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The Postmistress of Paris
Historical Fiction
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The Postmistress of Paris

The Postmistress of Paris – Meg Waite Clayton’s novel of WWII France, German occupied/Vichy Free Zone, and the seldom exposed side of an unarmed French

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Wonder Dogs
Animal stories
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Wonder Dogs

Wonder Dogs – Maureen Maurer’s memoir about the business of training assistance dogs and True Stories of Extraordinary Assistance Dogs. Wonder Dogs is both a

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Stones
Poem by Poem
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Stones – Poem by Poem

STONES, BY KEVIN YOUNG – POEM BY POEM Hum I am learning how to sleep again, to love the descent, or is it, lying here,

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El Deafo
Children's graphic novels
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El Deafo

El Deafo – Cece Bell’s superhero, airborne with a red cape and, do our eyes deceive us, wearing a hearing aid? This is a graphic

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Children’s early and middle readers
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The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth – You are never too old to read and love Norton Juster’s 1961 novel marketed for children. How is it possible to

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
British Authors
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo

The Beekeeper of Aleppo gives voice to asylum seekers with compassion and complexity. People whose troubles we only thought we knew. Christy Lefteri’s novel The

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Spy of the first person
Fiction
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Spy of the First Person

Spy of the First Person – Novella? – Memoir? – Narrative prose poem? Sam Shepard’s last work seems to be all three. Maybe a review

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Animal Bodies
Autobiography/Memoir
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Animal Bodies

Animal Bodies, On Death, Desire, and other Difficulties – a bravely written book for very brave readers. Animal Bodies, on Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties

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The Last Train to London
Fiction
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The Last Train to London

The Last Train to London is a second look at Meg Waite Clayton’s novel, which proves the value of book recommendations from reviewers you trust.

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The Last House on The Street
Fiction
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The Last House on The Street

Diane Chamberlain’s latest mystery, The Last House on The Street, is a provocative title for a provocative mystery that takes forty-five years to solve. The

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Circle Way
Books on Writing
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Circle Way

Circle Way, A Daughter’s Memoir, A Writer’s Journey Home, a writer’s memoir of her relationship with her writer father and her search for answers to

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The Last Kind Words Saloon
Book Club
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JANUARY

The Last Kind Words Saloon; Larry McMurtry; Monday, January 10, 2022; 7:00  pm on Zoom and at 2:00 pm at Lydia Park, Clayton, weather permitting. Please

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Unsheltered
Book Club
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MARCH

Unsheltered; Barbara Kingsolver; Monday, March 14, 2022; at 7:00 pm on Zoom and at 2:00 pm at Lydia Park, Clayton, weather permitting. Please contact us for

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The Story f Arthur Truluv
Book Club
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APRIL

The Story of Arthur Truluv – by Elizabeth Berg: Monday, February 14, 2022:  7:00 pm on Zoom and at 2:00 pm at Lydia Park, Clayton,

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Book Club
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MAY

The Girl Who Drank The Moon; Monday, May 9, 2022; at 7:00 pm on Zoom and at 2:00 pm at Lydia Park, Clayton, weather permitting. Please

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