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The Moment of Tenderness (New Stuff Tuesdays)

It was an easy choice: A Brief History of Doom or short stories by Madeleine L’Engle, Newbery Medal winner for A Wrinkle in Time). See what I mean?! But if your tastes gravitate toward gloomier topics, don’t despair. The title … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday — July 18, 2017

All Aunt Hagar’s Children By Edward P. Jones PS3560.O4813 A77 2006 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Although not a new book in the world, this is a new book to our library. It is well worth your time if you love … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 11, 2014

Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro. PR9199.3.M8 A6 2013, New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor. PR9199.3.M8 D43 2012, Browsing Books, 2nd floor. Canadian Alice Munro has done it again! Dear Life, her thirteenth book of short stories, is world class literature. Not only that, it contributed to her winning the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 1

American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny by Peter Straub volume 1 – PS648 .F3 A57 2009 volume 2 – PS648 .F3 A572 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor We’re now entering the last month of 2009 and winter seems … Continue reading

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Benjamin Button, Fitzgerald, Max Tivoli, and Greer

I saw the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” over the holidays. I enjoyed it, but it was long, and the premise required significant suspension of disbelief (I mean, how would it be physically possible to grow younger?!). But … Continue reading

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