New City Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Looking for a stand-out #FridayReads? Our staff recommends: A LADY FOR A DUKE by Alexis Hall Veronica says, "The heroine is a fully realized and beautiful character who sacrificed everything to live her life authentically, and following her journey to love is heartwarming." https://t.co/iEBLP4vqZR

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🥊📚BATTLE OF THE BOOKS📚🥊 is coming 8/26! Join us in 2 weeks on Mon., 7/24 @ 7 PM at Street Cmty Ctr to discuss: TWEET CUTE by Emma Lord Pick up the books @ our Express location Welcome Desk, or get the ebook: (audio) https://t.co/aWc1oIymXz Register: https://t.co/6hZMC5LbzV https://t.co/pZw8cG52Rt

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🥊📚BATTLE OF THE BOOKS📚🥊 is coming 8/26! Join us in 2 wks on Tues., 7/18 @ 7 PM at Street Community Ctr to discuss: Angie Thomas's CONCRETE ROSE Pick up the books @ our Express location , or get the ebook: https://t.co/4CJfvlbjul Register: https://t.co/RHLahnagOc https://t.co/IRRMelzWSs

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Our #NationalPoetryMonth observance continues with "Aphasia" by Vijay Seshadri, which can be found in 100 POEMS TO BREAK YOUR HEART by Edward Hirsch, ed. on hoopla: https://t.co/V0Ydzpbx74 Learn more about aphasia from @NatAphasiaAssoc https://t.co/xd7lWxCEeW

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How about a 🇮🇪/🇺🇸 #FridayRead from one of our greatest local authors? Brian recommends: @Mary_Beth_Keane's ASK AGAIN, YES "It felt very real to me-- it could have been a real couple (perhaps living in Pearl River?)... ultimately it's a great love story." https://t.co/e59gj7OOb4

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NEXT Mon. 5/22 @ 7PM, our Investigating Mysteries book group 💬🔎📕🗨️will discuss: THE VERIFIERS by Jane Pek Join us on Zoom! https://t.co/zwhSM05JHL Read it on @LibbyApp: https://t.co/jT1NENpG3x Listen to it on @LibbyApp: https://t.co/SJlJolkadC https://t.co/AwCizyUJyn

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Our mystery & fiction librarian Nancy asks: "If you like spy thrillers & you're not reading Mick Herron, WHY NOT?" Bad Actors is 8th in his Slough House series (OK to read out of order👍). Bad spies, shadier politics; what's not to love? #FridayReads #spies #thriller 🕵️📚 https://t.co/F0b97oo07k

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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND is out today and new to our Adult Fiction Collection! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/review/anthony-doerr-cloud-cuckoo-land.html

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Our Chapters book club meeting to discuss Louise Erdrich's THE SENTENCE has been rescheduled to today, 2/21, at 7 PM. Join us! Zoom link: https://t.co/D1aZjUDQKy https://t.co/1WejBwCwkR

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Looking for an engaging, suspenseful, thought-provoking #FridayRead? Who better to give you one than master storyteller Francine Prose with THE VIXEN? Our fiction librarian called this one "an enjoyable and fast-moving read." https://t.co/N3picOCsua