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The Night Owls Book Club is currently reading Best.State.Ever. by Dave Barry. They will meet on June 26th @ 6:00p.m. in the Schoenoff Meeting Room for discussion.

Silent Footsteps by Jo Bannister
Dead End by Sally Spencer
Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews
The Kremlin Strike by Dale Brown
The Big Kahuna (Fox & O'Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich
The Road Home by Richard Paul Evans
The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway #11) by Elly Griffiths
First Kill (Kirk McGarvey #24) by David Hagberg
Robert B Parker's Buckskin (Cole & Hitch #10) by Robert Knott
The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller
The Body in the Water (Faith Fairchild Mystery) by Katherine Hall Page
The Paris Diversion (Kate Moore #2) by Chris Pavone
Tightrope (Burning Cove #3) by Amanda Quick
The Silent Widow by Sidney Sheldon
Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel
The Gordian Protocol by David Weber
Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White
Wild Card by Michael Brandman
Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Never Game (Colter Shaw #1) by Jeffery Deaver
Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales #12) by Dorothea Benton Frank
Game of Bone (Sara Booth Delaney #20) by Carolyn Haines
An Honorable Assassin (Nick Mason #3) by Steve Hamilton
At Death's Door (Deadman's Cross #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Night Window by Dean Koontz
If She Wakes by Michael Koryta
Anna of Kleve The Princess In the Portrait (Six Tudor Queens #4) by Alison Weir
The Wicked Redhead by Beatriz Williams
The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
Satan's Army by Stephen Coonts
The Summoning (Krewe of Hunters #27) by Heather Graham
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
Dead Man's Mistress (Mac McKenzie Novel #16) by David Housewright
Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter
The Royal Secret by Lucinda Riley
The Oracle (Sam & Remi Fargo #11) by Clive Cussler
Dark Storm (South Shores #6) by Karen Harper
Hot Shot (Men of the Sisterhood #5) by Fern Michaels
Last Stage to Hell Junction by Mickey Spillane

Redemption (Amos Decker #5) by David Baldacci
Wild Card by David Brandman
Outbreak by David Bunn
The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
Kiss the Girls & Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark
The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni
Under The Table by Stephanie Evanovich
Lights! Camera! Puzzles! (Puzzle Lady Mystery) by Parnell Hall
Driftwood Bay (Hope Harbor #5) by Irene Hannon
Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St Cyr #14) by C.S. Harris
The Memory House by Rachel Hauck
The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman
Willing To Die (To Die #8) by Lisa Jackson
The A List (Ali Reynolds #14) by J.A. Jance
Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly
Metropolis (Bernie Gunter #14) by Philip Kerr
Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh (The Cavanaughs #2) by Stephanie Laurens
The Tinderbox by Beverly Lewis
The Dept of Sensitive Crimes (Det Varg #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
Bitter Brew (A Savannah Reid Mystery #24) by G.A. McKevett
Far & Away (The Godmothers #7) by Fern Michaels
Cat Chase the Moon by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Saving Meghan by Daniel Palmer
Saving Meghan by Daniel Palmer
Miracle at St. Andrews by James Patterson
The 13-Minute Murder by James Patterson
The 18th Abduction (Women's Murder Club #18) by James Patterson
Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry
Miss Julia Takes the Wheel by Anne B Ross
Neon Prey (Lucas Davenport #29) by John Sandford
The Trouble with Vampires (Argeneau #29) by Lynsay Sands
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline
King of Kings by Wilbur Smith
Murder on Trinity Place (Gaslight Mystery #22) by Victoria Thompson
The Savior (Black Dagger Brotherhood #17) by J. R. Ward

The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone #14) by Steve Berry
Wolf Pack (Joe Pickett #19) by C.J. Box
Crashing Heat (Nikki Heat #10) by Richard Castle
Broken Bone China by Laura Child
Run Away by Harlan Coben
The Last Second by Catherine Coulter
Celtic Empire (Dirk Pitt #25) by Clive Cussler
The Big Kahuna (Fox & O’Hare #6) by Janet Evanovich
Blood Oath (Alexandra Cooper #20) by Linda Fairstein
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan
All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding
A Lethal Legacy (New York Confidential #4) by Heather Graham
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
Dark Tribute by Iris Johansen
Have Brides, Will Travel (#1) by William W Johnstone
Dead in a Week by Andrea Kane
Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon
Safe Haven by Patricia MacDonald
The Perfect Alibi by Philip Margolin
Deep Harbor by Fern Michaels
Stone Bridges by Carla Neggers
The Last Act by Brad Parks
The 18th Abduction (Women’s Murder Club #18) by James Patterson
The Cornwall’s Are Gone by James Patterson
The First Lady by James Patterson
When You Are Near (Brookstone Brides #1) Tracie Peterson
Crown Jewel (Simon Riske #2) by Christopher Reich
The Fifth Doctrine (The Guardian #3) by Karen Robards
The Persian Gamble by Joel C Rosenberg
Black and Blue by David Rosenfelt
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Silent Night by Danielle Steel
Knox (The Montana Marshalls #1) by Susan May Warren
The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear
Wild Card by Stuart Woods

The Killer Collective (Livia Lona #3) by Barry Eisler
The Girl in the Glass Box (Jack Swyteck #15) by James Grippando
The Wedding Guest (Alex Delaware #34) by Jonathan Kellerman
Connections in Death (In Death #48) by J.D. Robb
The Black Ascot (Inspector Ian Rutledge #21) by Charles Todd
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
Killer Thriller (Ian Ludlow #2) by Lee Goldberg
Careless Love (Inspector Banks #25) by Peter Robinson
Say You’re Sorry (Sacramento #1) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
The Chef by James Patterson
A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux
The Vanishing Man (Charles Lenox Mystery Prequal #2) by Charles Finch
Chocolate Cream Pie (Hannah Swensen #24) by Joanne Fluke
Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #10) by Lisa Gardner
Mission Critical by Mark Greaney
The Next to Die by Sophie Hannah
American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
Devils Daughter (The Ravenels #5) by Lisa Kleypas
The Border by Don Winslow

The Complete Fables of La Fontaine by Jean Fontaine, Lisa, Books by Mail
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander, Carolyn, Circulation Service
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinett Kowal, Kristina, Circulation Service
Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston, Carol, Reference Service
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, Dorinda, Circulation Service
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans, Marcia, Reference Service
A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay, Melissa, Circulation Service
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, Tina, Library Administration
What to Read and Why by Francine Prose, Lynn, Reference Services
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, Marilyn, Reference
The Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates, Sydney, Bookmobile

A Time to Scatter Stones ( Matthew Scudder) by Lawrence Block
The Golden Tresses of The Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) by Alan Bradley
The New Iberia Blues (Dave Robicheaux #22) by James Lee Burke
Kick Back (Kick Lannigan #2) by Chelsea Cain
Knocked (Regan Reilly Mystery #16) by Carol Higgins Clark
Secrets at Cedar Cabin (Lavender Tides #3) by Colleen Coble
Letters from Peaceful Lane (American Series #1) by Janet Dailey
Fulfillment (Montclair Emeralds #2) by Barbara Delinsky
What Doesn't Kill Her (Cape Charade #2) by Christina Dodd
No Suncreen for the Dead (Serge A. Storms #22) by Tim Dorsey
Judgement: A Novel by Jospeh Finder
Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake (Death by Chocolate #2) by Sara Graves
Out of the Dark (Orphan X #4) by Gregg Hurwitz
Untouchable (Cutler, Sutter & Salinas #3) by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Rule of Law (Dismas Hardy #18) by John Lescroart
The Sweetest Thing (Foster Saga #2) by Judity McNaught
Liar Liar (Detective Harriet Blue #3) by James Patterson
The Burglar by Thomas Perry
Under the Midnight Sun (Heart of Alaska #3) by Tracie Peterson
The Flimflam Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon) by Bill Pronzini
The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk
In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus #22) by Ian Rankin
Crucible (Sigma Force #14) by James Rollins
The Wrong Highlander (Highland Brides #7) by Lynsay Sands
Turning Point by Danielle Steel
Daughter of War (Pike Logan #13) by Brad Taylor
The Void Protocol (The ICE Sequence #3) by F. Paul Wilson

The Library of Congress Magazine (LCM) is published bimonthly to tell the Library's stories, to showcase its many talented staff, and to share and promote the use of the resources of the world's largest library. The magazine offers fascinating stories such as profiling several "hidden figures" in women's history who broke ground and led extraordinary lives and an issue devoted to "brilliant Broadway" features stage design, music, lyrics, and more, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Leonard Bernstein to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Larson, Jason Robert Brown and more. You can read Library of Congress Magazine issues going back to 2012. Please click on the link below to access just another wonderful feature of our country's fantastic Library:

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REMEMBER ME? BY SOPHIE KINSELLA: When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed, Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this gorgeous husband—who also happens to be a multimillionaire? With her mind still stuck three years in reverse, Lexi greets this brave new world determined to be the person she…well, seems to be. That is, until an adorably disheveled architect drops the biggest bombshell of all. Suddenly Lexi is scrambling to catch her balance. Her new life, it turns out, comes complete with secrets, schemes, and intrigue. How on earth did all this happen? Will she ever remember? And what will happen when she does?

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME BY ALLISON WINN SCOTCH: She’s a wife, a sister, a daughter…but she remembers nothing. Now she must ask herself who she is and choose which stories—and storytellers—to trust. One of only two survivors of a plane crash, Nell Slattery wakes up in the hospital with no memory of it, or who she is, or was. Now she must piece together both body and mind with the help of family and friends who have their own agendas. Although Nell can’t remember all that came before, something just doesn’t sit right with the versions of her history given by her mother, her sister, and her husband. Desperate for a key to unlock her past, she filters through photos, art, music, and stories, hoping that something will jog her memory, and soon, in tiny bits and pieces, Nell starts remembering. . . .

THE LIFE LUCY KNEW BY KARMA BROWN: One woman is about to discover everything she believes—knows—to be true about her life…isn’t. After hitting her head, Lucy Sparks awakens in the hospital to a shocking revelation: the man she’s known and loved for years—the man she recently married—is not actually her husband. In fact, they haven’t even spoken since their breakup four years earlier. The happily-ever-after she remembers in vivid detail—right down to the dress she wore to their wedding—is only one example of what her doctors call a false memory: recollections Lucy’s mind made up to fill in the blanks from the coma. Her psychologist explains the condition as honest lying, because while Lucy’s memories are false, they still feel incredibly real. Now she has no idea which memories she can trust—a devastating experience not only for Lucy, but also for her family, friends and especially her devoted boyfriend, Matt, whom Lucy remembers merely as a work colleague. When the life Lucy believes she had slams against the reality she’s been living for the past four years, she must make a difficult choice about which life she wants to lead, and who she really is.

FIRST COMES LOVE BY EMILY GIFFIN: A pair of sisters find themselves at a crossroads in a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart—wherever that may lead. Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious, relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing, Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes, their delicate bond splinters. Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single—and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother—a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter is assigned to her class. Determined to have the future she’s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands. On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she’s married to a wonderful man, and together they’re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired. As the anniversary of their tragedy looms, and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover that they need

THE DRESSMAKER OF KHAIR KHANA BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON: Former ABC journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s fearful rise to power. In what Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, calls “one of the most inspiring books I have ever read,” Lemmon recounts with novelistic vividness the true story of a fearless young woman who not only reinvented herself as an entrepreneur to save her family but, in the face of ferocious opposition, brought hope to the lives of dozens of women in war-torn Kabul.

I AM MALALA BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI: A memoir by the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. "I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday." When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL BY DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ: Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills–as doctors, nurses, and therapists–seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she soon found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus an idea was born. With the help of corporate and international sponsors, the Kabul Beauty School welcomed its first class in 2003. Well-meaning but sometimes brazen, Rodriguez stumbled through language barriers, overstepped cultural customs, and constantly juggled the challenges of a postwar nation even as she learned how to empower her students to become their families’ breadwinners by learning the fundamentals of coloring techniques, haircutting, and makeup. Yet within the small haven of the beauty school, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts: the newlywed who faked her virginity on her wedding night, the twelve-year-old bride sold into marriage to pay her family’s debts, the Taliban member’s wife who pursued her training despite her husband’s constant beatings. Through these and other stories, Rodriguez found the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style. With warmth and humor, Rodriguez details the lushness of a seemingly desolate region and reveals the magnificence behind the burqa. Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom.

ROCKET MEN BY ROBERT KURSON: By August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moon—in just four months. And it would all happen at Christmas. In a year of historic violence and discord—the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago—the Apollo 8 mission would be the boldest, riskiest test of America’s greatness under pressure. In this gripping insider account, Robert Kurson puts the focus on the three astronauts and their families: the commander, Frank Borman, a conflicted man on his final mission; idealistic Jim Lovell, who’d dreamed since boyhood of riding a rocket to the Moon; and Bill Anders, a young nuclear engineer and hotshot fighter pilot making his first space flight. Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, Rocket Men is the definitive account of one of America’s finest hours. In this real-life thriller, Kurson reveals the epic dangers involved, and the singular bravery it took, for mankind to leave Earth for the first time—and arrive at a new world.

A HIGHER CALL BY ADAM MAKOS: December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the controls is twenty-one-year-old Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown. Half his crew lay wounded or dead on this, their first mission. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt fighter pulls up on the bomber’s tail. The pilot is German ace Franz Stigler—and he can destroy the young American crew with the squeeze of a trigger...What happened next would defy imagination and later be called “the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.” The U.S. 8th Air Force would later classify what happened between them as “top secret.” It was an act that Franz could never mention for fear of facing a firing squad. It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would search the world for each other, a last mission that could change their lives forever.

ENDURANCE: A YEAR IN SPACE, A LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY BY SCOTT KELLY: A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both life-threatening and mundane: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the catastrophic risks of colliding with space junk; and the still more haunting threat of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home--an agonizing situation Kelly faced when, on a previous mission, his twin brother's wife, American Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot while he still had two months in space. Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and determination resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding career, and as he makes clear his belief that Mars will be the next, ultimately challenging, step in spaceflight. In Endurance, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the infinite wonder of the galaxy.

Foundryside: A Novel by Robert Jackson Bennett, Bart, Museum
The Elegance of the Hedghog by Muriel Barbery, Lisa, Books by Mail
Return to the Secret Garden by Susan Moody, Carolyn, Circulation Service
The Name I Call Myself by Beth Moran, Kristina, Circulation Service
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Carol, Reference Service
Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin, Dorinda, Circulation Service
Mistletoe Miracles by Jodi Thomas, Marcia, Reference Service
Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock , Melissa, Circulation Service
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett , Tina, Library Administration
The Valley of Shadows by John Ringo, Lynn, Reference Services
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris, Angie, Books by Mail
Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan, Margaret, Bookmobile
Winter in Barbery Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand, Marilyn, Reference
A Christmas Prayer by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Marge, Books by Mail

Moondust Lake by T. Davis Bunn
Kick Back (Kick Lannigan #2) by Chelsea Cain
Eggs on Ice (Cackleberry Club #8) by Laura Child
Pandemic (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #11) by Robin Cook
Seige of Stone ((The Nicci Chronicles #3) by Terry Goodkind
The Enemy of My Enemy (Clandestine Operations #5) by W.E.B. Griffin
The Boy (Broussard & Fourcade #2) by Tami Hoag
Verses for the Dead (Pendergast #18) by Douglas Preston
The Three Secret Cities (Jack West Jr. #5) by Matthew Reilly
Of Blood and Bone (Chronicles of the One #2) by Nora Roberts
Death of an Eye (Eye of Isis #1) by Dana Stabenow
The Songbird by Marcia Willet
A Delicate Touch (Stone Barrington #48) by Stuart Woods

The Kirkus Prize is one of the richest literary awards in the world, with a prize of $50,000 bestowed annually to authors of fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature. It was created to celebrate the 85 years of discerning, thoughtful criticism Kirkus Reviews has contributed to both the publishing industry and readers at large.

2018 Winner Fiction: Severance by Ling Ma

Finalists:
Halsey Street by Naima Coster
Florida by Lauren Groff
Mourning by Eduardo Halfon
Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams

Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer
Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine #1) by David Baldacci
Night of Miracles (Arthur Truluv #2) by Elizabeth Berg
Master of His Fate (House of Falconer #1) by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Homeward Hound (Sister Jane #11) by Rita Mae Brown
Kick Back (Kick Lannigan #2) by Chelsea Cain
Past Tense (Jack Racher #23) by Lee Child
You Don't Own Me (Under Suspicion #6) by Mary Higgins Clark
Sea of Greed (NUMA #16) by Clive Cussler
Look Alive Twenty-Five (Stephanie Plum #25) by Janet Evanovich
The Noel Stranger by Richard Paul Evans
Silent Scream (South Shores #5) by Karen Harper
Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud (Sunny Randall #7) by Mike Lupica
Fire & Blood (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Hazards of Time Travel: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates
Target (Alex Cross #26) by James Patterson
Kingdom of the Blind (Armand Gamache #14) by Louise Penny
A Christmas Revelation (Christmas Stories #16) by Anne Perry
The Colors of All the Cattle (Ladies Detective Agency #19) by Alexander McCall Smith
A Season of Grace (Under Northern Skies #3) by Lauraine Snelling
Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel
City of Secrets (Counterfeit Lady #2) by Victoria Thompson
Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
Chosen People by Robert Whitlow

The World of Lore: Dreadful Places by Aaron Mahnke, Bart, Museum
A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay, Lisa, Books by Mail
Mysterious Monday by Colleen L. Reece, Carolyn, Circulation Service
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean, Kristina, Circulation Service
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton, Carol, Reference Service
The Long Haul by Finn Murphy, Dorinda, Circulation Service
My Kind of Christmas by Janet Dailey, Marcia, Reference Service
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Melissa, Circulation Service
The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips, Christy, Books by Mail
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, Tina, Administration
Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly, Lynn, Reference Services
Time Convert by Deborah Harkness, Sydney, Circulation Services

In celebration of this time of friends and family gathering for the upcoming Holidays, take a look at the article from the link below. It outlines the history of cookbooks with an interesting assortment of fascinating and cringe-worthy tidbits of how cookbooks came to be and how they can bridge generations.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles...

For most readers and writers — and book lovers in general — the library holds a special place of honor and respect. The New York Times asked several authors to speak about their local public library or to share a memory of a library from their past. Please check out the link below to read this touching tribute to our libraries:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/bo...

The prize, which launched in 1969, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom. To maintain the consistent excellence of The Man Booker Prize, judges are chosen from a wide range of disciplines, including critics, writers and academics, but also poets, politicians and actors, all with a passion for quality fiction.
Anna Burns’ Milkman, the novel that has just been anointed the 2018 Man Booker Prize winner, is set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles but don’t expect a dry slice of political history. In the book itself the Troubles aren’t mentioned by name, nor is Belfast, nor is Northern Ireland, indeed the characters themselves don’t have names merely designations, such as the “Milkman” of the title. The book, as the chair of judges Kwame Anthony Appiah says, is about what happens in sectarian societies and divided societies are everywhere in the modern world. The story concerns a bookish young woman growing up in a city rife with factions who is pressurised by an older, more powerful man with an unsettling sexual interest in her, and tormented by the vicious tongues of her neighbours. It is about the misuse of power and about the pernicious effects of gossip and rumour. The moral framework of the novel, however, is not the main reason Milkman was chosen as the winner: it is because of Burns’ narrative voice. “It is an amazing voice”, said Appiah, Burns “uses language in a way you haven’t heard before”. The central character is utterly distinctive: “You hear her voice in your head and you’ve never heard one like it before.” The book has few paragraphs and relishes the vernacular so Appiah found himself reading it out loud (in private, he stressed, not least because “I have a very bad Irish accent”). While it might not look like a traditional novel on the page it does replicate how the human voice works and that is quite an achievement.

The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson, Bart, Museum
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn, Lisa, Books by Mail
The Memory of You by Catherine West, Carolyn, Circulation Service
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher, Kristina, Circulation Service
Flight or Fright by Stephen King, Carol, Reference Service
Peace vs. Power in the Family by Dr. Abraham Low. Jeff, Bookmobile
The Disappearing by Lori Roy, Dorinda, Circulation Service
The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker, Marcia, Reference Service
Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax, Marilyn, Reference Services
A Beeline to Murder by Meera Lester, Angie, Books by Mail
The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet , Melissa, Circulation Service
Feared by Lisa Scottoline, Christy, Books by Mail
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, Amanda, Youth Services
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan , Tina, Administration