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Biography and Memoir May 2023 |
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| Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way To Liveby Dan AhdootWhat it's about: comedian and Cobra Kai actor Dan Ahdoot's complicated -- and often obsessive -- relationship with food.
Topics include: adopting a kosher diet in the wake of his brother's untimely death; volunteering with Meals on Wheels; interning at high-end restaurants; ill-fated hunting trips.
Try this next: Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| A Living Remedy by Nicole ChungWhat it is: author Nicole Chung's moving follow-up to her award-winning debut memoir All You Can Ever Know, which chronicled her experiences as a transracial Korean adoptee.
What it's about: Chung's grief after losing her parents in quick succession prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Book buzz: Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more, Chung's latest offers "an important record of the emotional cost of the pandemic" (Kirkus Reviews). Digital formats: Available as an eBook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding) by Laura Dern & Diane Ladd; foreword by Reese WitherspoonWhat's inside: intimate and reflective transcripts of conversations recorded during mother-and-daughter actresses Laura Dern and Diane Ladd's daily walks together.
Topics include: sex, motherhood, and family; career triumphs and missteps; memory and legacy.
Don't miss: photographs, recipes, and other treasured mementos. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| It.Goes.So.Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise KellyWhat it's about: During her oldest son's senior year of high school, journalist and NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly vowed to spend more time with him before he left for college.
Read it for: a moving and unvarnished portrait of balancing motherhood and career.
Reviewers say: "This voice-driven, relatable, heartfelt and emotional story will make any parent tear up" (Good Morning America). Digital formats: Available as an eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind by Clancy MartinTrigger warning: How to Sell novelist Clancy Martin chronicles his alcoholism and suicide attempts in this expansion of his viral 2018 Huffington Post essay "I'm Still Here."
Is it for you? Martin's candid blend of memoir and cultural study will resonate with readers who have navigated suicidal ideation or know someone who has.
Food for thought: "If you're going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say the true things, the scary things, the humiliating things." Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari ShapiroWhat it is: the debut memoir-in-essays from NPR All Things Considered co-host and former White House correspondent Ari Shapiro.
What's inside: an incisive behind-the-scenes look at the stories behind Shapiro's reportage that is equal parts amusing and affecting.
Read it for: the author's signature self-deprecating humor and empathetic writing style. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithWhat it's about: the dissolution of poet Maggie Smith's marriage, which she previously covered in her 2020 essay collection Keep Moving.
What sets it apart: Smith's intimate and lyrical latest frequently breaks the fourth wall, with passages addressed directly to her ex-husband, his new partner, and the readers themselves.
Further reading: This Story Will Change: A Memoir After the Happily Ever After by Elizabeth Crane. Digital formats: Available as an eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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| George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy by Sally Bedell SmithWhat it is: a richly detailed dual biography that reveals how the unlikely union between King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon strengthened the British monarchy and paved the way for their daughter Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
Featuring: exclusive use of letters, diaries, and other documents from the Royal Archives.
Try this next: Elizabeth & Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage, and Monarchy by Tessa Dunlop. Digital formats: Available as an eBook and eAudiobook from Libby by OverDrive. |
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Author Talk: Staci Mauney
Thursday, May 18,
7:00 PM
Bethany Library
Join author Staci Mauney as she discusses her books, the process of writing a mystery, her work as a freelance editor, and more! Staci is the author of six books in the Echoes of Joy devotional series and a Christian cozy mystery, Death by Dice: A Bunco Club Mystery.
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Genealogy 101
Saturday, May 20,
10:00 AM
Del City Library
Looking for clues as to your ancestry? Come put our genealogical databases and print resources through their paces to learn about the places and faces of your family's past. Our resident Genealogical genius will give you the tools which you need to branch out your family tree for free.
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Kintsugi Pottery
Tuesday, May 30,
6:00 PM
Warr Acres Library
Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by using lacquer mixed with gold dust. The result transforms the cracks and imperfections into works of art. Join us in this program as we repair broken Winter Reading mugs and make them into plant pots!
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Thirteen All-Black Towns of Oklahoma Exhibit
Thursday, June 1,
9:00 AM
Northwest Library
This traveling exhibit, loaned to us for the month of June by the Oklahoma History Center, highlights the thirteen towns that are still incorporated today: Boley, Brooksville, Clearview, Grayson, Langston, Lima, Red Bird, Rentiesville, Taft, Tatums, Tullahassee, Summit, and Vernon.
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Society of Urban Poets Learn About Poetry
Saturday, June 3,
11:00 AM
Ralph Ellison Library
Join the Society of Urban Poets to study and write about the different genres of poetry. It will be a time of poets learning poetry.
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Juneteenth: Discovering Historical Oklahoman African American Voices
Saturday, June 10,
1:00 PM
Downtown Library
During the 20th century, many cities had dozens of newspapers for their different populations. Come learn how to use our online resources to see how different newspapers reported on the same news, from local to national events.
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Summer Reading Program
Our Summer Reading Program (June 1-July 31) is open to ALL ages, from pre-readers to adults. Registration is open now, so sign up for a chance to win some great prizes this summer!
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Oklahoma City Tours
We've put together a series of tours for cycling and walking that provide historical information about the city at every stop. These tours are great for getting out of the house, breathing some fresh air, and stretching your legs and brain.
Each tour will feature an icon indicating the best modes of travel for these tours. Some tour routes are optimized for cycling but you will still need to exercise caution and maintain an awareness of your surroundings and follow safe bicycling guidelines. Some routes can also be enjoyed from the car, on foot, or even from home on any internet-connected device.
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