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Books

Did you come to the library’s website because you love to read for fun? Then this is the place for you! On our books page we feature reviews, news about authors and the publishing world, and other items of interest to readers. Check out our latest posts below, or explore the categories on the left to see reviews of books from a variety of genres or even get customer recommendations from other library patrons. You can also see what the latest Best Sellers are or what Literary News has caught our eye. Don’t miss the monthly Lost in the Stacks column, which highlights hidden gems from our non-fiction collection each month. If you still can’t get enough, check out the booklovers links on the right which will lead you into our databases that contain a wealth of information for readers. Thanks for visiting and happy reading!



Recent Posts

Fleas, Fireworks, and the FBI

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Plaguemaker by Tim Downs takes the reader on a wild ride as the main character, FBI agent Nathan Donovan, gets involved in a bizarre investigation involving fleas, the bubonic plague, and a vengeful scientist bent on destroying western...

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Author Spotlight: Douglas Coupland

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How does technology change our culture?
How does popular culture affect the individual?

One novelist dares to explore...

In 1991, Canadian author
Douglas Coupland’s first book, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, coined the...

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Lost in the Stacks: Stalking the Divine

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Right now, in a small Cleveland monastery, the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration are praying:  they pray for the people, for the city, for those who request their prayers - for twenty-four hours a day, every day, they live out their mission to...

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Bonnie and Clyde shot and killed, 1934

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It was during the great depression that the infamous Bonnie and Clyde drove through Texas and as far north as Iowa, robbing, kidnapping, and sometimes murdering to evade arrest. There are conflicting stories about the pair, who met in 1930. It is...

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Truth is stranger than fiction: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel

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Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.  Take the case of Michael Finkel, a journalist who used to write for the New York Times Magazine.  He had just gotten in big trouble after it was discovered that he took creative liberties with a

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