Main Library Adult Book Club: The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our June book pick: The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan. Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our June book pick: The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan. Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
A beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder-and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century.
Join us for the McAuliffe Evening Book Club in person or online via Zoom. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Our July book club pick is Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo.
Join us for our June Science Fiction Book Club: Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders) by Mur Lafferty. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Join us in-person or online for our McAuliffe Morning Book Club: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer.
The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs
Register for the Zoom link at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
We had so much fun at our last Mini Horror Fest that we had to do another one! This time, we welcome horror authors Victoria Dalpe, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bracken MacLeod, and Tom Rimer to Ashland for our 2nd Mini Horror Fest! We're in for anther day of spooky, thought provoking, and scare-your-pants off fun. The day will include a panel discussion (which will be recorded so, if you can't make it in person, you can watch later!), small group conversations, and a book sale/signing. So, grab your horror lovin' friends (because it's no fun to be so scared on your own, and come on down to the Ashland library!
Books for the book sale will be provided by Aesop's Fable. You can PREORDER books by any of our authors and Aesop's will bring your books to the Fest - easy peasy and no worries that they'll sell out! - https://aesopsfable.com/pages/another-mini-horror-festival
If you are coming in person, feel free to walk in but we're also requesting registration so we know how many chairs to have out (and you'll receive reminders). Please REGISTER HERE if joining us IN-PERSON - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/612509100207
FPL is pleased to be partnering with the Ashland Public Library for this event!
Click event link for more info, including schedule of events, and author bios