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Upcoming Events

Zhanna Slor, author of the thriller, BREAKFALL

06/10/2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
First Friday: Poet Mike Orlock, author of TOES, TOADS, TURTLES, AND TULIPS

07/07/2023 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Juneau Black, author of the Shady Hollow Series

07/08/2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
First Friday: Corey Geiger, author of THE WISCONSIN FAMILY FARM THEY BUILT

08/04/2023 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

New on the Historical Fiction Table

The Cuban Heiress By Chanel Cleeton Cover Image

An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country By Shana Abe Cover Image

The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle By Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, M.J. Rose Cover Image

The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel By Brianna Labuskes Cover Image

Shrines of Gaiety: A Novel By Kate Atkinson Cover Image

Coronation Year: A Novel By Jennifer Robson Cover Image

Books on Books

Códice Maya de México: Understanding the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas By Andrew D. Turner (Editor), Baltazar Brito Guadarrama (Contributions by), Gerardo Gutiérrez (Contributions by), Jesús Guillermo Kantún Rivera (Contributions by) Cover Image

Happening By Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie (Translated by) Cover Image

Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative By Peter Brooks Cover Image

Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers By Emma Smith Cover Image

Novelist as a Vocation By Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (Translated by), Ted Goossen (Translated by) Cover Image

A Horse at Night: On Writing By Amina Cain Cover Image

Fiction Favorites

Rachel Carson: The Sea Trilogy (LOA #352): Under the Sea-Wind / The Sea Around Us / The Edge of the Sea By Rachel Carson, Sandra Steingraber (Editor) Cover Image

Old Filth By Jane Gardam Cover Image

Factory Girls By Michelle Gallen Cover Image

The Startup Wife: A Novel By Tahmima Anam Cover Image

White on White: A Novel By Aysegül Savas Cover Image

Grime: A Novel By Sibylle Berg, Tim Mohr (Translated by) Cover Image