Westport Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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All week long, we're celebrating the freedom to read with readings from our patrons, board, and staff members from their favorite banned books. Tonight: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. 🎬: https://t.co/DibCEwSG28 #WestportLibrary #FreedomToRead #BannedBooksWeek

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The wonderful Clay McLeod Chapman (@claymcleod) is part of #StoryFest2022! Clay first joined us digitally in 2020, so we are thrilled he's with us in person this year. And we cannot wait for GHOST EATERS! Full schedule: https://t.co/eEFskTvYrz https://t.co/U88QOIHBVL

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We're excited to welcome @Hugh_Ryan to #StoryFest2022! THE WOMEN'S HOUSE OF DETENTION is a fascinating glimpse into an unknown part of queer history. We're happy to have Hugh with us to talk about it. Full schedule: https://t.co/eEFskTvYrz https://t.co/xPDXHeNsIv

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Happy Hot New Release! Check out The Bone Orchard by Sara A Mueller-- a delicious dark fantasy debut! https://t.co/CFZH45uxUL #theboneorchard #saraamueller https://t.co/xEOxtZBxTt

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It's #HotNewReleaseTuesday! For everyone who LOVED The Overstory, Richard Powers is back with Bewilderment, examining family, our place in the world, and an experimental neurofeedback treatment program. Read it for free with your Library card: https://buff.ly/3hVKUKC https://t.co/t32Y5xEZIJ

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This Sunday, 7/19 at 2:00pm, the Westport Library is proud to welcome bestselling authors Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke @LizandLisa to talk about their new book "How to Save a Life" with fellow author @Wendy_Walker Register now: https://t.co/Dlo1DIELDU #WestportLibrary https://t.co/rmVR9KIP2G

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We're celebrating #BannedBooksWeek and the freedom to read all week long w/ a series of readings of passages from banned books from our board, patrons & staff. Today's selection: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 🎬: https://t.co/ymXKqIKnfq #WestportLibrary #FreedomToRead

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It's an honor to welcome the remarkable @Gabino_Iglesias to #StoryFest2022. We've read and admired Gabino for years, so it's a thrill to finally welcome him to the festival. And we can't put THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME down. Full schedule: https://t.co/eEFskTen2Z https://t.co/mL37YQQeu3

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Nothing better than the perfect playlist to go w/a book! #UltimateReadingExperience pairing: #JenniferGrey's memoir, “Out of the Corner” matched w/ #dirtydancing Original Cast Recording.” Free with a Library Card! Book https://t.co/XYiDWEAEbZ Soundtrack https://t.co/8pSXPTtPDW https://t.co/duJ124aaE3

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Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker will discuss how to inspire people to preserve, protect and restore the Earth community. Her talk and the discussion after will provoke questions and inspiration drawn from her award winning film, Journey of the Universe.