![]() One sweltering night in 2013, four former high school classmates converge on their hometown in northeastern Ohio. “A book that has stayed with me ever since I put it down.” -Seth Meyers, host of Late Night with Seth Meyers “ descendent of the Dickensian ‘social novel’ by way of Jonathan Franzen: epic fiction that lays bare contemporary culture clashes, showing us who we are and how we got here.” - O, The Oprah Magazine “A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book.” -NPR earnestly ambitious debut.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]()
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![]() Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Book Club is held on the fourth Tuesday of the Month at 6 p.m. We will be learning how to use video and sound production equipment. Makerspace and STEAM related activities for ages 11 and older, in the Multipurpose Room. This month the club is reading “The Emerald City of Oz” by L. Come in and grab a copy of next month’s book and join us for some fun. Teen Book Club, every fourth Thursday at 4 p.m. Members discuss the different books they have read. You get to keep the book.Ĭhapters Book Club – meets the third Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. This book is provided to us by North Carolina Reads, a statewide book club for 2023. It is a novel of wealth, secrets and murder in the shadow of Biltmore House. The May book is “Under a Gilded Moon” by Joy Jordan-Lake. ![]() The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Heather on the third Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on. Hooked – Join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ![]() Interactive fun and learning for youth in grades 4 through 6. is Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old and on Thursday at 11 a.m. is Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3 Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ![]() The latest news from the Mount Airy Public Library: ![]() ![]() ![]() Following the events leading up to and following the ascension of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency following William McKinley's assassination, it includes pithy portraits of such leading public figures of the day as Roosevelt, Hearst, Henry Brooks Adams, Henry James, Secretary of State John Hay and President William McKinley. As with Vidal's other books in his Narratives of Empire series, this novel offers an insight into the journalism of the time, following the exploits of William Randolph Hearst in his efforts to displace Theodore Roosevelt as president in 1904. Playing these characters against real-life figures of the years 1898 to 1907, the novel portrays the conjunction of government and mass media in the creation of modern-day America. The novel concerns the fictional newspaper dynasty of half-sibling characters Caroline and Blaise Sanford. Empire is the fourth historical novel in the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal, published in 1987. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The treacherous chit who made her way to Tor’s bed may have won his hand, but she will never claim his heart. Dedicated to his clan, the fiercely independent chief answers to no one – especially not to his alluring new bride, bartered to him in a bid to secure his command of the deadliest fighting force the world has ever seen. The ultimate Highland warlord and a swordsman without equal, Tor MacLeod has no intention of being drawn into Scotland’s war against the English. And to lead his secret Highland Guard, Bruce chooses the greatest warrior of all. They are the best of the best, chosen for their superior skills in each discipline of warfare. After travelling the Highlands and Western Isles, Robert the Bruce chooses ten warriors to help him in his quest to get Scotland back from English rule. Highland Guard Synopsis: The Chief is book 1 in Monica McCarty’s Highland Guard series. ![]() If You Like Highland Guard Books, You’ll Love… ![]() |