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Great Reads From Your Library Staff May 2024
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At the coffee shop of curiosities by Heather S. WebberAccepting a job as a live-in caretaker for an odd old man and his cranky cat, Ava moves to Alabama to start over, in the new novel by the author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane. Uplifting and hope filled! --Recommended by Deidrah R. in Norrisville.-- Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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Being Henry : the Fonz . . . and beyond by Henry WinklerWith profound heart, charm and self-deprecating humor, the Emmy award-winning actor, producer and director, who has endeared himself to a new generation, shares the disheartening truth of his childhood, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you. --Recommended by Nancy J. in Bel Air.-- Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ Playaway/ eBook/ eAudio
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Burn book : a tech love storyby Kara SwisherFrom an award-winning journalist comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. An interesting look at the beginning of the internet through a tech journalist's eyes. Kara both chronicled the story and was an influential figure in it. --Recommended by Tracy M. in Fallston.-- Available in: Print/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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Clear : a novelby Carys DaviesAn impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement. A poignant story about human connection and belonging set in a stunning Scottish setting, this book is a brief read that does not waste a single sentence. --Recommended by Laura B. in Riverside.-- Available in: Print/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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You wake up. You go to work. You don't go outside for twelve hours at a time. You have strategy meetings about how to use hashtags. After work you order expensive drink after expensive drink until you're so blackout drunk you can't remember the circumstances which have led you to waking up next to your colleague. The next day you stay in bed, scrolling through your social media feeds and wondering why everyone else seems to be achieving so much.
Then you hear about Life on Nyx, a programme that offers the chance to move to another planet and start a new, meaningful way of life. But there's a caveat: if you go, you can never come back.
Would you take the chance to leave a dying Earth and everyone you know on a one way ticket to a new planet? This really great sci-fi read makes you think about it! --Recommended by Sydney B. in Edgewood.-- Available in: Print
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The lost dresses of Italy : a novel by M. A. McLaughlin"Verona, 1947. Textile historian Marianne Baxter comes to post-war Italy with one thing on her mind: three pristine Victorian dresses, once owned by the famous poet Christina Rossetti. Hidden away in a trunk for nearly a century, they were recently discovered at the Fondazione Museo Menigatti and Marianne's expertise is needed before they go on exhibit. Still grieving the loss of her husband, the trip is also a reason for Marianne to start over. But when she arrives, she discovers an unsupportive but handsome museum owner, a superstitious local community, and a mysterious letter with a scribbled warning hidden among the dresses. Verona, 1864. Christina Rossetti returns to her family's homeland in hopes of leaving her unfulfilled personal life and poetry career in England and beginning a new chapter. After a chance encounter with an old family friend, she finds a gift her father once gave her: a small ornate box with the three Muses carved into the lid. When she stumbles across a secret compartment, Christina finds a letter from her father with an urgent and personal request. The letter, speaking of a pendant and stolen book that must be returned, connects Marianne and Christina-and leaves them both with more questions than answers. Inspired by the real-life mysteries surrounding poet Christina Rossetti, The Lost Dresses transports readers to Verona with the enchantment and intrigue of Italian art and fashion." The Lost Dresses of Italy was an interesting read - and it was about my favorite poet, Christina Rossetti!! --Recommended by Diane N. in Darlington.-- Available in: Print/ CD/ eBook
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This skin was once mine and other disturbancesby Eric LaRoccaThe Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author presents four brand-new horror stories, including This Skin Was Once Mine, in which Jillian Finch, after her father dies under mysterious consequences, discovers it's only natural to hurt the ones you love as a dark secret threatens to undo everything she has ever known. The book is four horror stories that hook you immediately. They are intense, claustrophobic and beautifully written. "The worst thing a person can do to you after they've hurt you is let you live." --Recommended by Jen C. in Riverside.-- Available in: Print
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When women were dragons : a novelby Kelly Regan BarnhillAfter the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when thousands of women, including her beloved Aunt Marla, transformed into dragons, left a trail fiery destruction and took to the skies, young Alex Green must face the consequences of this event as she learns to accept people as they really are. Fascinating look at an alternate reality. What happens when millions of women turn into dragons and disappear in a cloud of smoke? --Recommended by Rachel L. in Joppa.-- Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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