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The Librarianist
by Patrick deWitt
Seventy-ish Bob Comet begins a lecture in a sparsely filled room at the Gambell-Reed Senior Center, “We read as a way to come to grips with the randomness of our being alive.” Bob’s audience isn’t convinced, but deWitt’s will be, splendidly so.
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Current Features |
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10 Questions for Lucy Vine
By John Charles
Lucy Vine is a writer, editor, and the best-selling author of Hot Mess, What Fresh Hell, Are We Nearly There Yet? and Bad Choices. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages around the world, with Hot Mess optioned for a TV series.
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Booklist Backlist: In Case of Emergency
by Kit Ballenger
Life throws curveballs to even our youngest readers, and it’s important that kids with adverse childhood experiences still see themselves in stories. Think of this as your “In Case of Emergency” reading list—I hope you never need these books, but you’ll be grateful to have them, if you do.
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