Fiction: A Novel About Surrogacy, Set at a ‘Farm’ Where the Crop Is Human Babies
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Fiction: ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ Follows a Gritty Coming-of-Age in 1980s Australia
Trent Dalton used his own biography as inspiration for his debut novel.
Fiction: Spring Cleaning, Ali Smith Style
The third novel in her seasonal quartet — consumed with Brexit, refugee detention, social media — suggests we’re hurtling toward the horrific.
'Ladysitting' Offers Candor And A Singular Take On A Tale Familiar To Many
As Lorene Cary tells the story of her Nana and the stress and sadness all too common for caregivers, it's her recounting of her upbringing and ancestry that is most engaging and captivating.
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Belonging And Betrayal Drive The Action In 'Storm Of Locusts'
The second book in Rebecca Roanhorse's Navajo-influenced Sixth World series pits monsterslayer Maggie Hoskie against a villain whose sense of betrayal drives his plan to drown the world he knows.
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Nonfiction: The True-Crime Story That Harper Lee Tried and Failed to Write
In “Furious Hours,” Casey Cep investigates the Alabama murder case that was to have been the focus of Lee’s second book — as well as the famously reclusive writer herself, plumbing the mystery of her 50-year silence.
Falling In Love With Love In 'Brief Chronicle Of Another Stupid Heartbreak'
Adi Alsaid's new novel follows a teen romance columnist whose senior-year breakup has resulted in a raging case of writer's block. It's a beautiful illustration of the raw nerves that come with love.
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Fiction: Relive the ’60s Counterculture in ‘Revolutionaries’
Joshua Furst’s second novel tells the story of a radical from the perspective of his son.
Nonfiction: Inside the Elite World of National Spelling Bee Competitors
Shalini Shankar’s “Beeline” explores the stakes of these intense, “brain-sport” championships on Generation Z.
The Week in Books
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Virtual Reality Eases The Reality Of Natural Destruction (Somewhat) In 'Alienation'
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In 'A Prince On Paper,' The Road To Love Is Rocky
This third volume in Alyssa Cole's Reluctant Royals series of romances features a shy but determined heroine and a prince who wants people to think he's a playboy — and all their emotional baggage.
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Fiction: A Sudanese Slave Starts a New Life in an Italian Convent
Véronique Olmi’s novel “Bakhita” reimagines the real-life story of St. Josephine Bakhita, captured as a child in Darfur and liberated in Venice.
Nonfiction: Europe’s Glorious Years of Peace and Prosperity
Ian Kershaw’s “The Global Age” looks back on the extraordinary achievements of the recent past.
The LEGO movie 2 [DVD]. The second part
Author: Mitchell, Mike (Director), film director. Lord, Phil, 1977- author, screenwriter. Miller, Chris, 1975- author, screenwriter. Lin, Dan (Film producer), film producer. Fogel, Matthew, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LEGO
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LEGO
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
The hole in the ground [DVD]
Author: Cronin, Lee, film director, screenwriter. Shields, Stephen, screenwriter. Keville, John, film producer. Barry, Conor, film producer. Kerslake, Seána, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Suspense, terror, and the supernatural meet when Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside. One night, Chris vanishes; when he reappears, he seems unharmed and unchanged. But as Chris's behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah fears they boy who has returned may not be her son.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Suspense, terror, and the supernatural meet when Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside. One night, Chris vanishes; when he reappears, he seems unharmed and unchanged. But as Chris's behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah fears they boy who has returned may not be her son.
Den skyldige = The guilty [DVD]
Author: Möller, Gustav, 1988- film director, screenwriter. Albertsen, Emil Nygaard, 1988- screenwriter. Flint, Lina, 1987- film producer. Cedergren, Jakob, actor. Dinnage, Jessica, 1993- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GUILTY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Alarm dispatcher and former police officer Asger Holm answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GUILTY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Alarm dispatcher and former police officer Asger Holm answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought.
What men want [DVD]
Author: Shankman, Adam, film director. Gordon, Tina, screenwriter. Huyck, Peter, screenwriter. Gregory, Alex, screenwriter. Henson, Taraji P., actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: WHAT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ali Davis is left on the outside by her fellow sports agents because she is a woman in a male-dominated profession, but she acquires an unexpected edge when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.
Published: 2019
Call Number: WHAT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ali Davis is left on the outside by her fellow sports agents because she is a woman in a male-dominated profession, but she acquires an unexpected edge when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.
Mary Poppins returns [DVD]
Author: Marshall, Rob, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Magee, David, 1962- screenwriter. DeLuca, John, 1986- screenwriter, film producer. Platt, Marc, 1957- film producer. Blunt, Emily, actor.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: MARY
Format: Video disc
Summary: After Mary Poppins departed London, Jane and Michael Banks grew up into loving and responsible adults. When Michael becomes a single father of three children after the death of his wife, Mary Poppins revisits the Cherry Tree Lane home again to try to help Michael and his family cope and move beyond their grief. Time passes quickly for most normal mortals. Mary Poppins has never been normal. Although it's now the 1930s, she looks exactly the same. Her message to Michael, Annabel, John, George and Ellen, the family's housekeeper, about enjoying life and loved ones is also still the same.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: MARY
Format: Video disc
Summary: After Mary Poppins departed London, Jane and Michael Banks grew up into loving and responsible adults. When Michael becomes a single father of three children after the death of his wife, Mary Poppins revisits the Cherry Tree Lane home again to try to help Michael and his family cope and move beyond their grief. Time passes quickly for most normal mortals. Mary Poppins has never been normal. Although it's now the 1930s, she looks exactly the same. Her message to Michael, Annabel, John, George and Ellen, the family's housekeeper, about enjoying life and loved ones is also still the same.
Mary Poppins returns [Blu-ray]
Author: Marshall, Rob, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Magee, David, 1962- screenwriter. DeLuca, John, 1986- screenwriter, film producer. Platt, Marc, 1957- film producer. Blunt, Emily, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MARY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help Michael's three children, along with grown-up Jane and Michael Banks, through a difficult period in their lives.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MARY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help Michael's three children, along with grown-up Jane and Michael Banks, through a difficult period in their lives.
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