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Veni, Vidi, Legi! The book club newsletter of the Batavia Public Library 2025 - no. 14 (Fall/Winter) |
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Greetings!
Welcome back to our Fall/Winter issue of Veni, Vidi, Legi! - the Library's newsletter specifically for Book Clubs. (It means "I came, I saw, I read" in Latin.) Twice a year we will bring you articles, websites, and other items we hope your book club will find interesting and helpful. Enjoy! (Watch for our new and improved website, coming soon!) |
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For general information and suggestions, see our For Book Clubs page |
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Why Everyone--Yes, Everyone--Should Join a Book Club Linda-Marie Barrett • Lithub.com Posted September 10, 2025 "Our country is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. From the US surgeon general's 2023 report..." |
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Book Clubs Foster Community in Albuquerque Mia Casas • Kunm.org Posted October 14, 2025 "On a Friday night at Books on the Bosque, folks are discussing the latest selection of the horror book club..." |
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The Rise of the Women-Only 'Reading Retreat' Roisin Kelly • The Sunday Times Posted October 25, 2025 "It's 9pm on a Thursday evening and I'm in Mykonos, sitting at a table of ten women wearing ancient Greece-themed fancy dress..." |
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The days are shorter and the nights are longer. Why not try and read some thought-provoking horror with your book club? There can be much to unpeel and unpack with well-written horror. These titles make great fodder for book clubs. The books below, a mix of new releases and backlist titles, will have your book club members spooked and questioning things. (Click on the book cover to go to our catalog record.)
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- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
- The Outsider by Stephen King
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
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Food...Don't Forget the Food!
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Pizza! Pizza! Who doesn't like pizza? Lemon and Smoked Mozarella Pizza is an uncomplicated recipe that calls for simply a package of prepared pizza dough, a ball of smoked mozzarella and a lemon (plus olive oil, salt and pepper); and the results are bold and bright.
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Is pasta more your thing? Try these Baked Stuffed Shells from the Kitchen of Lidia Bastianich. They can be prepared in advance - even eight weeks ahead. Pasta and cheese, a winning combination.
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After all this stick-to-your-ribs food, let's have something a little more "light" for dessert. Low-Carb Lemon Cheesecake is delicious, guilt-free, and you will love it even if you are not on a low carb diet.
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And Now for Something Light ...
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Let us know how you like our newsletter and send feedback and suggestions for features you'd like to see to askus@bataviapubliclibrary.org - we'd love to hear from you.
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