. Duhamel, Josh, 1972- actor. Dunn, Nora, 1952- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LOST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
The genre relies on solitude and isolation to generate fear. But virtual connection is an illusion that cyber-horror writers are beginning to exploit.
Author: Polish, Michael, film director. Miller, Cory, screenwriter. Emmett, Randall, film producer. Gibson, Mel, actor. Bosworth, Kate, 1983- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: FORCE
Format: Video disc
Summary: While trying to evacuate residents from an apartment complex during an intense hurricane, including a grizzled ex-cop and his daughter, a young police officer is thrust into further danger as a gang of thieves attempt to pull off a mysterious heist in the building.
Author: Karyo, Tchéky, 1953- actor. Hollander, Tom, 1967- actor. Raine, Jessica, 1982- actor. PBS DVD (Firm), distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TV BAPTISTE
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police, who happens to be Julien's old girlfriend, seeks out his help in finding a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptise rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back layers and layers of atrocity in the sex trade and drugs, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark, deadly secrets.
Author: Chadha, Gurinder, television director, screenwriter, television producer. Berges, Paul Mayeda, screenwriter. Shahrukh Husain, screenwriter. Levy, Victor, screenwriter. Shuttleworth, Sandra, television producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TV BEECHAM DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Delhi 1795: John Beecham, a former soldier in the East India Company, is determined to leave the past behind and start a new life. At the grand house, the staff is shocked that their new master has arrived with his infant son, a baby of mixed parentage. John is determined to reunite his family in Delhi and keep the identity of his child secret, but at what cost to himself and those he loves?
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