Books & Brews

This discussion group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at The Drafting Table. New readers are always welcome. Pick up a copy of the book at the library. No registration required.

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The cover of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz September 12 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
The cover of Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean October 10 - Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Getting to know Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption 16 years ago, 35-year-old Mika Suzuki finds unexpected love with Penny's widowed father and finally has a chance to have the life and family she's always wanted until her deceptions catch up with her.
Cover of A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay November 14 - A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's bizarre outbursts and subsequent descent into madness. As their home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts plight for a reality television show
The cover of The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid December 12 - The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders’s skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening in new incarnations, uncertain how their neighbors, friends, and family will greet them.Some see the transformations as the long-dreaded overturning of the established order that must be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders’s father and Oona’s mother, a sense of profound loss and unease wars with profound love. As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance at a kind of rebirth -- an opportunity to see ourselves, face to face, anew.

Between the Lines Book Club

Join us on the last Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. for an hour of eclectic reads and discussion. We provide coffee while you provide the conversation. New readers are always welcome. Pick up a copy of the book at the library. No registration required.

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the cover of The Rosie Project by Graeme C Simsion September 27 - The Rosie Project by Graeme C Simsion
A socially awkward genetics professor who has never been on a second date sets out to find the perfect wife, but instead finds Rosie Jarman, a fiercely independent barmaid who is on a quest to find her biological father.
The cover of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jessy Q. Sutanto October 25 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jessy Q. Sutanto
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.
The cover of The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell November 29 - The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
Presents a story inspired by the life of Annie Clements, retelling in historically authentic detail how in 1913 she led a courageous strike against the world's largest copper-mining company
Cover of Empire Falls by Richard Russo December 13 - Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Milo Roby tries to hold his family together while working at the Empire Grill in the once-successful logging town of Empire Falls, Maine, with his partner, Mrs. Whiting, who is the heir to a faded logging and textile legacy.

Books & Bytes Teen Book Club

Books & Bytes is a book club just for teens in grades 7-12. Join us for a lively discussion on the last Monday of the month at 6pm. New readers are always welcome. Pick up a copy of the book at the library. Registration required.

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The cover of Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith October 9 - Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
When strange things start happening at night near a new, supposedly haunted, rural attraction, including a creepy man stalking young Indigenous women, Hughie Wolfe and his friends set out to discover the truth in order to protect themselves and their community.
The cover of Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas December 4 - Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas
A group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes!