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> Archive for Adult Picks

Category: Adult Picks

Let’s Talk Books! The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

November 11, 2020 Jessica Stalker

In the video below, Jessica talks about The Great Believers, which takes place in Chicago in the 1980s during the AIDS epidemic. Find this item in our catalog here.

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Halloween-ish Reads for Adults

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Jessica Stalker

Do you like to be spooked? Swing by the library and pick up one of these to get in the Halloween spirit: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike The Witch Elm by Tana French It by Read More …

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Let’s Talk Books! The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

October 14, 2020 Jessica Stalker

In the video below, Jessica talks about The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray. It’s a story of domestic fiction. Find this item in our catalog here.  

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Looking to Escape the News Cycle? Read These Instead.

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Jessica Stalker

Have you had enough talk of politics? Us too! Take a break and pick up one of these instead. Just click on the title to place your hold. Looking for something romantic to distract? Try one of these: Conventionally Yours Read More …

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Let’s Talk Books! The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

September 30, 2020September 29, 2020 Jessica Stalker

In the video below, Jessica talks about the new hit The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Find this item in our catalog here.

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