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Upcoming Author Events The Lewes Library partners with Browseabout Books to host in-person, hybrid and virtual author events. These events are FREE, but registration is required. The link to register can be found in each book description. These books are available in the Delaware Library Catalog. Click on the book cover to place a hold. |
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Matisse at War
by Christopher C. Gorham
Sunday, October 5, 5 PM ET
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Click to Register Spotlighting the years during World War II when Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied France, this groundbreaking book illuminates the previously untold history of their passionate roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence and hate.
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One of them : a novel
by Kitty Zeldis
Thursday, October 9, 5 PM ET
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No one knows that typical Vassar sophomore Anne is Jewish, or that her real name is Miriam, and she ignores the casual anti-Semitism at Vassar; her secret life is threatened by her friendship with unashamedly Jewish Delia.
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Welcome to Murder Week
by Karen Dukess
Friday, October 10, 5 PM ET
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After discovering her late mother's ticket to a staged murder mystery in England's Peak District, reserved 34-year-old Cath joins two quirky cottage-mates to solve the faux crime and confront long-avoided questions about identity, connection, and the life her mother left behind.
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A Protest History of the United States
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Monday, October 20, 5 PM ET
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A latest installment in the ReVisioning History series explores the diverse range of protest movements throughout American history, from Indigenous resistance to contemporary climate activism, highlighting key figures and their strategies in challenging oppression and injustice.
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American Scare : Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives
by Robert W. Fieseler
Tuesday, November 4, 5 PM ET
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A vital expose that tells the riveting story of how the Florida government destroyed the lives of Black and queer citizens in the twentieth century. Using a secret trove of primary source documents that have been decoded and de-censored for the first time in history, journalist Robert Fieseler unravels the mystery of what actually happened behind the closed doors of an inquisition that held ordinary citizens ransom to its extraordinary powers.
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