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Dennis’ Book Talk: “Carol” by Patricia Highsmith

Posted by Dennis on June 18, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, Fiction, Hoopla, LGBTQIA+, OverDrive

I’m excited to share with you his virtual book talk featuring Carol by Patricia Highsmith. This book—first released as The Price of Salt under the pseudonym Claire Morgan in 1952— is based on a true story plucked from Highsmith’s own…

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Erica’s Virtual Book Talk: “My Sister, The Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Posted by Erica on May 15, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, OverDrive, Thriller

If you’re looking for a darkly funny, satire-slasher novel, I have the book for you! My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is the story of a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing…

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Dennis’ Book Talk: “Bossypants” by Tina Fey

Posted by Dennis on May 7, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Biographies, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Comedy, Digital Collection, eBooks, OverDrive

I’m excited to share with you my virtual book talk featuring Bossypants by Tina Fey. Fey—a comedian, actress and former head writer for Saturday Night Live—shares her trials and triumphs on her journey from being a young girl with a…

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Book Recommendation: “A List of Cages” by Robin Roe

Posted by Jenna on April 29, 2020
Categories: Books & More, Teens Tags: Axis360, Fiction, RBDigital, Reading, Reading Recommendations, Staff Picks, Young Adult

Book Information First Released: 2017 Part of a Series?: No, this is a standalone novel. Synopsis: “When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got…

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Stay in, Break into Poetry

Posted by Jay on April 29, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Hoopla, Poetry, World Book

“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” -Robert Frost A lot of us have had a lot of free time on our hands this April, and it is also National Poetry Month….

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Erica’s Book Talk: “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty

Posted by Erica on April 24, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, HBO, Mystery, OverDrive, Thriller

“A murder…A tragic accident…Or just parents behaving badly? Whats indisputable is that someone is dead.” Watch my virtual book talk on Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, a 2014 New York Times Best Selling murder mystery turned hit HBO series,…

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Erica’s Book Talk: “The Martian” by Andy Weir

Posted by Erica on April 17, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Axis360, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, OverDrive, Science Fiction

Do you think self-isolating is rough? Try self-isolating all alone… on Mars. YIKES! If you want to pick up some tips and tricks to get you through quarantine—or if you just want to read an entertaining story—then check out The…

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Dennis’ Book Talk: “1491” by Charles C. Mann

Posted by Dennis on April 16, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Audiobooks, Axis360, Book Talk, Digital Collection, eBooks, History, Nonfiction, OverDrive

I’m excited to share with you his virtual book talk featuring 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. This book delves into the people and culture of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans…

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Erica’s Book Talk: “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak

Posted by Erica on April 10, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Audiobooks, Axis360, Book Talk, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, OverDrive, Young Adult

Are you looking for new #quarntinereads? Then I have the book for you, but be warned, it’s a tear jerker! If you like historical fiction, WWII and stories narrated by death (yes, you read that correctly), then check out The…

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Dennis’ Book Talk: “Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson

Posted by Dennis on April 8, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: Audiobooks, Axis360, Book Talk, Books, cloudLibrary, Digital Collection, eBooks, History, Nonfiction, OverDrive, Reading, Staff Picks, True Crime

I’m excited to share with you his virtual book talk featuring Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. This book is perfect for local history buffs as it’s centered around the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. True Crime aficionados will…

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