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Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 07/18/2020 - 2:47am

Author: Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Allen, Brooke.
Published: 2003
Call Number: F STOKER
Format: Books
Summary: After discovering the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.

Robinson Crusoe

Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 07/18/2020 - 2:47am

Author: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, author.
Published: 2001
Call Number: F DEFOE
Format: Books
Summary: During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.

Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of an Era

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 3:54pm

Julian E. Zelizer talks about “Burning Down the House,” and Lacy Crawford talks about “Notes on a Silencing.”

A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 8:45am

In S.A. Cosby’s “Blacktop Wasteland,” which is laced with nonstop action, a small-town mechanic returns to crime one last time.

New Work From Two Masters of the Graphic Novel

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

In new books from Adrian Tomine and Joe Sacco, the range of the graphic novel is on display — from the highly intimate to the world-historical.

Dripping Slow and Sweet, Four New Books About Honey and Bees

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

In books about the art and science of beekeeping, writers explore all that is sublime about the natural production of honey.

A Novel That Unfolds in a Day, and Other Historical Fiction

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

In the midst of a tense time, these books will remind you of what humanity has survived.

Shakespeare Lost His Son to Plague. A Novel Asks How It Shaped His Art.

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

The playwright’s son died at 11. “Hamnet,” by the novelist Maggie O’Farrell, considers the death’s reverberations on his family, and his work.

In Contemporary Trinidad, a Widow Rediscovers the Meaning of Home

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

In Ingrid Persaud’s debut novel, “Love After Love,” a dark secret threatens to crumble a makeshift family.

A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

In S.A. Cosby’s “Blacktop Wasteland,” which is laced with nonstop action, a small-town mechanic returns to crime one last time.

New in Paperback: ‘Wildhood’ and ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 07/17/2020 - 5:00am

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/16/2020 - 3:08pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Charlie Kaufman Is Sorry, He’s a Bit Distracted

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/16/2020 - 11:43am

“I’m fairly certain I just swallowed a tooth.”

Grief And Guilt Spawn Horrors In 'The Only Good Indians'

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 07/16/2020 - 10:00am

Stephen Graham Jones's new novel follows the aftermath of an elk hunt gone wrong and one man who's haunted by it — literally. It's a story of revenge and sorrow, but also identity and tradition.

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If You Got A 'Do-Over,' Would You Like Your New Life?

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 07/16/2020 - 7:00am

Pretty in Pink meets Sliding Doors in this what-if story. High-schooler Emelia gets the chance to go back and change one decision in her past — but then she has to learn to live with the changes.

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The Herculean Effort to Build an American Army

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 07/15/2020 - 5:00am

Paul Dickson’s “The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941” tells the remarkable story of how the United States created an effective military from scratch.

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Dracula

Robinson Crusoe

Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of an Era

A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

New Work From Two Masters of the Graphic Novel

Dripping Slow and Sweet, Four New Books About Honey and Bees

A Novel That Unfolds in a Day, and Other Historical Fiction

Shakespeare Lost His Son to Plague. A Novel Asks How It Shaped His Art.

In Contemporary Trinidad, a Widow Rediscovers the Meaning of Home

A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

New in Paperback: ‘Wildhood’ and ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Charlie Kaufman Is Sorry, He’s a Bit Distracted

Grief And Guilt Spawn Horrors In 'The Only Good Indians'

If You Got A 'Do-Over,' Would You Like Your New Life?

Are We Overreacting on Climate Change?

Silvia Moreno-Garcia Has Crafts Covered. Bring Your Own Scissors.

How Do You Translate a Comic Book Into Audio? Ask Neil Gaiman

With A Glug Of Potion And A New Translation, 'Asterix' Aims To Conquer America

The Herculean Effort to Build an American Army

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