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Fiction A to Z February 2020
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Harold Jones Documentary and Q & A
Saturday, February 22,
2:00PM
Southern Oaks Library; Meeting Room A
See the planning that went into 2nd street's The Charlie Christian Jazz Festival with Harold Jones and his video "The Lady" The Making of the Charlie Christian Jazz Festival. Harold will be on hand to answer questions about the Festival along with others committee members who worked to bring this event to the Deep Deuce area.
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The Urban Poets Present: "If Beale Street could talk"
Monday, February 24,
6:00 PM
Ralph Ellison; Meeting room AB
The Urban Poets will be hosting the viewing of If Beale Street Could Talk, the movie based on the James Baldwin book of the same title. After the viewing of the movie, there will be a discussion.
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| Followers by Megan AngeloWhat happens: Two storylines unfold, one set in 2016, and one in 2051. Separating the two is a catastrophic data hack.
Why you might like it: Exploring the pitfalls of social media, this debut novel takes contemporary interest in celebrity culture to its logical extreme.
For fans of: Dave Eggers' The Circle; Courtney Maum's Touch, or Connie Willis' Crosstalk -- all of which touch on different aspects of the trouble with technology and social media.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook and Audiobook; always available as a Hoopla Audiobook. |
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| Butterfly by Ashley AntoinetteWhat it is: the 1st in a new series by bestselling author Ashley Antoinette; main character Morgan Atkins also played a large role in the author's Ethic series.
What happens: Morgan is juggling the love of two men when a third comes into the picture (and he's a big surprise).
What to read next: Well, the sequel, of course! Butterfly 2 will be published in June.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook and Audiobook. |
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| You Were There Too by Colleen OakleyHow's this for weird: For years, Mia Graydon has had a recurring character appear in her dreams; when she meets him in real life, she's shocked to find out she's been appearing in his.
What happens: Mia, whose marriage has faltered under the weight of infertility problems, has to figure out which man is the one for her. Expect to need tissues in this relationship-driven book.
For fans of: Kristin Hannah's The Life Intended; Taylor Jenkins Reid's One True Loves.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook and Audiobook. |
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| Salt Slow: Stories by Julia ArmfieldWhat it is: a collection of short stories blending realism with horror, science fiction, and mythology. Each story explores the role of women through their physical experiences.
Don't miss: a wolf for a stepsister ("Formerly Feral"); sleep, anthropomorphized ("The Great Awake"); the breakup of a marriage ("Smack").
For fans of: Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive Audiobook. |
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| Hunter's Moon: A Novel in Stories by Philip CaputoWhat it is: several interconnected stories set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that address the toll violence takes on men and their relationships.
Read it for: the strongly depicted characters; the bonds between men; nature's beauty.
Reviewers say: "Expertly blending plot and character, each of these taut, propulsive tales possesses novelistic depth" (Kirkus Reviews).
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook. |
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| Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-AnstineFeaturing: Latina and Indigenous women living in Denver, Colorado and its surroundings and navigating loss and marginalization.
Don't miss: the title story's tale of two cousins taking different paths; "Sugar Babies," in which a young woman's home ec assignment prompts a breakdown; and finally, the strong sense of place and compassion for her characters that author Kali Fajardo-Anstine brings to her stories.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook and Audiobook. |
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| Maggie Brown & Others by Peter OrnerWhat it is: 44 (yes, 44!) short (sometimes very short) stories and one novella (which itself is made up of multiple "chapters").
Why you might like it: Sometimes poignant, sometimes witty, the microfiction found here is full of tiny moments of insight.
Want a taste? "After they arrested the balloon lady, we bought our dope from a man who stood in a doorway on Howard Street dressed as Captain Kangaroo." |
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| Lot: Stories by Bryan WashingtonWhat it is: a short story collection that explores the lives of Houston's working class inhabitants; many of the stories share a narrator in an unnamed Afro-Latino teenager who's beginning to realize he's gay.
Reviewers say: Debut short story writer Bryan Washington is "dynamic writer with a sharp eye for character, voice, and setting" (Publishers Weekly).
Keep an eye out for: Washington's next book, Memorial, will reportedly be published later this year.
Digital Format: Available as an Overdrive eBook and Audiobook. |
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eResources @ Your Library!
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African-American History Online
Covers more than 500 years of African-American history using biographies, primary sources, images, videos, timelines, maps, and charts.
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African American Heritage
Search historical records for African Americans that include the Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation Records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free(d) Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank, and more.
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