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Free Language Service Available Online Through Library

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:November 20, 2023
  • Post category:News
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The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., through the state’s POWER Library portal, is now offering the Transparent Language Online.

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A Magic Steeped in Poison

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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Judy I. Lin weaves a captivating tale of political intrigue, court conspiracy, assassination, and betrayal in A Magic Steeped in Poison. Weighed down by the grief and guilt of accidentally poisoning her mother…

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Read more about the article Carrie Soto is Back

Carrie Soto is Back

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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I went on a Taylor Jenkins Reid kick recently and just love her storytelling. This book focuses on Carrie Soto, a retired tennis superstar who has sacrificed everything to become…

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If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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Perfect for fans of Nina Lacour and Tess Sharpe, If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come combines speculative fiction elements with the raw emotion, beautiful prose, and careful mental health representation characteristic of Lacour’s and…

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Piranesi

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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In a house with floors that reach so high they extend into the clouds, and so low they’re filled with ocean waves; halls that extend for miles, lined with thousands…

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Scattered Showers

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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This is a gorgeous book that is a collection of nine stories, four of which have been previously published by Rowell. This is mostly a YA/romance collection, but there were…

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The Celebrants

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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It’s been five years since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends and 28 years since graduation. Over the years they have reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old…

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The Grief Keeper

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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This speculative young adult novel uses elements of science fiction to interrogate what the U.S. demands of its most vulnerable populations in order to earn their dignity and freedom. Seventeen-year-old…

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The Housemaid

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  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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Oooh, TikTok made me read it! I kept seeing this book on BookTok and it became a huge hit with my book club. Millie needs a job, but she has…

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Library to participate in Victorian Christmas tour; Repasz Band to play

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:October 27, 2023
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The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will participate in the 23rd Annual Victorian Christmas Tour of Historic Buildings on Saturday, Nov. 18.

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