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Main Library Book Discussion: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession thumbnail Photo

Main Library Book Discussion: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

Join the Main Library Adult Book Discussion online for our January book pick: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel.

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Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas thumbnail Photo

Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas

There are only three real powers in the universe: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage. And between them, the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy.

Join us on February 12 for The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas.

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McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Everyone in my family has killed someone.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 11: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

January 1888, a sudden blizzard struck Dakota just as schools let out, leaving teachers with life-and-death choices. The novel follows two sisters, Raina and Gerda Olsen—one a hero, the other ostracized—along with Anette Pedersen, a servant whose survival changes her life, and a newspaperman seeking redemption.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 20: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.

Queer Reads: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian thumbnail Photo

Queer Reads: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 18: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle. Join our Queer Reads book discussion mailing list.