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Literary ElementsJune 2019
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Busy Person's Book Group Thursday, June 6, 7-8:30 pm Socialize, mix, and mingle at this evening book discussion of News of the World by Paulette Jiles. Registration is underway.
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WBPL Writer's Club Tuesday, June 11, 1:30-3 pm Writers, join others as you share creative ideas. No experience necessary. Check out Thoughts on Paper, the Writer's Club Quarterly Journal. Registration is underway.
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Books and Bites Monday, June 24, 7-8 pm Are you in your 20s or 30s and looking for a book group geared just for you? Join us at the Library where you can grab a snack, some coffee, and discuss Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Registration is underway. Can’t make it to the Library to register? Find and follow us on Meetup.com/Books-and-Bites-Book-Group. Newcomers welcome!
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June Book Display: Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison BechdelAn unusual memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father, a historic preservation expert dedicated to restoring the family's Victorian home, funeral home director, high-school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.
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Logical Family: A Memoirby Armistead MaupinThe best-selling author of the Tales of the City series chronicles his odyssey from the old South to freewheeling San Francisco, a personal journey that shaped his evolution from a curious youth to a ground-breaking writer and gay rights pioneer.
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When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille PerriA romantic comedy about gender and sexuality follows the experiences of a traditionally minded Midwesterner who, in the aftermath of an ended engagement, finds herself in a transformative relationship with a self-assured New York businesswoman.
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Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped a First Ladyby Susan QuinnAn intimate account of the close relationship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok shares compassionate insights into how their more than three-decade friendship transformed their lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisIn a collection of whimsical essays by the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, the Rooster gets married at an uproarious wedding, an estrangement occurs over a rubber vs. plastic debate, and the author gets the upper hand during a slumber party game of strip poker.
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The Paying Guestsby Sarah WatersForced to take in lodgers in economically challenged 1922 South London, widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter find their lives profoundly and disturbingly changed by the arrival of a modern young couple.
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