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Summer Library Challenge 2025 |
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Congratulations, Carol S! Every week, we will give away a $25 bookstore gift card to one lucky SLC participant. Our weekly winner is Carol S. *Winners will be contacted directly. |
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So far gone : a novel
by Jess Walter
A reclusive man living off the grid in a remote cabin is forced back into the world when his estranged daughter disappears, leading him, his sharp-tongued ex, and an unstable retired detective on a chaotic search that pits them against a dangerous militia.
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A witch's guide to magical innkeeping
by Sangu Mandanna
"Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps her great-aunt run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests' shenanigans, tries to keep said talking fox in check, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power.... Enter Luke Larsen, a handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and might just know how to unlock the spell's secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing. Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn't have to do it alone...and that the weird, wonderful family she's made might be the best magic of all"
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Bury our bones in the midnight soil
by Victoria Schwab
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.
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The conjuring of America : mojos, mermaids, medicine, and 400 years of Black women's magic
by Lindsey Stewart
"Emerging first on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used their magic to treat illnesses. These women combined their ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal rituals and therapeutic remedies to create conjure, forging a secret well of health and power hidden to their oppressors and many of the modern-day staples we still enjoy. In The Conjuring of America, Black feminist philosopher Lindsey Stewart exposes this vital contour of American history. In the face of slavery, Negro Mammies fashioned a legacy of magic that begat herbal experts, fearsome water bearers, and powerful mojos--roles and traditions that for centuries have been passed down to respond to Black struggles in real time. And when Jim Crow was born, Granny Midwives and textile weavers leveled their techniques to protect our civil and reproductive rights, while Candy Ladies fed a generation of freedom crusaders. Sourcing firsthand accounts the of enslaved, dispatches from the lore of Oshun, and thewisdom of beloved Black women writers, Stewart proves indisputably that conjure informs our lives in ways remarkable and ordinary. Above all, The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the magic Black women used to sow messages of rebellion, freedom, and hope"
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Indoor Kitchen Gardening for Beginners : Turn Your Home into a Year-round Vegetable Garden - Microgreens - Sprouts - Herbs - Potatoes - Tomatoes - Peppers & More
by Elizabeth Millard
Learn how to grow healthy and delicious organic produce indoors. In this condensed, beginner-friendly edition of Indoor Kitchen Gardening, you'll discover it takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to enjoy fresh, healthy produce grown indoors. Author Elizabeth Millard teaches you how to grow dozens of different edible plants in your home kitchen, apartment, or condo--on a sunny windowsill, under grow lights, or even in a basement. Define your goals and choose your space, containers, soil, and grow lights to overcoming potential challenges. Select the best crops to grow indoors with a focus on those that are quick to harvest, such as microgreens, shoots, herbs, wheatgrass, and sprouts. Learn how to grow leafy greens and root crops that grow well indoors--including radishes, carrots, hot peppers, lettuces, and tomatoes. Filled with DIY in-home gardening information and projects, this is your gateway to an exciting--and delicious!--new hobby where wholesome, nutritious, organic edibles are the reward.
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