Fiction: A Father’s Corpse Journeys Across War-Torn Syria in This Masterly Novel
“Death Is Hard Work,” by the lauded Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa, is his first to be set during the country’s current war.
Fiction: Han Kang’s Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister
In “The White Book,” a Korean novelist wanders the city of Warsaw, haunted by her family’s loss — and by her country’s inability to mourn its own losses.
'Say Nothing' Is A Timely Warning That Ireland's Old Wounds Are Easily Opened
New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe excels at exposing the past as he tells the story of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 who disappeared after masked men abducted her during Ireland's Troubles.
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'Separate' Is An Eye-Opening Journey Through Some Of America's Darkest Passages
Author Steve Luxenberg repeatedly manages to tell us stories around Plessy v. Ferguson that capture both the hope and the hopelessness that has been central to America's long argument about race.
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'American Spy' Is A Thrilling Debut With No Simple Answers
Lauren Wilkinson's sharp debut novel about a black woman living a double life as a spy spans three decades and leapfrogs from New York to the Caribbean to West Africa.
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Nonfiction: Frans de Waal Embraces Animal Emotions in ‘Mama’s Last Hug’
In his new book, the renowned ethnologist argues that emotions are key to understanding both human and animal behavior.
'The White Book' Finds Beauty In Loss
Han Kang's new novel isn't quite a novel — it's a gorgeous, hard-to-categorize series of reflections, themed around the color white, on grief, mourning and what it means to remember those we've lost.
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The Week in Books
The Oscars, a new history of Northern Ireland, Isaac Mizrahi and more.
An Appraisal: Tomi Ungerer Transformed Darkness With Whimsy and Glee
The iconoclastic artist’s picture books comforted children and made adults uncomfortable.
Chronin's Elegant, Minimalist Samurai Adventure Is – Literally – Timeless
Alison Wilgus' graphic novel imagines a time-traveling history student from 2042 New York who finds herself trapped in Japan in 1864, masquerading as a male warrior as she tries to find a way home.
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The girl in the spider's web [Blu-ray]
Author: Alvarez, Fede, 1978- film director, screenwriter. Basu, Jay, screenwriter. Knight, Steven, 1959- screenwriter. Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer. Bush, Eli, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GIRL BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lisbeth Salander, the highly-skilled vigilante from the acclaimed Millennium book series is back. Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction held by shadowy figures linked to Lisbeth's past.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GIRL BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lisbeth Salander, the highly-skilled vigilante from the acclaimed Millennium book series is back. Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction held by shadowy figures linked to Lisbeth's past.
Johnny English strikes again [DVD]
Author: Kerr, David, 1967- film director. Davies, William (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Bevan, Tim, film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Clark, Chris, 1967- film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: JOHNNY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
Published: 2019
Call Number: JOHNNY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
Johnny English strikes again [Blu-ray]
Author: Kerr, David, 1967- film director. Davies, William (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Bevan, Tim, film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Clark, Chris, 1967- film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: JOHNNY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
Published: 2019
Call Number: JOHNNY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
Here and now [DVD]
Author: Constant, Fabien, 1978- film director. Eason, Laura, screenwriter. Parker, Sarah Jessica, film producer, actor. Benson, Alison (Producer), film producer. Iervolino, Andrea, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HERE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Vivienne is an established singer with a successful music career. On the eve of a major performance, Vivienne receives some life-altering news causing her to reevaluate her priorities.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HERE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Vivienne is an established singer with a successful music career. On the eve of a major performance, Vivienne receives some life-altering news causing her to reevaluate her priorities.
A star is born [DVD]
Author: Cooper, Bradley, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor. Roth, Eric, 1945- screenwriter. Fetters, Will, screenwriter. Gerber, Bill, film producer. Peters, Jon, film producer.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: STA
Format: Video disc
Summary: During the downward spiral of his own music career due to alcoholism and his age, Jackson Maine helps a young singer and actress find fame.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: STA
Format: Video disc
Summary: During the downward spiral of his own music career due to alcoholism and his age, Jackson Maine helps a young singer and actress find fame.
The Grinch [Blu-ray]
Author: Cheney, Yarrow, film director. Mosier, Scott, film director. Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- voice actor. Jones, Rashida voice actor. Lansbury, Angela, 1925- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: J GRINCH BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Published: 2019
Call Number: J GRINCH BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Robin Hood [DVD]
Author: Bathurst, Otto, film director. Chandler, Ben, screenwriter. Kelly, David James, screenwriter. Killoran, Jennifer Davisson, film producer. DiCaprio, Leonardo, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DRAMA ROBIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: An action-packed retelling of the classic legend filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. With the help of Moorish warrior Little John, Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DRAMA ROBIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: An action-packed retelling of the classic legend filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. With the help of Moorish warrior Little John, Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian.
The Cloverfield paradox [DVD]
Author: Onah, Julius, 1983- film director. Uziel, Oren, screenwriter. Jung, Doug, screenwriter. Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- film producer. Weber, Lindsey, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CLOVERFI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Although astronauts routinely perform science experiments on spacecraft, we rarely have seen just how catastrophic they can be-until now. When a particle accelerator goes awry, suddenly the entire crew of a spacecraft must fight to stay alive. Relying upon all of their considerable skills and talents, they will need to improvise in ways they have never even imagined before. With each passing second making their prospects of a potential escape more tenuous, this crew must draw upon every resource to make a go of it.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CLOVERFI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Although astronauts routinely perform science experiments on spacecraft, we rarely have seen just how catastrophic they can be-until now. When a particle accelerator goes awry, suddenly the entire crew of a spacecraft must fight to stay alive. Relying upon all of their considerable skills and talents, they will need to improvise in ways they have never even imagined before. With each passing second making their prospects of a potential escape more tenuous, this crew must draw upon every resource to make a go of it.
The last race [DVD]
Author: Dweck, Michael, film director. Berger, Marty, actor. Cappiello, Mike, actor. Cromarty, Barbara, actor. Cromarty, Jim, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 796.72 LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Riverhead Raceway is a rare beast. For decades it has hosted showdowns between local residents who bring their stock cars to do battle on a quarter-mile track, passions spilling out of the cockpit when the checkered flag drops. Forty such tracks used to exist on Long Island alone. Today Riverhead is the last, with the track₂s owners struggle to maintain an American tradition as a real estate boom surrounds them.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 796.72 LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Riverhead Raceway is a rare beast. For decades it has hosted showdowns between local residents who bring their stock cars to do battle on a quarter-mile track, passions spilling out of the cockpit when the checkered flag drops. Forty such tracks used to exist on Long Island alone. Today Riverhead is the last, with the track₂s owners struggle to maintain an American tradition as a real estate boom surrounds them.
The Nutcracker and the four realms [DVD]
Author: Hallström, Lasse, film director. Johnston, Joe, 1950- film director. Powell, Ashleigh, screenwriter. Gordon, Mark, 1956- film producer. Franco, Larry J., film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: NUTCRACK
Format: Video disc
Summary: Clara is searching for the special key to unlock a box from her late mother. Inside that box is a priceless item that her mother left for her. During her godfather's yearly holiday party, Clara almost gets the key but it disappears. She embarks on a quest into a mysterious world which has four different realms: a snowflakes realm, flowers realm, sweets realm, and the challenging realm where the key is. As she undertakes her journey she meets different characters including Phillip who is a soldier and a gang of mice. Will Clara be able to gain the key to receive her late mother's special gift?
Published: 2019
Call Number: NUTCRACK
Format: Video disc
Summary: Clara is searching for the special key to unlock a box from her late mother. Inside that box is a priceless item that her mother left for her. During her godfather's yearly holiday party, Clara almost gets the key but it disappears. She embarks on a quest into a mysterious world which has four different realms: a snowflakes realm, flowers realm, sweets realm, and the challenging realm where the key is. As she undertakes her journey she meets different characters including Phillip who is a soldier and a gang of mice. Will Clara be able to gain the key to receive her late mother's special gift?
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