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October is Canadian Library Month! During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians' lives. In Ontario, the first week of October features First Nations Public Library Week, and the third week of October is Ontario Public Library Week. This year, the Ontario Library Association is holding a photo contest, where Ontarians can win great prizes by showing off their matching book cover and outfits. The contest will be open October 11th to 20th. Here’s How You Can Enter: 1. Pick a book to match your outfit and take a photo 2. Tell OLA why you love your library 3. Share your photo on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using the hashtag #OPLWBookOutfit -- Catherine
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Lethal white by Robert GalbraithUnder her Galbraith pseudonym, J.K. Rowling impressively sustains suspense over the course of a lengthy mystery in her fourth outing for London PI Cormoran Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott. When a troubled young man asks him to investigate a crime he thinks he saw as a child, Cormoran Strike sets off on a twisting trail that leads from London's backstreets, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a country manor house.Genre: MysteriesCharacter: Complex; Well-developedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Atmospheric; Menacing; Suspenseful
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Miss Kopp just won't quit by Amy StewartIn 1916, New Jersey’s first female deputy, Constance Kopp, while trying to investigate two cases involving the same asylum, finds her controversial career on the line.Genre: Historical mysteriesCharacter: Authentic; Strong femalePace: Fast-pacedTone: Sardonic; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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Robert B. Parker's Colorblind : a Jesse Stone novel by Reed Farrel ColemanA series of hate crimes entangles Jesse Stone in a plot of unexpected proportions at the same time a mysterious, vengeance-driving young man becomes his unlikely protege.Genre: Hardboiled fiction; MysteriesThemes: Small town policeCharacter: Flawed; SympatheticPace: Fast-pacedTone: Atmospheric; SuspensefulWriting Style: Gritty; Spare
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Freedom's light by Colleen CobleA young lighthouse keeper, recently widowed, faces war and deprivation to find happiness with a shipwrecked captain who's a spy for George Washington.Genre: Christian historical romancesCharacter: Strong femaleTone: Suspenseful
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Alaskan holidayby Debbie MacomberAn uplifting Christmas tale, set in the Alaskan wilderness, about finding love where it's least expected.Genre: Contemporary romances; Holiday romancesThemes: Love in a small townTone: Heartwarming
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Consumed by J. R. WardWard's newest series features firefighters in New Brunswick, NJ, includes well-crafted macho heroes, tough female characters, and believable relationships. Readers will be excited to see where this series goes. For fans who like gritty and steamy suspense. Genre: Romantic suspenseCharacter: FlawedStoryline: Plot-drivenPace: Fast-pacedTone: SteamyWriting Style: Gritty
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Ghostedby Rosie WalshAn idyllic romance between Sarah and her boyfriend, Eddie, is shattered when Eddie abruptly disappears, prompting Sarah to ignore her friends' advice and investigate what really happened. Genre: Women's lives and relationships Themes: Love on the rocks; Technical difficulties Character: Flawed; Relatable Storyline: Character-driven Tone: Romantic; Suspenseful Writing Style: Engaging
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Good luck with that by Kristan HigginsEmerson, Georgia, and Marley met as teens at a "fat camp." When one of them dies young, the others are forced to confront their own struggles with self-esteem and acceptance. With equal measures of humor and heartbreak, this book sparks questions about society’s idea of the perfect size and explores how body image can have far-reaching effects. Genre: Women's lives and relationshipsTone: Amusing; MovingWriting Style: Engaging; Thoughtful
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The dinner list by Rebecca SerleIf you could have dinner with any five people, living or dead, who would they be? On her thirtieth birthday, Sabrina finds herself at dinner with her best friend, her ex-fiance, her long lost father, her college mentor and Audrey Hepburn, all with something to say to her. A charming combination of magical realism and romance. -- Tracy Babiasz for LibraryReads.Genre: Love stories; Contemporary women's fictionStoryline: NonlinearTone: BittersweetWriting Style: Engaging
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An absolutely remarkable thingby Hank GreenThe first to document the appearance of the Carls, giant robot-like statues popping up around the world, April May finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight that puts her relationships, identity and safety at risk.Genre: Coming-of-age stories; Science fictionThemes: Alien invasions; Technical difficultiesCharacter: Authentic; LGBTQIA diverse; SpiritedTone: Amusing; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Engaging
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Moon of the crusted snow by Waubgeshig RiceThis novel imagines a small community on the precipice of winter without power or communication where leaders must grapple with control, restore order, and save their people from a grave fate.Genre: Apocalyptic fiction; Canadian fictionPace: IntensifyingTone: Atmospheric; SuspensefulWriting Style: Descriptive; Gritty
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The fall of Gondolin by J. R. R. TolkienFollowing his presentation of Beren and Luthien, Christopher Tolkien has used the same ‘history in sequence’ mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was ‘the first real story of this imaginary world’ and, together with Beren and Luthien and The Children of Hurin, he regarded it as one of the three ‘Great Tales’ of the Elder Days.Genre: Epic fantasyThemes: Dark lordCharacter: FlawedStoryline: Intricately plotted; World-buildingPace: Leisurely pacedTone: Melancholy; Strong sense of placeWriting Style: Lyrical; Stylistically complex
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Criminal zoo by Sean McDanielSamuel's murderous impulses land him in the Criminal Zoo—society's final answer to a problem as old as mankind. His days are filled with suffering, as visitors with revenge in mind are allowed physical interaction with the inmates. Death, an unattainable early release, becomes his only desire. An unexpected guest, however, changes everything; a surprise visit will decide Samuel's fate. Genre: Horror; Crime fiction; Psychological fiction Character: Twisted Tone: Disturbing; Thought-provoking
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I am behind you by John Ajvide LindqvistFour vacationing families wake up and find everything outside their campsite has disappeared into an endless expanse of grass. As they try to come to terms with what has happened, they are forced to confront their deepest fears and secret desires. Past events that each of them has tried to bury rise to the surface and take on terrifying physical forms. Can any of them find a way back to reality?Genre: Horror; TranslationsThemes: Trapped!Character: Well-developedTone: Creepy; MenacingWriting Style: Compelling
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The forbidden doorby Dean R. KoontzRogue FBI agent and high-profile fugitive Jane Hawk confronts her worst nightmares when her enemies strike unsettlingly close to home, threatening the life of her beloved 5-year-old son.Genre: S uspenseThemes: On the runCharacter: Complex; Strong femaleStoryline: Action-packedPace: Fast-pacedTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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Dear Evelyn by Kathy PageThe story of a seventy-year wartime marriage – the excruciating highs and beautiful lows of a shared life story.Genre: Historical fictionStoryline: SweepingTone: Moving; ReflectiveWriting Style: Engaging; Thoughtful
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Transcription by Kate AtkinsonIn WWII era London, Juliet Armstrong is working as an espionage monitor for MI5. Ten years later she suddenly finds herself targeted by dangerous individuals from her past. For fans of smart, suspenseful, historical or spy fiction and authors like Laurie R. King, and John Le Carre. Genre: Historical fiction; Literary fictionCharacter: ComplexStoryline: Character-drivenTone: Sardonic; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Lyrical; Stylistically complex; Witty
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The glass oceanby Beatriz WilliamsThis engaging novel of historical fiction traces the stories of three women who become connected by the tragedy of the RMS Lusitania, a passenger liner sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915.Genre: Historical fictionThemes: Web of connectionsCharacter: Well-developedStoryline: Intricately plottedWriting Style: Engaging; Richly detailed; Witty
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