Stonlib Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Such a Fun Age: Reese's Book Club
Kiley Reid
Join us for a discussion of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. “Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted by a https://t.co/ZtDveq4Dzc
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Leavers
Lisa Ko
Join us in person or on Zoom to discuss The Leavers by Lisa Ko on March 2nd @ 5:30pm. "The story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he’s loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past." #BookGroup #JoinUs #Readers #SFL #Wh https://t.co/tSG5M51xAa
Paperback, 2018
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Circe
Madeline Miller
Join us for a discussion of Circe by Madeline Miller 5/12 @ 2pm. "A retelling of the Odyssey from the perspective of Circe, daughter of Helios, god of the sun. Banished to a deserted island, she learns to hone her occult craft, and tame wild beasts. In this story she crosses path https://t.co/HitV4ohlfw
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Matt Haig
Join us for a discussion of The Midnight library by Matt Haig 8/11 @ 2pm. “Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had m https://t.co/pHinEO2Jzw
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger
Join us in person or on Zoom to discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger on March 10th @ 2pm. "Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphan vagabonds journey into the unknown, crossing paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and travel https://t.co/nPNPspFioY
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
Join us for a discussion of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 6/1 @ 5:30pm. "Two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another." Email ivyhope@stoningtonfreelibrary.org for more information. https://t.co/2fsQB3C3vR
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Interior Chinatown: A Novel (National Book Award Winner)
Charles Yu
"Doors open at 6pm As part of the One Book, One Region initiative of New London County, author Charles Yu will participate in a live event at the GARDE ARTS CENTER to discuss his work, ""Interior Chinatown"". https://t.co/W7TgR6zRxq
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book