A Mystical Healer, Her Ailing Crush and the Desire That Undoes Them Both
Love literally hurts in Sue Rainsford’s haunting debut novel, “Follow Me to Ground.”
English’s Pronoun Problem Is Centuries’ Old
In “What’s Your Pronoun?” Dennis Baron argues that the language’s lack of a third-person, gender-neutral pronoun has dogged writers and speakers since at least the Middle Ages.
Furry Buddies
Suggested for ages 6-14. Read a story to therapy dogs, Freedom, Erin & Cody, who love sharing stories with children.
‘American Dirt,’ by Jeanine Cummins: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “American Dirt,” by Jeanine Cummins
‘A Long Petal of the Sea,’ by Isabel Allende: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “A Long Petal of the Sea,” by Isabel Allende
Decades After Two Murders, an Appalachian Town Grapples With the Crimes
In “The Third Rainbow Girl,” Emma Copley Eisenberg investigates the 1980 killings of two women hitchhiking to a festival in West Virginia.
'The Majesties' Is Disturbing, Yet Shockingly Enjoyable
Tiffany Tsao's novel explores the dark secrets of the wealthy Chinese-Indonesian Sulinado family, who fall victim to one of their own when daughter Estella poisons the entire clan at a family dinner.
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Pablo Neruda Saved Thousands of War Refugees. Isabel Allende Imagines Two of Them.
Based on true events around the Spanish Civil War, Allende’s novel “A Long Petal of the Sea” explores the lives of exiles.
Preschool Storytime
Recommended for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration requested. The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children and their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
Children and their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.
'Cleanness' Revisits Familiar Ground, Beautifully
Garth Greenwell's new story collection — like his previous novel — follows young, gay American men teaching English in Bulgaria. It's part heartbreaking, part forward-looking, and all beautiful.
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‘American Dirt’ Plunges Readers Into the Border Crisis
Jeanine Cummins’s third novel follows a mother and son on their harrowing attempt to escape from Mexico, cartel assassins at their heels.
'Little Gods' Reminds Us Some Questions Are Better Left Unasked
Meng Jin's new novel shows us a complex woman through the eyes of her husband, her daughter, and her daughter's nanny — all of whom see different, sometimes contradictory facets of her character.
(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)
Maleficent [DVD]. Mistress of evil
Author: Roenning, Joachim, 1972- film director. Woolverton, Linda, screenwriter. Harpster, Noah, screenwriter. Fitzerman-Blue, Micah, screenwriter. Roth, Joe, 1948- film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: J MALEFICE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora's upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. While there, she meets Aurora's future mother-in-law -- a conniving queen who hatches a devious plot to destroy the land's fairies. Hoping to stop her, Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a group of outcasts to battle the queen and her powerful army.
Published: 2020
Call Number: J MALEFICE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora's upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. While there, she meets Aurora's future mother-in-law -- a conniving queen who hatches a devious plot to destroy the land's fairies. Hoping to stop her, Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a group of outcasts to battle the queen and her powerful army.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific [DVD]. A Pinkatastic Valentine's Day!.
Author: PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: J PINKALIC PINKATAS
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's Valentine's Day in Pinkville. Pinkalicious can't wait to show her classmates just how much she loves them by making homemade collage valentines out of their favorite things. But what will Pinkalicious do when the valentines are accidently destroyed? She must come up with a creative solution fast.
Published: 2020
Call Number: J PINKALIC PINKATAS
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's Valentine's Day in Pinkville. Pinkalicious can't wait to show her classmates just how much she loves them by making homemade collage valentines out of their favorite things. But what will Pinkalicious do when the valentines are accidently destroyed? She must come up with a creative solution fast.
Jexi [DVD]
Author: Lucas, Jon, 1976- film director, screenwriter. Moore, Scott (Screenwriter), film director, screenwriter. Todd, Suzanne, film producer. DeVine, Adam, 1983- actor. Shipp, Alexandra, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: JEXI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Phil has a major dependency issue, he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture 'top ten' lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature, an A.I. life coach. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, the A.I. morphs into a tech nightmare determined to keep Phil all to herself.
Published: 2020
Call Number: JEXI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Phil has a major dependency issue, he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture 'top ten' lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature, an A.I. life coach. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, the A.I. morphs into a tech nightmare determined to keep Phil all to herself.
Gemini man [DVD]
Author: Lee, Ang, 1954- film director. Lemke, Darren, screenwriter. Ray, Billy, screenwriter. Benioff, David, screenwriter. Bruckheimer, Jerry, film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SCI FI GEMINI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SCI FI GEMINI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.
Gemini man [Blu-ray]
Author: Lee, Ang, 1954- film director. Lemke, Darren, screenwriter. Ray, Billy, screenwriter. Benioff, David, screenwriter. Bruckheimer, Jerry, film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: GEMINI BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.
Published: 2020
Call Number: GEMINI BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.
Maleficent [Blu-ray]. Mistress of evil
Author: Roenning, Joachim, 1972- film director. Woolverton, Linda, screenwriter. Harpster, Noah, screenwriter. Fitzerman-Blue, Micah, screenwriter. Roth, Joe, 1948- film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MALEFICE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora's upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. While there, she meets Aurora's future mother-in-law -- a conniving queen who hatches a devious plot to destroy the land's fairies. Hoping to stop her, Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a group of outcasts to battle the queen and her powerful army.
Published: 2020
Call Number: MALEFICE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora's upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. While there, she meets Aurora's future mother-in-law -- a conniving queen who hatches a devious plot to destroy the land's fairies. Hoping to stop her, Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a group of outcasts to battle the queen and her powerful army.
Zombieland double-tap [DVD]
Author: Fleischer, Ruben, film director. Deutch, Zoey, 1994- actor. Stone, Emma, 1988- actor. Breslin, Abigail, 1996- actor. Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ZOMBIELAND
Format: Video disc
Summary: Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ZOMBIELAND
Format: Video disc
Summary: Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.
Big little lies [DVD]. Season 2
Author: Kelley, David E., 1956- creator, screenwriter. Arnold, Andrea, 1961- television director. Auge, David, television producer. Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- actor. Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BIG SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the surface, everything seems the same in the seaside town of Monterey, CA: mothers continue to dote, husbands support, children are adorable, houses are beautiful. But the night of the school fundraiser changed all that. Meanwhile, Perry's grieving mother Mary Louise Wright comes to town in search of answers after the son's death.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BIG SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: On the surface, everything seems the same in the seaside town of Monterey, CA: mothers continue to dote, husbands support, children are adorable, houses are beautiful. But the night of the school fundraiser changed all that. Meanwhile, Perry's grieving mother Mary Louise Wright comes to town in search of answers after the son's death.
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